🌱 From gardens to harvests! Refugee and host communities in Rhino Camp are growing nutritious food and strengthening livelihoods through Green Harvests and Resilient Homes Project, funded by IKEA Foundation through COHERE. Growing food, nurturing hope, building resilience! – at Maracha, Uganda

NURTURE NOW, EARLY CHILDHOOD MATTERS Investing in Early Learning Opportunities for Children in Refugee Settlements Every child deserves a strong beginning. Yet, for many children growing up in refugee settlements, that beginning is increasingly threatened by poverty, limited resources, closure of community ECD centres, inadequate learning materials and insufficient support for caregivers and teachers. When an ECD centre closes, it is not simply a classroom that disappears—it is a safe space, a learning opportunity and a foundation for a child's future that is lost. This is why HARD Uganda, in partnership with the Refugee Led Organization Network (RELON Uganda), is implementing the one-year SPARK ECD Project, funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation through RELON Uganda. SPARK—Supporting Play, Awareness and Resilience of Kids through Early Childhood Development—is working to strengthen early learning opportunities for children aged 0–6 years while empowering parents, caregivers, teachers and communities to build sustainable solutions. In Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement, approximately 50 community-based ECD centres have been identified, with around 15 centres closed and approximately 35 continuing to operate under significant challenges. Many children are therefore at risk of missing the critical early years of learning and development. The upcoming Radio Talkshow on Pacis 90.9 FM, Arua, from 7:00–8:00 PM provides an important platform to bring this issue to the public. We will discuss why ECD matters, the challenges facing community ECD centres, the role of parents and communities, and the responsibility of government, OPM, UNHCR, district authorities and development partners in ensuring sustainable investment in early childhood. This is more than a radio discussion. It is a conversation about the future of our children. It is an opportunity to challenge the misconception that ECD is a luxury, amplify the voices of affected communities and call for practical action to revitalise closed centres, support teachers and caregivers, provide learning materials and integrate ECD into refugee response and local development planning. Join us. Listen. Speak. Advocate. Act. Because a child does not have to wait until primary school to begin learning. Learning begins from birth. > If we want children to become confident learners tomorrow, we must nurture them today. NURTURE NOW. EARLY CHILDHOOD MATTERS. Pacis 90.9 FM, Arua | 7:00–8:00 PM HARD Uganda | SPARK ECD Project – at Uganda

🌱 GREEN HARVESTS & RESILIENT HOMES | From Seeds to Sustainable Harvests Update from the field! 🌿 Participants in our GREEN HARVESTS & RESILIENT HOMES Project have successfully transplanted tomatoes, eggplants, and Sukuma wiki (kale) turning their training, effort, and commitment into practical action. This is more than farming. It is about strengthening household resilience, improving food security, promoting sustainable livelihoods, and creating pathways for families to become more self-reliant. We are grateful to @IKEA , through @WeAreCohere_Org , for the generous support that is enabling communities to strengthen their resilience and build more sustainable homes and livelihoods. 🌱 Growing food. Building resilience. Strengthening communities. #GreenHarvests #ResilientHomes #FoodSecurity #ClimateResilience #SustainableLivelihoods #CommunityDevelopment #IKEA #COHERE #HARDUganda #RefugeeLedDevelopment – at Maracha, Uganda

🌱 Every Child Deserves a Strong Start Learning doesn't begin in the classroom, It starts at home. When caregivers actively support early learning through play, storytelling, conversation, and encouragement, children develop confidence, curiosity, and the skills they need to thrive. At #HARD Uganda, we believe empowering caregivers is key to unlocking every child's potential. Together, let's create safe, nurturing environments where every child can learn, grow, and succeed. We acknowledge the generosity of @hiltonfound for investing in Early childhood development efforts through Funding @relonuganda to advance advocacy on early childhood development strengthening and integration in the Refugee settlements in Uganda under the theme: Nurture Now, Early Childhood Matters #NurtureNow #EarlyChildhoodMatters #ECDMatters #CaregiverSupport #RefugeeEducation #ChildDevelopment #EducationForAll – at Maracha, Uganda

🌱 Growing Food, Building Resilience Through the Green Harvests and Resilient Homes Project, funded by the IKEA Foundation through COHERE, HARD Uganda is empowering refugee and host communities with climate-smart agriculture. At one of our three demonstration sites in Rhino Camp Extension, Omugo Refugee Settlement, 60 members are preparing land to transplant vegetable seedlings raised in the nursery. The project supports refugee households no longer receiving food assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP), helping them improve food security, nutrition, and household incomes through sustainable vegetable production. HARD Uganda remains committed to equipping communities with practical skills and opportunities that promote self-reliance, resilience, and sustainable development. Growing food. Restoring hope. Building resilient communities. 🌿 #HARDUganda #GreenHarvests #ResilientHomes #FoodSecurity #ClimateSmartAgriculture #SelfReliance #Refugees #IKEAFoundation #COHERE

Update Through play, children strengthened their cognitive, social, language, and motor skills giving them a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Nurture Now, Early Childhood Matters! #ECDMatters #NurtureNowInvestNow – at Uganda

A nurturing home is every child's first classroom. We empowered 135 parents through parenting sessions using the Boost for the Youngest Toolkit, strengthening positive parenting and creating safe, loving environments where children can thrive. #NurtureNow #EarlyChildhoodMatters – at Uganda

Updates Our #GreenHarvest project participants were taken through Nursery bed preparation and seeds planting in #Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement. Reaching out to 60 participants in demo site one. Thanks to @WeAreCohere_Org and @IKEA for the fundings to improve lives of refugees – at Uganda

Updates When women are given the spaces in decision making processes.They are not just decision makers but really problem solvers of the context of issues affecting the society. Our Women Engagement Forum was wrapped up with Actionable resolutions and good advocacy issues. – at Uganda

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary – at Uganda

Update!!! Join us on 25th June 2026 for this highly anticipated Women Engagement Forum under the theme: "Her Voice, Her Power: Women leading the fight Against Corruption for Accountable and inclusive communities" Thanks to @GlobalFundWomen for the funding #feministApproaches – at Uganda

Updates Catch live at @hosttelevision on Tuesday 23rd June 2026. For the essential school debate.Btw St Luke Widi SS and Ofua Community ss in Terego. Motion: "Feminist values: Provide a more effective foundation for combating corruption that traditional governance approaches" – at Uganda

Happy World Refugee Day. Theme: Until everyone is Safe. Refugees needs holistic quality services to live. Let continue supporting them until everyone is safe and able to withstand the challenges alone in resilience. Advocate for Refugees anf fund Refugee Led initiatives