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Oxfam in Uganda

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Oxfam in Uganda has one program anchored on four broad themes: - Gender Justice and Women’s Rights - Resilient Livelihoods - Governance and Accountability - Humanitarian Emergence and Response

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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When we listen with empathy, we plant seeds of peace! In refugee settings, women led foras, male champions, cultural and religious leaders are championing peace-building initiatives. Oxfam joins the world to celebrate International Day of Peace. #InvestinPeace🕊️
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📢Today, Oxfam, SEATINI Uganda, @UgandaEITI Ministry of Energy and Environment launched The Revenue Potential of Uganda’s Mining Sector Report It examines revenue potential, current & future contribution to revenue & strategies to strengthen domestic resource mobilization. 🔗https://t.ly/V7xzF
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📢Today, Sophie Nampewo, our Finance for Development Coordinator is speaking at the #TaxPolicyCasino2026 organized by Tax Forte East Africa. The symposium will explore 'Implications of the 2026/27 Tax Amendments & their impact on businesses, citizens & sustainable dev't. 📍Kampala
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
How can better planning and budgeting accelerate access to #renewableenergy? Tune in to NBS Television 📅 28 Aug 26 ⏲️ 10:00 am Our energy experts Micheal & Siraji Magara will share lessons, challenges & recommendations for strengthening renewable energy interventions across Uganda. Don't Miss!
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
When unpredictable rainfall threatened his livelihood, Geoffrey Kyombe from Zombo District turned to climate smart agriculture The training helped him adapt. Millions of smallholder farmers still need access to these solutions ➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/stori...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🎥 Watch how the Western Uganda Humanitarian Platform, hosted by World Voices UG, brings together local, national, and refugee-led organizations to strengthen coordinated emergency response and advocate for more inclusive humanitarian policies. ➡️ youtu.be/Knzc8le3x6E
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How Western Uganda Humanitarian Platform is influencing humanitarian response and policy
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
19 August is #WorldHumanitarianDay We honour humanitarian heroes who support communities when they need it most & remember those who lost their lives while serving others Learn more about Oxfam's humanitarian preparedness & response work🔗https://t.ly/eNTwA #Act4Humanity
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"I survived the floods. Now I help others prepare" Catherine Wegosasa, a volunteer from Sironko District, shares how surviving the 2025 flash floods inspired her to become an advocate for #EarlyWarning & #EarlyAction in her community. Watch➡️ youtu.be/gYSPoNjTANw?...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#InternationalYouthDay: Young people face different realities. Yet they share common aspirations: access to opportunity, decent work, meaningful participation, a healthy environment & a say in decisions that shape their lives. Let's create space for them to shape their future.
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Witness Radio @witnessradio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Karamoja is facing a severe food insecurity crisis. Between April and July 2026, 473,000 people experienced crisis-level acute food insecurity.Read the full story: radio.witnessradio.org/karamoja-sta... @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social @wfp.org @unicef.org @govuganda.bsky.social
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“People in Karamoja are not just running out of food, they are also running out of options,” Francis Odokorach, Oxfam in Uganda’s CD. Read through @ChimpReports coverage▶️ chimpreports.com/half-a-milli... @oxfaminternational.bsky.social|@oxfamgb.bsky.social | @oxfaminafrica.bsky.social
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Half a Million People Face Acute Hunger in Karamoja, Oxfam Says
Nearly half a million people in Uganda’s northeastern Karamoja region are facing acute hunger after successive climate shocks, poor harvests and rising food prices eroded livelihoods, aid agency Oxfam...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
PRESS RELEASE: Nearly half a million people across Uganda's Karamoja region are struggling to get enough food to eat as families exhaust their food stocks & water stress pushes them deeper into crisis. ➡️Families need urgent support now ▶️https://t.ly/FmFIS
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
📢New #Newsletter Alert! Our April 2026 Newsletter highlights impact stories, programme progress, and how partnerships are advancing gender equality, livelihoods, and resilience. 🔗https://uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publications/oxfam-uganda-april-2026-newsletter #EndingInequality
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
#OxfamInPress Siraji Magara, our Energy and Extractives Coordinator shares his technical insights on what could be the core problem affecting🇺🇬Uganda’s electricity subsector that is overcentralised. Read in today's Daily Monitor, pg 17👉https://t.ly/yzea2
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Mobile schools in Karamoja are enabling learners engaged in child labour & mining to get #education thru accelerated learning program. Schools are set up by Oxfam, Education Advocacy Network, Resource Rights Africa & local authorities. Watch - youtu.be/nfQoEMcgNyc @oxfamireland.bsky.social
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How mobile schools are making learning easier in Karamoja
