Uganda

In Karamoja, a dryland area located in northeastern Uganda, pastoralism is the main livelihood. However, increased incidences of extreme weather events due to climate change are causing more and more frequent animal disease outbreaks. Without adequate veterinary services, this worsens food security and threatens the pastoral way of life. On top of that, decades of recurrent violent conflicts have kept the majority of the population trapped in poverty.

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How we help

We continuously strengthen our network of community animal health workers and private veterinarians. We equip them with the necessary infrastructure, trainings and materials to provide affordable animal health services.
We organize the value chain actors into associations with specific roles, such Rangeland Management Associations and Livestock Marketing Associations. We strengthen these associations to help increase livestock productivity, breed optimization and access to markets.
We help vulnerable households with increased access to credit through the Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) methodology. This increases their economic opportunities and helps diversifying their livelihoods.
We train local authorities and traditional community structures on sustainable management of their natural resources, such as water catchments areas and rangelands.
We support Village Savings and Loan Associations with the digitalization of their activities to increase their access to micro-credits. We also digitize livestock branding to reduce livestock theft and conflicts.
In response to emergency situations, we provide unconditional cash grants to extremely vulnerable individuals and livestock to youth to take control of their own recovery and regain control of their lives. Moreover, we provide trainings on conflict management and trauma healing sessions.

Natural resources management

We advocate for livestock keepers’ land rights and facilitate dialogue between ethnic groups to reach agreements on resource sharing.

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Local partners

We build the capacities of local partners and community institutions to proactively manage conflicts, address community needs and be an integral part of the development process.

Karamoja Herders of the Horn (KHH) stands up for the rights of pastoralists and ensure the protection and development of their livelihoods. They support community institutions so that the community is aware of its rights and is able to defend them.

Dynamic Agro-pastoralist Development Organization (DADO) strives to enhance agro-pastoral livelihoods of the vulnerable rural communities through knowledge and skills development and promotion of viable economic activities for self-reliance and sustainable development.

Matheniko Development Forum (MADEFO) is committed to ensuring sustainable peace and livelihood security of pastoralist communities.