Karamoja Resilience Support Unit

The Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) is an initiative of USAID/Uganda aimed at increasing resilience and economic development in Karamoja. The KRSU works closely with the Karamoja Development Partners Group to provide reviews, studies and analyses of development and humanitarian programs in Karamoja, and related policy issues. Our focus is on translating evidence and knowledge into practice, through collaborative approaches. The project is implemented by the Feinstein International Center, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, at Tufts University, with offices in Kampala and Moroto, Uganda.

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Papers published in Pastoralism:

Introducing pathways to resilience in the Karamoja Cluster. Andy Catley, Elizabeth Stites, Mesfin Ayele & Raphael Lotira Arasio. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 28 (2021)

Commentary: Reflections on resilience in the Karamoja Cluster over 40 years. Darlington Akabwai. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 29 (2021)

Friendship, kinship and social risk management strategies among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda. Padmini Iyer. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 24 (2021)

Sugar industrialization and distress selling of livestock among the Bodi pastoralists in Ethiopia’s lower Omo valley. Fana Gebresenbet. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 22 (2021).

Effects of development interventions on pastoral livelihoods in Turkana County, Kenya. Gregory Akall. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 23 (2021)

Trauma, loss and other psychosocial drivers of excessive alcohol consumption in Karamoja, Uganda. Padmini Iyer & Elizabeth Stites. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 30 (2021)

The role of culture in influencing sexual and reproductive health of pastoral adolescent girls in Karamoja sub-region in Uganda. Stella Achen, Peter Atekyereza & Charles B. Rwabukwali. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 25 (2021).

Applying livestock thresholds to examine poverty in Karamoja. Andy Catley & Mesfin Ayele. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 27 (2021).

Community engagement in pastoralist areas: Lessons from the public dialogue process for a new refugee settlement in Turkana, Kenya. Cory Rodgers. Pastoralism volume 11, Article number: 26 (2021)