Stories from the field

Highlighting the impact of our interventions through beneficiaries’ voices

Allen, a UNICEF staff member, announces names of girls eligible to receive cash for their school dues as part of the CashPlus initiative.

“We guard them”

In a region where many children drop out of school, pupils at Rupa Primary School in Moroto District are learning to look out for one another.

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Learning between the blackouts

Leaders in Teaching Program, a Mastercard Foundation and UNICEF partnership bringing the connectivity gaps for schools

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Moving keyboards from laps to desks

New partnership UNICEF-Mastercard Foundation partnership increasing digital access in Gulu

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Plugging the unplugged

At Pagirinya Secondary School in Adjumani, learners are making ICT work with very little. The Leaders in Teaching Program wants to help them do much more.

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The initiative that runs on goodwill

Through practical training, peer learning and networking, the initiative draws on the partners' shared expertise to enhance CSO governance

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From teenage motherhood to a nursing dream

Amina finds her way back to school

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Uganda’s children and youth call for climate action

Across Uganda, children and young people are calling for urgent climate action that protects their health, education, water access, food security and safety

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Karamoja's artisans turn new skills into livelihoods

Across nine districts, 84 trained artisans are keeping school water systems running, and building livelihoods from the skills they have gained

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Children take their place at Karamoja's table

In Moroto, culture has always been a place where elders speak and the community listens. In September 2026, children spoke too.

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From policy to action

Key Lessons from inside the PROSPECTS Partnership in Uganda

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‘Now we can’

What capacity strengthening looks like from the inside of community-based organisations in Uganda

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Water where it matters most

UNICEF-KOICA support is restoring water to schools and healthcare facilities in Karamoja

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The weight of a mother's fear

"When your child is sick, take them to hospital for a check-up. If they are malnourished, they will get RUTF, because it is free."

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The colour green

A community health volunteer in Nakivale Refugee Settlement took in an abandoned, dying child.

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Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) are an essential

CHEWs serve on the front lines of community health.

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CHEWS programme strengthening service delivery in Mbale City

“We appreciate Mastercard Foundation’s timely support, which has already brought visible change.”

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A list of all of our stories

09 November 2026

“We guard them”

In a region where many children drop out of school, pupils at Rupa Primary School in Moroto District are learning to look out for one another.
Read now
03 November 2026

Learning between the blackouts

Leaders in Teaching Program, a Mastercard Foundation and UNICEF partnership bringing the connectivity gaps for schools
Read now
03 November 2026

Moving keyboards from laps to desks

New partnership UNICEF-Mastercard Foundation partnership increasing digital access in Gulu
Read now
03 November 2026

Plugging the unplugged

At Pagirinya Secondary School in Adjumani, learners are making ICT work with very little. The Leaders in Teaching Program wants to help them do much more.
Read now
20 October 2026

The initiative that runs on goodwill

Through practical training, peer learning and networking, the initiative draws on the partners' shared expertise to enhance CSO governance
Read now
06 October 2026

From teenage motherhood to a nursing dream

Amina finds her way back to school
Read now
05 October 2026

Uganda’s children and youth call for climate action

Across Uganda, children and young people are calling for urgent climate action that protects their health, education, water access, food security and safety
Read now
02 October 2026

Karamoja's artisans turn new skills into livelihoods

Across nine districts, 84 trained artisans are keeping school water systems running, and building livelihoods from the skills they have gained
Read now
30 September 2026

Children take their place at Karamoja's table

In Moroto, culture has always been a place where elders speak and the community listens. In September 2026, children spoke too.
Read now
29 September 2026

From policy to action

Key Lessons from inside the PROSPECTS Partnership in Uganda
Read now
28 September 2026

‘Now we can’

What capacity strengthening looks like from the inside of community-based organisations in Uganda
Read now
28 September 2026

Water where it matters most

UNICEF-KOICA support is restoring water to schools and healthcare facilities in Karamoja
Read now