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Ugandan school children. Photo by Karla Christensen and Malaika Media for USAID

Beyond Four Walls

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In a remote village in Uganda’s Oyam District, the Apala 'A' school once struggled with student absenteeism and teacher retention.

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Anatoli and Paul sorting corn grain for their customers at their home in Rwamwanja refugee settlement. / AVSI Foundation

Empowering Refugee Communities

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Thousands of refugees live in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in southwestern Uganda, telling stories about the lives they left behind and what they have overcome.

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The Ik community remains marginalized with poor living conditions. But they are working with USAID and other partners to improve their situation and honor their traditional ways. / Betty Kagoro, USAID

My Heritage, My Pride!

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USAID supports locally-led cultural ecotourism among the Ik Indigenous People in Northeastern Uganda

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Children of Nadunget Primary School, Moroto District, smile knowing they will have a meal for the day. The school is one of the supported schools under the School Feeding Program. / Betty Kagoro, USAID

The Modern Granary

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USAID silos improve food safety and school attendance in Uganda’s Karamoja region

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Emma, one of the Ebola survivors, has his eyes examined by a doctor. / Louisa Kiggwe, Baylor-Uganda

Restoring Hope and Dignity of Ebola Survivors in Uganda

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4 ways USAID support helped them bounce back in life

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Community members preparing pots for the community tree nursery. / Marian Siljeholm, USAID.

Agroforestry for Resilience

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USAID helps Ugandans combat forest degradation and improve livelihoods

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ResilientAfrica Network’s Director Operations and Co-Investigator Julius Ssentongo visits with a group of Indigenous men in Uganda. / Makerere University-ResilientAfrica Network

The Power of Inclusion in Uganda

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How USAID supports Indigenous communities in our work

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A Village Health Team member encourages people to go for COVID-19 vaccination through a community drive in Eastern Uganda. / Irene Mirembe, Intrahealth

It Takes a Village! How Adults in a Hard-to-Reach District in Uganda Embraced the COVID-19 Vaccine

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With USAID support, Bududa District overcame varied challenges and vaccinated most of its adult population

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Dradere Joyce Alaru, a community drug distributor, provides treatment for river blindness in her community. / Aggrey Mugisha, The Carter Center

Uganda Sees River Blindness Fading Away

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Using community-based health services to relegate a parasitic disease

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Workers collect and dispose of highly infectious waste from the Ebola isolation unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital. / Green Label Services

Defeating Ebola in Uganda

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9 ways USAID worked with partners to support the Ugandan Government’s goals to contain and end the spread of Ebola

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It Takes a Village! How Adults in a Hard-to-Reach District in Uganda Embraced the COVID-19 Vaccine

Some of the health care workers who received training on COVID-19 vaccine management and risk communication in the Eastern region ready to serve.

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With USAID support, Bududa District overcame varied challenges and vaccinated most of its adult population

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Improving access to COVID-19 commodities in Uganda's remote districts

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When COVID-19 hit Uganda, Margaret Bayoru worried about how patients in the country's remote facilities in the West Nile region would receive medicines.

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Family Care Groups Help Transform Infant Health and Nutrition

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“I got married so young with no knowledge of raising healthy children,” says Sharon, a 27-year-old from Budaka district. “My children were sickly and malnourished.” She has six children between the ages of 9 years and 5 months, all of whom struggled with diarrhea, malaria, and malnourishment.

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I Created My Own Job Through Agriculture

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Twenty-seven-year-old Morris Ojok is an enterprising young man from Akalo village in Lira district. After graduating with an Agricultural certificate from Kaberamaido Technical Institute,

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