Implementing Partners: CACH, AFARD, OFAO, CDC

Focus: Safeguarding, Food Security, NRM, Green Livelihoods

The civil war in South Sudan displaced around 4.5 million people, impacting communities in Uganda in terms of land use, services, and natural resources (NR). The PAMANA1 initiative, implemented from 2021 to 2024, addressed some of the challenges, but due to its limited scope, ongoing conflicts and competition for resources within refugee-hosting communities, unmet needs persist. In relation to this project, the proposed follow up project aims to deepen its impact and ensure the sustainability of results. The project “Sustainable Peace, Environment and Economic Development (SPEED) will therefore work within the same geographical area and continue to work with the same structures and adding new ones to address any gaps, while ensuring that no duplication of activities or beneficiaries occurs. The reasoning behind this is, that the positive impact of the intervention will be deepened in the selected locations. As conditions for the host communities and the migrant communities worsen due to funding cuts and pressure on NR, food security and peaceful coexistence increases, it makes sense to continue working in similar areas in order to ensure the sustainability of the project. SPEED relies heavily on lessons learned during the PAMANA project and is thus able to expand its impact where most needed, in particular in the activities regarding food security, agroecology, and gender, all of which cement sustainability. Responding to recommendations from the final evaluation of PAMANA, the project will specifically target a large percentage of women and female youth, coming from host or refugee communities and will also dedicate specific attention to include other marginalized groups, such as persons living with disabilities or the elderly.