CO-OXFAM IN UGANDA

About this project

Oxfam in Uganda will promote Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as a response to climate change through local partnerships among womenand youth in Karamoja. CSA is recognized as an approach that brings together practices, technologies, services, policies and institutions that are not necessarily new but are used in the context of climate change to support farmers at various levels adapt and/or mitigate to the effects of climate change on agricultural production. Pertinent to the success of the CSA approach is the adoption of good farming and land management practices by farmers such as basic agronomic practices, soil and water conservation, sustainableland management, and water resources management. Doing so requires attention not just to the productivity and income of rural Ugandans dependent on crop, livestock and fisheries production, but also demands explicit attention to issues of social equity. For thatreason, Oxfam is proposing this project aiming to implement a sustainable and localized solution to building resilient livelihoods in Karamoja Sub region in the Districts of Moroto, Nakapiripirit and Amudat while putting gender at the centre through a strong focus on empowering women and youth. Oxfam defines resilience as ‘the ability of women, men, and children to realise their rights and improve their well-being despite shocks, stresses, and uncertainty;’ through enhancement of absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacities. Our aim is to achieve longer-term and susta…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Uganda

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative management

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-07667-02:UG.

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