- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
Uganda is home to the largest refugee population in Africa, primarily consisting of individuals who have fled from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country's progressive refugee policies play a crucial role in accommodating this substantial refugee population.
In the Northern West Nile region of Uganda, which witnessed a significant surge in refugee arrivals in the last few years, our objective is to work with the Government of Uganda in a number of sectors benefiting both refugees and host communities. This approach ensures that both refugees and host communities benefit from our efforts, in line with the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework
Our objective is to equip refugees and host communities with essential tools through actions that develop job skills and livelihoods, while also ensuring access to essential services like education and clean water. This multifaceted approach aims to address the complex challenges faced by refugees and their host communities, fostering sustainable integration and coexistence.
In addition to these efforts, we are committed to addressing challenges including climate change, demographic pressures and environmental stresses affecting the lives of both refugees and host communities in refugee-hosting districts in both West Nile and South West Uganda. The primary objectives of these interventions are to combat increased environmental and ecosystems degradation, protect and restore natural resources, enhance sustainable energy access, and bolster local capacity for environment and climate action.
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National programmes
The overall objective of the action is to reduce the risk of violent conflict between host communities and refugees in the refugee-hosting districts of Northern Uganda, namely Adjumani, Arua, Kiryandongo and Yumbe.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Danish Refugee Council
- Austrian Development Agency
- ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency
The specific objective ties in with the first, second and fourth objectives of the European Union Emergency Trust Fund, that is to provide employment opportunities and basic local services, as well as preventing conflict in marginalised communities in urban slums of Uganda.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
The specific objectives are 1) to strengthen local authorities' coordination and development & contingency planning, as well as local authority-led service delivery to refugees and the host populations and 2) to increase economic self-reliance of refugees and host populations.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- GIZ
- CARE
This project aims to improve overall safety and economic well-being for refugees and host communities in Northern Uganda.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Kabarole Research & Resource Centre
- International Rescue Committee
- International Refugee Rights Initiative (IRRI)
- Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MoJCA)
- Penal Reform International
- World Vision
- Lutheran World Federation Myanmar
The project has the following specific objectives:1.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Save the Children
- Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund
Regional programmes
The specific objectives of the project are: (I) to strengthen IGAD’s capacity for coordinating and facilitating the implementation of IDDRSI to build resilience, as a means of addressing the root causes of vulnerability, forced displacement and irregular migration; and (II) to promote reform in IGAD
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development
- GIZ
The overall objective is to improve migration management in the region, and in particular to curb the trafficking of human beings and the smuggling of migrants within and from the Horn of Africa.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- GIZ
The specific objectives will be to collate, synthesize and disseminate the outcomes of existing and new research and evidence related to instability, irregular migration and forced displacement in the Horn of Africa; to communicate the outcomes of existing and new research and evidence to, and share
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Other
- Partner
- International Migration Institute, University of Oxford
- Sahan Research
- School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
The specific objectives of the project are:(I) to support the process of adoption, ratification and domestication of the IGAD Protocols on Free Movement of Persons and on Transhumance by IGAD Member States upon their adoption by IGAD Council of Ministers, along with complementary measures to...
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development
- OIT - ILO - Organisation Internationale du Travail - International Labour Organization
The overall objective of the project is the following: to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and rights-based migration through the facilitation of dignified voluntary return and the implementation of development-focused and sustainable reintegration policies and processes.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
Specific Objective 1: to establish and implement a Monitoring and Learning System which monitors and reports on the overall progress of the EUTF Horn of Africa window against EUTF strategic objectives, Horn of Africa policy priorities and EUTF principles of interventions.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Altai Consulting
The following three thematic objectives and one implementation effectiveness objective are identified to achieve the broader goal of peace and stability in the region:I.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Partner
- Austrian Development Agency
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development
The specific objective is to better equip relevant country agencies to disrupt the traffickers and smugglers of human beings operating in the Greater Horn of Africa through efficient use of financial investigations and anti-money laundering approaches, including on tracing and seizing assets and...
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Improved governance and conflict prevention
- Partner
- Civipol
The second phase of the Better Migration Management programme aims to improve the management of safe, orderly and regular migration in the region and support national authorities in addressing the smuggling of migrants and the trafficking in human beings within and from the Horn of Africa.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
The overall objective of the action is to increase the safety and well-being of displaced populations and their host communities and reduce inequalities between these groups.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Danish Refugee Council
- Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat
- OXFAM
- CARE
- GIZ
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- International Rescue Committee
The overall objective is to increase the safety and well-being of displaced populations and their host communities living in urban or peri-urban settings and reduce inequalities between these groups.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
The project's overall objective is to strengthen and implement the IGAD GCR process, thereby providing increased safety and well-being to displaced populations and host communities.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Regional Horn of Africa
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Cross-window programmes
The specific objective is to conduct, synthesize, disseminate and make use of new and existing research on the drivers and dynamics of the root causes of instability, insecurity, irregular migration and forced displacement in West and North Africa and migration routes, and the most successful policy...
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Other
- Partner
- ICMPD
- The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
The overall objective is to increase the efficiency of the Trust Fund, through gender-and-rights-responsive technical assistance for the identification, formulation, evaluation, monitoring of and communication on trust fund interventions, including audits, evaluations/communication actions for this...
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Other
The overall objective of the Action is to contribute to strengthen the governance of migration in the region and provide protection and sustainable solutions for migrants and refugees along the Central Mediterranean route.
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- International Organization for Migration
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The overall objective of the action is to promote sustainable development and ultimately contribute to poverty reduction by increasing the availability of trained and qualified high-level professional manpower in West Africa and the Horn of Africa.
- Region and Country
- Cross-window
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- Directorate General for Education and Culture
News & Stories
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we shine a light on the situation in Uganda and highlight the impact of four Trust Fund projects in refugee hosting districts.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Partner
- World Vision
- Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund
- Save the Children
- ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency
In celebration of World Environment Day, we spotlight the transformative "RED" project. Lilias fled the South Sudanese civil war in 2017, seeking refuge in Imvepi, Uganda. Thanks to the RED project's support, her life has been profoundly changed.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Save the Children
The European Union Trust Fund supports the implementation of the Support to Skilling Strategy in Uganda. This project is based in Northern Uganda and is implemented by Enabel and the Ministry of Education and Sports.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency
It was her passion for tailoring that led to the development of a business opportunity for Medina Maneno. Today, she is the proud owner of 'Medina Classic Business Center,' a thriving tailoring shop in Adjumani, town located in Northern Uganda.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- ENABEL - Belgian Development Agency
Discover the vibrant tapestry of hope woven by refugee youth in West Nile! 🎨 The EU Youth Art Competition, a beacon of creativity, recently celebrated outstanding talents in Uganda.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Strengthening resilience of communities
- Partner
- Faces Up Uganda
A serious problem facing Uganda is the huge lack of jobs.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- GIZ
‘Ugandans are increasingly trafficked for commercial sex or labour exploitation in countries such as Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates,’ the U.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Improved migration management
- Partner
- GIZ
Emmanuel Logworong, a resident of Palorinya refugee settlement in Obongi District in Northern Uganda, often came across Masai traders selling sandals.
- Region and Country
- Horn of Africa
- Uganda
- Thematic
- Greater economic and employment opportunities
- Partner
- GIZ