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Miriam Opwonya Laker-Oketta is the country director at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), where she leads IPA Uganda’s strategic direction, partnerships, and operations. Before joining IPA, she was Senior Research Advisor and Research Director at GiveDirectly. Here, she oversaw a global portfolio of 20+ cash transfer trials and served as the organisation’s evidence spokesperson.

She Chose Humanity: How Miriam Opwonya Laker-Oketta Is Redefining Leadership through Dignity and Compassion

In a world with many pains, treating people humanely is fundamental. It is the simple joys that restore hope to people, and Miriam Opwonya Laker-Oketta has experienced that firsthand. She has seen

March 27, 2026

The Big Story

People go about business in Gulu town. The innovative direct cash giveaway project targets vulnerable Ugandans across the six newly created cities of Mbale, Moroto, Lira, Gulu, Kabale and Mbarara over the next three to five months, with a possibility of rolling out the programme to other cities later.

COVID-19 Hit Families to Benefit from UGX 36B Direct Cash Giveaways

A total of 120,000 families in Uganda whose livelihoods have been negatively affected by Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic will benefit from US$10 million (UGX 36 billion) direct cash transfers. The programme, implemented

August 11, 2020

Banking & Financial Services