The Eastern Africa RILab (EA RILab) is one of four RILabs that have been established across Africa as part of the ResilientAfrica Network. The EA RILab is based at Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda. The other partner Universities affiliated to the EA RILab include Gulu University (Uganda), National University of Rwanda (Rwanda) and Kinshasa School of Public Health (DRC). The Lab has identified seven communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate variability and conflict, and these communities will serve as pilot sites for resilience innovations sponsored by the Lab. Of these seven communities, four are located in Uganda, two are in Rwanda and one is located in DRC. The RILab focuses on building resilience of these communities to the effects of climate variability that manifests as recurrent drought alternating with floods, landslides, and disease epidemics; and effects of acute and chronic conflict that manifest as Gender Based Violence (GBV), refugees and the pace of recovery after conflict.