Building Resilience in Conflict Affected and Fragile Communities of Karamoja (BRICK Project)
BRICK supports women, youth, vulnerable households, and community groups through cash-for-work, infrastructure rehabilitation, VSLAs, entrepreneurship, and micro-business support.
Improve the economic empowerment and resilience of conflict-affected communities using the UNDP 3x6 emergency livelihoods model.
Improving economic empowerment and resilience of conflict-affected communities using the UNDP 3x6 emergency livelihoods model.
The project works in Moroto, Kaabong, and Kotido districts, with VEDCO implementing in Moroto District. It uses cash-for-work activities, road rehabilitation, water pond desilting, woodlot establishment, VSLA strengthening, entrepreneurship training, business development, gender visioning, and micro-business support.
- Improve the economic empowerment of communities with an emphasis on women and youth in Karamoja.
Conflict-affected and vulnerable households, women, youth, cash-for-work beneficiaries, VSLA groups, and community members. Overall target: 4,400 direct beneficiaries.
Moroto, Kaabong, and Kotido districts, with VEDCO implementing in Moroto District
Cash-for-work, road rehabilitation, water pond desilting, woodlot establishment, VSLA strengthening, entrepreneurship training, business development, gender visioning using GALS, and micro-business support.
KOICA, UNDP, VEDCO
- Economic empowerment strengthened for women and youth
- Community resilience improved through public works and livelihood recovery
- VSLAs, entrepreneurship, and micro-business support expanded