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🕊️

📢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

📢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

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!

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...

🎥 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

How Western Uganda Humanitarian Platform is influencing humanitarian response and policy

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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

"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?...

#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.

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

“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

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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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

📢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

#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

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

How mobile schools are making learning easier in Karamoja

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''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

Talking, Seeing, and Touching: My Journey to Africa’s Data-Driven Future

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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

#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

#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

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

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

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

How Oxfam in Uganda and Partners Supported Ebola Response Efforts in Kyegegwa District

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🆕 #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...

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...

.....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...

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/...

“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...

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

🆕🆕 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...

📢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...