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

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Vasta, 33, is an Oxfam volunteer community mobiliser. Photo credit Julius Kasuja/Oxfam

Rising Above the Pain To Serve Others

Furaha Vasta is a 33-year-old refugee from Goma, North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She and her family fled to Uganda because of the intertribal conflicts that have continued to disturb the residents of North Kivu.

Prince. photo credit: Viktorija Jeras / Oxfam

Prince’s Journey To Uganda

Prince has found refuge in Kyakya II only recently. His way to finding safety and security was not one without hurdles. “The soldiers brought me to a forest, tied my wrists and ankles to a chair, and left me there to slowly die,” he goes on. “After some long hours I realized the ropes around my...

Sandra in her hair saloon. Photo credit:Viktorija Jeras/Oxfam

For Sandra, Dreams Do Come True

Her name is Sandra and she is a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). She came to Uganda in 2001 at the age of eight, fleeing the violence in the DRC together with her mother and sister. Sandra has been volunteering with Oxfam since April this year. “I like it,” she says. “I am...