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Breaking Barriers and Championing Male Engagement in Unpaid Care Work in Nakawa Division Uganda.

In the bustling streets of Kampala, where life whirls around in a constant state of motion, a group of boda boda riders (public motorbike transport in Uganda) stand out not just for their skills on…

Sarah Opendi

The Fight to Empower the Woman - Hon Sarah Opendi

Hon Sarah Opendi

I have been a Member of Parliament since 2011. I’m also the Chairperson of the Uganda Women’s Parliamentary Association. This is an association that brings together Members of Parliament, including…

Jane Ocaya-Irama

Empowering Women to Influence Decisions at Different Levels

Jane Ocaya-Irama

Gender Equality is a human rights and development concern that we continue to address at Oxfam. Several factors lead to gender inequality. One of the major factors, is harmful social norms, what…

Mellisa Cooke, meeting with TUNADO, Oxfam's partner in Karamoja

This was my first trip to Africa. So, when you think of a fresh pair of eyes, mine were the freshes,' Mellisa Cooke

Mellisa Cooke – a content Coordinator at Oxfam Ireland visited Uganda last year in November for two weeks to collect content from project participants in Karamoja and attend the Irish Civil Society…

Meet Henry, Delivering Early Warning Messages For Early Action and Nurturing Passion Through Community Radio

About 10 kilometers away from the busy and bustle of Mbale town is the Bungokho sub-county. This has 68 villages, among them Nambiti village. In a one-room building, a small community radio is the…

Sophie Nampewo

Time to Bridge the Divides: NAM, G77, and WEF can collaboratively fight inequality

Sophie Nampewo Njuba |Finance for Development Coordinator |Oxfam in Uganda

In a world marked by increasing complexity, the powerful meetings happening this month in Uganda and elsewhere in the world, like the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), as…

Photo of Oxfam in Uganda's Gender and Protection Coordinator Wilson Senyonyi

When Men Suffer Silently

Wilson Senyonyi- Gender and Protection Coordinator | Oxfam in Uganda

International Men’s Day has been commemorated globally annually on 19th November for at least the last five years by both men and women of goodwill. While not yet recognized as an official day by the…

Jimmy Ochom

Unified Policies on Access to Land for Investment Key to Africa’s Economic Transformation

Jimmy Ochom – Land Rights Coordinator | Oxfam in Uganda

AfCTA must promote continent’s intra-Africa access to land while cushioning citizens from illegal and irregular land acquisition by multinationals.In the recent September 2023, during an annual State…

Philip Talemwa

Analysis: Why we need to prioritise climate education to tackle Africa’s climate crisis

From 4th to 8th September 2023, different global leaders, United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organisations, Regional Economic Communities, private sector, civil society organisations,…

Siraji

Lack of contract transparency undermining Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) implementation in Uganda

Magara Siragi Luyima

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference on June 13th and 14th in Dakar, Senegal, gathered more than 1000 stakeholders from around the world. This was under the…