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European Humanitarian forum 2025

From Local Voices to Global Platforms: How Ugandan Advocates are Shaping Humanitarian Policy

In Western Uganda, local leaders once confined to the margins of humanitarian work are now stepping into the global spotlight, pushing for greater recognition and support for community-led…

Oxfam Supported the Launch of the Lango Humanitarian Platform to support the Localization of Humanitarian action in the lango sub-region. Photo from Plan Uganda.jpg

Strengthening Refugee and Local Humanitarian Leadership in Uganda

With funding of $630,000 from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Oxfam in Uganda implementing an advocacy project strategy titled, ‘Strengthening Refugee Leadership and Local Humanitarian Leadership…

Oxfam closes 5 year project aimed at strengthening local and national humanitarian response

Oxfam in Uganda has today closed its Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors (ELNHA) project. The five year project focused on strengthening and equipping the capacity of local actors to…

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…

Photo credit: Julius Kasujja/Oxfam

Empowering Local and National Humanitarian Actors

The current humanitarian system has saved countless lives over the past 50 years. However, it is now overstretched and underfunded; unable to meet rising needs of crisis affected countries and…

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