Kasese floods

Climate Change: A crisis leading to millions of displaced people across the globe

Growing up in rural Uganda in Mpondwe village, Rwenzori subregion, I enjoyed swimming with my peers in Mpondwe river which flows from Mount Rwenzori. This was typical of village life. We would innocently dive in the deep water, oblivious of the risks and swim, forgetting any other chores we had for...

Providing WASH support to Kasese flood victims

In May 2020, over 10,000 people in Kasese district were displaced and lives were lost when the banks of Rivers Mobuku and Nyamwamba burst. Oxfam and local partner Foundation for Urban and Rural Advancement (FURA) were able to provide life-saving support to over 1,000 victims, even in hard-to-reach...