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Women’s Empowerment Begins at Home: Taking on Roles Traditionally Left to Women

I witnessed a big change after the UWONET women's leadership training in Lamwo.Women were not involved in leadership, but female participation has greatly increased lately, especially in elections.…

YEEP beneficiary Gift Ayerango

Gift Ayerango's Story of Empowerment and Advocacy

Like the other female participants of the Youth Employment and Empowerment Project (YEEP), Gift Ayerango got married early, dropped out of school prematurely, and struggled to raise her children…

John Long, a Champion of Peace in Imvepi Refugee Settlement

John Long is one of the refugees championing peaceful co-existence of refugees and host communities under the Oxfam and partner peace-building project. The project supports South Sudanese-led…

Nyadeng Ogilli

Second chance for teenage mothers to return to school

In a world where most communities in Africa deny pregnant girls and teenagers their right to education, Nyadeng's story stands out as an inspiring tale of resilience and determination. At just 17…

Ceaser Opar, a member of a youth group is one of the beneficiaries of the Cash-time app

Cash-Time App - Making village savings more accessible

The Cash-time app platform provides a mobile-based solution for the Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs) under the Youth Engagement and Empowerment project (YEEP) to manage their savings…

Mariam

Every single act you make changes someone’s life for good

Mariam Namwebya is a Public Health Engineering Assistant in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in West Nile in Uganda. She joined Oxfam as a graduate Trainee in 2020 and has been working in the…

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As a refugee, seeing people caring about your well-being is very comforting

Jolie Murihano, is a refugee and a member of the Village Health Team (VHT) in Kyaka II refugee settlement, Byabakora zone, Byabakora 6 village in Kyegegwa District. For two years now, 40-year-old…

James Okudi

Serving in humanitarian is about being empathetic and helping those in need

James Okudi has been a humanitarian aid worker in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector for six years. He shares his sentiments on World Humanitarian Day. My routine role is…

John Dal

Humanitarian workers sacrifice their lives to save others

John Jal Dak heads the Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT). He resides in Agulupi Village, Ocea Zone, Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement in Uganda. He was part of the refugees that fled South Sudan war in…

Patricia Ajulo-YEEP-project-beneficiary

How Patricia overcame her adversity through timely business skilling

In a fortuitous turn of events, Patricia's life took a remarkable trajectory when she discovered the Youth Engagement and Empowerment Project. The project opened her mind to new possibilities and…