Uganda

Uganda

Country Program

Uganda is the country hosting the highest number of refugees on the African continent.  

The overarching objective of our Country Strategy is “working with vulnerable communities in Uganda and with people on the move”, including refugees, IDPs and host communities.

LWF Uganda provides emergency assistance to refugees of conflict in neighboring countries. We provide water sanitation and hygiene assistance, shelter, social protection, psychosocial support, environmental conservation, sexual reproductive health and livelihoods to refugees from South Sudan in Palorinya, Palabek, Rhino, Imvepi and Adjumani settlements and refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Kyangwali, Rwamwanja, Kyaka and Nakivale refugee settlements.

We strive to alleviate poverty, resettle those displaced as a result of the insurgency, and elevate the standards of living of both refugees and Ugandans. As embedded in our mission, we seek to eradicate human suffering by supporting people to access basic needs, achieve their full potential, and claim their universal rights. 

Partners and donors

Paul Sunday Odriga teaches students at at Duba Functional Adult Learning Centre in Adjumani district. Photos: LCCN
  • ACT Alliance 
  • Act Church of Sweden  
  • Bread for the World  
  • Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration 
  • Canadian Lutheran World Relief  
  • Charity: Water  
  • EuropeAid  
  • European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations  
  • European Union Lives in Dignity Facility 
  • Evangelical Lutheran Church in America  
  • Global Affairs Canada  
  • Icelandic Church Aid
  • International Organization for Migration  
  • Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency 
  • United Nations Children's Fund  (UNICEF)
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  (UNHCR)
  • United Nations Office for Project Services  
  • United Nations Population Fund  
  • World Food Program (WFP)

Help us make a difference in the lives of people in need in Uganda and other places throughout the world.

uganda.lutheranworld.org