Stories

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,…

Sixteen-year-old Peace (Not real names) stands in her old Croc slides in the dusty compound of the Utut mobile school. She wears a smile that often fades quickly, as if she's lost in deep thought.…

The Mt. Elgon sub‑region of Eastern Uganda is highly vulnerable to climate induced disasters, including floods, landslides, mudslides, hailstorms, and soil mass movement. In late August 2025, the…

In April, the Stand Up for Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) project team, made up of Oxfam staff and implementing partners from Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) and…

For many years, Scovia Keliki, a widowed mother from Vurra Sub-county in Arua District, struggled to raise her daughter single-handedly. Determined to ensure her child received an education, she took…