Press Releases

Strengthen the Tax system to reduce the income and gender inequalities in Uganda

13th April 2022Uganda has made some milestones in the fight against inequality and poverty. However, there is continued regressivity of the tax system, affecting low-income earners, especially women…

OXFAM IN UGANDA LAUNCHES 10 YEAR (2021-30) COUNTRY STRATEGY TOWARDS ENDING INEQUALITY

Kampala. 1st March 2022. Oxfam in Uganda has today launched a 10-year Strategy providing a road map towards ending inequality in the country.Speaking at the launch event, the Oxfam in Uganda Country…

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR A ROBUST QUICK RESPONSE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA TO ADDRESS AND PREVENT FORCED EVICTIONS IN THE DISTRICT OF KIRYANDONGO

Kampala, 22 February 2022. Civil Society Organisations are concerned about the growing forced evictions that are rampantly being meted against the people of the Kiryandongo district. In a video aired…

Tighten the anti-inequality policies on public services, tax, and labour rights, to radically reduce Inequality in Uganda – CSO’s call to Government

Uganda has made some milestones in the fight against inequality and poverty in the past few years, including Uganda’s tax system regime being relatively progressive. Despite this, the policies have…

Tough, urgent choices for African leaders as they launch “Year of Nutrition” to help millions of people facing hunger

African governments should boost funding for agriculture, address peace and security challenges, and do more to genuinely tackle inequality.African Union leaders face one of their most important…

Ten richest men double their fortunes in pandemic while incomes of 99 percent of humanity fall

New billionaire minted every 26 hours, as inequality contributes to the death of one person every four secondsThe world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5…

SEATINI Uganda receives Award

We are delighted to celebrate our partner SEATINI-Uganda, who received the Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General’s Strategic and Professional Body Award for FY 2020/21.This is a well-deserved…

Oxfam Launches NO TIME TO MOURN, calls for inclusion of women in National Peace processes.

Arua, 10th December 2021: As we commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Oxfam has launched No Time to Mourn: An Anthology by South Sudanese Women. The book is a collection…

CSOs ask the Environment and Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee to push for pro-people land laws that support the tenure security of all Ugandans.

12th November 2021. Today, civil society Organizations on land led by Oxfam have hosted a parliamentary seminar on Land targeting the Environment and Natural Resources Parliamentary Committee. The…

PUBLIC NOTICE

Oxfam has become made aware of unscrupulous people using its name and logo fraudulently.In messages communicated to targeted members of the public, the perpetrators of the scam use fake…