Uganda Refugee News
Apr 3, 20236 min
Updated: Apr 11, 2023
Its another bumper edition this month with a record 6 WASH articles and plenty of other articles for other sector sepcialists!
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Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Legal Studies - Effectiveness of the Education in Building Self-Reliance Skills among Refugee Students in Uganda
Education Cannot Wait - Education Cannot Wait Renews Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Uganda with US$25 Million in Catalytic Funding Investment; Calls on Donors to Scale-Up Support
DEPA - Talking Pictures: Amplifying the voices of refugee women in the urban settlements of Kampala
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022 - 2023, Education Dashboard - Term 3, 2022
Malteser Int'l - Environmentally friendly school inaugurated in the Rhino refugee camp in Northern Uganda
MIT News - Giving refugees design education — and newfound hope
The Monitor - How South Sudan refugees emerged top in UACE results
No.1 Citizen - Refugee students decry lack of tuition for further studies
NTV - (video) - Researchers cite challenges in schooling for refugees
UNICEF - Including refugee learners so that every child learns (Uganda)
University of Edinburgh - Foundations for All Toolkit - the project aimed to design and implement a blended bridging programme across two sites in Uganda to support refugee and disadvantaged host community students wishing to study at University.
Energypedia - Electrification of Six Health Centres in Rhino Camp and Imvepi Refugee Settlements
Eos - Refugees Are Replanting Trees in Northern Uganda - In the Palorinya Refugee Settlement, efforts to reduce deforestation and increase tree coverage help the ecosystem and improve refugees’ quality of life.
FAO – The forest-energy-livelihood nexus in displacement settings - 02 March 2023
FAO/UNHCR - Planning a people-centered landscape approach to forest restoration in a refugee context - 02 March 2023
FAO/GoU/UNHCR - Forest landscape management plan for the Bidibidi refugee settlement in Yumbe district, Uganda, 2023–2028 Summary
World Bank
Columbia Word Projects - Ubumwe: Exploring Arts for Education and Psychosocial Support with Refugee Children and Youth - The pilot program will be implemented in Kyangwali aims aims to bolster psychosocial and educational outcomes among children and youth through the integration of arts in education and community spaces
Conflict and Health - Sustainability of health services in refugee hosting districts: a qualitative study of health services in three west Nile refugee hosting districts, Uganda
East African Journal of Interdisciplinery Studies - A Systematic Review of the Healthcare Access and Utilization Barriers Faced by Refugees in Uganda
ELRHA - Research snapshot: Improving the mental health of male refugees
Global Public Health - Multi-method findings on COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among urban refugee adolescents and youth in Kampala, Uganda
GoU/UNHCR -
Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022 - 2023, Quarter 4, January - December 2022 - Health & Nutrition Dashboard; Food Security Dashboard
International Breastfeeding Journal - Breastfeeding among South Sudanese refugees in protracted settlements in Adjumani district, Uganda: facilitators and barriers
International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology - Psychological Capital and Quality of life of Refugees in Uganda During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Serial Mediation Model
Journal of Science and Tecnology - Evaluation of the Risk Factors and Prevalence of Cerebral Malaria in Children below 10 Years in Kiryandogo General Hospital.
The Informer - TELEMED organises mental health camp in Nakivale refugee camp
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - Factors associated with continuity of care in hypertension and type 2 diabetes among forcibly displaced persons in the Bidibidi refugee settlement in Uganda: Protocol for a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study
Uganda Red Cross - URCS Distributes Menstrual Hygiene kits to Congolese refugee women and girls in Bundibugyo District.
NEW - SwissContact - Swisscontact reinforces its commitment to fostering increased private sector engagement in refugee areas
Agriculture and Food Economics - The relationship between market information and entrepreneurial orientation: the case of smallholder honey producers in Northern Uganda
ILO - Innovation pitches from youth mentors - Through iUPSHIFT programme, youth mentors trained by the ILO and UNICEF in Uganda on social entrepreneurship and life skills, developed innovative ideas to improve waste management and sustainable energy production.
