Stories
AAIU ENGAGES WAR SURVIVORS, CREATES AWARENESS ON TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY.
This partnership meeting saw over 420 people sensitized about the National Transitional Justice Policy, which was largely hinged on truth telling, reparations, and amnesty. Among the participants in
Lucy tells her story of success with support from ActionAid.
Lucy recalls her life before ActionAid, full of misery, hopelessness, and uncertainty. They survived on one meal a day, her children lacked clothing and quality education. That was around the period
Movement Building against Land Grabbing.
ActionAid Uganda conducted a 3 day intensive training in movement building with the 20 women of the Alebtong women’s network group against land grabbing in Lira District.
The training aimed at
A potential Woman Model Farmer.
Esther explains that the major challenges she has encountered as a woman farmer are: Limited finances to expand her crop farming, low market prices and community’s belittlement of women farmers.
Rural Women in Agriculture.
When COVID-19 broke out and the country was locked down, it set me back because I couldn’t conduct business. I had planned to sell off my onions but there was no market as people were focused on how
COVID19 lockdown Vs Livelihoods.
Elizabeth narrated that following the outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic and subsequent lockdown, she underwent psychological, physical and economic distress. This is because she had just finished
Dedicated to serve my community.
“My name is Ayeba Christopher, a resident of Binyiny Sub-County in Kween District. I am 81 years old, a proud father, grandfather and great grandfather.
My journey with ActionAid began in 2012 when I
UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Program on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation is one of the deep rooted cultural practices within the Sebei Sub Region. Cultural leaders are the custodians of the culture, in regard to this ActionAid with financial
ACTIONAID UGANDA REVIEWS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES IN EASTERN UGANDA.
AAIU, with support from the European Union and Penny Appeal implemented a 4-year project dubbed Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Self Employment and National Development (YESSEN), in North and North
The role of male champions in ending Gender Based Violence within communities.
Our male role models and champions conducted community sensitization, mediations and training of fellow men on the dangers of Gender Based Violence and how prevention can be possible.
The group of