Uganda East Africa Children’S Crisis Situation Report | April 1 - April 30, 2019

UGANDA EAST AFRICA CHILDREN’S CRISIS SITUATION REPORT | APRIL 1 - APRIL 30, 2019

Key messages Refugees from South Sudan (as at 30 April) Humanitarian needs • Continued Influx: So far in 2019, 32,998 refugees and asylum seekers from South Sudan (14,978), DRC 849,008 (16,501) and Burundi (1,519) have been received and in Sudan settled in Uganda despite the reduction in funding. In the 1,256,729 65% 1,256,729 Month of April alone, there has been registered increase refugees in of refugees in people in need in the number of new arrivals (SSD - 4,307 DRC – 4,561 Uganda Uganda are of food security and BDI – 9 refugees). The majority of the new arrivals 2,304,240 children and livelihoods are women and children and have been settled in South refugees and asylum 422,240 assistance West and West Nile refugee settlements. seekers from South 2,747 in Ethiopia Sudan in Central Assessment reports indicate about 80% • Employment: African youth unemployment in both the host and refugee Republic 815,831 32,998 339,476 communities. This leads to crime and insecurity. World South Sudanese new refugee refugees from the Vision in partnership with UNDP and Government of refugees in arrivals in 2019 Democratic Republic Japan has made efforts to address this challenge through 116,211 in Kenya Uganda of the Congo in providing employment in form of cash for work and 815,831 Uganda self-employment for 800 people in Imvepi and Bidibidi 100,005 in Uganda settlements. The cash for work efforts contributed to in Democratic Funding needs environmental restoration by establishing 8 hectares of Republic of the woodlots and approximately 45.3 km of access roads Congo Food security & livelihoods leading to schools and markets. 0.85 M (20%) 3.5 M (80%) Water, Sanitation & Hygiene • Funding: UNHCR had received only 11% of their Gaps and needs required funding by March 2019, creating gaps in 0.3 M (30%) 1 M (70%) many sectors. World Vision is grateful for the sustained • Child Protection. World Vision protection actors Shelter & Non Food Items support of our donors and partners. The focus is continue to respond to and prevent child protection 0.8 M (67%) 0.4 M (33%) now on prioritizing long term programming through concerns. The actors make sure that Best Interest transitioning from in-kind emergency support to Assessment of children at risk are conducted and Food Assistance refugees to empowering refugees with self-reliance and support given. So far 83% and 72% of cases against child 4 M (100%) income generating activities abuse in the refugee and host community respectively have been addressed. Many cases of protection and Child protection child protection continues to prevail in the Settlements • Increased pressure on the environment: According 1.8 M (58%) 1.3 M (42%) to the 2018 joint inter agency Multi-sector Needs in South Western Uganda (MSNA report, REACH, TOTAL Assessment (MNSA), 93% of refugee and host 2018) Community protection structures still lack the resources and capacity to effectively engage awareness community households depend on fuel wood for US$ 7.4 M US$ 9.8 M cooking with only 45% of refugee and 20% of host creation and management of cases of abuse, violations community households reporting use of energy saving and exploitation. Funding received Funding gap stoves. *All financial figures in US$ The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the World Vision International Creation date: 24 May 2019 Sources: FEWS-NET, UNICEF, UNOCHA, WHO, World Vision, UNHCR, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda government UGANDA EAST AFRICA CHILDREN’S CRISIS SITUATION REPORT | APRIL 1 - APRIL 30, 2019 Response highlights Response achievements Reporting period April 01- April 30, 2019 70,633 43,603 SHELTER & NON FOOD ITEMS (NFIs) WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE people reached children reached with food security with food security • World Vision conducted hygiene and sanitation • 56,010 South Sudanese refugees in Omugo and Imvepi and livelihoods and livelihoods awareness and training. 9066 people were reached with settlements were provided with an essential relief package. WASH services and assistive devices in the community. The package contained household kits such as kitchen sets, 351,946 232,010 World Vision also constructed water tanks, VIP latrines blankets, soap, plastic basin, water container, sleeping mat, people reached children reached and urinals reaching out to 845 nationals and 9262 mosquito nets, and solar light. Other items were: plastic with food with food refugees in schools. sheets, ropes, panga, hoes, sickle, and sanitary kits-and assistance assistance sanitary pads and underwear. FOOD SECURITY & LIVELIHOODS 92,417 36,407 • 2436 new arrivals were received at the reception centres people reached children reached • 23,492 South Sudan refugees and members of the managed by World Vision. Among these new arrivals, 364 with shelter and with shelter and hosting community benefitted from improved farming were classified as People with Special Needs. non-food items non-food items technologies, savings and loan associations as well as cash-based assistance to help improve assistance at • World Vision manages the reception centres in Omugo, 35,915 17,066 household level. Imvepi and Ocea refugee settlements in Arua district, people reached children reached Bidibidi and Ariwa in Yumbe district in partnership with with education with education • 3309 DRC refugees and members of the hosting the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and Office of the assistance assistance community gained from saving for transformation Prime Minister (OPM). World Vision provides new arrivals training, savings and loan associations as well as cash- with hot meals, overnight shelter facilities, hygiene and 64,526 30,162 based assistance to help improve household resilience. sanitation facilities, as well as providing temporary foster people reached children reached care to unaccompanied children and thereafter referring with protection with protection • 229 DRC Refugees benefited from vocational skills these cases to various partners for further assistance. services services training and skills acquisition for livelihood and resilience. 14,707 5,641 The refugees are attached to either vocational schools people reached children reached or local artisans where their skills are developed for CHILD PROTECTION with water, hygiene with water, hygiene improved livelihood. and sanitation and sanitation FOOD ASSISTANCE • In April, 37,190 children attended World Vision’s Child 630,144 Friendly Spaces, gaining from educational and psychosocial people reached with life-saving • World Vision’s food assistance programme assisted support. humanitarian assistance in April 2019 351,946 refugees (254,094 South Sudanese refugees living in Arua and Yumbe refugee settlements) in 364,889 northern Uganda and 97,852 DRC refugees in Kyaka II children reached with life-saving and Kyangwali Settlements. humanitarian assistance in April 2019

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the World Vision International Creation date: 24 May 2019 Sources: FEWS-NET, UNICEF, UNOCHA, WHO, World Vision, UNHCR, Office of the Prime Minister, Uganda government UGANDA EAST AFRICA CHILDREN’S CRISIS SITUATION REPORT | APRIL 1 - APRIL 30, 2019 West Nile response locations South West response locations Primary contact information YUMBE GION Jason Evans Jennifer Neelsen 225,808 MOYO REFUGEES 119,587 National Director, Response Director REFUGEESREFUGEES World Vision Uganda World Vision Uganda Bidibidi [email protected] [email protected]

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KYEGEGWA 91,365 Derrick Kyatuka Moses Odur REFUGEES Communications Officer HEA Manager MARACHA Imvepi World Vision Uganda World Vision Uganda KAMWENGE [email protected] [email protected] 67,534 ADJUMANI N REFUGEES Rhino 203,906 REFUGEES National office donors & partners ARUA 162,670 REFUGEES

1,256,729 Total number of refugees in Uganda as at 30 April, 2019

Monthly achievements

APR 630,144 APR 364,889 people children

1,503,928 808,382 MAR people MAR children

0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1M 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000

Number of people reached Number of children reached