HO-503001

About this project

The proposed action focuses on enhancing community resilience to shocks and stresses in Mt. Elgon sub-region in Uganda through effective and participatory multi-hazard anticipatory action (AA) and preparedness measures. This is directly in line with DG ECHO's HIPand the needs identified in the needs assessment, including a need to focus upon the most marginalised and vulnerable households and communities to hazards (including climate change impacts), and to build capacity of local actors. The action builds upon and further develops achievements gained during the implementation of the current DG ECHO funded action in Mt. Elgon region, both expanding the current implementation area and including three new areas. The action develops community-based disaster preparedness models and links community action with local and national level policy and action, through developing community early action plans, designing and implementing AA, involving children as agents of change, developing fully inclusive and gendersensitive contingency plans and ensuring fully functional and multi-hazard early warning systems (EWS's). Innovative activities include the use of Uganda Red Cross Society's forecast based early action process, the integration of indigenous and scientificknowledge for EWS's and AA, the establishmentof a village savings and loan association (VSLA) for the implementation and sustainability of AA activities and the digitisation and automation of multi-hazard EWS's for ease of use…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Netherlands

Sectors

Disaster prevention and preparedness

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07392-05:XG.

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