Devex Op-Ed: 3 lessons learned on integrating innovation into the Uganda refugee response

Localizing takes a central role

The Uganda Response Innovation Lab published an article in Devex regarding the lessons learned from integrating innovation into the Uganda refugee response. Localizing innovation plays a central role in the lessons. In a nutshell, the lessons are:

  1. Be a translator and connector

  2. Localization is the process, not just a part of the process

  3. Investing in local ideas and ‘skilling’ innovators

Read the article to learn more about each of these lessons.

--Uganda