07 Food rations were offered to vulnerable families in urban areas during the first lockdown . Rural communities were not targeted as they were not faced with food shortages. However, fishing communities, who needed food support as they had lost access to their source of livelihoods did not receive food rations. mixed with so many groups of women we don’t know which makes savings difficult because we do not know the businesses these women operate. This will also make repayments difficult”. Community members reported that they have not benefited from the Emyooga fund due to complexities in administration, and since their communities were not effectively mobilized and sensitized to embrace the program. Community discussions revealed that women understand development as having both social and economic dimensions. Women pointed out that development can happen at individual, family, or community levels. Women perceived individual development as a movement from one level to another in terms of education and economic status. At family level, development is perceived in terms of w living conditions in the family in terms of housing, food and access to essential commodities like soap, sugar, etc. Kemigisa Juliet “The Emyooga money needed savings, but because we didn’t have businesses, we could not save and therefore could not access the funds. Some of the women have endeavored to make the savings but have not accessed the funds. “We were Community perceptions of development Figure 6: Atukunda Marion shares a story of community behaviors and practices both in the past and present - Butimba Women Kikuube district. 24 Research on the Influence of International Financial Institutions on Uganda’s COVID – 19 Recovery Agenda