Together against Inequality

We are better together in the fight against Inequality. Oxfam believes that the realisation of a Uganda free from extreme inequality will require that we work in partnership and alliance with other players at different levels. This way, we are able to do more with less.

Ngoya Hellen and husband from Karamoja are working closely together to transform their family thanks to the Oxfam GALS methodology. photo credit: Julius Kasujja

Features

Emmanuel at his workstation. photo credit:Viktorija Jeras / Oxfam

'There Is Nothing Like A Chance To Live In Peace'

Emmanuel spends his days in Kyakya II refugee settlement sitting in the shade of a simple wooden structure. Most people from the surrounding area know him; he is the tailor. “Not many refugees possess a sewing machine, but I brought mine from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),” he proudly...

Esperanza, 16, after receiving a mosquito net in Kyakya II. “We depend on the external help here,” she says. Photo credit: Viktorija Jeras / Oxfam

I was scared to death - Esperanza's story

Esperanza says that one day she would like to go back to school. This is one of her biggest hopes for the future. In the DRC, she stopped studying a couple of years ago because her father could not afford paying for school fees anymore. “My dream is to become a nurse and be able to help people,”...

40 year old Kambese infront of his tent in KyakaII Refugee settlement. Photo credit: Julius Kasuja/Oxfam

The Dream To Find My Family Keeps Me Strong

Kambese Mubawa is a 40-year-old from Kiwanga village, Rutushuru zone, North Kivu Province. He fled the Democratic Republic of Congo because of the conflicts in his region. He unfortunately lost some family members to these conflicts. “I watched helplessly as the rebels slit my elder brother’s...