All resources: Uganda

Brochure of the PROSPECTS OF project on digital economy

Brief: Child Labour in Uganda

This brief highlights some of the innovative approaches that the ACCEL Africa project has taken in Uganda towards eliminating child labour in the tea and coffee supply chains.

Promotion, inclusion and protection of refugees and host communities in the gig economy

Sharing Results, Celebrating Impact!

Results Book: ACCEL Africa

The Results Book of the "Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL Africa) project" 1st phase implementation presents a comprehensive account of the project's journey from November 2018 to June 2023.

Financial Inclusion in Uganda by MobiPay

FUE A Training Handbook for Employers on Child Labour

This training manual on child labour in Uganda focuses in the coffee and tea supply chain and fulfils the emerging need for quality training material for leaders/managers in the industry to quicken the elimination of child labour.

FUE Guide to Employers on the Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks and Best Practices for the Elimination of Child labour in Tea and...

This booklet highlights the importance of the promotion of children’s education as a fundamental strategy towards the elimination of child labour and the risks of child labour. The booklet also highlights the importance of social dialogue as one of...

FUE MNE Elimination of Child labour Tool for Employers

This tool has been developed by the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) to support employers in dealing with child labour-related issues.

iUPSHIFT programme

Innovation pitches from youth mentors

Through iUPSHIFT programme, youth mentors trained by the ILO and UNICEF in Uganda on social entrepreneurship and life skills, developed innovative ideas to improve waste management and sustainable energy production.

ILO Voices | Apprenticeships

As a refugee, my new skills have given my family hope

When her husband was killed in 2009, Angelique Kahindo fled the Democratic Republic of Congo with her children to a refugee settlement in Uganda. For years she had no income, but a new opportunity for an apprenticeship has given her the skills and...

Training for Private Sector Companies in Uganda on Documentation of Child Labour Remediation Procedures

The training aims to strengthen the capacity of private sector companies to improve compliance, due diligence, and remediation on child labour.

Uganda - Leveraging the power of digital platforms to increase access to financial services for member-based organizations.

To allow VSLAs in Uganda to obtain access to complementary formal services, ACCEL Africa linked them to formal service providers such as Equity Bank through a digital platform offered by MobiPay.

Uganda - Engagement of the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) in the fight against child labour

This practice stresses the importance of engaging employers at different levels and through varying tools and means in accelerating action against child labour.

Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains

ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Uganda

This report aims to provide an understanding of the current policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Uganda in relation to the access of refugees to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities,...

Due Diligence training to eliminate child labour in Uganda

Through the training, participants were able to reflect on the specific challenges that they face and learned how to use different practical tools to implement in practice the different steps in a child labour due diligence process by which...

Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme Brochure

The brochure contains a brief description of what the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) Programme is doing to improve labour migration governance in the east and Horn of Africa .

Opportunities and challenges on Labour Migration: An Experience-Sharing Forum among East African Countries to be held in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Young Congolese refugee fights the Malaria endemic in Uganda

Social Finance Brief: VisionFund's journey in serving refugees and host communities in Uganda

In this brief, focusing on “Making Finance Work for Refugees”, the Social Finance Programme documents the experience of VisionFund Uganda in expanding financial services to refugees in northern Uganda. While VisionFund was already present in Gulu...