UgandaUG

UK overseas development assistance to Uganda — View on DevTracker →

Total Spent

£2.82B

Projects

520

Sectors

Date Range

2000 – 2026

Closed451(£2.21B)

Implementation67(£617.7M)

Finalisation2(£429K)

Largest Projects

Building Resilience and an Effective Emergency Refugee Response (BRAER)

Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobilityImplementation2018 – 2026

£202,784,105

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The programme will provide emergency life-saving assistance to the large influxes of refugees arriving in Uganda, build resilience among refugees and their host communities to reduce Uganda’s humanitarian burden, and deliver on UK Humanitarian Reform...

World Food Programme (WFP) - Resilience and Emergency Response

Emergency food assistanceImplementation2017 – 2026

£148,548,359

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WFP is expanding Cash Based Transfers (CBT) for General Food Assistance (GFA) based on multisectoral and market functionality assessments in 9 targeted refugee settlements (Southwest – Kyaka II, Kyagwali, Nakivali, Oruchinga and Rwamwanja; and WestNi...

Post-Conflict Development in Northern Uganda

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentClosed2009 – 2017

£90,114,225

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To create economic, social and political opportunities that improve the lives of people affected by conflictTo reduce poverty in Northern Uganda by improving service delivery (including by constructing 2,000 homes for health workers and school teache...

MECS - Modern Energy Cooking Services

Energy researchImplementation2018 – 2030

£79,793,471

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MECS is the FCDO research and innovation programme that accelerates the uptake of clean and modern energy cooking practices in Africa, South Asia, and the Indo-Pacific, in alignment with the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 7. Targeting the...

Humanitarian Emergency Refugee Response in Uganda (HERRU)

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2016 – 2018

£70,858,540

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The emergency response will contribute towards provision of life-saving food assistance to refugees, improving the capacity of reception facilities, providing basic and domestic items, emergency shelter in settlements, WASH, and protection interventi...

Emergency Response to Refugee influx in Uganda

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2017 – 2020

£63,439,868

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This activity Emergency Response to Refugee influx in Uganda is a component of Humanitarian Emergency Refugee Response in Uganda (HERRU) reported by FCDO with a funding type of 111 - Not for profit organisation and a budget of £63,439,868. It works ...

Uganda: Joint Budget Support Operations

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2010 – 2013

£59,898,349

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To improve the impact of public expenditure on the quality of service delivery and poverty reduction, while maintaining macroeconomic stability

Joint Budget Support Operation

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2009 – 2014

£59,698,350

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This activity Joint Budget Support Operation is a component of Uganda: Joint Budget Support Operations reported by FCDO with a funding type of 106 - General Budget Support and a budget of £59,698,350. It works in the following sector(s): Education po...

MRC funding for Programmes and Awards at MRC Uganda Unit

Medical researchClosed2006 – 2026

£58,902,303

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MRC funding for Programmes and Awards at MRC Uganda Unit - Science is delivered through six programmes feeding into each theme, including HIV Epidemiology and Intervention, Cancer Epidemiology, Social Aspects of Health Across the Life-Course, Pathoge...

Expanding Social protection in Uganda - Phase I

Social ProtectionClosed2009 – 2018

£53,732,301

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To embed a national social protection system that benefits the poorest as a core element of Uganda’s national policy, planning and budgeting processes

