U LEARN
JULY 2022
Refugee Investment Network - Responding to Barriers Through Refugee Lens Investing: Uganda Study -This white paper uses a sector-specific “priority business model” approach to identify the two highest impact models of business for RLI in Uganda: (1) Adding value to products and (2) Access to larger markets and brands. With these models in mind, RIN selected nine key Ugandan business sectors to conduct sector analysis with examples of active players that point to areas for partnership and investment
CRRF - 13th Refugee Engagement Forum Meeting Report (12th - 14th April 2022)
LinkedIn/UNCDF - Digital Savings Groups for Refugees in Uganda Monitor - Financial inclusion critical for safety of refugees
Emerald Insight - (pay for content) - Exploring Refugees Entrepreneurial Support Organizations in Uganda - Drawing on current development practice and literature on Entrepreneurial support organizations (ESO), such as accelerators, incubators, and labs, this chapter explores how refugees in Uganda are supported through entrepreneurial approaches.The findings show that while the majority of these organizations purport to follow an innovation discourse, in reality, they support refugees through a mixture of inclusion, resilience, and innovation-led approaches.
JUNE 2022
ODI - Digital technologies and inclusion in humanitarian response
Wilson Center - Refugee Women’s Inclusion in Peace Agreement Implementation: Case Study of South Sudanese Women in West Nile, Uganda
The Independent - Refugees Exhibit More Resilience to Shocks Than Host Households - New Study
UN Women - video - Advancing women's leadership, empowerment, access and protection in Uganda's refugee response - This video documentary highlights the key successes of LEAP Phase one which was implemented in 2017 –2021 in Yumbe and Adjumani districts and highlights the focus of Phase II 2021-2025.