List of Resources

April 24, 2024 This report serves to inform the humanitarian and development …

Lessons from the Accountability to Affected Populations in Action (AAPA) Programme in …

This mapping provides an overview on actors operating in the energy space in the Uganda refugee response. It lists stakeholders providing products associated with energy for cooking and solar energy solutions in the refugee response.

In this desk review on Energy for Household Use in Uganda’s refugee response, we delve into the critical aspects shaping the energy landscape within this context. 

This curated collection delves into the intersection of energy utilization and humanitarian efforts within the context of Uganda’s refugee response. As the global community grapples with unprecedented displacement challenges, understanding how energy can be harnessed productively is crucial for enhancing the resilience and self-sufficiency of refugee populations.

This desk review provides an overview and accessible summary of existing resources on the Productive Use of Energy (PUE) in Uganda Refugee Response. It lays out the background on of PUE and its applications, as well as the national frameworks that guide PUE’s adoption in Uganda.

The Uganda Response Innovation Lab (U-RIL) is an interactive tool to bridge the skills gap in refugee and host communities in Uganda.

This case study provides a deeper understanding of how the employment of Mobile Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programming in refugee response addresses some of the barriers faced by last-mile populations in accessing traditional TVET opportunities.

This publication examines trends, challenges, and findings from 25 sources from the last 13 years (2010–2022) in relation to the Ugandan refugee response. It covers microenterprises and small enterprises, with a focus on rural and settlement-level entrepreneurs.

This brief explores the challenges faced by formal refugee-owned businesses in Palabek and Nakivale refugee settlements, including limited access to information on official business registration, high costs of registration, and a lack of standardization in the registration process.

This Agricultural Value Chains strategic positioning paper provides a roadmap to support Livelihoods and Resilience Sector Working Group (LRSWG) members’ efforts to increase farmers’ income, improve their self-sufficiency.

This report highlights the achievements of the Charter for Change Working Group (C4C WG) in Uganda and summarises learning from three organisations championing localisation in Kenya, the Philippines,
and India.

The SLAM visualisation initiative makes information about local and refugee–led organisations active in refugee settlements and Kampala publicly available.

These Financial Literacy Training Minimum Standards look at the basic content and practices necessary for a training to qualify as a FLT

An assessment of livelihood barriers and enablers for refugees and host communities in urban and settlement locations

An assessment of livelihood barriers and enablers for refugees and host communities in urban and settlement locations.

This Fin-tech mapping gives a detailed view on Private Sector Actor (PSA) operating in the Digital Financial services space in the Uganda refugee response. 

This mapping covers Agri-tech service providers offering services in the refugee response: settlements, as well as refugee hosting districts and Kampala.

In partnership with UNCDF and the LRSWG, U-Learn conducted an Agriculture Private Sector Engagement (APSE) learning review of ongoing Private Sector Engagement (PSE) in the agriculture sector in the Ugandan refugee response.

This desk review highlights key information from 25 documents about labour markets in the 13 refugee-hosting districts of Uganda.

This desk review distills key information from 29 value chain (VC) analyses in the 13 refugee-hosting districts of Uganda, divided into the Northern and Western regions.

This criteria checklist is a support tool developed by the Livelihoods and Resilience Sector Working Group, with support from U-Learn. It’s specifically designed to support actors with the Uganda refugee response.

As part of a learning review series around Financial Inclusion, the Inter-Agency …

This technical brief informs CVA donors, policy makers, implementers including humanitarian actors …

The CVA infographic summarises key facts and figures about cash-based assistance on …

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Uganda’s host and refugee households are having the same recovery proportions as the East African nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, preliminary findings from a recent study show.

However, refugees in Koboko District recovered more than the host though still with lower Resilience Capacity Index (RCI). RCI measures household capacity to avoid stresses and shocks from having long lasting harmful effects.

The Digital Savings Group Learning brief offers critical reflections on whether a savings group in the Uganda refugee response is ready to go digital, on the objectives for pursuing digitisation/digitalisation, and on key challenges in making the shift.

This week, governments and representatives of the international community will meet virtually to take stock of progress made and maintain the momentum towards achieving the Global Compact on Refugees. The Compact is a cooperation framework agreed in 2018 to support refugees and host communities across the globe.

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Patterns and Potential of Private Sector Engagement in Strengthening Refugee Livelihoods and …

What is the REF Presenters’ Guide The guide is a step by …

Welcome to Edition 27 As more and more refugees from Congo continue …

Sector specific: Education: JRS – New lab facilities in Uganda break down …

May 2022 January 2022 NEW – CARE – Women lead in emergencies …

Welcome to Edition 12 HAPPY NEW YEAR! – I wanted to take …

Welcome to Edition 14 In this month’s newsletter, the health section continues …

Welcome to Edition 15 This month’s newsletter covers research, updates and recent …

Welcome to Edition 17 Health, is once again the lead in terms …

Welcome to Edition 19 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the disparity in …

Welcome to Edition 20 Livelihoods is the biggest section this month, a …

Welcome to Edition 21 This month’s newsletter seems a bit ‘lite’ but …

Welcome to Edition 22 Like the last newsletter, this feels quite sparse, …

Welcome to Edition 24 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ever the optimist, I have …

Welcome to Edition 25 – HAPPY BIRTHDAY URN!! It is with much …

UNCDF, the Uganda Inter-Agency Cash Working Group (CWG), and the Livelihoods and Resilience Sector Working Group (LRSWG) with support from U-Learn, organized a hybrid (online and in-person) workshop on Thursday 28th April 2022.

