The Learning Hub curates existing resources and makes them more accessible to the Refugee Respons Community
Involving diverse community voices, empowering them to shape their development, and ensuring accountability throughout the program cycle.
Gathering insights, identify good practices and bottlenecks, to ensure continuous programme improvement and adaptaion.
In order to facilitate collaboration between national-level and settlement-level stakeholders, U-Learn maps actors that operate in refugee settlements across Uganda, and makes the information publicly available
The Uganda Response Innovation Lab (U-RIL) is an interactive tool to bridge the skills gap in refugee and host communities in Uganda. A multitude of skilling programmes exist, but they’re scattered, information about them is not readily accessible, and there is limited coordination which contributes to a persistent skills gap. USE provides a central hub where organizations can share their information and where those looking to upskill can access opportunities, filtered by location.
The Climate and Energy Actor mapping highlights organizations supporting climate resilience in Uganda’s refugee response, fostering collaboration and connecting stakeholders to improve environmental efforts in refugee settlements.
The partnership between Swisscontact and Home Harvest Limited, funded by USAID’s Uthabiti Activity, sought to improve the horticulture sector in Isingiro District by enhancing access to quality inputs, knowledge, and market opportunities for refugees and hostcommun ities.
The partnership between Swisscontact and Erymag, funded by USAID’s Uthabiti activity, aimed to boost economic activity in Lamwo District, Uganda, by expanding agricultural trade networks.
The collaboration between Swisscontact (market facilitator) and Birya United Agencies Ltd (private sector actor) within the USAID-funded Uthabiti Activity aimed to tackle systemic challenges in the dried beans supply chain of the Nakivale settlement.
The collaboration between Grameen Foundation and the Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI) in Palabek was dedicated to advancing financial inclusion among refugee and host community members. This partnership focused on increasing access to financial services and digitising Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) to uplift households, foster self-reliance, and enhance economic resilience within the targeted population.
Grameen Foundation and UGAFODE partnered on the USAID-funded Uthabiti Activity to boost financial inclusion and resilience in Uganda's Isingiro District. This summary presents key insights from a learning activity conducted in March 2024These findings shed light on the partnership's emerging achievements in improving livelihoods and household well-being.
Refugee Response Community
This blog reflects on how self-reliance has been conceptualised and operationalised in Uganda and on the programmatic pathways actors are prioritising today. It also summarizes the progress made towards reaching the GRF pledge made by the Government of Uganda on resilience and self-reliance. Emphasi
Results from 20 organisations enrolled in U-Learn’s AAP in Action (AAPA) program in Uganda’s refugee response
Actors in the Response Community
Access to Clean Energy and Climate Resilience in Uganda's Refugee Response
Refugee Response Community
Refugee Response Community
U-Learn is a consortium funded by Embassy of Denmark / Danida and delivered in Uganda by the Response Innovation Lab (hosted by Save the Children) with IMPACT Initiatives and the International Rescue Committee.
