Uganda Refugee News - January 2022

Welcome to Edition 25 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY URN!!

It is with much joy, that I can announce that with this month's newsletter, URN turns 2!

My motivation for starting this newsletter was the recognition that there was a ton of relevant and well researched information produced regularly that, given time and resource constraints, was not necessarily accessible to those that need it.

As the years have gone by, subscriptions have increased, my research and collation skills have improved, and so we continue!

In celebration and as a birthday gift to URN, I ask each person to forward the newsletter onto at least one of their friends or colleagues to share the love - they can sign up to receive it directly by clicking here

Sector specific:

Education:

• NEW - Transformation in Higher Education - The role of institutional practice, non-educational actors and social networks in shaping refugee student lifeworlds in Ugandan higher education

• APA PsychNet - Piloting participatory action research: Community as intermediary to education pathways of Congolese refugee youth.

• Nile Post - Classrooms Under Pressure As Refugee Schools Reopen

Environment

• GoU/UNHCR- Environment & Energy Dashboard - Quarter 3, January - September 2021

Health:

• AIDS and Behaviour - Relational Factors and HIV Testing Practices: Qualitative Insights from Urban Refugee Youth in Kampala, Uganda

• BMJ Global Health - Impact of conditional and unconditional cash transfers on health outcomes and use of health services in humanitarian settings: a mixed-methods systematic review

• Civil Wars - ‘When the World Turns Upside Down, Live Like a Bat!’ Idioms of Suffering, Coping, and Resilience among Elderly Female Zande Refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda (2019–20)

• Ground Truth Solutions - Perceptions of Covid-19 in Uganda

• SOAS Ref - Learning from Piloted Interventions in East Africa

• Social Science & Medicine - (pat for content) - The ‘good life’, personal appearance, and mental health of Congolese refugees in Rwanda and Uganda

• The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to Social Development - (paid for content) - Knowledge, Adherence, and the Lived Experiences of Refugees in COVID-19 - The study assessed pre–post knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) among refugees; explored local perception of risk or exposure; and analysed implementation of Uganda’s national response to determine feasibility and adherence.

• GoU/UNHCR - Health and Nutrition dashboard Quarter 3 2021

• Oyengyeng News - Ugandan refugees are attempting to improve their family’s lives through family planning

• Ultimate News - Why family planning is so low on the priority list in Ugandan refugee camps

• Vienna Journal of African Studies - COVID-19 Prevention Measures: Impact Stories and Lived Experiences of Uganda-based Refugees

Livelihoods

• GoU/UNHCR -

  • Cash-Based Interventions Dashboard - Quarter 3, January - September 2021

  • Food Security dashboard Quarter 3 2021

  • Livelihoods and Resilience dashboard Quarter 3 2021

• JDC Research Conference -

  • Food Aid and Refugee Coping Strategies Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

  • Can Aid Change Attitudes toward Refugees? Experimental Evidence from Microentrepreneurs in Urban Uganda

• ResearchGate - Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: Kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision

Protection

• NEW - CARE - Women lead in emergencies in Uganda - Learning Report 1 – October 2021

• Asian Journal of Business and Management - Refugees Adaptability on the Peaceful Coexistence with the Host Communities. A Case of Rwamwanja Refugee Camp-Uganda

• GoU/UNHCR -

  • Child Protection dashboard Quarter 3 2021

  • GBV dashboard Quarter 3 2021

  • Protection dashboard Quarter 3 2021

• New Vision - Plight of refugee child mothers - The teenage mothers are most orphans with no income

• Radio Tamazuj -Teenage pregnancy, sexual abuse on the rise among South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

WASH

• GoU/UNHCR - WASH dashboard Quarter 3 2021

• GoU - Water Supply Atlas by District

Other:

• NEW - Open Knowledge Depository - Social Cohesion and Refugee-Host Interactions : Evidence from East Africa

• NEW - Conflict-induced migration and local development - The socio-economic dynamics of a refugee-hosting area in Uganda

• Chimp Reports - Refugee food policies: Why more than an outburst is required

• CEO News - Airtel Uganda Extends digital financial services to over 25,000 refugees

• East African Business Week - Airtel Uganda Deepens Financial Inclusion in Refugee Communities

• GoU - Uganda Active Population Population by settlement: December 2021

• GoU/UNHCR

  • Performance Snapshot, Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021 - Quarter 3, January - September 2021

  • RRP Funding Dashboard Q3 2021

  • Performance Snapshot, Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021 - Quarter 3, January - September 2021, Kampala Urban Refugees; Nakivale; Kyaka II; Oruchinga; Bidi Bidi; Kyangwali; Lobule; Palorinya, Rhino, Palabek; Imvepi; Kiryandongo; Adjumani; Rwamwanja

  • Refugee Statistics Map - December 2021

  • Refugee Statistics December 2021

  • Refugee Statistics December 2021 - Rwamwanja; Kiryandongo Rhino; Kyangwali; Kampala; Bidi Bidi; Palabek; Adjumani, Imvepi, Kyaka II, Lobule, Nakivale, Oruchinga, Palorinya,

  • Shelter, Settlement and NFI dashboard Quarter 3 2021

• Journal of International Humanitarian Actors - Inter-organisational communication: organisational future orientation, inter-organisational interaction quality and inter-organisational group mechanism - The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of organisational future orientation and interaction quality on inter-organisational communication, and the mediating role of inter-organisational group mechanism on the relationship between organisational future orientation, interaction quality and inter-organisational communication. A questionnaire assessing the experience of organisational future orientation, inter-organisational interaction quality,inter-organisational group mechanism and inter-organisational communication was administered to 101 out of 136 humanitarian organisations delivering social services to refugee settlements in Uganda.

• Journal of African Studies and Development - Protracted refugees: Understanding the challenges of refugees in protracted refugee situations in Uganda

• Perspectives on the State Borders in Globalized Africa - (pay for content) - Cross-border refugee crisis and local governments in the West Nile Region, Uganda - This chapter examines how the recent refugee influxes have impacted on the local governments (LGs) in the region

Funding, Training, Events etc:

DEADLINE February 21, 2022 (5:00 p.m.) - U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration - 2022 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees - The Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is limited to registered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with at least 1-2 years of experience working in Uganda. Preference will be given to local NGOs and Civil Society Organizations. Note that the Julia Taft Fund for Refugees is meant to cover a one-time need and will not support a program for more than one year. The 12-month performance period will begin July 2022 and project budgets cannot exceed $25,000 USD.