Restoration for Resilience (R4R)

About this project

Karamoja Sub Region is semi-arid that receives 400mm – 1000mm of rain annually. The mainstay of the people is pastoralism and agropastoralism with over 60% of households owning livestock (FSNA, 2017). However, the fragile ecosystem is increasingly getting degraded due to bush burning, poor farming practices and massive cutting of trees for charcoal and agriculture. Women, men and youths are disproportionately affected by the consequences of climate change in the present and the future. This R4R project seeks to address some of the critical challenges related to environmental degradation, climate change, drought, biodiversity, wildlife conflicts, food security and livelihoods to develop resilient communities in which all people, particularly women, girls, men, and boys thrive in a peaceful, well-governed and healthy supportive natural environment. The common natural and man-made hazards reported in North Karamoja are drought, disease outbreaks, wildlife, floods, resource-based conflicts, temperature and extremes. The less significant natural hazards reported were earthquakes and landslides). R4R Project is well aligned to the National Development Plan (NDPIII), Vision 2040, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Caritas Kotido Diocese’s strategic plan, five-year district annual plan and the new CAFOD program strategy. The goal of the R4R project is to build resilient communities in which all people, (particularly women, men, boys, and girls) thrive in a peaceful, well-governed…

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

Diocese of Kotido

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-UGA383.

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