Programs & Capabilities
Since 2005, the Northern Uganda Widows and Orphans Support Organisation (NUWOSO) has been empowering women, children, youth, and vulnerable communities through integrated humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding interventions. What began as a grassroots initiative supporting survivors of conflict and the HIV/AIDS pandemic has grown into a nationally registered, women-led organisation with deep community roots and extensive experience in designing and delivering sustainable, community-driven solutions. NUWOSO works in partnership with communities, government institutions, civil society, development partners, UN Agencies and the private sector to strengthen resilience, protect human rights, improve livelihoods, and promote inclusive development. Our programmes are informed by local knowledge, evidence, and meaningful community participation, ensuring that interventions respond to the real needs and priorities of the people we serve. Guided by our 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, our work is delivered through seven interconnected programs areas that advance our vision of empowered and resilient women and children in Uganda. Together, these programmes address immediate humanitarian needs while creating long-term opportunities for health, education, protection, economic empowerment, climate resilience, advocacy, and institutional strengthening.
Our areas of expertise
Peacebuilding
NUWOSO promotes peaceful, inclusive, and resilient communities by strengthening social cohesion, advancing women's leadership and participation, protecting human rights, and supporting conflict prevention and recovery. We work with communities, institutions, and local leaders to foster dialogue, reconciliation, and inclusive governance for sustainable peace.
Sustainable Development
NUWOSO works with communities to address the root causes of poverty, inequality, and vulnerability through sustainable development programmes. Our interventions focus on health, education, livelihoods, climate resilience, women's economic empowerment, youth skills development, and community capacity strengthening to create lasting social and economic change.
Humanitarian Action
NUWOSO delivers timely, life-saving, and people-centred humanitarian assistance to communities affected by conflict, disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies. We work to protect lives, restore dignity, strengthen community resilience, and improve access to essential services, ensuring that women, children, youth, older persons, and other vulnerable groups receive the support they need to recover and rebuild their lives.
Programs
Integrated Health Program
NUWOSO improves the health and well-being of vulnerable communities by increasing access to HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria, cancer, sexual and reproductive health, maternal and child health, and primary health care services.
Education Services and Support to OVC
NUWOSO promotes inclusive, equitable, and quality education for children, especially orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). We improve access to education through school support, life skills, mentorship, child
Economic and Livelihood Empowerment
NUWOSO strengthens household resilience by promoting sustainable livelihoods, food security, and economic empowerment. We support women, youth, and vulnerable communities through vocational skills training,
Environment & Climate Change
NUWOSO promotes environmental sustainability and climate resilience by supporting communities to adopt climate-smart agriculture, natural resource conservation, tree planting, disaster risk
Organizational Development and Sustainability
NUWOSO strengthens its institutional capacity to deliver high-quality, accountable, and sustainable programmes. We invest in staff development, leadership, governance, strategic planning, systems strengthening,
Human Rights, Gender and Protection
NUWOSO promotes human rights, gender equality, and the protection of women, children, and vulnerable groups from violence, abuse, discrimination, and exploitation. We strengthen child protection systems, prevent
Coordination and Advocacy
NUWOSO strengthens collaboration among communities, government, civil society, and development partners to influence policies, improve service delivery, and advance the rights of women, children, and vulnerable
Our Partners
