We plan to support income generating activities and livelihoods of households in two sub-counties in Pader district through increased agricultural productivity. Funds permitting, this will be done in phases and targeting women groups.
ARiD staff at a consultative meeting with one of the women groups in Ogom sub-county, Pader.
ARiD will support the women groups by:
The women consists of networks of community farming groups that have been providing informal social protection in the community.
This is an education programme which involves sponsoring disadvantaged children in schools in Pader district, northern Uganda.
Baseline facts about basic education in Uganda:
Together, we can support the most vulnerable children to have a a brighter future through their access and participation to complete full education cycle.
Our investment in a child’s education restores the dignity which poverty, illiteracy and disease stripped away from them.
You can support a child with any of the following things:
Make an everlasting difference in the life of a child in Pader
Your support for a child bonds you with him/her, the family and Uganda. Sponsoring a child's education brings joy to you and your family too! Support a child in Pader today. Pay him/her a visit if you can. You can make that difference.
The overall aim of ARiD research programme is to make research knowledge available and to facilitate social change. Research takes place both as part of our social action programmes and on thematic basis. ARiD’s research work is contextually oriented and always carried out in cooperation with local partners. Our research team comprises of scholars, academics and practitioners with rich research background and rely on rigor in scientific research. ARiD engages researchers from around the world to carry out specific projects. Our current research programmes focus on the following broad thematic areas:
ARiD’s Community Research Centre is the first of its kind to be set up in Pader, northern Uganda. In order to support our research work, we intend to equip the Resource Centre with modern ICT facilities, essential library materials and periodicals. For the Centre to support our knowledge production unit, we still require some more computers, computer desks, books and other library materials.