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Refugee from the DRC disembarks the UNHCR bus in Imvepi.

OXFAM RESPONSE TO DRC ASSYLUM SEEKERS

In May 2020, amidst the corona pandemic, Uganda reopened its borders for 3 days, to provide refuge to the asylum seekers fleeing the fresh fighting in DRC. They were temporarily settled in Zombo district, pending relocation to Imvepi refugee settlement. Between 6-8 August 2020, the Congolese Asylum...

Emerging from the lockdown a better father

58-year-old Lambert is living to prove that stereotypes and negative cultural norms can be dismantled even while living in a very patriarchal rural society. He now comfortably shares household chores with his wife,their 3 daughters and 3 sons. As a family, they all freely discuss finances,...

Encouraging my boys to be better

Before dawn breaks, Pikwo Felly a 55-year-old mother of eight,is up at 6:30 a.m.to her daily routine. She cleans the compound, walks1.5 km away to fetch water, prepares mealsfor her household members that include her elderly mother and then heads off to the gardenwith her husband where they spend...

Sharing Care work has improved my family relationship

For the first time ever, I have spent 90% of my time doing household work. I must say that home daily chores take up a lot of time! Since the lockdown, I have been at home supporting my wife with Care work. My name is Morrish Towongo,30 years oldand a refugee from the Central Equatorial region of...

Pursuing Education Against All Odds

Child marriage, sexual exploitation and harmful social norms in Palabek Refugee Settlement hold back young adults from pursuing their dreams for the future. All children, most of whom are orphans, are survivors of war, hunger and violence and have lost years of schooling due to the conflict in...