This unit works with all stakeholders towards Prepositioning of Response Kits, Disaster Risk Management Standard Operating Procedures, Early Action Protocols (EAPs), Migration and Population Movement, Linkages to Pandemic Preparedness and Response, Disaster Medicine, Institutional Disaster Data Programme processes at local and national level, Safer Access, Community Engagement & Accountability, Security and Radio Communications System. In liaison with Office of Human Resources, Youth and Volunteer Offices, the EPR Unit fast-tracks the database of National Disaster Preparedness and Response Teams. This Unit also includes specialised innovations such as Contingency Planning Trainer of Trainers (ToTs), Cash Programming, and First Aid for First Responders.
This unit provides technical support working directly with Project Officers and Managers to streamline Climate Science and Innovations especially (FbF), Disaster Risk Reduction, Ecosystems Management and Restoration, Environment and Climate Financing, Climate and Health nexus.
The Humanitarian Research Unit supported by PMER, Grants Manager, Research Associates, support processes of Proposal Development and Grants Application, Real time process evaluations, High impact evaluations and Dissemination of Project and outcomes.
This Unit leads and assures quality for Cash Transfer Programming, an innovation for humanitarian aid in refugee and internally displaced contexts covering all sectors
This Unit runs the domains of Child Protection, Mental Health & Psychosocial Support, Restoring Family Links. This unit also supports the general Violence Prevention Initiatives and conflict resolution in fragile settings
This Unit provides technical support towards Innovative WASH, Development WASH as well as promoting WASH Partnerships across Disaster Risk Management and Health while working with all stakeholders.
This unit provides technical support related to programming in Climate Smart Agriculture and Livelihoods, Village Savings and Loans association, Non Agricultural Livelihoods, Value Chain Addition Systems, crop science, agroforestry, sustainable agriculture and land use management practices, post-harvest handling, animal and crop related science.
Uganda Red Cross Society is a membership humanitarian organization incorporated in 1964, by an enactment of the Red Cross Act, Cap 57 of the laws of Uganda. URCS became a member of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent in 1965.