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152: 31: 289: 44: 366: 51: 276:. The settlement which houses over 70,000 refugees, most with little food access or employment opportunities is an immediate beneficiary to this long-term project for the benefit of the refugees as well as the Host Community. The food forest will employ refugees, provide healthy food sources, and decrease 304:
providing clean and safe water to the refugees.51 of these were installed with handpumps, while 4 are motorized with pipeline distribution to 11 tap stand locations (40 water taps). Water coverage at the end of 2013 was 13 liters per person per day. Rainwater harvesting is also done at all health
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across the settlement. Child rights clubs have been set up in 5 schools in Rwamwanja (Mahani primary, Nteziryayo primary, Rwamwanja primary, Nkoma church of Uganda primary and Rwamwanja secondary) along with Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and School Management Committees (SMCs).
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In May 2019, 30% of the households reported owning no property at all out of 70% who do not have access to the property in the refugee camp. This is an indicator that the property owned at the refugee camp at Rwamwanja is closed to and restricted only to Ugandan Host community.
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Trained to expand their rice and pepper harvests, Congolese refugees in Uganda use earnings to start new businesses and become more self-reliant with the support rendered by the implementing organizations and humanitarian bodies in the Rwamwanja
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Accessing land within the Rwamwanja settlement, is 92% where the shelter is located where as 13% of the population access land in a separate plot.
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There are more than 280 U-reporters in the settlement, a system that allows refugees and host communities to exchange information in the camp.
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8,135 refugee children were enrolled in 2013, giving 77% of the total number of school going age enrolled in primary education.
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in 2013,There were 20 early childhood development centers and child friendly spaces that were run by
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Rwamwanja Settlement HLP Factsheet 2019, Rwamwanja Settlement HLP Factsheet 2019 (May 2019).
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There is a building of a 10,000-tree native food forest at the Rwamwanja
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Rwamwanja settlement was established in 1964 to host refugees from
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is owned by the head of the household, 13% owned jointly between
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Most of the current residents of the Rwamwanja settlement are
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member. 5% rented and 1% owned by neighbors (rent free).
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DRC Regional Refugee Response Information Sharing Portal
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Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement is located in Uganda
0°12′18″N 30°35′10″E / 0.205°N 30.586°E / 0.205; 30.586
Time zone
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Kamwenge District
Uganda
refugees
Rwanda
UNHCR
Uganda
Prime Minister
Department of Refugees (OPM)
NGOs
Lutheran World Federation
Windle Charitable Trust
Africa Humanitarian Action
African Initiative for Relief Development
Congolese
M23 rebellion
Kivu conflict
refugee
settlement
Refugee
Settlement
Uganda
soil degradation

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