As we hurtle towards the end of the year, the situation in Uganda doesn't let up! The added potential complication of Ebola is something I'm sure you're all monitoring closely and will be ready to step up if necessary. Hang in there!
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Sector specific: Education:
Library of Congress - Library of Congress Announces Winners of 2022 Literacy Awards on International Literacy Day - Recipients Include Street Child, Make Way for Books and Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID)
U-Learn/CWG - Uganda Refugee Response Financial Literacy Training Minimum Standards - These minimum standards look at the basic content and practices necessary for a training to qualify as a FLT. They cover aspects of FLT like planning and delivery of the training, monitoring and evaluation, and others. These standards are developed to contribute to the promotion of FLT, and ultimately self-reliance in Uganda’s refugee response.
Environment
Journal of International Migration and Integration - (pay for access) - The Environmental Aspects of Refugee Crises: Insights from South Asia, Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa - Survival is the only priority of refugees and the hosting nations are often bound to address the problem of refugee crises within a short period of time without any proper planning. As a result, related environmental aspects remain overlooked until the refugees and host population begin to suffer from the consequences of the resultant degradation. This review is the first-ever attempt to develop comprehensive insights into the environmental impacts of refugees in South Asia, Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Malteser International - Environmentally friendly school inaugurated in the Rhino refugee camp in Northern Uganda
Monitor - Locals, refugees fight over resources
Health:
BMC Health Services Research - Assessing equity of access and affordability of care among South Sudanese refugees and host communities in two districts in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey - the objective of this study was to examine equity in terms of health needs, service utilisation, and health care payments both within and between South Sudanese refugees and hosts communities (Ugandan nationals), in two districts of Uganda.
Conflict and Health - A scoping review of FGM in humanitarian settings: an overlooked phenomenon with lifelong consequences - Little is known about FGM rates and practices in humanitarian settings, and about the impact of crisis on the drivers and consequences of FGM. This scoping review found that despite an increase in research on FGM in humanitarian settings, there is still a notable dearth of studies investigating the impact of emergencies on FGM and the factors that propel it. More research and documentation of evidence are needed to inform interventions and policies.
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis - Elemental profile of food aids and mineral provision for pregnant and lactating refugee women
Livelihoods
Ideas - Enhancing refugees’ self-reliance in Uganda – The role of cash and food assistance - this paper investigates how different social protection interventions (cash and food) are effective in alleviating food insecurity and in contributing to beneficiaries’ self-reliance. The results show that the effectiveness of transfers depends on beneficiaries’ characteristics, on context specificity, and on the outcome assessed.
New Vision - Vocational skills create opportunities for refugees - Athieno also called for ICT training to help them market their products online and connect with different people
WFP Innovations - Hydroponic gardens support livelihoods in Uganda’s refugee settlements
Protection
LWF - LWF urges Uganda to protect vulnerable women - In a Shadow Report to the CEDAW committee, partners call on governments to support women in refugee communities
WASH
Other:
NEW - Refugee Led Research - Refugee-Led Organisations in East Africa: Community Perceptions in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.
ACTED/ Ayuda en Accion/CESVI/REACH/Welthungerhilfe - Rapid Needs Assessment Amongst Newly Arrived Refugees - Southwest and West Nile, Uganda, August 2022
African Human Mobility Review - - Destination Substitution and Social Networks among Urban Refugees in Kampala, Uganda
GoU - Government of Uganda Office of the Prime Minister: Uganda Refugees & Asylum Seekers as of 31 August 2022 - Active Population by settlement
Gou/UNHCR -
Uganda Refugee Response Plan (RRP) 2022-2023 - Quarter 2, January - June 2022
Fews-Net - Uganda Price Bulletin, August 2022
IoM - A Region on the Move 2021: East and Horn of Africa - explores mobility dynamics affecting the East and Horn of Africa region across its broader spectrum: from providing a regional overview of data and trends on international migrants to discussing specific groups of migrants, namely migrant workers, refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced persons and irregular migrants along the main migratory corridors
Policy Commons - Enhancing refugees’ self-reliance in Uganda - this paper investigates how different social protection interventions (cash and food) are effective in alleviating food insecurity and in contributing to beneficiaries’ self-reliance. The results show that the effectiveness of transfers depends on beneficiaries’ characteristics, on context specificity, and on the outcome assessed.
Remaking Social Work for the New Global Era- (pay for content) - Vulnerability and Resilience of Refugee Women and Children
Research and Evidence Facility - Who are the ‘returnees’ in South Sudan?
Sawa Sawa Network - S Sudanese Refugees in fear amid rising arson incidents at Uganda's Ayilo Camp
UNHCR -
Nearly 100,000 refugee arrivals in Uganda face a silent emergency, enormous needs - This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR Representative in Uganda, Matthew Crentsil at a press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Inter-Agency Situation Report - Uganda Refugee Emergency - 9 - 15 September 26 August - 8 September; 19 – 25 August 2022
World Development - Refugees welcome? Inter-group interaction and host community attitude formation
World Vision - Uganda Annual Report 2021
Events, Funding etc
Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support 2023 - organized by The Big Heart Foundation in collaboration with UNHCR, the award aims to highlight and support outstanding efforts and initiatives which work to improve the lives of millions of individuals and families who have been displaced away from their homes due to natural disasters or war. The award focuses on bringing increased awareness to refugee issues within the Middle East, Africa, and Asia regions while recognizing distinguished service by an organization in support of the forcibly displaced. The winning organisation with receive a cash prize of AED500,000 ($136,130) to use to enhance their initiative’s reach within their community. Nomination criteria is here and you can nominate here or for any additional information regarding the award, please feel free to email: sia@tbhf.ae
Feature Gender-based Violence Disclosure Toolkit - Responding to Gender-based Violence Disclosure in Humanitarian Crisis Settings
This Toolkit is the culmination of years of practice-based research and collective reflection and aims to help organizations and workers across sectors safely and appropriately receive and respond to GBV disclosure in contexts impacted by displacement and other humanitarian crises.. The Toolkit provides guidance and resources to:
Help organizations create a safe environment to enable GBV survivors to disclose their experiences if they choose to;
Support workers to receive and respond to GBV disclosure in a manner that promotes survivor safety, dignity, choice, agency and healing; and
Foster awareness in the community about GBV and services available for survivors.
The primary audience for this Toolkit includes organizations and service providers who, through their work, have contact with populations in displacement and other humanitarian contexts, such as internally displaced people, refugees, asylum seekers and migrants. It is written for national and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations (UN) agencies, and local organizations providing health, community, shelter, protection and other support services, especially those providing services to women, children, people with diverse SOGIESC, people with disabilities and other specific groups