03 Methodology investigates the experiences of local communities in enduring the pandemic combined with other crises, and explores the development aspirations of local community members. The research study relied on deskbased research to collect secondary data. Several documents and data sources were reviewed including the current and previous national budgets; various news reports and studies; the National Development Plan; and Economic Program documents agreed on with World Bank and IMF. At the community level, the research team visited three communities around the oil exploration and extraction Bunyoro region of western Uganda. The communities and women’s groups visited were: Kakindo Women Integrated Development Agency (KAWIDA) in Buliisa district; Butimba Women’s Group in Kikuube distict and Kaiso Women Development Group in Hoima district. Given their distinct economic activities, each of these communities had unique challenges resulting from oil extraction and related investments, and unique challenges and experiences with COVID. Buliisa district is mainly a pastoralist community; Butimba is a farming community while Kaiso is a fishing community. 7 Research on the Influence of International Financial Institutions on Uganda’s COVID – 19 Recovery Agenda