Prevention, Impacts, and Response to COVID-19 among the Batwa Indigenous Peoples in Uganda: A Policy Brief

This work is part of the COVID Observatories research project that runs in other countries including Canada, Peru, Bolivia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Ghana, South Africa, Namibia, and India. The research teams have been working with IPs and decision-makers to document the impacts COVID-19 is having on indigenous communities and how people are responding. This policy brief has been worked with The Batwa Indigenous people in Uganda. The findings include key themes of COVID-19 epidemiology & knowledge, lived experiences (characterized under livelihoods, access to health facilities, food security, and sexual gender-based violence -SGBV), COVID-19 response, challenges faced and policy recommendations. This brief aims to help understand and communicate the unique context challenges, resilience factors, and needs of Indigenous communities for COVID-19 response and recovery, informing local and global decision-making now and in the future.