Uganda: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Project

Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Project Q1 2014 Report

April 16, 2014

Naku Charles Lwanga and Jonathan White

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Results &

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dr. Martina Fuchs Addresses the Project Leaders

Visit from Dr. Martina Fuchs

Needs Assessment Conducted

RMF Uganda team hosted RMF CEO Dr. Martina Fuchs for a program and needs assessment visit for all Kiryandongo programs in February 2014.

RMF sponsored students

School Support

3,103 Children Receive Aid

First installment of the school fees in all sponsored schools has been paid for the first term 2014.

Senior Clinical Officer, Simon Opido, receiving RMF/WCF supplies at Panyadoli Health Centre III

Medicine Delivery

Health Center Equipped for Influx of Refugees

RMF/WCF, the local government, and UNHCR equipped the health center with pharmaceuticals this reporting period. The last resupply was on January 15th, 2014.

Some of the vocational training materials purchased this quarter

Vocational Training Institute

Continued Financial Support

All the materials for first semester of his year 2014 were provided.

New students listen attentively to the remarks of the coordinator

Vocational School

New Student Orientation

All the students who were admitted turned up to attend lessons, with a total number of 54 attending the first day of classes.

The sponsored tailors are listening attentively to the director’s remarks.

Tailoring Shop Meeting

Business Progress

Only a few of the 10 tailors’ businesses RMF was sponsoring were making reasonable profits and there were concerns about the reasons. A meeting was held with RMF staff, vocational instructors and the tailors to address the concerns.

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Background

& Objectives

Background

The Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Bweyale, Uganda, is a UNHCR managed refugee settlement that provides shelter, land, and support for more than 100,000 people. They are comprised of refugees from Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. RMF has partnered with UNHCR in supporting Kiryandango Refugee Settlement, the surrounding community of Bweyale, and the greater Kiryandongo District (an additional 266,197 people) with health care, education, and vocational training since 2008.

Objectives

  • To serve as a health care implementation partner with the UNHCR and Ugandan Government
  • To provide health care services to over 100,000 refugees and persons in the community via the Panyadoli Health Centres
  • To provide skills training for South Sudanese refugees to enable them to become self-reliant
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Numbers

Served

Q1, 2014 Report

3,103 children supported

54 vocational training students admitted
continued support for 10 tailors