GAIN Working Paper n°70: Improving Workplace Menus: Cross-Country Lessons From Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Uganda

- 22/06/2026

Workplace food provision represents a significant opportunity to improve diet quality among working-age adults. This working paper synthesises cross-country experience from GAIN-supported programmes in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Uganda on how improved workplace menus have been assessed, designed, and operationalised.

Workforce Nutrition Company Onboarding 2026

26 May 2026- 19 June 2026Uganda

GAIN Uganda is implementing a Workplace Nutrition initiative aimed at improving employees’ access to nutritious diets and enhancing dietary diversity. The program includes: Nutrition awareness sessions, Menu assessments and improvements and Continuous engagement with participating workplaces.

I-CAN Policy Brief: Building Systems For Climate–Nutrition Integration In Uganda

- 18/05/2026

Uganda increasingly recognises the importance of addressing the intersection of climate change and nutrition, with emerging efforts demonstrating that integrated action is both possible and already underway. However, climate shocks, including droughts, floods, and pest outbreaks, continue to disrupt food production, dietary diversity, water access, and disease patterns, ultimately undermining nutrition outcomes. A review of 39 national policies and consultations with 22 stakeholders across government, development partners, civil society, and the private sector reveal that climate and nutrition remain largely siloed within Uganda’s policy architecture, and that implementation is constrained by gaps between policy intent and operational reality. However, a subset of policies demonstrates that effective climate–nutrition integration is already possible, particularly where clear pathways, costed commitments, and system-level investments are in place. Stakeholder interviews indicate that, although policy frameworks increasingly acknowledge the climate-nutrition nexus, integrated action is most often realised at the program level, primarily through donor-funded projects and civil society initiatives, rather than systematically embedded within government systems. These findings highlight a critical opportunity to strengthen policy coherence, institutional coordination, financing alignment, and cross-sector accountability to accelerate climate-nutrition integration efforts in Uganda.

Ebyendiisa Expo 2026 | Ebyendiisa Nutrition & Agriculture Expo – Kampala, Uganda

30 April 2026- 01 May 2026Kampala, Uganda, Uganda

The Ebyendiisa Expo 2026 is a two-day experience that brings together agriculture, nutrition, and food system actors to close the gap between food availability and real consumption. It transforms nutrition from information into experience through food, learning, and culture.

Victoria Winyana, A Young Vendor Who Showed Resilience That Kept Her Business Moving

From a loan of 150,000 Ugandan Shillings, to Changing How a Community Eats When school was no longer an option, Victoria Winyana didn't back down. Armed with a modest loan from her mother and a vision to make healthy eating effortless, she transformed a simple market stall into a hub for community well-being. Read how this young Ugandan vendor turned a struggle for survival into a movement for nutrition, trust, and empowerment, one bundle of greens at a time.

Rose Nabasirye Shapes Meals, Shapes Lives

The story highlights Rose Nabasirye, a vegetable vendor in Uganda with over twenty years of experience in the informal food economy, who uses her market stall as an informal classroom to promote healthy eating. Through daily interactions, she guides customers on dietary diversity, taste, and simple recipes, helping transform vegetables into an accessible and creative part of their daily meals. Her involvement with GAIN’s Fit Foods initiative has further enhanced her stall's visibility and credibility, demonstrating how market vendors serve as essential, trusted frontline influencers in improving community nutrition outcomes.

Jamada Nduga, The Supplier Behind Every Fresh Plate

As a vital bridge in Uganda’s local food system, supplier Jamada Nduga travels across rural villages to scout fresh, safe, and chemical-free produce directly from smallholder farmers. By connecting hardworking growers with market vendors through initiatives like GAIN's Fit Foods project, Jamada ensures fair market access for farmers and reliable, high-quality inventory for sellers while playing an essential upstream role in elevating community diets, food safety, and household livelihoods—one fresh vegetable at a time.

How A Market Stall Became A Wellness Classroom

This story highlights Rehema Nakamya, a long-time vendor at Wakiso Central Daily Market in Uganda, who uses her stall as an educational platform to promote community health and nutrition through the Vegetables For All project. Over fifteen years of market changes, Rehema adapted her business to sell both traditional local greens (nakati, dodo, buga) and exotic varieties (spinach, lettuce), while actively teaching customers how to properly wash, prepare, and incorporate leafy vegetables into their daily diets. By building trust and sharing practical advice on disease prevention and healthy habits, she transforms the simple act of selling produce into a powerful tool for shaping better diets and long-term community well-being.

National Catalytic Stakeholder Consultation on the Review of the Uganda MSME Policy (2015) and the National Standards and Quality Policy (2012)

02 December 2025Uganda

Uganda is entering a decisive phase in its journey toward achieving a USD 500 billion economy by 2040, as envisioned under the Tenfold Growth Strategy and National Development Plan IV (NDP IV). Both frameworks emphasize sustainable industrialization for inclusive growth, employment, and wealth creation. However, the success of this economic transformation rests on the vibrancy, competitiveness, and quality orientation of the private sector particularly Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). MSMEs account for 98.8% of Uganda’s enterprises, contribute 75% of GDP, 77% of formal jobs, and generate 80% of domestic revenue. They are the backbone of Uganda’s economic fabric and the engine of future industrialization. Despite this importance, MSMEs face persistent challenges—limited access to finance, low productivity, weak innovation, and poor compliance with standards. Furthermore, the MSME Policy (2015) and the National Standards and Quality Policy (2012) have become outdated amid evolving national, regional, and continental priorities, including the AfCFTA, the EAC Industrialization Strategy (2021–2031), digital transformation, and sustainability imperatives