LWF Uganda Secures New Humanitarian and Resilience Projects in 2026
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Uganda has launched three major projects in 2026 aimed at strengthening food security, protection, and resilience among refugee and host communities across Uganda.
1. Integrated Food and Livelihoods Support in Palorinya and Adjumani
LWF, with support from the World Food Programme, is implementing a 12-month integrated food and livelihoods project in Palorinya and Adjumani Refugee Settlements.
The project focuses on emergency response and humanitarian assistance while building long-term resilience. It combines food assistance, nutrition support, and livelihood strengthening to improve self-reliance among refugees and host communities.
Key highlights:
- Targeting 174,194 refugees with food assistance through in-kind distributions and cash transfers
- Providing nutrition support to children, pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls through supplementary feeding
- Supporting vulnerable households, including female-headed families, older persons, and persons with disabilities
- Strengthening food systems and promoting diversified livelihoods to improve resilience
With a total budget of USD 1,181,399.62, including an additional USD 469,570 allocated to livelihoods programming in Palorinya effective 1 April, the project aims to significantly improve food security, nutrition, and financial inclusion in Palorinya and Adjumani refugee settlements.
2. Protection and MHPSS Response for Sudanese Refugees in Kiryandongo
In Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, LWF is implementing a second 12-month project focused on protection and social cohesion among Sudanese refugees, funded by Act Church of Sweden.
This intervention addresses the urgent protection and mental health needs arising from displacement, while also promoting peaceful coexistence and economic resilience.
Key highlights:
- Targeting 65,022 Sudanese refugees, with emphasis on children, women at risk, and persons with specific needs
- Delivering mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services to improve well-being
- Strengthening child protection systems and community-based peacebuilding efforts
- Providing cash assistance and basic support to reduce economic vulnerability
With a total budget of USD 800,000, the project aims to enhance safety, dignity, and self-reliance while reducing negative coping mechanisms among refugee populations.
3. Youth in Work (YiW)
LWF Uganda is supporting the implementation of the Youth in Work (YiW) initiative, a programme funded by the Mastercard Foundation through World Food Programme. The project is being implemented in Adjumani and Kiryandongo refugee settlements with a major focus on transitioning refugee and host community youth from humanitarian dependence to market-based self-reliance by strengthening food systems and promoting sustainable, youth-led livelihoods, particularly for young women.
Key highlights:
- Targeting 12,139 youth, with 70% young women, aged 18–35 from both refugee and host communities
- Building youth-led agribusinesses and improving access to land, inputs, and markets
- Delivering skills training in agriculture, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy
- Facilitating financial inclusion through linkages to savings groups, SACCOs, and national financing schemes
- Supporting market linkages and private sector partnerships for sustainable enterprise growth
With a total budget of USD 900,327.60, the initiative is driving increased income, resilience, and economic opportunities for young people while contributing to inclusive local economic development.
A Strengthened Commitment to Refugee Support
These projects reflect LWF Uganda’s continued commitment to delivering integrated, people-centered responses that address immediate humanitarian needs while building pathways to resilience and self-reliance for refugees and host communities.
