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Uganda Refugee News - June 2021


Uganda Refugee News June 2021Welcome to Edition 18 As Uganda goes into another lockdown, COVID-19 continues to make living and working in Uganda challenging for all but especially for refugees, their support networks and all refugee response stakeholders. I hope, in some small way, this newsletter is helping, even though there is so much more to be done. This month is a bit of a bumper edition, but please persevere to the bottom ...it might be worth the effort as there are four new funding opportunities identified. Submissions are extremely welcome – please send to Ugandrefugeenews@gmail.com and wherever possible, they will be included in the next version. Please feel to share this with anyone who you think might be interested in the content. They can sign up to received it directly but clicking here


Sector specific:

Environment:

Education:

Health:

Livelihoods


Protection

  • NEW - CARE - A Lifesaving GBV, Women’s Leadership, and SRMH Support for Refugees, in Uganda, Arua District, West Nile ENDLINE EVALUATION – FINAL REPORT

  • HRC/Save the Children/Plan Int'l - Child marriage in humanitarian crises: Girls and parents speak out on risk and protective factors, decision-making, and solutions - research took place in two South Sudanese refugee settlements in Uganda and two primarily Syrian urban refugee communities in Jordan. This qualitative study, sought to better understand the risk and protective factors, decision-making processes, service and support needs of girls and their caregivers that contribute to vulnerability to child marriage, and community perspectives on solutions for addressing and responding to child marriage in humanitarian settings.

  • Berkeley Blog - Five ways to prevent child marriage in refugee communities: 280 girls speak out

  • Africa Portal - No peace without peace of mind: The impact of violent conflict on individuals and society

  • The Role of Humanitarian Organisations in Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) against South Sudanese Refugee Women and Girls: The Case of Bidibidi Settlement in Yumbe district, Uganda.

  • Book - Difficult Life in a Refugee Camp: Gender, Violence, and Coping in Uganda

  • International Social Work - (paid for content) - Gendered dimensions of health in refugee situations: An examination of sexual and gender-based violence faced by refugee women in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda - this article analyses the interplay between women’s social identity, migration and manifestation of sexual and gender-based violence. The findings show that despite commitments for protecting refugees, more has to be done to meet the needs of victims. The article reveals the urgency for the adoption of gender-responsive and rights-based approaches in refugee interventions.

  • GoU/UNHCR -

    • Child Protection dashboard Quarter 1 2021

    • Protection dashboard Quarter 1 2021

    • GBV dashboard Quarter 1 2021

  • Child Protection Sub Working Group -

    • Minutes of Meeting 10 June 2021

    • Presentation 10 June 2021

    • Minutes of Meeting 20 May 2021

    • Presentation 20 May 2021

    • Minutes of Meeting 8 April 2021

    • Presentation 8 April 2021

WASH

Other:

  • NEW - IDInsight - Unconditional cash transfers in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Uganda

  • U-Learn - The Refugee Engagement Forum (REF) Good Practice Study

  • NRC -

    • Uganda: Urban Case Study on Local Integration of urban refugees

    • East Africa and Yemen: Building blocks to Economic Inclusion

  • UNHCR -

    • Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021 - Q1 2021 Funding Update Uganda Refugee Operation: Palorinya Refugee Settlement Incident Mapping Dashboard,

    • Palorinya Refugee Settlement Incident Mapping Dashboard, Jan - Jun, 2021

    • Uganda Operational Update, 1 – 30 April 2021

    • Regional Bureau for East And Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region - Refugees and Asylum-Seekers by country of asylum ( as of 30 April 2021)

    • Global Report 2020

      • East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes

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

  • GoU/UNHCR -

    • Refugee Engagement Forum in Uganda, Good Practice Study

    • Performance Snapshot, Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2020-2021 - Quarter 1, January - March 2021,

      • Kampala Urban Refugees, Rhino, Oruchinga, Imvepi, Kyaka II, Adjumani, Rwamwanja, Nakivale, Lobule, Palorinya, Bidi Bidi, Palabek, Kiryandongo, Oruchinga

      • CBI dashboard Quarter 1 2021

      • Shelter, Settlement and NFI dashboard Quarter 1 2021

    • Refugee Settlement Statistics May 2021 -

      • Kyangwali, Lobule, Nakivale, Kyaka II, Imvepi, Rhino, Palorinya, Rwamwanja, Kiryandongo, Palabek, Kampala, Oruchinga, Adjumani, Bidi Bidi

    • Refugee Statistics Map - May 2021

    • Refugee Statistics Dashboard May 2021

  • GoU/UNHCR/UNICEF - Joint Press Release: Uganda refugee response partners

  • REACH/WFP -

    • Market Monitor - Refugee Hosting Areas | Refugee Settlement Price and Market Functionality Snapshot, 1-30 April 2021

  • USAID/WFP -

    • Market Monitoring Data March 2021

    • Market Monitor Price Data April 2021

  • FEWS Net - Uganda Price Bulletin, June 2021

  • WFP -

    • WFP Uganda: 2020 Annual Country Report Overview

    • The South Sudanese storyteller: This is what life is really like for refugees


Training, Events, Funding etc:

  • James Percy Foundation - Providing more opportunities to children in disadvantaged environments - New partners may apply for grants of between £100,000 and £200,000 per grant year. Different funding limits may apply to existing partners. Focus areas: Health: ​projects that address one or more of the main causes of child mortality: New-born health, Pneumonia, Diarrhoeal diseases, Malaria, Nutrition, Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Education: ​we will consider education-related proposals backed by evidence of the approach’s effect on learning outcomes. Poverty: ​we believe that addressing the above issues will directly or indirectly help to relieve poverty. Partner Selection potential partners must:be registered as a charity.; have an annual income of over £1 million; have proven 3-year track record in addressing the relevant issue; have an established in-country presence in the relevant country; work in collaboration with, rather than in parallel to, the national government of the Priority Country.

