Blogs

Wilson Senyonyi – Gender and Protection Coordinator – Oxfam in Uganda

Addressing Menstrual Hygiene Management and Digital Violence against Women and Girls

Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH) is essential to the well-being and empowerment of women and adolescent girls.Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) presents a significant challenge for women and girls…

Siraji Magara Luyima - The Energy and Extractives Coordinator - Oxfam in Uganda

No Woman Should Risk Her Life to Cook: Making Gender Central to Uganda’s Energy Future

In many rural communities across Uganda, women and girls bear the sole responsibility for collecting firewood a daily task that often exposes them to danger. In Northern Uganda, they are frequently…

PUE

Energizing Refugee Access to Clean Energy: Activating Demand for Productive Use of Energy (PUE) in Uganda’s Settlements

Magara Siragi Luyima

IntroductionProductive Use of Energy (PUE) refers to the application of energy—especially clean and renewable energy—to power income-generating and livelihood-enhancing activities. It goes beyond…

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Transparency and Accountability in the Critical Minerals Value Chain: Strengthening Governance from Community to Global Level

Magara Siragi Luyima

IntroductionThe rapid global shift towards renewable energy and green technologies has significantly increased the demand for critical minerals such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and rare earth…

Unpaid care work

It's time to care!

Peace Immaculate Chandini - Women’s Rights Coordinator, Oxfam in Uganda

Did you know that working together to do domestic tasks not only reduces the burden of care but also strengthens relationships?Unpaid care and domestic work, though very important, impose significant…

Siraji Magara Luyima - The Energy and Extractives Coordinator at Oxfam in Uganda

Unlocking Clean Energy Financing in Uganda: Lessons from Future of Renewable Conference Ghana 202

Siraji Magara Luyima - The Energy and Extractives Coordinator at Oxfam in Uganda

The Future of Energy Conference (FEC) is an annual platform to drive stakeholder collaboration towards an inclusive and sustainable energy future for Africa. It critically explores strategies to…

Hood Lubowa, Civic Engagement and Digital Rights Lead"

Traitor or Companion? The Digital Spy in Your Palm: A Ugandan Perspective

Hood Lubowa - ReCIPE Project Lead

Smartphones in Uganda are crucial items for not only communication, entertainment, access to information or trade. However, their omnipresence brings very fundamental concerns about censorship,…

Oxfam in Uganda Program Funding Manager Anne Namakula

We need More Attention, Solidarity to Address Refugee Funding Crisis in Uganda

Home to 1.6 million refugees and asylum seekers, Uganda has opened its borders and its heart to those fleeing conflict, mainly from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi,…

Jane Ocaya-Irama at GIMAC summit

The Reflections from the GIMAC Summit

Jane Ocaya-Irama

The 6th Gender is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC) Network Strategic Engagement with the African Union (AU), Regional Economic Communities (REC) and Partners was held in Accra, Ghana in July 2024 under the…

Sophie Nampewo Njuba

Reflections from the High-Level Political Forum in New York

Sophie Nampewo Njuba

In July 2024, international communities, media, CSOs and the government convened in New York City for the High Level Political Forum (HLPF),[1] from 8th July to 18th July 2024. The HLPF serves as…