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💡 Heard during the launch of the #Climate and #Energy Actor Mapping: "This is a very nice tool, most organisations in the [climate] field will use it!" Thank you to the 100 participants that joined us during the launch of this innovative #digitalsolution... a visual mapping that can browse and filter organisations working in the Climate and Energy sectors in Uganda's #RefugeeResponse. 🙏 Thank you as well to all the speakers from Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) and WorkGrEEn that contributed to an interesting session on the state of Climate and Energy in Uganda and specifically in the refugee response. 💻 Use the Refugee Response Climate Actor mapping by clicking here! https://lnkd.in/dRrBcEVc Did you miss the launch? No worries! The recording is available for all, here: https://lnkd.in/d_rviJnn UK in Uganda USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Miriam Natabo Humanitarian Energy energypedia UG Green Stories Uganda Innovate4Climate International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Climate and Development Knowledge Network Climate Home News GIZ Uganda Marsida Rada Keren Szapiro Global Platform for Action (GPA) National Renewable Energy Platform (NREP) - Uganda Response Innovation Lab

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Are you or your organisation working in the #climate and/or #energy sector in Uganda's Refugee Response? Are you looking to partner with local actors in the climate sector? U-Learn Uganda has got you sorted with a new #digitalsolution! Join us for the launch of the Climate and Energy actors visualisation, an online tool aiming at identifying and connecting actors working in the Climate and Energy sectors in the Uganda Refugee Response. We are looking forward to sharing with you this #innovativesolution and to hearing from partners like Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda). During this session, different stakeholders including government agencies, NGOs, refugee-led organisations, and private sector actors, will reflect on how this tool can be used to strengthen climate adaptation and energy solutions in Uganda. 🌐 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d6mcKKGv 📅 30/10/2024 ⏲ 9 - 10:30 AM Discover more about U-Learn resources on energy: https://lnkd.in/d4A5shaR UK in Uganda USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Kullein Ankunda Marijke Deleu Kanyesigye S. Raymond Owot Brian Gitta Julie Basque Grace Nakibaala Lisette Gotink

📢 Did you know? 💡 Refugee and host community households in Makindye division, Kampala have embraced a strong savings culture, with 60.5% actively engaged in saving! 💰 Even more impressively, 75.9% of those who saved used their funds to start a #business venture.   The recently conducted Urban Livelihoods Assessment by Catholic Relief Services Uganda, through the LIFT project explores these positive trends and highlights key findings on #employment status, skills gaps, and barriers to flourishing businesses in Kampala.   🔍 Learn more about the challenges and opportunities for improving urban #livelihoods by downloading the assessment report here: https://lnkd.in/eJPn3QEv   #EvidenceinPractice #Savings #UrbanLivelihoods

👨🌾 Want to know more about #ClimateSmartAgriculture (CSA) in Uganda ? Read our new blog: 'How Localisation and Resilient Design Fueled the Success of Climate Smart Agriculture Programmes in Uganda’s Refugee Response – Insights from the Northern Uganda Resilience Initiative (NURI)' 90% of the 4,300 smallholder farmer groups that were trained adopted new agronomic practices recommended by the #DANIDA-funded NURI programme to move towards CSA practices. This recipe for success rests on a few key aspects such as: 👥 collaborating with local stakeholders (staff and authorities) to cascade the CSA model ☘ selecting viable crop species for the selected areas 🚰 integrating Water management consideration in the approach 💡 allowing flexibility for innovation and integrating Village Savings and Loans Associations for financing opportunities 🗣 focusing on empowerment and knowledge transfer through training 📗 Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/d6GDhFSj Embassy of Denmark in Uganda Danish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp Ole Dahl Rilla Kirk Adam Sparre Spliid Anne Sofie Oxlund Kullein Ankunda Frances Wallace Samuele Otim Rizzo Dave Greenhalgh Paul Mwirichia andie lambe

Financing the Future – Shaping the Next Decade of Inclusive Finance... Join online Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI)'s 10th Financial Inclusion Week (FIY)! The past 15 years have seen a significant increase in the global access of the population to formal financial services (from 50 to 76% having financial accounts) as reported in the #GlobalFindexReport. 📍 In Uganda, the #Uthabiti Activity promotes enhanced and diversified #livelihoods activities for refugees and host communities by increasing access to financial services and strengthening market systems. The #FIW24 is the occasion to reflect on all that was done worldwide around usage and quality of #FinancilInclusion services and look beyond, towards creative and digital solutions. Tackling the challenge of inclusivity in the new era of Big Techs and AI, stakeholders from around the world will discuss solutions for increased access to responsible financial services to all. Join them! 📅 October 15-18 2024 🌐 Registration: https://lnkd.in/dThKMGRd #FInclusionWeek https://lnkd.in/eHE2kdCT 📚 Want to know more about access to Financial Inclusion for refugees and host communities in Uganda? https://lnkd.in/epF3xCA5 Grameen Foundation Save the Children Uganda Mwesigwa Bikie Isharaza Bindi Jhaveri USAID - Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance

