Uganda Refugee News
Jan 108 min
Welcome to the 48th edition of URN covering publications and news from December 2023.
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Sector specific:
Education:
AHMR - Higher Education Policy and Access for South Sudanese from Bidi Bidi, Uganda
BRAC - BRAC officially commissions 34 ECD Centres in Rhino and Imvepi Refugee Settlements in Uganda
East African Journal of Education Studies - Stakeholders’ Interventions in Addressing Financial Constraints Restricting Women Refugees Access to Higher Education: The Case of Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Education Development Trust -
Education International - Education International puts teachers in the spotlight at the Global Refugee Forum
Policy Commons - Teacher management in refugee settings: Uganda
SIMI - The struggle for education faced by refugees girls in Uganda
UNESCO - In Uganda, new evidence to support teachers in refugee settings
UNESCO/UNHCR - Paving pathways for inclusion: Towards evidence-based policy-making for refugee education (August 2023)
UNICEF - Including Refugee Learners in National Education Systems
Windle Trust - Supporting Refugee Learners Transition to Uganda’s Education System Through Bridging Curriculum
Environment & Energy:
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences - Need for a tenure arrangement for refugees on customary land - A case of Uganda
Al Jazeera - (video) Refugees use plants to fight malaria & climate change in Uganda - Refugees in Uganda are involved in a scheme to plant shrubs and trees to help local communities fight malaria and restore environments hit by climate change.
CNA - Uganda seeks to rebuild forests as country's refugee settlements impact environment - Refugee settlements are heavily dependent on wood for fuel and construction, which has contributed to Uganda's deforestation problem.
The Journal of Environment & Development - The Search for Sustainability Amid Displacement: Exploring the Potential of Fast-growing Exotic Tree Species as Fuelwood Alternative for Refugees and Host Communities in Northern Uganda
Solar Quarter - UNHCR Advances Renewable Energy Agenda With Groundbreaking Solar Projects In Kenya And Uganda
Health:
AIDS and Behaviour - (pay for access) - HIV Vulnerabilities Associated with Water Insecurity, Food Insecurity, and Other COVID-19 Impacts Among Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda: Multi-method Findings
Global Compact - A Refugee-led Business Model for Menstrual Health - Promoting menstrual health and hygiene through local production of reusable sanitary pads and advocacy in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda.
LWF - Prioritizing Mental Health is a Vital Step Towards Refugees’ Wellbeing in Uganda
Makerere University - Knowledge and Practices of Malaria Prevention and Control among Caretakers of Children Less Than 5 Years in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Camp.
Medical Teams International - Behind the curtain: Our NICUs in Uganda
Nile Post - Danish government and UNFPA launch ‘SAY’ initiative - Danish government and UNFPA launch 'SAY' initiative to empower Ugandan youth in Refugee communities
NTV - (video) - Kyangwali Health Center Four in Kikuube District overwhelmed by high patient numbers
Open Access Journal of Contraception - Adherence to Modern Contraceptives Among Female Refugee Adolescents in Northern Uganda: A Prospective Single Cohort Study
PML Daily - Danish Embassy in Uganda, UNFPA unveil transformative programme to enhance access to SRHR among young people
Value in Health Regional Issues - Scoping Review of Health Economics Research on Refugee Health in Sub-Saharan Africa
Livelihoods & Resilience:
The Ankole Times - Soko Uganda and UGAFODE Partner to Digitally Empower Women Refugees
BBW International - A new start through vocational orientation in Uganda - bbw promotes livelihood improvements of Ugandan youths and inner-African refugees in Uganda via vocational training
Capital Radio - Refugees Engage in Productive Work
The Conversation - ‘You reach a point where you have nothing. You will just die’ – in East African refugee camps, food scarcity is a mortal concern
Disrupt Africa - How Uganda’s Munakyalo Agrofresh is helping farmers avoid post-harvest losses
Embassy of France -
French Ambassador visits Action Against Hunger’s Nutrition and Resilience project in Nakivale
FinDev Gateway - (video) - Aqrchet Diana Salume, Opportunity Bank Uganda: Helping refugees deal with climate shocks
FEWS-Net -
Global Compact - Strengthening resilience of refugees and their host communities - Focus on women and young people in increasing agriculture production, averting malnutrition and value and income creation in Bidi Bidi, Uganda.
The New Humanitarian - EXCLUSIVE: How a WFP food aid revamp has gone wrong for refugees in Uganda - ‘The community is not ready for the policy, and the policy is affecting the community.’
