The European Union-EU has provided Shs12 billion to support refugees.
The over twelve-month project was launched at the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) country offices in Kampala.
Funded through the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations department, the project is aimed at meeting the basic needs of over 3,500 vulnerable households which include beddings, food, medication among others.
The project is expected to benefit 18,000 individuals in the two settlements of Kyaka II and Kyangwali, located in the Kyegegwa and Kikuube districts respectively.
The settlements continue to receive new arrivals of refugees fleeing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC.
Isabelle D’Haudt, the Head of EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations in Uganda, says that their goal is to ensure that the most vulnerable refugees are safe and that their basic needs are covered.
“Our aims and goals are to ensure the safety of all the vulnerable refugees and we shall make sure that all their basic needs are well covered,” Isabelle said
The project, a consortium led by the Danish Refugee Council in Uganda in partnership with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Action against Hunger (ACF) will also increase refugees resilience, and protect the environment in the refugee camps.
