Building Resilience Together (BRT) .

About this project

Karamoja Sub Region is semi-arid that receives 400mm – 1000mm of rain annually. The mainstay of the people is pastoralism and agro-pastoralism 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. Pastoralism and agro-pastoralism form the main livelihoods bases in the region which is generally characterized by poor rainfall distribution and reliability manifested through prolonged dry spells and occasional flash floods. The magnitude, frequency, and severity of these hazards have increased over the past decades adversely affecting the environment and seriously affecting and eroding the productive assets and traditional coping capacities that support livelihoods. Caritas Moroto through the 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. The less significant natural hazards reported were earthquakes and landslides). The Project is well aligned to the National Development Plan (NDPIII), Vision 2040, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),district annual plan and the new CAFOD program strategy. The goal of the BRT project is to Build resilience of women and youth in lorengechor…

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 Moroto

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-UGA384.

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