New The UWA Talent Hub is live — connecting refugee professionals with global remote employers.
Explore the Talent Hub →
Up With Africa · Resources
Uganda hosts over 1.5 million refugees — many of them skilled, educated, and connected. But broken platforms, missing legal clarity, and closed payment corridors keep them locked out of the global digital economy. This hub exists to change that.
Free, community-powered, regularly updated. Each tool is built on real experience from refugee digital workers in Uganda — and improved every month based on what the community reports back.
Crowdsourced, real-time data on which payment platforms, freelance sites, and financial services work — or don't — for refugees in Uganda. Rated by refugees, updated by the community, cited in policy.
Open the map → ResourceII. — Plain language · 5 languagesWhat Ugandan law actually says about refugee freelance and remote work — in English, French, Swahili, Arabic, and Somali. Know your rights before you sign a contract, open an account, or file taxes.
Read the guide → ResourceIII. — Curated · vettedRemote and freelance opportunities from European and global companies explicitly open to hiring refugees in Uganda. Focused on roles that don't require physical presence or citizenship-restricted contracts.
Browse jobs → ResourceIV. — Tested step-by-stepPractical workarounds for the barriers you face right now — how to verify identity on Upwork, receive payments through mobile money, open a refugee-friendly bank account, and more.
Open toolkit →State of digital work access for refugees in Uganda. Community data. Real numbers. Honest barriers.
Read the report →A live platform — not a directory. Verified refugee professionals connect with global employers actively hiring for remote work. Free profiles, real applications, dashboards that actually track your progress.
— Verified. Connected. Working. —
Every platform rating, every legal question, every job application story helps make these resources stronger. If you are a refugee working online in Uganda — your voice belongs here.