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
''Data is the world’s new mineral, and while it’s being mined, Africa should never forget that just like gold or oil, once this valuable resource is protected and responsibly used,'' writes Hood Lubowa, Our Civic Engagement & Digital Rights Lead at Oxfam. 👉 t.ly/RY9gv
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Talking, Seeing, and Touching: My Journey to Africa’s Data-Driven Future
Author: Hood Lubowa, Civic Engagement and Digital Rights Lead, Oxfam, Uganda
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
DIALOGUE: Unmasking the norms shaping #BodyAutonomy in Africa Join Oxfam's hybrid dialogue side event at #CSW70 on #SRHR insights 📍Mission of Uganda to the United Nations - New York 🗓 Mar 17, 2026 ⏰ 6PM EAT | 10AM NY Join🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84028944844 @oxfamcanada.bsky.social
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#IWD2026 Women spend nearly twice as much time on #unpaidcare work as men. This limits their opportunities for paid work, leadership, and education. When care is shared, women gain time. Families gain income. Communities gain progress. This grows into national progress Invest in #CARE
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#IWD2026 ...Uganda must invest in sexual and reproductive health, right, writes Wilson Senyonyi, Oxfam's Gender and Protection Coordinator in the Daily Monitor. ➡️ t.ly/FjGkb @oxfamcanada.bsky.social
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Ahead of #IWD2026, watch how partnerships with local leaders, cultural leaders, and grassroot actors are helping women break negative cultural barriers. Women are stepping into leadership, securing land rights, and improving their livelihoods. ▶️Watch to learn more📽️ youtu.be/sp9CJHf02cM
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Read how the GALS Methodology has brought harmony to Musa and Vivian Musa & Vivian is one of the 30 model couples who were trained in the GALS methodology under RISE-K project - funded by Irish Aid through @oxfamireland.bsky.social Read👉 uganda.oxfam.org/latest/stori... #IrishAid #IrishAidWorks
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
With funding from @Oxfam Hong Kong, Oxfam & partners supported #EbolaResponse efforts in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Kyegegwa District Oxfam's intervention strengthened community-based response efforts and protected lives during the Ebola outbreak. WATCH ▶️ youtu.be/hX9unFfUuPQ
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How Oxfam in Uganda and Partners Supported Ebola Response Efforts in Kyegegwa District
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
🆕 #NewReport We are excited to share our #AnnualReport 2024–2025. Together with our partners, we implemented 29 projects and reached over 260,000 people. In Summary. ▶️110,000 (42%)-Women & Girls ▶️4,994-People with disabilities ▶️110,000-Young people Download - uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Hood Lubowa, Oxfam's Civic Engagement and Digital Rights Lead calls our attention to a critical truth 'Violence against women - even online in any form is unacceptable' 🔴Internet should empower not harm WOMEN and GIRLS #16DaysOfActivism2025 Read▶️ oxfam.box.com/s/2lscx576wu...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
.....With production of oil potentially sustained for over 25 years, oil could become a transformative source of revenue, driving Uganda's 10-fold growth strategy... Siraji Magara, Energy & Extractives Industries Coordinator writes ➡️ oxfam.box.com/s/334ddb4mqz...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
We kick start off #16DaysofActivism of ending violence against women & girls, with a newsfeature, showcasing impactful partnership with REWON in amplifying refugee women’s voices to end GBV. 👉 www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/...
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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
“We learned skills like vertical gardening and making organic insecticides from herbs. Even the smallest space can produce a high yield.” Maimuna Umar Nakato, Urban Food Hives farmer in Uganda. Read more: uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The colonial playbook is alive in the climate crisis: communities exploited, land grabs, unsafe jobs while corporations profit. This is not a just transition. 👉Watch the full story & learn more in our new report. policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/un... #makerichpolluterspay
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
🆕🆕 East Africa is facing some of the worst impacts of the climate crisis. In 2024 alone, over 63 million people across 7 countries in the region experienced severe food insecurity. The climate crisis is deepening inequality. Learn more in our latest report ➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
📢PRESS RELEASE Rich, high-polluting nations have failed East Africa, delivering only 4% of the climate finance they promised under international agreements. Climate finance is not charity, it’s a matter of justice. Read more in our latest report ➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/press...
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ridproject.bsky.social @ridproject.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Happening now In Malawi!! @ridproject.bsky.social partners CICOD, ELDS, DARS, Oxfam together with farmers are participating at the National Agriculture show where they have mounted a pavillion on local foods to influence policy around local foods. Agriculture runs from today until 30 August 2025.
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
#OxfamInThePress ....In 1990, just one in 10 people living in extreme poverty around the world lived in Africa. In 2024, it was seven in ten. Since 2020, the number of people living in extreme poverty on the continent has risen by over 40 million. Read▶️ www.independent.co.ug/tax-the-supe...
