Uganda

[Uganda] New WASH Project for the New Arrivals at Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in Western Uganda

2022.12.23

Uganda

Since January 2022, there has been a rise in refugee influx yet again at Kyaka II Refugee Settlement in western Uganda due to the security situation in the neighboring country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although the number of the new arrivals have decreased since May 2022, it has not ceased, and the reception [...]

[Uganda]Training in Sewing and Beauty/Hairdressing for Women in Refugee Communities and Host Communities in Uganda

2022.9.5

Uganda

“Chuka, chuka, chuka, chuka…” The sounds of sewing machines echo through the Women’s Development Centers that Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) built last year in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement (north) and the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement (west) in Uganda, where women are focused in their sewing. In July 2022, PWJ began providing trainings in [...]

[Uganda]A SUCCESS STORY OF JOYCE ABAU, A SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEE LIVING IN IMVEPI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT.

2019.7.3

Uganda

‘In my home in Lupapa village; Yei town, I lived happily with my children, farmed and managed a small business that sustained my family needs” begins Joyce Abau, a 53-year-old widow who arrived to Imvepi refugee settlement nearly three years ago with her six children. “Life went normally until 16 July 2016 when the conflict [...]

【Uganda】Our activities for South Sudanese refugees in Uganda

2018.6.1

In response to a large influx of refugees from South Sudan, in December 2016, Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) first began our projects installing water tanks, and repair of public water taps. then constructed water distribution system with solar pumps, PWJ also built semi-permanent latrines. All these works were targeted to support “Persons with Specific Needs [...]