In partnership with the Uganda Cash Working Group, U-Learn hosted a hybrid …

This assessment of user experiences and perspectives on digital financial services and …

Study Brief This brief presents the summarised findings of the study on …

*Updated February 2023 We created each of the 13 refugee settlements CVA …

The Digital Financial Literacy Training (DFLT) Learning brief concludes the Digital FLT …

February 1, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3PO9ooMXL4 The Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Training Course …

2021 was a busy year for U-Learn – not only for our …

A summary of the COVID-19 rumour tracker bulletins from issue 1 to issue 6, published in December 2021

Recording of the Digital Financial Literacy Training in the Uganda refugee response webinar that took place on 8th December 2021.

The 6th COVID-19 rumour tracker bulletin published in September

U-Learn, the Uganda Cash Working Group Smart Communities Coalition are excited to …

 A LEARNING BRIEF The Financial Literacy Training (FLT) Learning Brief draws together …

A two page summary of the REF (Refugee Engagement Forum) Good Practice …

At U-Learn (Uganda Learning, Evidence, Accountability and Research Network), we believe that …

The 6th COVID-19 rumour tracker bulletin published in September

Final Evaluation of BRIDGE intervention, implemented by Mercy Corps in the West Nile.
Between May and July U-Learn supported Mercy Corps, an FCDO BRAER partner, in conducting the final evaluation of their BRIDGE intervention. The intervention focused on the implementation of the Market System Development approach and on the Innovation Centers launch in the West-Nile. The evaluation used different criteria to assess the impact, effectiveness and sustainability of the intervention.
Although the full results are confidential, lessons learned and recommendations for similar interventions were disseminated at the Livelihoods and Resilience Working Group in August
2021.

Research Terms of Reference Assessing the demand for digital financial services and mapping financial service providers (FSP) in Uganda.

This FLT Discussion Paper provides an overview of the existing FLT practices and evidence in the Uganda refugee context

WEBINAR RECORDING Following a research and learning consultation of the Cash Working …

The Tailored Evidence and Learning Service (TELS) is a free service provided to refugee response actors by U-Learn. It is designed to support response stakeholders with cross-sectoral learning and the increased use of evidence and good practices in the Uganda refugee response.

.All Uganda refugee response actors can now request for support from the …

The Cash Working Group, in collaboration with U-Learn, is undertaking a Financial Inclusion Learning Review Series.
The overall objective of the learning review series is to increase uptake of evidence and good practices on financial inclusion.

Financial Services in the Uganda Refugee Response: An Assessment of User Perspectives …

The Refugee Engagement Forum (REF) has proven to be a successful model for sustained refugee participation in national decision-making. Whilst it is not yet very well known, its unique structure and demonstrated value have the potential to inspire other countries to adopt a similar approach. As a result, the REF Good Practice Study was instigated to identify key lessons and successes from the REF, and to document the Ugandan experience for the benefit of those in and outside of Uganda.

Covid-19 rumour tracking bulletin #5

In the framework of the support to the COVID-19 response in Uganda, U-Learn conducted its first deep-dive assessment on the topic of COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement. The deep-dive was designed consultation with the Risk Communication Social Mobilization and Community Engagement (RCSM-CE) Pillar, the Communication with Communities (CWC) group, the Assessment Technical Working Group (ATWG) and bilateral consultation with other actors. The assessment aimed to strengthen the evidence base surrounding risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) approaches in Uganda, exploring information accessibility, communication modalities, risk perceptions and behavior changes in particular in refugee communities, to inform the successful delivery of RCCE.

In late 2020 U-Learn1 conducted an assessment on COVID-19 risk communication and …

The fact sheet is a one page document that outlines key actionable findings under each of the report categories i.e. information flow, risk perception, behavior change and feedback mechanisms. Revised March 2021

The COVID-19 RCCE report summary extracts and summarizes key pieces of information from the full COVID-19 RCCE full report. This summary was last revised in March 2021

The 4th Covid-19 rumour tracker bulletin was published in February 2021 You …

The 3rd Covid-19 rumour tracker bulletin was published in November 2020 You …

The 10th Market Monitor covers the month of October 2020. This product is produced jointly by WFP and U-Learn, with support from REACH and on behalf of the Market Analysis Task Force.

The 2nd Covid-19 rumour tracker bulletin was published in October 2020. You …

September 25, 2020 Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 1-30 September …

The 1st Covid-19 rumour tracker bulletin was published in September 2020 You …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 1-31 August 2020 You can …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 15-31 July 2020. You can …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 1-14 July 2020 You can …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 15-30 June 2020 You can …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 1-14 June 2020 You can …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 15-31 May 2020 You can …

Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 1-15 May 2020 You can …