  • Embassy of Japan - Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects - The aim is to provide financial assistance to non-profit, development-oriented organizations to support community development projects which directly benefit people at the grassroots level. Project Areas - Any projects geared towards grassroots assistance, preferable, however, are projects in Primary/secondary education; Vocational training; Primary health care, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS;Water and sanitation;Reconstruction for disaster areas; Agricultural development. Particular attention will also be given to projects designed to assist the most vulnerable groups such as women, children and the physically disabled. Eligible Recipients - Any non-profit organization, which has been registered with the National Board of NGOs or local governments, and has a minimum of two years experience in implementing development projects at a grassroots level, and which has full-time paid staff and track record in handling at least 50 % of the requested fund, is eligible to apply. Available Funds - The grant amount per project is generally under 10 million yen (Approximately US$100,000 depending on exchange rates). Application and Approval Procedures - Applications are received anytime throughout the year, but the selection process will be conducted twice a year (the deadlines are 31 January and 31 July respectively).

  • Jack Lark Trust - Climate Change and Displaced People Programme - Grants of up to £30,000 are available and the funds must be used within 12 months. Call for Applications - now accepting concept notes for initiatives that support the following communities to respond to the climate crisis: people at acute risk of displacement and returnees and their host communities. Deadline: midnight on 1 August 2021. Funding Criteria - All proposals must deliver tangible improvements in the quality of life of the people we work with, have a positive impact on the natural environment (protection or restoration), focus on one of the following - forcibly displaced people and their host communities, returnees and the communities that host them, people at acute risk of displacement. Fund - Registered non-profit organisations (charities, social enterprises), organisations with an annual income of less than £10 million.

  • SVRI Research Grant - Knowledge for Action to End Violence Against Women and Violence Against Children - We will consider applications for innovative research that will contribute to the prevention and response of violence against women (VAW), violence against children (VAC) and other forms of violence driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries. Applications must be made via the ProposalCentral online system, and can be submitted in English, French and Spanish. Deadline: 2nd August 2021

Feature: 26-30 July 2nd National Workshop on Validating the National Action Plan for Inclusive Entrepreneurship in Uganda Background (UNCTAD) in partnership with the Department of Refugees at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Uganda is leading the implementation of the “Promoting Refugee and Migrant Entrepreneurship in East Africa, the Andean Region and the Middle East” project since late 2018. In August - November 2020, UNCTAD undertook a field study in Uganda to assess the inclusiveness of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem for migrants and refugees within the context of the four thematic areas of the Policy Guide on Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurship Policy Framework (EPF). Findings of the Needs Assessment Report (NAR) indicated several challenges impeding entrepreneurship development particularly among refugees and migrants. Following this study, a National Policy Workshop was organised on 10-11 February 2021 introducing the NAR and eliciting suggestions from 33 multisector stakeholders on response strategies for challenges and opportunities. The primary objective of the workshop was to gather reflections and latest updates in the context of COVID-19 pandemic on key issues with a view to drafting a National Action Plan and strengthening the capacity of stakeholders to design and implement entrepreneurship policies and initiatives that would foster the socio-economic integration of refugees and migrants into the local economies. The national workshop also intended to deepen understanding of the thematic pillars of the EPF with emphasis on four thematic pillars: (i) enhancing entrepreneurship education and skills development; (ii) improving access to finance, (iii) facilitating technology exchange and innovation and (iv) raising Awareness and networking. The conclusion drawn from the first National Policy Workshop was that entrepreneurship among refugees and migrants in Uganda was inundated with various challenges:

  1. Ineffective coordination arrangements among ecosystem stakeholders across sectors

  2. Fragmented entrepreneurship training and skills development

  3. Capacity limitations of Local Government institutions

  4. Lack of incubators and accelerators targeting vulnerable groups

  5. Limited access to finance for vulnerable entrepreneurs

Owing to the above challenges, entrepreneurial activities in refugee hosting districts have not been satisfactory as enterprise creation and job creation has been dismal. During the workshop, UNCTAD and OPM worked with participants to elicit suggestions for the development of a National Action Plan for Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Uganda that could guide and support ongoing interventions for strengthening entrepreneurship among migrants and refugees. Preparation of the National Action Plan was based on key issues arising from workshop deliberations, lessons learnt and recommendations from the Needs Assessment Report. Objective The objective of the second National Policy Workshop is to finalize the National Action Plan and secure agreement on how to execute the various tasks stipulated therein, to set targets for key result areas, and develop an implementation strategy with key milestones and timelines. The main goal of the National Action Plan is ‘to strengthen entrepreneurship in refugee hosting districts through improved inclusiveness of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Uganda’. A three-day workshop is being organized to validate the various components of the National Action Plan. Expected Results The proposed workshop will finalize the National Action Plan and facilitate increased ownership of the plan through consensus building, improved inter-agency communication, and shared understanding of specified options for supporting migrants, refugees, and host communities in enterprise development. It is also envisaged that the proposed second National Policy Workshop will lead to strengthened, inclusive, and accountable entrepreneurship ecosystem, and identification of strategies for lowering barriers to entrepreneurship development in refugee hosting districts. Organization and Participation The proposed workshop is to draw the participation of relevant Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies at national and local levels, UN entities, development partners, FINTECHs, Village Savings and Loans Associations, financial institutions, incubators, refugee representatives, Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT), Business Technical Vocational Education and Training (BTVET), and representatives of host communities. The workshop will be conducted virtually through four sessions. The workshop will be conducted in English.Find Out MoreCopyright © 2021 Uganda Refugee News, All rights reserved. This newsletter is collated and edited by Andie Lambe Want to change how you receive these emails? You can

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