2. Digital Agripreneurship Innovation to Enhance Post-Pandemic Resilience Among Refugee Women and Youth in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda

  • Acronym: Digital Agripreneur Study
  • Effective start/end date: February 01st, 2023 January 31st, 2025
  • Funder: National Frontiers in Research Foundation (NFRF), Canada; International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  • Budget: CAD 500,000
  • Status: On-Going Project
  • Type: Research and Innovation

Overview

Overview: The overall goal of the proposed Digital Agripreneurship study is to enhance post-pandemic resilience among 240 refugee women and youth (15-35 years) in Nakivale refugee settlement through a Digital Agripreneurship innovation that includes digital and agripreneurship capacity building, access to modern digital agriculture information, and start-up capacity in form of agriculture inputs.

 


Participants

  • Professor Ntebutse
  • Jean Gabin (PI)
  • Dr. Musiimenta Angella (Co-PI)

Partners

Sherbrook, Canada

University of Québec, Canada

Angels Compassion Research and Development Initiative, Uganda

Capital Solutions Limited, Uganda

Light for All, Uganda

ASD-INKINGI, Uganda


Publications