IPA - The Impact of a Graduation Program on Livelihoods in Refugee and Host Communities in Uganda
New Vision - Sustainable vegetable farming skills to support refugees for with reduced food rations
SwissContact - Reducing refugee dependence on humanitarian aid
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022-2023, - Quarter 4, January - December 2022 Protection Dashboard; GBV Dashboard; Child protection Dashboard
New Books Network - (podcast) - book review - Difficult Life in a Refugee Camp - Gender, Violence, and Coping in Uganda
UNHCR -
World Bank - Tackling Gender Based Violence in Fragile Contexts
World Vision - Gender equality promoted by teenage boys in refugee settlements.
ACF/GiZ/GoU/UNHCR/ Water Mission Int'l - Kiryandongo WASH Knowledge, Attitudes Practices Endline Survey 2022 - A 2021 study on Current Community Knowledge, Atittudes, Practices to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Kiryandongo Refugees Settlement in Kiryandongo District
ACORD/ Caritas/GiZ/GoU/NRC/Samaritans Purse/URC/UNHCR/Water Mission Int'l/ Welthungerhilfe - Bidibidi WASH Knowledge, Attitudes Practices Endline Survey 2022 - A 2022 Study on Current Community Access to Water and Practices on Sanitation and Hygiene in BidiBidi Refugees Settlement in Yumbe District
GiZ/GoU/Malteser/Oxfam/URC/UNHRC/Water Mission Int'l/World Vision -
GoU/UNHCR - Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022 - 2023, WASH Dashboard - Quarter 4, January - December 2022
Ministry of Water and Environment - WASH component of European Union -Trust Fund for the Support Programme to the Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in Northern Uganda.
Water International - (pay for content) - Spatial heterogeneity of household water insecurity in rural Uganda: implications for development
Belga news Agency - Belgian Development Minister praises Uganda's refugee policy
The Cooperator - Give us money for refugee operations, Adjumani urges Danish government
East African - Why East Africa refugees remain financially underserved
FEWS-Net - Uganda Price Bulletin, February 2023
GoU - Refugee Statistics February 2023 - Active Population by Settlement
GoU/UNHCR
Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022 - 2023, - Quarter 4, January - December 2022 - Cash-Based Interventions Dashboard ; Shelter and Settlement Dashboard; Food Security; Shelter, Settlement and NFI dashboard
Refugees and Asylum-Seekers in Uganda - Uganda Refugee Response (28 February 2023)
Uganda Country Refugee Response Plan (UCRRP 2022-23) Performance Dashboard - Quarter 4 2022; Lobule; Bidi Bidi; Kiryandongo; Rhino; Palabek; Imvepi; Palorinya; Adjumani; Kyaka II; Rwamwanja; Oruchinga
South Sudan Situation: Population Dashboard - 31 January 2023
The Independent -
Journal of development, education & technology - The effect of population growth on food security situation among refugees in Nakivale refugee settlement, Isingiro District
The Monitor -
Nile Post - Eritrean Refugees Clean Kampala Suburbs to Pay Ugandans Back for Hospitality
NTV - (video) - Bujumbura sends a delegation to help return refugees
SOAS - Gains from Variety: Refugee-Host Interactions in Uganda. Rome, Italy: CEIS Working Paper No. 553.
PML Daily - Eritrean urban refugees in Uganda salute host communities for hospitality
UNHCR
2022 South Sudan Regional RRP: Regional Overview of the South Sudanese refugee population as of 28 February 2023; as of 31 January 2023
European Union and UNHCR reaffirm strong support to Ugandan refugee response
UNICEF -
UNMISS - While displaced persons return to Morobo, more support required for them to fully reintegrate
wbur - I grew up in a refugee camp. People like me deserve a voice in the UN
World Bank - Understanding the Interaction between Gender, Energy, and Forced Displacement