Livelihoods in crisis: a longitudinal study in Pader, Uganda Year two update

Since people in Acholiland are predominantly farmers, the result was a collapse in independent livelihoods and an almost universal reliance on food aid and other humanitarian assistance. Despite the growing sophistication of livelihoods assessment techniques, very few studies give a picture of how livelihoods adapt during ongoing crises.

In partnership with Evidence for Development and Mercy Corps, in 2006 the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) attempted to address this gap by initiating a research study in Northern Uganda that would follow a small sample of households over time.