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‘Tax the super-rich’
Oxfam report warns of danger ahead as gap widens between rich and poor COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | In 1990, just one in 10 people living in extreme poverty around the world lived in Africa. In 2024,...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
📥Download the June Edition of Our Monthly #Newsletter! The key highlights from the past month from project monitoring visits in West Nile and Karamoja, to our continued advocacy for women’s inclusion and equitable land reforms. So much more inside! DOWNLOAD - uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
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Oxfam in Africa @oxfaminafrica.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
🌍 On June 27, AU & EU agri ministers meet in Rome. As hunger rises & inequality grows, will they choose people over profit? We need food systems rooted in justice—not corporate control. 📢 Read the blog: www.oxfam.org/en/blogs/new... #FoodSovereignty
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A New Recipe: Why Agriculture Ministers in Europe and Africa Must Choose People, Not Profits | Oxfam International
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
#WorldRefugeeDay We join the rest of the world to stand in #SolidaritywithRefugees – to say that ‘True solidarity with refugees begins with action. Together for a world where #refugees are: ✅✅Listened to, ✅✅Heard ✅✅Given opportunities to rebuild their lives ✅✅Are not left alone. #wrd2025
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
📢 Latest Newsletter Edition! The latest edition of our monthly newsletter is out now! 🎉 It features; ✅ The LEAP II Project Closure ✅ Oxfam at the Business & Human Rights CSO Meeting ✅ Impactful blogs and project stories ✅ ...and so much more! 🔽Download uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publi...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
This week, we are hosting a delegation from @oxfamdanmark.bsky.social Oxfam received a +💶810,000 from #DANIDA thru Oxfam Denmark to implement a 4-year 'Humanitarian Development & Peace Initiatives for Crisis-Affected Populations' Project.
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🙌Meet Ajambo Catherine, a student leader leading change at Bukana Secondary School. ➡️She leads a team of 25 peer educators (10 boys & 15 girls) at Bukana Health Club, a safe space where students share their challenges and come up with solutions together. ➡️ uganda.oxfam.org/latest/stori...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🔴Oxfam sub-granted about 💲70,000 Emergency Response Fund💵to Western Uganda Humanitarian Platform via World Voices Uganda to support local actors in responding to and providing rapid, life-saving assistance during small-scale emergencies. Explore the impact on the ground ➡️ youtu.be/o8BKxYZ11qg
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Male engagement is key in influencing peacebuilding, gender equality & combating #GBV in West Nile. Funded by #DANIDA through @oxfamdanmark.bsky.social, Oxfam & partners engage men as allies to harness their influence to challenge traditional gender norms 🔴Watch👉🏽 youtu.be/NRUR1LS5YSs
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Men as allies of peacebuilding, gender equality and combating gender-based violence in the West Nile
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
📢NEWEST Download⬇️our March edition packed with updates & impact stories across our programs Highlights⏬ ✅ Joint Stand-UP for #SRHR monitoring visit ✅ Our Ebola Response ✅ #CSW69 side event outcomes … and more! ➡️https://uganda.oxfam.org/latest/publications/oxfam-uganda-march-newsletter-0
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Oxfam in Africa @oxfaminafrica.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
🚨 New Report: Gender Equality in Agriculture! 🚨 The 10-year CAADP Strategy (2026–2035) is a step toward transforming Africa's agricultural future, but it MUST prioritize women’s rights and contributions. 👉 Learn more : africa.oxfam.org/latest/publi... #GenderEquality #CAADP
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THE ROADMAP TOWARDS GENDER TRANSFORMATION IN THE KAMPALA DECLARATION AND THE CAADP TEN-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND STRATEGY (2026–2035) | Oxfam in Africa
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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
"What gives me hope is global cooperation. Loss and Damage Fund, strategies on mitigation and adaptation..." Loliwe Phiri The #ClimateWitness series shares the moments people realized the climate crisis was at their doorstep. Take action: makerichpolluterspay.org/take-part/
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Oxfam in Africa @oxfaminafrica.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Sudan: 2 years of conflict, millions displaced, and the world’s largest humanitarian crisis unfolding. Yet, global attention is missing. 📉 This is more than a crisis—it's a call to act. 🔍 Read the full Oxfam report: www.oxfam.org/en/research/...
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Oxfam in Uganda @oxfaminuganda.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#TaxTheSuperRich💸
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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
💸 A rice trader in Uganda pays 40% in taxes. How much do billionaires pay? The answer is shocking. Will the G20 move forward the agenda to #TaxTheSuperRich at #G20Finance? We hit the streets with the Potato Challenge 🥔🎈 to test what people know. Guess before watching!
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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Colonialism never really ended—it just took on new, billion-dollar faces. @jasonhickel joins Nafkote & @maxlawsontin on EQUALS to break down how extreme inequality is built into the system—and what we can do about it. Listen in: 🔗 buff.ly/3WQJ3Lz #TakersNotMakers #FightInequality
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Oxfam International Media Team @newsfromoxfam.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
The gap between the richest 1% and the rest of us has widened into a chasm. @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's Executive Director Amitabh Behar on how the super-rich are perpetuating modern-day colonialism. #TakersNotMakers www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
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Oxfam: "inequality through modern-day colonialism"
Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, Oxfam International, reveals a new report highlighting the impact of unearned wealth and the legacy of colonialism.
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Oxfam in Africa @oxfaminafrica.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The #DRC crisis is escalating rapidly. Violence has displaced hundreds of thousands worsening an already dire humanitarian situation. Oxfam has temporarily suspended activities & staff movement in #Goma for safety. We urgently call for protection of civilians & cessation of hostilities.
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