''𝙳𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚒te 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚝𝚜, 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝚂𝚞𝚍𝚊𝚗 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎! 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚢! 𝙴𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚐𝚎𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚜, 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚎.𝚐 𝚂𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝚂𝚞𝚍𝚊𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚐𝚎𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚘𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚐𝚎𝚎𝚜."

Executive Director-YETA

We love and cherish our country of origin.

Despite being in asylum, it in any way does not stop refugees from celebrating the independence of their home country! We love and cherish our country of origin. It only became harsh to us because of poor governance and leader’s self-interest! We love you, motherland, we thank you hosting country for the hospitality and mentorship"

From Executive Director-YETA Peace and Disability Initiative 

We ended up the launch with a group photo!

#cohere #ikeafoundation

Today during the onboarding meeting, our program Lead is explaining the project design and approach! The project and product promotion brand will be Buy Local Build Local -BLBL . This promotion brand was unanimously adopted by stakeholders and the participants.

A good number of stakeholders turned up!

Today, we were previllaged to have UNHCR, OPM, Refugee Welfare Council at different levels, partner staff during the onboarding of COHERE/IKEA funded project participants. This shows the relevance of Refugee led solutions to the stakeholders giving us more strength! We will be counting on them in technical support and oversight!

#cohere #ikeafoundation

Today, it was inspiring hearing from the trainer of crochets! I'm not educated at all but what I earn from this work in 3 months is earned for 12 months by my husband. I will be training you on such products!

#cohere #ikeafoundation

Update onboarding of Upskilling Project!

UNHCR-Discuss the training opportunity and training program with your husband or wife in advance to avoid GBV, trainers should give adequate time for the participants "

Happening Now!

Launch and onboarding of Upskilling Project

Today we are launching and onboarding 30 caregivers of CWDs for Upskilling in tailoring with focus on bag making and crochets. A participants sharing his reflection on the program.

#cohere #ikeafoundation

Quarterly Multi-stakeholder Forum for development of CWDs.

Today we participated in a quarterly dialogue forum that brings together caregivers of CWDs, persons with disabilities, local leaders, teachers, health workers and partners to share lived experiences, what is working, what's not working and what needs to be done!

Key lessons learnt from the dialogue.

1. Rehabilitation support should be complimented with livelihood support for self reliance.

2. Children with disabilities continue to experience stigma and bullying in schools especially along the road to and from school. Some caregivers now use positive copying mechanisms e.g by assigning the siblings to protect the CWD along the way.

3. Some of the adolescent girls with disabilities miss classes due to lack of sanitary pads.

4. School administrators have now adopted affirmative leadership post-Special Needs Prefect only to be held by a person with disability who can identify abuses and advocate for the welfare of learners with disabilities.

Tailoring focusing on textile bags is making more profits than the ordinary dress fashions.

Just after undergoing 3 months basic training on tailoring with specialization in textile bag making, the participants have started producing and selling their products at Food distribution points during distributions. This idea is now generating reliable incomes for caregivers of children with disabilities with less market competition.

@Bright futures consortium @comicrelief

How then is disability perceived in your location!

Here is our experience!

Measuring the Impact of Inclusion Webinar Hosted by Lidia Pretoriur-a specialist in disability inclusion.

24 June 2026

Our participation was highly perspective and lived. Check below!

Certificate of participation awarded!

In collaboration with Eight Tech Consults and unicef, we have awarded certificate of participation for 36 out of school youth after undergoing basic digital literacy training at the community hub. Until 3 months from now, the same participants and those with basic skills will be enrolled for Upskilling to Intermediate digital skills. #IKA FOUNDATION

A testimony from the youth undergoing 3 days digital skills training in imvepi refugee settlement.

They can now use their skills acquired to express their feelings!

#unicef and #eighttech

Our Community Digital Hub Now Operational.

With support from IKEA Foundation through COHERE, We have repaired and serviced 10 desktop computers out of 14 that has subsequently led to restarting digital skills training among out of school youth.

Just as we started today, we registered 36 youths under collaborative arrangement on digital skills training with technical support from @Eight Tech Consults and @Unicef

Happening Now!

We are pleased to be among one of the ICT Community Hubs in pilot tesing of scalable models for delivering digital skills among children and young people within formal and non-formal education system in Uganda.

