STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PROJECT

About this project

Northern Uganda has been grappling with a number of political & socio-economic challenges which include human displacement, damage of infrastructures, environment and cultural degradation. Some of these challenges are as result of the war that lasted for over 2 decades. The sub region has the highest incidence of poverty with 67.7% of the population living below poverty line compared to Karamoja 65.7% and 1.6% in Kampala Capital city (UBOS 2019/2020). The level of household income is generally low since majority of people depend on subsistence farming, with the household per capita income being estimated at UGX.200, 000 per month (IPC report 2017). The environment and natural resources are under threat from natural or man-made drivers of change namely, poverty, rapid population growth, unplanned urbanization, pollution among others. In the plight of the above challenges, Caritas Gulu Archdiocese in partnership with Catholics Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)-Caritas UK implemented Integrated Food Security Programme (IFSP) for more than 5 years and now intends to implement a project titled “Strengthening Community Resilience Project-SCRP”. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to inclusive climate resilient livelihoods where multiple stakeholders collaborate to manage the ecosystems to strengthen climate resilience and sustainable development. The project shall be implemented in Agoro sub-county – Lamwo district for 3 years (2022-2025) targeting a total of 30…

Published by

CAFOD · International NGO

Countries

Uganda

Sectors

Agricultural water resourcesFood crop productionSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentDisaster Risk Reduction

Focus

Environment · Main focus

Funded by

Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Implemented by

Archdiocese of Gulu

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-UGA381.

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