Sector Breakdown

Material relief assistance and services

£231.3M

Emergency food assistance

£221.6M

Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility

£216.4M

Malaria control

£211.5M

Social Protection

£148.8M

Education policy and administrative management

£147.9M

Environmental policy and administrative management

£122.7M

Trade facilitation

£108.9M

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development

£99.1M

Agricultural development

£93.5M

Medical research

£85.4M

Energy research

£79.9M

Primary education

£72.0M

Family planning

£70.6M

Population policy and administrative management

£61.5M

Transport policy and administrative management

£60.0M

STD control including HIV/AIDS

£53.8M

Health policy and administrative management

£52.8M

Reproductive health care

£45.7M

Basic nutrition

£45.6M

Spending Over Time

2000

£9.3M

2001

£9.3M

2005

£13.2M

2006

£114.3M

2007

£25.8M

2008

£209.9M

2009

£380.8M

2010

£152.6M

2011

£188.9M

2012

£147.0M

2013

£262.6M

2014

£132.2M

2015

£99.6M

2016

£182.2M

2017

£353.2M

2018

£353.0M

2019

£15.8M

2020

£21.3M

2021

£61.9M

2022

£13.6M

2023

£11.6M

2024

£41.9M

2025

£2.9M

2026

£21.7M

All Projects

Project	Sector	Budget ↓	Status	Start

Data Sources

Project data: FCDO DevTracker — Uganda via IATI Datastore
Official statistics: Statistics on International Development (gov.uk)
Budget figures are from IATI project data reported in GBP by FCDO.
UK ODA includes development aid, investment capital (BII), and domestic spending (asylum costs). See the Foreign Aid dashboard for a full breakdown by type.

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Largest Projects

Building Resilience and an Effective Emergency Refugee Response (BRAER)

Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobilityImplementation2018 – 2026

£202,784,105

DevTracker →

World Food Programme (WFP) - Resilience and Emergency Response

Emergency food assistanceImplementation2017 – 2026

£148,548,359

DevTracker →

Post-Conflict Development in Northern Uganda

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentClosed2009 – 2017

£90,114,225

DevTracker →

MECS - Modern Energy Cooking Services

Energy researchImplementation2018 – 2030

£79,793,471

DevTracker →

Humanitarian Emergency Refugee Response in Uganda (HERRU)

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2016 – 2018

£70,858,540

DevTracker →

Emergency Response to Refugee influx in Uganda

Material relief assistance and servicesClosed2017 – 2020

£63,439,868

DevTracker →

Uganda: Joint Budget Support Operations

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2010 – 2013

£59,898,349

DevTracker →

To improve the impact of public expenditure on the quality of service delivery and poverty reduction, while maintaining macroeconomic stability

Joint Budget Support Operation

Education policy and administrative managementClosed2009 – 2014

£59,698,350

DevTracker →

MRC funding for Programmes and Awards at MRC Uganda Unit

Medical researchClosed2006 – 2026

£58,902,303

DevTracker →

Expanding Social protection in Uganda - Phase I

Social ProtectionClosed2009 – 2018

£53,732,301

DevTracker →

To embed a national social protection system that benefits the poorest as a core element of Uganda’s national policy, planning and budgeting processes

Sector Breakdown

Material relief assistance and services

£231.3M

Emergency food assistance

£221.6M

Facilitation of orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility

£216.4M

Malaria control

£211.5M

Social Protection

£148.8M

Education policy and administrative management

£147.9M

Environmental policy and administrative management

£122.7M

Trade facilitation

£108.9M

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development

£99.1M

Agricultural development

£93.5M

Medical research

£85.4M

Energy research

£79.9M

Primary education

£72.0M

Family planning

£70.6M

Population policy and administrative management

£61.5M

Transport policy and administrative management

£60.0M

STD control including HIV/AIDS

£53.8M

Health policy and administrative management

£52.8M

Reproductive health care

£45.7M

Basic nutrition

£45.6M

Spending Over Time

2000

£9.3M

2001

£9.3M

2005

£13.2M

2006

£114.3M

2007

£25.8M

2008

£209.9M

2009

£380.8M

2010

£152.6M

2011

£188.9M

2012

£147.0M

2013

£262.6M

2014

£132.2M

2015

£99.6M

2016

£182.2M

2017

£353.2M

2018

£353.0M

2019

£15.8M

2020

£21.3M

2021

£61.9M

2022

£13.6M

2023

£11.6M

2024

£41.9M

2025

£2.9M

2026

£21.7M