The 5 days programme has begun with 2 days instructor training with two hub coordinators with support from #Eight Tech Consults and #uncicef

More and lived perspectives of Peace and Climate resilence from our Executive Director @Emmanuel Joseph Motuna

Peace and Climate resilence perspective from Vivian working with YETA as Project manager Peace Building Initiatives

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nxnRRBjYljxO

Peace and Climate resilience discussions ongoing with Refugee and community based perspectives. Follow the discussions on

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nxnRRBjYljxO

Inclusive community based play sessions reduce stigma, rehabilitates and promotes psychological well-being of Children with disabilities!

Affirmative action to Empower women in leadership and decision making.

Yesterday and today, we were able to evaluate and select proposals and dessiminate results for Women Cash Grant Transfer for 2026 among 4 applicants. This is an initiative that targets registered women led groups and organisations with funding from Oxfam.

Capitalising on strengthening referrals for Children with disabilities!

Today, we were able to mobilize and refer over 30 CWDs to education partner Palm Corps for primary Education scholarships. This way we think they will be able to get more support apart from what our projects offer.

This week we were able to have courtesy visits and induction to key stakeholders in particular OPM, RWC leadership on Upskilling project funded by IKEA/COHERE as the project key start process. Project workplan and activity budgets were shared and filed with the stakeholders for reference, transparency and Accountability.

Just from May Education sector working Group Meeting

Key issues were;

-Education partner to be assessing PSNs for education sponsorship from partner referral.

-IGAs such as grinding Mill initiated by some ECDs has sustained their activities.

-There's limited indoor and outdoor playing materials across 21 ECDs.

-lack of training for newly recruited ECD caregivers affecting learning in ECDs.

-Fewer number of caregivers compared to high enrollment in ECDs affects ECD outcomes.

-ECDs lack tablets for data management and sharing. There's high need for sanitizers and hand washing facilities for Ebola prevention as next school term opens next week 25th May 2026.

2nd community Structure sustainability planning meeting.

Today, we had a wonderful sustainability planning meeting as part of Danida SPII project exit strategy. Three (3) key sustainability activities agreed upon among the Women led fora, Male Champions, Cultural and Religious Alliance and Climate Champions were;

1. Training of ToTs among the structures.

2. Formal structure registration and Certificates.

3. Facilitate sustainable structure initiatives.

Invest in Income Generating Activities (IGA) or Risk Closing operations!

With global funding challenges, COHERE was concerned about institutional framework by RLOs on sustaining their initiatives with or without funding! We must think outside the box 📦 and become more creative and innovative than ever before.

Just Now!

Received a team from COHERE for their routine partner learning visits. They were able to visit and interact with champion caregivers who were found to be attending financial literacy training as part of process to support them with business boost up capital.

We strongly use these parameters to support our communities for a progressive and inclusive society!

Supplier Prequalification Notice 2026-2027

YETA invites interested, qualified, technically competent, and eligible vendors to submit their interest for the pre-qualification to be included in YETA database for supply of goods and provision of services for years 2026-2027. The purpose is to identify reliable, compliant, credible, and experienced service providers who can deliver quality goods and services when required.

Find details below!

We appreciate 👇

Our Peace building Approaches working!

With funding from Oxfam (DANIDA SPII), Women led fora, Male Champions, Cultural and Religious Alliance established in 2022 now meet quarterly to share their achievements, challenges and lessons learnt among themselves.

Today was yet another amazing feedback from the community structures in areas of conflict identification, resolution, mediations and dialogues. Working across Imvepi Refugee settlement, the structure members have become transformative change agents in the community!

Press Release-New Funding Update

We are previllaged to announce new funding from COHERE Charity Limited under their trust based funding mechanism. See details below!

This week at a glance with inclusive community based play sessions.

As a result of training on making and using local play materials by 3 Stars Rehabilitation Initiative late last year, children are now using them for their community and home based play sessions.

@cohere and @comic relief

Today YETA joined Terego District Local government and NGOs operating in the District to celebrate International Women's Day marking it as the biggest efforts for collaboration amidst shringing funding landscape. Resources were pulled together from the different partners and the local government that eased today's activity. Peaceful coexistence was achieved as the event brought together both refugees and host communities.

#Scale up investments #accelerate access to justice #women and girls in Uganda

International Women's Day 2026

YETA Peace and Disability Initiative today joins the rest of the world in celebrating the resilence of refugee women who have become sole breadwinners in the refugee settlements contrary to when back in the country of Origin.

#Happy women's day #Happy families.

We belong to the school of thought that staff meetings are way of sharing information and making decisions in the day to day running! Today we were able to sit for staff monthly stragic meeting.

Today we participated in Imvepi refugee settlement coordination meeting. During the meeting, UNHCR called partners to collaborate more than ever before to avoid duplication given the dire funding shortages.