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The use of Tippy Taps has been adopted in Rhinocamp settlement as a proper hygiene practice. photo credit: Oxfam

Toilet tales and positive attitude change

Oxfam, together with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) partners in emergencies came together to commemorate the World Toilet Day on 23rd November 2017, in Rhino Camp Settlement, Arua.It was an…

Uganda needs more help in world’s fastest-growing refugee crisis

Uganda’s “open door” policy toward refugees – now being held up around the world as a gold standard – could quickly buckle and fail unless the international community respond in full to the country’s…

Oxfam’s Uganda Country Director Peter Kamalingin shares a light moment with Deng Bol, a teacher who sought refuge from conflict in South Sudan by crossing the border into Uganda.

A Lesson from Deng Bol – South Sudanese refugee.

Peter Kamalingin

Last week when I arrived in Arua and Adjumani I was shocked. The two northern Uganda districts have, since December, taken in more than 60,000 South Sudanese who have sought refuge from the…

16 year old Onen Isaac a south sudanese refugee fled alone into Uganda. Photo credit: Julius Kasujja

Hope In The Midst of Distress

By Dorah Ntunga Growing up, I dreamt of becoming a doctor. Now all I dream about is the safety of my parents and brothers. Sometimes I dream that they are around but when I wake up, the grim reality…

David Zakayo with his child. Through the Oxfam We care training, men like David now help out in house hold chores as well as taking care of their children. Most men in David's community in Lamwo district would leave all the responsibility of care work to women

Oxfam in Uganda - Annual Report 2015 - 2016

2015/2016 was a busy year in Uganda in different spheres especially politically with electoral campaigns dominating the larger part of the year. We consolidated our ambitious strategic change process…

Ngoya Hellen and her husband Longima Lopila

Oxfam in Uganda - Annual Report 2014-2015

Oxfam has been working in Uganda since the 1960s focusing both on development and humanitarian program to support practical innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty. All that is…

Vita from Arua believes in growing trees besides food crops.She grows mangoes among other fruits and says "I believe in taking care of the environment because we live off it and if it’s destroyed, we will not survive." photo by James Akena/Oxfam

Oxfam in Uganda - Annual Report 2013-2014

Throughout the year, Oxfam continued to support communities in Uganda particularly women to increase their food and incomes and increase assets: 680,000 people total beneficiaries reached in the…

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