http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/221 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:40:21 GMT 2026-04-07T12:40:21Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1589 Assessing the role of refugee community on the management of UPE schools in settlement camps of Uganda: case study Kiryandongo refugee camp, Kiryandongo district Chemutai, Diana The study was carried out to assess the role of refuge community in the management of universal primary education (UPE) in the settlement camps of Uganda; A case of Kiryandongo district. Study objectives were to examine the contributions, investigate the challenges and establish solutions to refugee participation in the management of (UPE). The study was carried out in eight primary schools using a cross sectional survey design employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data was collected using open-ended questionnaires, structured interview, observation and documentation review. Sampling methods used included; purposive, stratified and convenient sampling on 178 respondents including teachers, head teachers and the school management. The findings revealed; Stakeholder roles are not clearly defined, capitation grant to the schools is calculated based on the number of Ugandan children in those schools, efforts by development partners to organize parents into saving groups were wasted as parents saved for other affairs not for the education of children. The research also discovered 3 categories of teachers at the school those employed by government, recruited partners and community volunteers all three groups coexisting in the same school created a chaotic situation. On the whole, the study concluded that refugee participation in UPE was rather coincidental than planned. The study recommended policy review to clearly define stakeholder roles. In addition, the need to manage the teacher issues to avoid the chaotic teacher scene, which created learning disruption. Namusisi Speranza; Namusisi Speranza; Hatangimana Gilbert; Hatangimana Gilbert Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1589 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1573 The effects of refugee settlement on wildlife habitats; case study: Pagirinya settlement, Adjumani district Tumusiime, Paul The growing burden of the refugee question facing Uganda is enormous, Uganda today has a refugee population of over 1.4 million refugees making Uganda the number one refugee hosting country in Africa and second in the world behind Turkey which hosts 3.5 million refugees (UNHCR 2018). Notwithstanding the diverse causes of the refugee crisis in great lakes region, the refugees have to be settled. Globally, the question of how and where the refugees settle is a pertinent one. With Ugandan government been praised by the international community for having a progressive open door policy to all refugees regardless their country of origin, there still remain questions how this impacts the environment, especially wildlife habitat with majority of the settlements seemly located in and around the game reserves. Against this background, this study qualitatively explored the extent to which refugee settlement has affected wildlife habitat. Using interviews, observation, focus group discussion various data was gathered from purposively sampled population among which included the district environment officer, Uganda wildlife authority officers, local councilors and opinion leaders based on their expertise on the subject. While the study randomly sampled refuges representative, staff of NGO, members from local community with the view of giving all members equal chances for selected to participant in the study. The Government of Uganda and all administrative levels starting from the LC1 to LC5 the results from this study indicate that lack of enough fire wood is the leading factor to the environmental distraction and cutting down of trees in and around the settlement. In addition, the establishment of Pagirinya refuges settlement has effected wildlife habitats in Adjumani District. Farming, hunting, grazing, tree cutting, setting of forest fire and encroachment to protected areas resulted into a decrease in wildlife populations and habitats. All in all, working together as a team without leaving the burden to the government alone on how to rehabilitation the degraded areas, thorough environmental impact assessments. In nutshell involving key stakeholders starting from village level to national level, instead of leaving this activity to conservation to organizations that is; NGOs, UNHCR and central government alone. Further ecological studies should be undertaken in order to understand the importance of maintenance of vegetation cover in the environment. NFA, NEMA and all other agencies by working together to protect the environment and habitat for wildlife. Ika Lino Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1573 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1362 Contribution of the three durable solutions to the refugee influx into Uganda: Nkunzimana, Nadine Background: The size of refugee flows in recent years has generated urgent global concern. By the year 2015, as of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimation, there were approximately 16 million refugees globally. When refugees escape conflict in their own countries, their presence is often a burden for the host country, mainly because they compete with locals for resources such as land, jobs and food, among others. Regardless of the positive or negative impacts refugee influx has on host countries, they have to be protected by host countries under international law. The issue of refugee protection is set out in international refugee regimes such as United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951, the 1967 Refugee Protocol, Organization of African Unity Refugee Convention of 1969, international human right laws and national refugee laws where they exist. As the leading authoritative UN agency in protecting refugees, UNHCR has been and is still working in collaboration with state and non-state actors to protect and bring durable solutions for the refugee problem. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of the three durable solutions on the influx of refugees into Uganda focusing on Nakivale settlement as a case. Method: This study adopted a case study design with an exploratory approach using qualitative methods (focus group discussions and key informant interviews). The number of refugees who participated in this study was governed by the size and number of focus group discussions and key informant interviews that were held. Nakivale refugee settlement was purposively sampled. Key informants were purposively selected. This study relied on two data collection methods; focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Qualitative information collected was analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: It was noticed that all refugees opined to one major durable solution that pulled them to Uganda amongst all other possible host countries, this was the ease of integration with the locals while in Uganda. The commonest specific aspects of local integration that pulled the refugees were the aspect of peace and hospitability of the Uganda citizens. Some of them were of the view that not being repatriated by the government did not inform their choice of the country but the other proportion of them stated that they chose Uganda because other countries can repatriate refugees sometimes forcefully even when they still have war in their countries. Likewise, key informants opined in accordance with almost all findings above, mentioning that it has been long since any refugees were actually repatriated to their home countries, and that is basically done on a small scale since most countries of origin of the refugees in Uganda are still war ravaged. They mentioned that, that notwithstanding, some refugees take advantage of that fact that Uganda strictly observes voluntary repatriation, which means that some refugees can stay in Uganda for as long as they want without being repatriated. About three quarters of the refugees reported that they had not chosen to Uganda as a host country on a presumption that while in any of the refugee settlements in the county, resettlement would be easy. Conclusion: By and large, of the durable solutions, the most significant contributor to the influx of refugees into Uganda is the solution of integration where refugees harbor expectations of being integrated with Ugandan citizens, followed by voluntary repatriation and to a less extent resettlement Abisagi Kasoma Ndagire Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1362 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1091 Keeping our heritage, identity and culture preservation by urban refugees in Uganda: a case study of Somali refugees in Kisenyi slum, Kampala Okumu Ongwen, Matthew Since the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia in the late 1980s, Somalis have taken refuge in countries across Europe, America and Africa. This research focuses on the Somali refugees in Africa, particularly on those living in Uganda. Like many African countries, Somalia’s survival and heritage are strongly rooted in the family unit. However, with the civil war, several interruptions to this family harmony have occurred over time. The research therefore argues that the refugee phenomenon has certainly had an impact on the Somali family culture. Hence, the aim of this research is to examine how the Somali refugees (have attempted to) preserve their identity and family culture while away from home, while trying to adapt to the culture of the host nation at the same time. The study examines refugees living in Kampala City, a metropolitan setting with various cultures, cognizant of the fact that each household’s family culture may have its own uniqueness. Nevertheless, all family culture is shaped by the general cultural context and does not just exist in the vacuum or isolation, much as it is also true that all culture is largely influenced by family culture as the smallest unit of any social organisation. This explains why family culture in this dissertation is discussed under the parasol of culture in general putting into perspective the social, economic and political factors. The research also acknowledges that Somalis who are inherently Muslim are trying to adapt to Uganda which is predominantly Christian. It too problematizes the fact that Somalia has more than one family culture with major distinctions between those from the north and south Somalia, much as Uganda has over 54 family cultures and languages based on the various tribes which directly inform culture. These variances contribute greatly in assessing how the Somalis have been able to preserve their culture. Consequently, this study further assesses potential risks and threats to the Somali culture and identity for as long as many Somalis continue to live as displaced iv peoples in Uganda. It should be noted that this research bears in mind that cultural integration for the Somalis is inevitable as they cannot completely escape the natural force to be assimilated in the Ugandan identity and culture as a survival mechanism. Rather, the research is interested in the argument that total loss of culture and identity would be dangerous for the Somalis in the long run. This argument is against the background that Somalis are naturally a nomadic people who are unlikely to settle in one country for good. Moreover, as refugees, the ultimate goal by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees is voluntary repatriate back to Somalia in the long run. Basing on this factor, the research is concerned about the future of Somali identity and culture in the event of total acculturation while in Uganda, hence the reason for assessing culture and identity preservation. Charles Turyahabwe Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://dissertations.umu.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1091 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z