Uganda

Number of people served in 2020:  48,444 

Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, making it the largest refugee host country in Africa. More than 1 million of those refugees have entered within the last two years, the majority fleeing from conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Uganda welcomes and hosts forcibly displaced people with an open door policy – allowing refugees to have freedom of movement and the right to work. Some refugees still live in camps, while others migrate to urban areas.

Our work in Uganda

JRS Uganda has well-established projects welcoming urban refugees. JRS offers language classes and other educational and recreational initiatives, income-generating activities, emergency aid, and social services.

Education
Students attending classes at Pagirinya secondary school for refugees and locals, Adjumani, northern Uganda
Education
Livelihoods
Livelihoods
Psychosocial Support
Somali refugees perform traditional dances in the Dollo Ado camp, Ethiopia
Psychosocial Support
Emergency Assistance
The Adi Harush camp is not equipped to handle the new number of refugees, and there is enormous pressure on the provision of shelter, water, latrines, food rations, and non-food items.
Emergency Assistance

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Resources JRS East Africa

Stories





International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2022 25 Nov 2022
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Message from Aganze, Kampala 02 Nov 2022
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Education for Girls’ in Adjumani (Uganda) 01 Nov 2022
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Contact

JRS Uganda Country Director

Christina Zetlmeisl

uganda.director@ear.jrs.net  

Project locations:

Kampala, Adjumani, Moyo

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