Rescue Families From Acute Hunger in Karamoja

Karamoja needs more than sympathy. It needs urgent action, compassion and sustained support.

The latest IPC assessment shows that 473,000 people in Karamoja are experiencing Crisis or Emergency levels of acute food insecurity, with approximately 41,000 people already in Emergency conditions.

The crisis is affecting communities across the region, with particularly severe conditions reported in Kaabong, Kotido, Karenga, Moroto and Nabilatuk.

Children are especially vulnerable. Approximately 122,100 children aged 6–59 months are projected to face acute malnutrition, including approximately 30,600 children with severe acute malnutrition.

Good Cause Foundation Uganda is appealing to the global GlobalGiving community to stand with vulnerable families during this difficult period.

We want to support emergency food assistance while also helping communities strengthen their resilience through agriculture, seeds, farming skills, livelihood support and other appropriate interventions.

Objectives:

• Provide immediate food assistance to families facing hunger.
• Support children and vulnerable household members.
• Reach communities experiencing the greatest food-security challenges.
• Support seeds and agricultural resources.
• Strengthen farming skills and household food production.
• Promote resilient and sustainable food systems.
• Help families recover from repeated food and livelihood shocks.
• Mobilize international donors and partners.

Please don't look away from Karamoja.

Your donation can help a family receive food when they need it most. Your partnership can help us reach more communities. Your share can introduce this crisis to someone who can help.

Together, we can turn compassion into action and hunger into hope.

For a family facing hunger, a food package is more than a collection of food items—it can mean a meal, relief, dignity and hope.

Karamoja is experiencing severe food insecurity. The latest IPC assessment found that approximately 473,000 people—32% of the analysed population—were facing Crisis or Emergency levels of acute food insecurity between April and July 2026. Around 41,000 people were already in Emergency conditions.

The crisis is being driven by a combination of factors, including poor agricultural production, climate-related shocks, high food prices, water stress and weakened household livelihoods.

Communities in Kaabong, Kotido, Karenga, Moroto and Nabilatuk are among those facing particularly severe conditions.

Good Cause Foundation Uganda wants to help vulnerable families meet their immediate food needs while also supporting pathways toward recovery.

We believe that emergency food assistance and long-term food security should go hand in hand. A family may need food today, but it also needs seeds, knowledge, skills and resources to produce food in the future.

Objectives:

• Provide emergency food packages to vulnerable families.
• Reach communities experiencing severe food insecurity.
• Prioritize families with children and other vulnerable members.
• Support agricultural recovery through seeds and appropriate inputs.
• Strengthen farming and food-production knowledge.
• Promote household food production and resilience.
• Support longer-term livelihood recovery.
• Mobilize donors and partners to reach more households.

You can help us respond to hunger with action.

Your donation can help provide immediate food relief while supporting families to rebuild their capacity to produce food.

Every contribution matters. Every share can reach another supporter. Every partnership can help us reach another community.

Please join us in standing with the families of Karamoja.