Stories

Siragi Nabende leads a community savings group in Masiwe village in Mbale district that helps residents to respond collectively to floods, damaged infrastructure, and other disaster-related…

Rehema Bulage’s story shows how timely emergency support can help a vulnerable household begin rebuilding shelter and stability after sudden flood loss.The night the flood entered Rehema Bulage’s…

Kalenda Jane Florence, a farmer from Bududa District is among the women farmers applying soil conservation methods, savings practices, contour digging, and land management skills to better protect…

Michael Mataki, a community radio host, Bududa District uses community radio to share weather alerts, preparedness messages, and safety guidance with communities living across the mountainous areas…

Moses Were is one of the community volunteers helping people in Doho Village monitor River Manafwa, observe changing water levels, and share warning information with nearby households before flooding…

As part of efforts to strengthen agricultural livelihoods among farmer groups, Oxfam, in collaboration with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) handed over two tricycles and three grinding mill…

Renewable energy must be brought closer to communities

At 65 years old, Geoffrey Kyombe, a smallholder farmer from Cana Village in Paidha Sub-county, Zombo District in Uganda believed farming was simply a way to survive. Like many farmers in his…

For years, the communities in Busukuya B in Buyaga Town Council, Bulambuli District depended on an unprotected spring as their primary source of water. Fetching water was not only difficult but also…

Kelementine Nasite, a 90-year-old resident of Buta O Cell in Muyembe town council, Bulambuli District, lives with her grandson in an area frequently affected by heavy rains and flooding. At her age,…