📣Happening now: From Crisis to Development: Mainstreaming Energy in Humanitarian Clusters session. Follow the #HEC2024 livestream sessions: www.humanitarianenergy.org UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency FAO Sergio Rivero Achá Ray Gorman Differ Community Power Elena Fumagalli U-Learn Uganda Luc Severi Kullein Ankunda Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Nicole Silvya Bouris, MBA

Our very own Kullein Ankunda will be at the #HEC2024, sharing about U-Learn's learning and research work on Energy. 📅 7/10/24 Do not miss it! want to know more about our learning and research work on Energy? Take a look here: https://lnkd.in/d4A5shaR IMPACT Initiatives Pauline Lietar (She/Her) Melle van Hilten Tina Wamala Mwesigwa Bikie Isharaza Oscar Ankunda Lisette Gotink Response Innovation Lab Save the Children Uganda

📌 #PostRILx24 No.3: What can specialized innovation and entrepreneurship platforms do better to support social innovators? Social innovation and entrepreneurship platforms must bring added value to the innovators who seek their support and to the ecosystem at large. More than funding and technical assistance, these organizations offer opportunities for networking and visibility, allowing start-ups and social enterprises to generate new partnerships and establish trust and credibility with stakeholders.      These platforms can also help steer more resources and attention to a context by providing market intelligence and other valuable information to potential investors, donors or clients. Too many duplicative platforms can render the ecosystem too complex for external actors, however, so organizations seeking to create one should first try to partner with existing actors.    Incubators, accelerators and hubs also need to provide the right kind of guidance to innovators and entrepreneurs, from people who understand their journey and the context. They should also engage with government to facilitate the proper registration of the businesses (or NGOs) that they support, while possibly also advocating for more enabling policies.     For solutions to scale, a thorough understanding of the demand for different types of innovations in a particular context is important and must be built into the selection process. By championing the most promising ideas, despite limited funding, these platforms can help steer the system toward the most sustainable and scalable solutions.    Collectively brought to you by: Arnav Bhadra, Kullein Ankunda, Kamiran Shivan, Alina Tokmylenko 🇺🇦, and Shristi Piya. What's your perspective? Comment and repost with your thoughts! RILx24 was hosted by the Nepal Innovation Lab, World Vision Nepal and Response Innovation Lab, with the generous support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, World Vision, and Elrha. #socialinnovations #socialentrepreneurship #innovationsustainability

#RILx24 has successfully concluded! Hosted by World Vision Nepal and Nepal Innovation Lab, the Response Innovation Lab organized its 2024 edition of the annual #RILx event. This year we gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal from September 17-19, and welcomed over 200 guests from 60 agencies coming from 25 different countries! Stay tuned for highlights from the event in our #PostRILx24 series. 💡 #PostRILx24 No.1: What is an effective humanitarian innovation ecosystem? Before discussing the commitment to building an effective humanitarian ecosystem, we must define what it entails and identify the available tangible and intangible resources for fostering relationships within it. An effective humanitarian innovation ecosystem is diverse, integrating a wide range of stakeholders to address real-life challenges and facilitating collaboration. Local partners are crucial, as they possess a better understanding of the local context. Innovation encompasses more than just products or services; it is a process that requires input from various sectors. The public sector, particularly governments at all levels, plays a vital role by shaping public policies, while the private sector contributes ideas and sustainability to programs. It's essential to recognize how innovations in the development sector differ from those in other fields, including factors like piloting timelines and definitions of success. Innovation in development and humanitarian contexts operates differently than in other sectors. Instead of reinventing the wheel, an effective ecosystem encourages new ideas and seeks sustainability. Three investments are to be prioritized if humanitarian innovation ecosystems are to become more effective: 1) On-site research that provides clearer and more precise understanding of challenges and the effectiveness of solutions; 2) A knowledge sharing system that helps local supply and demand for innovative solutions connect with each other as well as with global partnership opportunities; 3) Mechanisms to increase community engagement in the innovation process to ensure more feasible and sustainable solutions. Collectively brought to you by: Grace Nakibaala, Mark Beagan, Ruba R Hijazi, Pradita Pradhan, and Sachin Sapkota. What's your perspective? Comment and repost with your thoughts! RILx24 was hosted by the Nepal Innovation Lab, World Vision Nepal and Response Innovation Lab, with the generous support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, World Vision, and Elrha.