Market vending of produce by a women's livelihood group
Thematic Area

Livelihoods

Mission Uganda empowers vulnerable individuals, households and communities to achieve sustainable economic self-reliance, improve food security, build resilience to shocks and increase household incomes, while promoting gender equality and social inclusion for women, youth, children and persons with disabilities.

Key Stakeholders We Work With

Durable livelihoods are built with markets, institutions and communities working together.

VSLA & Community Groups Vocational & Skills Institutions Market Actors & Traders Government & Sub-county Officials Persons with Disabilities Groups Households

Key Interventions

Going beyond income generation to strengthen people's ability to secure dignified and sustainable means of living.

Economic Empowerment

Addressing unemployment and economic vulnerability among women, youth, children and persons with disabilities through savings groups and asset support such as livestock restocking.

Vocational Skills Development

Hands-on trade and business skills training for out-of-school youth. See Education for the Mission Incubation & Skills Centre.

Agriculture & Food Security

Supporting commercial and food-crop farming, improved seed access and market-oriented production to raise household food security and incomes.

Women's Economic Empowerment

Growing women's access to income, assets and market opportunities. See Gender Justice.

Youth Livelihoods

Equipping young people with income-generating skills and start-up support to break cycles of poverty and unemployment.

Climate-Resilient Livelihoods

Diversifying income sources so households can withstand climate shocks. See Climate Justice & Action.

Market Systems & Value Chains

Linking producer groups to markets and strengthening value chains so goods and produce reach reliable buyers.

Social Inclusion & Resilience Building

Ensuring persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups fully participate in and benefit from livelihood interventions.

Livelihoods in the Field

Goat restocking handover to a vulnerable household
Goat restocking for a vulnerable household
Pig restocking handover to a vulnerable household
Pig restocking for a vulnerable household
Commercial cabbage farming under a livelihoods project
Commercial cabbage farming supported by the project
Market vending of produce by a women's livelihood group
Market vending by a women's livelihood group
Improved maize seed distribution to farmer groups
Improved maize seed distribution to farmer groups
Community group meeting on livelihood support for vulnerable people
Community group meeting on livelihood support

Livelihoods Outcomes

Increased household incomes and food security among supported groups.

Strengthened vocational and business skills among youth and women.

Rebuilt household asset bases through livestock restocking (goats, pigs and other inputs).

Growing participation of women and persons with disabilities in VSLAs and livelihood groups.

Join Us in Building Sustainable Livelihoods

Partner with us, volunteer, or support a livelihoods initiative in Northern Uganda.