Job creation
Projects focused on ensuring better access to jobs and a stable income for marginalized groups.
Refugee Insect Production for Food & Feed (REFIPRO)
The project, realized with funding from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, involves the production of mealworms and black soldier fly larvae for use in food and feed in the Kyaka II refugee camp in Uganda.
Organizing home-based workers in Uganda
The project aims to support the consolidation of the newly established Ngalo Buwereza Organization (NBO), which works to create better conditions and earnings for home-based workers in Uganda.
Completed projects
An overview of completed projects whose main focus was job creation and income security.
Supporting refugee and host community farmers and schools in Uganda to increase production of new sources of nutritious food and generate income
The project piloted the production of innovative new produce with a large potential as a source of income and nutrition through the production of edible insects for both human consumption and for sale as animal feed. The intervention worked with farmers’ associations among both refugees and host communities to strengthen their ability to support farmers to generate income.
Improving nutrition and income generating opportunities for refugees and host communities in Western Uganda
Building on experience and evidence gathered from an earlier pilot project, this project aimed to scale up livelihood opportunities in the production of edible insects by strengthening local farmers associations to better organise and support their members, and by introducing new business models based on the production of edible insects for food and feed.
Completed projects
An overview of completed projects whose main focus was social security.
Popularising the African Charter Protocol on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security as a new advocacy tool in Uganda
This project aims to operationalize a new African Charter protocol on social protection in Uganda by producing advocacy materials and conducting capacity-building activities. Through research, media engagement, and stakeholder workshops, it seeks to raise awareness and build support for stronger social protection standards in the country.
Social Security
Projects focused on improving access to social services in low- and middle-income countries.
Better social protection for persons with disabilities in Georgia
This project seeks to improve access to social protection for persons with disabilities in Georgia. By fostering collaboration with local governments, raising public awareness, and empowering disability advocates, the initiative aims to dismantle barriers and ensure equal access to essential social services.
A PEOPLE'S PENSION FOR UGANDA
Shifting the debate on social protection for older persons in Uganda and contributing to the development of a comprehensive social protection system in Uganda.
Better social protection for children with disabilities in Uganda
The project aims to strengthen the capacity of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and other civil society organisations in Uganda to carry out advocacy for improved access to social protection for persons with disabilities.