World Bank (2019) News article / media

Machine Learning in Uganda Brings the Power of Risk Financing to Strengthen Refugee and Host Community Resilience

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Ref: SRC-006-UGA-001

https://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikiliza/machine-learning-uganda-brings-power-risk-financing-strengthen-refugee-and-host

Accessed: 3/24/2026

Summary

Early blog post describing DCRM design with pre-agreed public service indicators and threshold-based automatic disbursement triggers. Notes DRDIP pre-financed USD 4.5 million for DCRM. Mentions proposed use of AI for sentiment analysis in public discourse. Describes 'learning by doing' approach.

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World Bank (2019). 'Machine Learning in Uganda Brings the Power of Risk Financing to Strengthen Refugee and Host Community Resilience'. Nasikiliza blog. Available at: https://blogs.worldbank.org/nasikiliza/machine-learning-uganda-brings-power-risk-financing-strengthen-refugee-and-host (Accessed 24 March 2026).

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