ELNHA

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR A CONSULTANT: Technical Support to the Local National Humanitarian Actors (LNHA) implementing CTP under the Humanitarian Response Grant Fund (HRGF) and Humanitarian Action Fund (HAF) on training and development of standards

Background and Rationale The Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA II) Project is a two-year (April 2019- march 2021) Project implemented in selected districts of the greater north in Uganda. The ELNHA Project runs on the principle of putting local and national humanitarian...

“If you become used to speaking in this group, you can do the same elsewhere,” says refugee Veronica Lakulu, shown here addressing a women’s group. Photo: Elizabeth Stevens/Oxfam.

Standing up for women’s rights in the shadow of war

By Elizabeth Stevens More than a million refugees from South Sudan have fled to Uganda, where Oxfam partners are helping women fight for equality, security, justice, and dignity. When women arrive in northern Uganda from South Sudan, they are fresh from the horrors of war. They tell of the arrival...

Uganda Government Partners with Humanitarian Agencies and CSOs To Push for Increased Financing for Local & National Actors in The Refugee Response

KAMPALA – The Government of Uganda is calling for deliberate efforts towards increased funding and support for local and national actors in refugee response. To promote the financing of local actors, government, through the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) under the Office of the...

Oxfam Calls For Increased Local and National Actor Involvement In Responding To Uganda's Humanitarian Crises

Oxfam in Uganda has today launched an innovative project entitled Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA) that aims at strengthening the capacity of local and national humanitarian actors to take lead in Uganda’s humanitarian response. The project is premised on a study titled...