We are an organized group of refugees living in the Nakivale refugee settlement in Uganda, which shelters over 12,000 families and 150,000 refugees from neighboring countries and cultures; including the Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and South Sudan.
Since 2018, we have come together to help create opportunities for livelihood and food security within our community. Our activities are based on inclusive education and the empowerment of entrepreneurial skills, which we passionately share in every conversation.


In 2018, we found an urgent need to build more sustainable systems for our people; Unidos was birthed


We soon became stronger through the aid of our partners; impacting over 5,300+ lives so far


The Nakivale settlement is diverse, which has given us the opportunity to touch lives from over 7 countries


We are proud to share that we’ve received donations in excess of $3,839 to push our causes forward
1.5 million
refugees live in Uganda
Our work is unlocking big changes for refugees in Nakivale
Unidos Projects is an initiative by refugees for refugees
Nakivale Refugee Settlement is in the Isingiro district of southwest Uganda and is home to 150,000 refugees from Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and Sudan. These are the refugees that have been most affected by poverty, climate change, war and political oppression from their home countries.
150,000
Refugees from 7 countries
The amount of people being displaced and therefore seeking refugee asylum is rapidly increasing. Barely 5 years ago, the number of refugees here in the Nakivale settlement was around 80,000. We are currently estimated to be around a whooping 150,000 now in 2022, which means that current resource allocation will never be enough.
Declining ration of external aid
The refugees depend on food given by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and harvests from allocated land to supplement food supplies, but recently, food rations by UNHCR were reduced drastically and this has been worsened by persistent drought that has been experienced in the district.
Our impact
The amount of people being displaced and therefore seeking refugee asylum is rapidly increasing. Barely 5 years ago, the number of refugees here in the Nakivale settlement was around 80,000. Today, we’re barely capable of satisfying our most basic needs.
- Our people were excited to see our crops do so well
- Our men working hard to protect our crops from pests and rodents
- Routine crop inspection exercise. Paul’s associate can be seen recording findings for further learning outcome
- Some of the Unidos leadership. More can be seen in the team page
- Women in the process of soap making. Soaps made by the women are used by family or sold for income