Category Archives: Governance, Policy & Advocacy

KRC-Uganda’s role in fostering unity and prosperity through Contract Farming

KRC-Uganda’s role in fostering unity and prosperity through Contract Farming

The maize garden after the application of the agricultural inputs from MYIB. In a remarkable effort to promote unity and collaboration, KRC-Uganda has played a crucial role in connecting youth from the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement and the surrounding host community with contract farming opportunities. Through these efforts, these young individuals have been linked with landowners and provided with necessary resources such as seeds and agricultural inputs from MYIB. This article explores the pivotal role of KRC-Uganda in enabling refugee and host community youth to engage in maize farming, creating economic prospects, and fostering mutual cooperation. KRC-Uganda has acted as a bridge between the youth from the Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement and […]

Budget Tracking & Analysis for WASH in Lira & Kabarole Districts

Budget Tracking & Analysis for WASH in Lira & Kabarole Districts

Access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services are critical in ensuring people enjoy a good standard of living and that their rights are fulfilled. Despite the Government of Uganda (GoU) effort the WHO/UNICEF joint monitoring report 2021 reports that 20 million people in Uganda do not have access to a basic water source, 34 million people do not have access to basic sanitation services and 33 million people cannot practice good hygiene. The Kabarole Research Centre with funding from WaterAid undertook a budget and expenditure analysis study in Lira and Kabarole districts to get a better understanding of how these macro financial trends work out at district level. The study […]

NAVIGATING THE PATH TO JUSTICE: LAND-RELATED OFFENSES IN BIDIBIDI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT

NAVIGATING THE PATH TO JUSTICE: LAND-RELATED OFFENSES IN BIDIBIDI REFUGEE SETTLEMENT

Bidibidi settlement, located in Yumbe district, is the world’s second-largest refugee settlement and the largest in Africa. Covering an area of 250 square kilometers on the Eastern half of the district. According to UNCHR, it houses a total of 42,788 households with a population of 246,312, the majority of whom are refugees (246,310). This population comprises 84% women and children and 3% elderly individuals. The settlement has seen a continuous influx of refugees, driven by escalating political tensions and conflicts in neighboring countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. KRC-Uganda and their  partners during a mobile court in zone 4, Palabek refugee settlement For many […]

RISING FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A THRIVING BEEKEEPER

RISING FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A THRIVING BEEKEEPER

 old packaging by the group before training by KRC-Uganda Upon completing my final exams, I fell ill unexpectedly. Despite the initial support from friends, some, including my closest companions, lost hope in my recovery and took possession of my belongings, anticipating the worst. Unable to afford medical treatment in Kampala, I was eventually taken to my home village. The illness was attributed to spiritual causes, and the ordeal persisted for six months. Eventually, I was healed, and a church member intervened on my behalf, securing a job for me in a nearby school. Starting my career as a teacher in 2015, I encountered the challenge of not possessing suitable clothing […]

Mending fences of Rwenzururu kingdom with government

Mending fences of Rwenzururu kingdom with government

The return of His Majesty Charles Mumbere Iremangoma, The King of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu (OBR) Cultural Institution, marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Bakonzo people, and more specifically, the Rwenzururu Kingdom’s relationship with the government in power, as well as with other cultural Institutions both within and outside the country. This ear of improved relations also extends to other ethnic groups, academic institutions, security agencies, and Civil society groups, all of which can play a role in facilitating reconciliation between the OBR and the government. The process of mending these facets necessitates a comprehensive overhaul in the perception and pursuit of various structural […]

Rwenzori Region Conflict Analysis Report

Rwenzori Region Conflict Analysis Report

The conflict mapping for the Rwenzori region in 2020 was a prelude to the launch of the Networks for Peace Project that heralded the prevention and resolution of conflicts through early warning mechanisms in Africa, focusing on the Basongora and Batuku Minority Communities in Rwenzori Sub-region of Uganda. So, three years in a row (2020, 2021 and 2022), KRC Uganda in partnership with Minority Rights Group International, with financial support from UKAID has been conducting annual situational reviews of conflicts in region with particular interest in Kasese District where the minority Basongora pastoral community co-exists alongside other larger ethnic groups, mainly the Bakonzo who are predominantlycrop farmers. From the past […]

KRC CONFLICT MAPPING REPORT Northern Uganda

KRC CONFLICT MAPPING REPORT Northern Uganda

This study was commissioned by KRC Uganda working in consortia with the Centre for Economic Social Cultural Rights in Africa (CESCRA) and Women and Rural Development Network (WORUDET) with funding from The European Union. The purpose was to understand the conflict dynamics pertaining the refugee settlements of Palabek, Bidi Bidi and Rhino where they intended to conduct peaceful coexistence activities, with a view to realigning the project to suit the conflict resolution and peace building needsof the target groups. The objectives of the analysis included assessing the nature of conflicts, mitigation and resolution measures to address the conflicts, the existing conflict management infrastructure, the drivers to the conflict, interventions gaps […]