What We Do

Through leadership and refugee governance training, research, and advocacy, we empower refugees to actively shape decisions that affect their lives and communities.

Problem

Refugee-led organizations and leaders face chronic burnout, limited NGO management skills, severe funding gaps, and fragmented coordination, undermining their impact and sustainability.

Capacity sharing

We will provide targeted capacity-sharing and mentorship for refugee leaders in NGO management, strategic planning, and resource mobilization.

Resource Mobilisation

We will provide technical support for refugee-led organizations, backed by donor engagement and innovative fundraising strategies.

Research

We will enable the creation of coordination and research platforms to enable collaboration, evidence-based advocacy, and data-driven programming across refugeeled initiatives.

Our Themes

RECAN is focused on capacity sharing, Research and Resource Mobilisation and Development among refugee leaders and refugee led organisations in Uganda

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Capacity Sharing and Research

RECAN will run research on
the needs or RLOs and conduct capacity-sharing programs tailored to refugee leaders, focusing on NGO management, fundraising, and strategic planning etc.

Resource Mobilisation and Development

RECAN will support the
development of resource
mobilisation strategies, flexible, multi-year funding mechanisms that prioritize refugee-led initiatives and reduce administrative burdens

Where We Are

RECAN in Uganda currently support refugee led organisations in Kyaka II for the pilot project before expanding to other refugee led organisations in other settlements and in other districts. Kyaka II was selected due to the level of need and the expression of interest from the refugee leaders in the settlement towards RECAN. Kyaka II has over 136,129 refugees and asylum seekers as per UNHCR and OPM July updates on the refugee population in Uganda.

RECAN was able to reach 32 refugee led organisations in the settlement in the recently concluded needs assessment for RLOs in the settlement. RECAN is also found and operates in Kakuma Kenya with the refugee led organisations in Kakuma.

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Refugees in Uganda

According to UNHCR and Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Uganda, there are over 1.8m refugees as of July 2025. Of this, 75% are women and children. 52% are below 18 years and 25% are youth between 15 and 24 years. Kyaka II refugee settlements host over 136,129 displaced persons.

Refugee Led Organisations

RECAN reached out to over 32 refugee led organisations in Kyaka II. Most of these are operating as community-based organisations registered at the district level, and others as companies limited by guarantees. Few are registered with the national NGO bureau of Uganda at the national level.

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REACHED by RLOs in the last 10 years

The 32 Refugee led organisations reached by RECAN were able to serve Over 173,696 people (Refugees and host communities) in the different zones and villages in the last 10 years in Kyaka II refugee settlements.