Empowered Aid Uganda – Food Distribution Pilot 1 Summary Report

This monitoring report synthesizes safety audits, household surveys, and focus group data from a World Vision food distribution pilot in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Uganda, which evaluated the impact of deploying a 100% female staff and majority-female volunteer team. While the female-led distribution model achieved statistically significant increases in recipient safety and satisfaction at the site, deep-seated protection issues remain unaddressed outside the distribution point, specifically transit-related sexual exploitation by transport actors and pandemic-driven household violence over food resources.