Kampala International University - Cash-based intervention and host community livelihood in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Kiryandongo District, Uganda
Monitor - Microfinance institutions digitise funding for refugees
New Vision -
Refugees in Yumbe turn to climate resilient crops for food security
Nakivale refugee settlement faces crisis as donor funding decreases
Open Repository of Knowledge - The Labor Market Impact of Forced Displacement: Jobs in Host Communities in Colombia, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Uganda (Executive Summary booklet)
Research Square - Social Capital and Quality of Life among the Refugees residing in Mbarara City Southwestern Uganda
SINA - (video) - A Tour of Youth Innovation Hub (YINNOH) in the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Student’s Journal of Health Research Africa - Rights awareness and the livelihood of refugees in Kyaka II refugee camp in Kyegegwa District - A cross sectional study
UBC - (video) - Skilling for employability - Bidibidi refugee youths retooled for job creation
UNHCR -
Global survey on livelihoods and economic inclusion report - December 2023
Zahra - Upliftment of Refugees
Protection:
WASH:
Other:
ACT Alliance - Empowering Refugees through Humanitarian Quality and Accountability Programming in Uganda
African Cities - Obuntubulamu: Care and solidarity among young refugees in Kampala’s informal settlements
Boona FM - Kisoro RDC warns against illegal hosting of DRC refugees amidst Uganda forces withdrawal
Brass for Africa - LAB UGANDA Community Music Programme in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement
The City Review - Kanyikwa urges on refugees in Uganda to return home
Ethics in Progress - Whom Does the Knowledge Belong? The Researcher-Researched Relationship and Vulnerability in Refugee Studies
EUTFA - EU Youth Art Competition in West Nile: Portraying Stories of Hope from Refugee Youth
FAFO - How to move forward on implementing progressive refugee policies - Discussion paper
GoU -
Global Refugee Forum 2023: Pledges by The Government of Uganda
GoU/UNHCR -
Population Dashboard: Overview of Refugees and Asylum-seekers in Uganda as of 30 November 2023
Refugee Statistics November 2023 - Settlement & Urban Profiles
The Guardian - ‘It’s a time to forget all the stress’: Christmas in Africa’s largest refugee camp - The UN’s reduction in emergency rations has hit many in Uganda’s Bidi Bidi settlement hard, but those who have food share with neighbours to keep the festive spirit alive
International Journal of Qualitative Methods - Use of Photovoice in sub-Saharan Africa: Illustrations and Reflections From Research in Uganda
Kampala International University -
Peace and stability through bilateral diplomacy between Uganda and South Sudan
Makerere University - The role of international law in addressing the root causes of the refugee crisis in Eastern Africa
Medium - Digital literacy in the spotlight - How UNHCR teams are thinking about and acting on the digital literacy needs and priorities of forcibly displaced and stateless communities
Monitor -
Refugee reintegration: The Journey of Safali Libia in Uganda
Ismaili community, PAP donate relief aid worth millions to Kyaka refugees
The Nation - The Progressive Refugee Policy That Puts the West to Shame - Uganda’s role as a co-convenor of the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva this week should raise urgent questions about the interests behind its much-lauded open-door refugee policy.
New Vision -
Refugee influx, DRC conflict to headline regional meeting in Kampala
PM Nabbanja holds bilateral meetings at Global Refugee Forum
Nile Post -
Minister Onek for Transparent NGO Spending in Refugee Assistance Programs
Oxfam -
What Do Refugees From Across Africa Want to Tell the Global Forum?
Save the Children - Countdown to the Global Refugee Forum: A Spotlight on Uganda
UNDP - Uganda Host and Refugee Community Empowerment Project Safeguards for public consultation
Uganda Radio Network
Refugee Cultural Festival in Arua to Focus on Peaceful Coexistence
(registration or required) - Gov’t to Relocate 1,300 Sudanese Refugees From Adjumani
UNHCR -
19th Refugee Engagement Forum Meeting Report, Held from 1st – 3rd November 2023
18th Refugee Engagement Forum Meeting Report, Held from 19th – 21st September 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo Regional Refugee Response Plan Dashboard - September 2023
WFP -
Why funding for climate adaptation is key to any refugee and hunger response
World Vision - A journey into World Vision's transformative work in the Uganda Refugee Response.
Call for proposals: clean cooking solutions for the Uganda Refugee Response
The British High Commission in Kampala is looking for local and national NGOs to submit solutions to reducing the use of firewood and charcoal in the refugee response.
This will be a 1-year pilot project with up to £300,000 available for selected organisations. Not only will this be an important pilot in the clean cooking space, it will also test an approach to funding local organisations directly, with the ambition to advance localised action beyond this project.
Please find full details on how to apply in the terms of reference.