“During land compensations for establishment of oil projects, women were always invited to sign on the compensation agreements as witnesses on family land while men signed as owners. Men were opening bank accounts in their names without putting women. This resulted into men misusing money from land compensations with some of it being used to marry other wives” Sarah Nabiryo, KAWDA, Buliisa. “At the time oil investors came, men were opening accounts for compensation alone in their names. But women have also been sensitized to understand rights and are cooperating with their spouses in opening joint account to receive compensation on their land.” While construction of infrastructure projects promised opportunities to the communities, these promises were not met and jobs were given to people from outside the local communities. “The oil related projects including the roads were supposed to rely on local labor and therefore provide employment to the community. However, jobs are allocated from Kampala and given to foreigners. Our children have not benefited.” During the field study, women indicated that the upgrading of road networks in the region brought some benefits. The two roads i.e. Hoima – Buliisa and Hoima Kaiso-tonya greatly improved transport and communication for people in the region. Women in Buliisa and Kaiso reported that the construction of these roads has eased their movements to Hoima town and has improved their business operations. Oil extraction and infrastructure construction has had negative impacts on the environment. The oil refinery on the shores of Lake Albert excretes waste directly into the lake which has threatened the ecosystem especially the growth of fish species in the lake. Figure 3: Part of HoimaKaiso road - One of the infrastructure projects of oil extraction 21 Research on the Influence of International Financial Institutions on Uganda’s COVID – 19 Recovery Agenda