Uganda: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Project
Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Q4 2014 Report
May 27, 2015

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

JICA Partnership
New Classes Introduced
RMF initiated a partnership with JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and the Government of South Sudan. In this partnership, new staffs were recruited, additional courses of carpentry and joinery, and bricklaying and concrete practice were introduced.

PVTI Graduation
48 Students Celebrate
48 students graduated successfully from the Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute in December 18, 2014.

10 Tailors
Continued Support, Progress
Continued support of the 10 tailors who started tailoring businesses within Uganda with RMF funding and are progressing in the field.

Support for Schoolchildren
Third Term
3,631 school children were supported for the third term of 2014, including Kenyan, South Sudanese, Rwandan, Burundian, Ugandan IDPs, and Congolese children/students.

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
Q4, 2014
3,631 children supported
48 Tailoring and Hairdressing Vocational Training Institute students graduated


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