THIRD NORTHERN UGANDA SOCIAL ACTION FUND (NUSAF 3) - INTEGRATING A GENDER EQUALITY LENS

The NUSAF project (P149965) was implemented from 2016 – 2021 and the project closed in June 2021. A follow-up operation is under preparation that has expanded geographic scope and expansion of disaster risk financing interventions. It is expected to launch in 2024. NUSAF 3 sought to provide effective income support to and build the resilience of poor and vulnerable households in Northern Uganda. The project made use of social safety nets to invest in the livelihoods of poor households, and it specifically included a disaster risk financing (DRF) subcomponent that scales up protection in response to disaster shocks. Uganda’s population is predominantly rural (84 percent of the total population) and it relies heavily on rain-fed farming. The rural population consists - for the most part - of smallholder farmers who are subject to several production constraints and have limited capacity to cope with recurrent climatic shocks. This makes them very vulnerable to food shortages and malnutrition and makes exposed regions in Uganda chronically food insecure.

This case study focuses on gender considerations and gender actions relevant to the DRF subcomponent of the project.