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Ayebale Gorret, a health worker at the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital’s Neonatal Unit, supports a mother to feed her preterm baby with donated human milk. / Dr. Kathy Burgoine, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital

When Every Drop Counts

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Ona sunny morning in Mbale, Uganda, mothers line up in a crowded space that serves as a human milk bank.

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Ugandan school children. Photo by Karla Christensen and Malaika Media for USAID

Beyond Four Walls

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In a remote village in Uganda’s Oyam District, the Apala 'A' school once struggled with student absenteeism and teacher retention.

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Anatoli and Paul sorting corn grain for their customers at their home in Rwamwanja refugee settlement. / AVSI Foundation

Empowering Refugee Communities

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Thousands of refugees live in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in southwestern Uganda, telling stories about the lives they left behind and what they have overcome.

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The Ik community remains marginalized with poor living conditions. But they are working with USAID and other partners to improve their situation and honor their traditional ways. / Betty Kagoro, USAID

My Heritage, My Pride!

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USAID supports locally-led cultural ecotourism among the Ik Indigenous People in Northeastern Uganda

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Children of Nadunget Primary School, Moroto District, smile knowing they will have a meal for the day. The school is one of the supported schools under the School Feeding Program. / Betty Kagoro, USAID

The Modern Granary

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USAID silos improve food safety and school attendance in Uganda’s Karamoja region

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Emma, one of the Ebola survivors, has his eyes examined by a doctor. / Louisa Kiggwe, Baylor-Uganda

Restoring Hope and Dignity of Ebola Survivors in Uganda

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4 ways USAID support helped them bounce back in life

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Community members preparing pots for the community tree nursery. / Marian Siljeholm, USAID.

Agroforestry for Resilience

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USAID helps Ugandans combat forest degradation and improve livelihoods

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ResilientAfrica Network’s Director Operations and Co-Investigator Julius Ssentongo visits with a group of Indigenous men in Uganda. / Makerere University-ResilientAfrica Network

The Power of Inclusion in Uganda

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How USAID supports Indigenous communities in our work

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A Village Health Team member encourages people to go for COVID-19 vaccination through a community drive in Eastern Uganda. / Irene Mirembe, Intrahealth

It Takes a Village! How Adults in a Hard-to-Reach District in Uganda Embraced the COVID-19 Vaccine

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With USAID support, Bududa District overcame varied challenges and vaccinated most of its adult population

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Dradere Joyce Alaru, a community drug distributor, provides treatment for river blindness in her community. / Aggrey Mugisha, The Carter Center

Uganda Sees River Blindness Fading Away

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Using community-based health services to relegate a parasitic disease

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Workers collect and dispose of highly infectious waste from the Ebola isolation unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital. / Green Label Services

Defeating Ebola in Uganda

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9 ways USAID worked with partners to support the Ugandan Government’s goals to contain and end the spread of Ebola

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Women Smallholder Farmers Building Roads and Breaking Barriers

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Oryem is one of the many remarkable women smallholder farmers who demonstrate what can be achieved when given the right platforms and opportunities to influence government decisions that impact them at various levels

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It Takes a Village! How Adults in a Hard-to-Reach District in Uganda Embraced the COVID-19 Vaccine

Some of the health care workers who received training on COVID-19 vaccine management and risk communication in the Eastern region ready to serve.

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With USAID support, Bududa District overcame varied challenges and vaccinated most of its adult population

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Improving access to COVID-19 commodities in Uganda's remote districts

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When COVID-19 hit Uganda, Margaret Bayoru worried about how patients in the country's remote facilities in the West Nile region would receive medicines.

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Family Care Groups Help Transform Infant Health and Nutrition

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“I got married so young with no knowledge of raising healthy children,” says Sharon, a 27-year-old from Budaka district. “My children were sickly and malnourished.” She has six children between the ages of 9 years and 5 months, all of whom struggled with diarrhea, malaria, and malnourishment.

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