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Uganda: From food aid to farming: how refugees in Africa are building food security
By World Food Programme at ReliefWeb
· June 22, 2026
· 8 min read
Countries: Uganda, Chad, Ethiopia, Rwanda . 18 June 2026, Elshaday Gebeyehu, Pearl Karungi, Didas Kisembo and Petroc Wilton Refugee farming in Uganda builds self-reliance Daforoza’s life has changed radically in the 13 years since arriving in Navikale refugee settlement in the country’s southwest. T
Key takeaway It aims to move both the roughly 2 million refugees – Africa’s largest population – off humanitarian aid and to build self-reliance among vulnerable host communities.
Why this matters
The self-reliance model in Uganda's refugee settlements highlights the potential for innovative approaches to address the challenges of humanitarian aid. By providing skills training, financial inclusion, and social protection, this model aims to move refugees and vulnerable host communities away from dependence on aid and towards self-sufficiency. The fact that the World Food Programme has been forced to end support for nearly 1 million refugees and cut rations for the remaining 784,000 due to shrinking aid underscores the need for such initiatives. The success of the Navikale project, where refugees and locals work together on farming and other activities, demonstrates the potential for collaborative and sustainable solutions. As the global refugee crisis continues, initiatives like this can serve as a blueprint for other countries, including Chad, Ethiopia, and Rwanda, which also host significant refugee populations, to adopt similar approaches and promote food security and self-reliance among refugees and host communities.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: June 22, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 8 min
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What is this story about? Countries: Uganda, Chad, Ethiopia, Rwanda . 18 June 2026, Elshaday Gebeyehu, Pearl Karungi, Didas Kisembo and Petroc Wilton Refugee farming in Uganda builds self-reliance Daforoza’s life has changed radically in the 13 years since arriving in Navikale refugee settlement in the country’s southwest. T
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