Background: In Palorinya Refugee Settlement, access to livelihood opportunities (crop and livestock production) is limited mainly by land related challenges, i.e., infertile lands or land being fertile but too small (30m2) to support adequate crop and livestock production for larger households. To address these challenges, we undertook production of nutrient [...]
The Situation Tomato is one of the most important vegetables globally; widely used in cooking and eaten raw as salad. Tomatoes provide vitamins, minerals and other nutrients which are known to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. The monthly market value of tomatoes in Arua and Adjumani town [...]
The Public Private Producer partnership (4P) for Sesame in West Nile Following decades of instability in Northern Uganda, Agriculture is central to economic recovery in the region. In this region, SNV, IFAD, and local partners have developed a working method (4P – Public Private Producer Partnership) that uses a broker [...]
PALM Corps, Vision For Humanity (ViFoH), and People Empowering People (PEP) have been implementing a 4 months COVID -19 Response Project in Arua District since May 2020 with funding from OXFAM. The project contributed to 1) strengthen community surveillance 2) Enhance risk communication and social mobilization 3) strengthen WASH campaigns [...]
The Confirmation of Uganda’s first case of COVID-19 on 21st March 2020 brought new challenges into the Secure Livelihoods for South Sudanese Refugees and Host Communities in West Nile region, Uganda. PALM Corps faced difficulties in maintaining social distancing with over 30 staff in office, delayed implementation of some activities [...]
PALM Corps, Vision For Humanity (ViFoH) and People Empowering People (PEP) have been implementing a 4 months COVID -19 Response Project in Arua District since May 2020 with funding from OXFAM. The project contributed to strengthen community surveillance , enhance risk communication and social mobilization, strengthen WASH campaigns in 3 [...]
PALM Corps is implementing a three years’ livelihood project in Rhino camp refugee settlement entitled Step Up! With funding from German Government (BMZ) through Welthungerhilfe. The projects skills sector targets to support overall 400(200 PALM Corps;200 CEFORD) unemployed youths through vocational skills training, business starter ups, tailor made mentorship and [...]