The Digital Savings Group Learning brief offers critical reflections on whether a savings group in the Uganda refugee response is ready to go digital, on the objectives for pursuing digitisation/digitalisation, and on key challenges in making the shift. The DSG Learning Brief was developed in collaboration with the Uganda Inter-Agency Cash Working Group (CWG), the […]
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This criteria checklist is a support tool developed by the Livelihoods and Resilience Sector Working Group, with support from U-Learn. It’s specifically designed to support actors with the Uganda refugee response – for a more general tool please see the Digital Savings Group Toolkit: Digital Preparedness Checklist – produced by the DSG Hub. Before making a decision
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The 2025 CAP Implementation Workshop and Training Report summarizes key discussions, presentations, and technical learning from the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop, held 21–23 October 2025 in Rome, Italy, hosted by the National Fire Corps of Italy and Alert-Hub.Org CIC, with co-sponsorship from IAEM and OASIS Open. The event brought together a global community
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Introduction Urban areas present unique challenges and opportunities for humanitarian organizations. The Urban Ready Standards for Red Cross Red Crescent Branches provide a comprehensive set of standards to help National Society branches assess and enhance their capacity to deliver effective programming in complex urban environments. By addressing critical aspects such as stakeholder engagement, government collaboration,
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The Self-reliance brief captures the state of affairs of self-reliance policy and programming in Uganda’s refugee response. It analyses evolving trends, highlights questions and concerns, and reflects on ways forward. Ultimately, the goal is to inform and guide key actors (i.e. the government, refugee actors and their partners, donors) in their efforts to formulate, support,
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This report highlights the achievements of the Charter for Change Working Group (C4C WG) in Uganda and summarises learning from three organisations championing localisation in Kenya, the Philippines, and India. The objective of the report is to inform localisation planning in Uganda.
The Localisation Assessment Report explores how actors currently generate, share, and use evidence and how they engage affected populations to inform decision-making in the Uganda’s refugee response. It analyses local views and practices in the response in relation to research, learning and AAP. It begins with a desk review of localisation in humanitarian evidence generation,
This Climate terminology bank provides key definitions and facts related to climate and resilience for Uganda’s refugee response. Its goal is to build a common understanding among stakeholders and support the integration of climate-smart practices in humanitarian efforts.
This in-depth assessment, drawing primarily on data collected in 2024, examines climate change response strategies in the refugee and host communities of Nyumanzi settlement (Adjumani District). It aims to provide detailed data on perceived local climate impacts, deepen understanding of how vulnerable populations are responding, and equip humanitarian actors with actionable insights for more effective
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This brief explores the challenges faced by formal refugee-owned businesses in Palabek and Nakivale refugee settlements, including limited access to information on official business registration, high costs of registration, and a lack of standardization in the registration process. The findings and recommendations in this evidence brief are especially important as Uganda’s refugee response seeks to shift
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