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Non-food Items at the Mbale Regional contingency Warehouse

Launch of the Mt. Elgon Regional contingency Warehouse: A Milestone in Disaster Preparedness and Response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Mbale, Uganda – July 10, 2024) – Oxfam in Uganda, and consortium partners, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Caritas Tororo and Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) have today launched…

I DECIDED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN MY COMMUNITY –MARK CHARLES

Originally from Upari village, Maiwi sub-county in South Sudan, Mark fled South Sudan in 2014 when fighting broke out, and he settled in Kyangwali settlement, where one of the major challenges he and…

OXFAM RESPONSE TO DRC ASSYLUM SEEKERS

In May 2020, amidst the corona pandemic, Uganda reopened its borders for 3 days, to provide refuge to the asylum seekers fleeing the fresh fighting in DRC. They were temporarily settled in Zombo…

Oxfam in Uganda Newsletter: January 2020

At the top of the global economy is a small elite who are unimaginably rich. Their wealth grows exponentially over time, with little effort, and regardless of whether they add value to society.…

Samuel photo credit: Oxfam

Deriving Fulfillment Through Hygiene Promotion -Samuel

Angela Kateemu Nuwahereza

Two months after I settled here, I became an Oxfam field-based volunteer. You see, before I fled into Uganda, I worked in the WASH sector in South Sudan. With my background in WASH implementation, I…

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