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On October 16, 2025, AUXFIN Foundation joined leading voices in food systems transformation at the World Food Day 2025 event in the Netherlands. Organized by the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, this annual gathering brings together changemakers from government, business, research, and civil society to take concrete steps toward ending hunger and strengthening sustainable food systems.

We are delighted to announce the signing of a Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Agriterra.

Last week, AUXFIN Uganda joined our partner IFDC at the Outreach and Sensitization event in Rubanda. Through IFDC’s grant, we were able to support farmers with digital tools and financial inclusion opportunities.

Eloy joined AUXFIN BURUNDI as a professional intern from the University of Lake Tanganyika in Bujumbura, Department of Statistics. Curious and determined, Eloy managed to turn this first opportunity into a great professional experience. Today, he is about to take an important new step in his journey.

​The approach of the “Centres Collinaires d'Opportunités pour les jeunes (CCOJ) ” aims to bring together up to 50 young people on a hill to facilitate their access to various services, divided into two main categories: information and practical services. The selection of the youth is based on equitable and geographical criteria, taking gender diversity into account, thus forming the first generation of this project.

AUXFIN Uganda had the chance to join Soroti’s hardworking and dedicated farmers. Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy, and their efforts ensure that families are fed, businesses thrive, and communities grow stronger.

​Boniface, who joined the G50 program in 2019, shares his initial experience with fish farming:

"When the disease attacked our fish, AuxFin quickly responded by sending us the necessary medication. If we had notified them earlier, we might have been able to prevent the loss of the fish. After receiving the fish to start the fish farming, we decided to pool our funds together to buy a tent to protect them. We then organized our work into groups of three during the day and two at night, ensuring constant monitoring of the ponds.

Hakizimana Anésie, from Rubagabaga 1, shares her experience with the G50 program. "The G50 program first taught us the importance of saving, and in addition to that, they introduced a new idea: teaching us fish farming. I was very excited, especially since meat was a luxury we could rarely afford. Although there were more women than men, we quickly got to work. Building the ponds was very hard work, but despite my age, I actively participated."

​Ntirampeba Annonciate, a woman from Rubagabaga 1, shares her enriching experience with the G50 community. Initially, the group received extensive training on good farming practices and the importance of saving. Recently, they learned how to build fish ponds. It was much harder work than she had anticipated, but despite the challenges, she and the other community members persevered. However, their first attempts at building the ponds failed, and the structures collapsed. This prompted them to adopt new techniques, using more durable materials to ensure the ponds' stability.

AUXFIN Uganda is pleased to be part of the Money Harvest Expo again this year, an event empowered by the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) in partnership with Agriterra. This event aims to promote financial, social and economic inclusion for farmers’ groups, cooperatives, and other stakeholders in the agricultural value chain.

Adidja, a Muslim woman, recalls her early days as a young wife. Married at a very young age, she quickly had five children, all born close together.

At 48 years old, Côme, a farmer and father of five children, lives a life marked by frequent absences due to his work, far from his family. These absences have forced his wife to bear the heavy burden of raising their children alone, often born close together due to the lack of family planning.

Imagine yourself in the shoes of Mrs. NIZIGIYIMANA Anastasie, a 39-year-old woman brimming with hope yet confronted with numerous challenges. Before discovering SSR Coach, she faced a real puzzle when it came to spacing out her pregnancies.

AUXFIN Uganda is thrilled to announce the successful completion of a year-long project that has brought transformative change to refugee communities. Over the past year, we have achieved remarkable milestones:

According to the 2016-2017 Demographic Health Survey, 85% of women give birth in healthcare facilities, which means that 15% give birth at home. 8% of adolescents aged 15 to 19 had already begun their reproductive life : 6% of them have had at least one child and 2% are pregnant with their first child. Unmet family planning needs remain very high (30%), and the percentage of women who give birth and leave the healthcare facility with a modern contraceptive method remains very low. This rate was estimated at 2.3% in 2023.