AFRO ROAD

📘 New Briefing Note | Refugee Leadership in Uganda

We are pleased to share a new briefing note examining refugee leadership in humanitarian coordination in Uganda—a country widely recognized for its progressive refugee policies and commitment to refugee participation.

The paper highlights how Uganda’s legal framework provides a strong foundation for inclusion, while also identifying persistent gaps in practice. Key barriers such as limited funding, information gaps, and language challenges continue to hinder meaningful engagement—particularly for women, youth, and persons with disabilities. At the same time, the note showcases promising and strengthening practices, including Refugee-Led Organisation (RLO) networks and coordination platforms like the Refugee Engagement Forum.

This work is a collaboration between AFRO-ROAD and Oxfam, and is authored by Mary Ghitahi, Co-Founder of AFRO-ROAD. The briefing calls for inclusive coordination structures, direct funding, and policy reforms that recognize and empower refugee leadership as a core pillar of humanitarian action.

📖 Read the full briefing here:
👉 https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/from-the-fringes-to-the-forefront-refugee-leadership-within-ugandas-humanitaria-621770/