DRDIP Uganda Updates

Persons with disabilities in Maaji III Block Refugee Settlement, Adjumani district are grateful to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for granting them equal consideration to benefit from development project initiatives funded by the World Bank. Cezirina in her tomatoe garden at the settlement Kevin Cezirina 40, and her group members who benefited from a livelihoods enhancement sub-project under the OPM’s Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) have spoken out loudly, and with joy. Cezirina has achieved two milestones. She has been able to pay school fees for her two grandchildren whose parents vanished during the 2014 South Sudan war. “I am also not complaining about feeding because of the strength DRDIP gave me, to be able to stand alone, we couldn’t continue relying on food distributed by the UN because it is not enough for the large number of refugees”, she noted. Cezirina is one of the beneficiaries of Maaji III Block A, Refugee Settlement Small Scale

Elizabeth Nyakouth (pseudonym), is a resilient 42-year-old South Sudanese refugee woman thriving in the heart of Palorinya settlement, in the West Nile - Obongi district. Tomatoes ready for sale to retailers in Obongi Every morning, as dawn breaks, Nyakouth eagerly rises, her eyes fixed on the horizon of possibilities, a testament to her unwavering spirit and a glimpse into the promise of a brighter future. She hits the local market with fresh, attractive tomatoes and other green leafy vegetables including cabbages which she grows behind her small grass-thatched hut. “I am surviving and growing my savings because of knowledge gained through trainings and support of DRDIP”, she chats. “This is helping me to feed my children, pay their school fees and contribute to weekly group savings”, Nyakouth confesses flamboyantly.“We are doing well I can say, especially, we the women in our group”, she adds. Cabbage garden belonging to Jambita group Nyakouth is now able to rent one acre of land e

Koboko: At Lurujo Health Centre III (HCIII) in Lobule Sub-County, Koboko district, four out of every 10 patients who come to the Outpatients Department (OPD) for treatment, are refugees. The facility, was initially focussed on referring cases to other centres due to lack of an OPD, but now comfortably provides services to hundreds of refugees and host communities who trek to the health centre to access treatment.  The OPD unit constructed by DRDIP at Lorujo HCIII, Koboko Patience monthly attendance at Lurujo HCIII has gradually grown from 600 patients to 800 and to currently 1,150.   This came as a result of improved infrastructure and services upon the interventions of the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP), a flagship Government of Uganda project funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).   Both nationals and immigrants enjoy easy access to medication and health care at Lurujo HCIII.    “I used to walk for over eig

Aporo village is a chocolate-box found in Pawor Sub County in Madi-Okollo district. It is glowing with hope of going green in the near future. A group of zealous members of this community have embarked on an irreversible mission towards environmental conservation. They were given impetus by World Bank funding through the Office of the Prime Minister's Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP). Setting up the briquettes making machine Members of Aporo Energy Saving Stoves and Briquette Making received not just funding and training but encouragement from component II of DRDIP, seeking to preserve the delicate balance of nature. These dedicated members have pioneered innovative solutions to counter the ecological challenges faced by their community. They are creating energy-saving stoves and briquettes, designed to reduce the reliance on charcoal consumption. The stoves, crafted with ingenuity, not only minimize charcoal usage but also seamlessly incorporates the

A group of 12(seven women, five men) active folks are championing a transformative vision  within a close-knit rural community in Yumbe district, thanks to the Office of the Prime Minister’s Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) for providing a springboard. Garube Apiary sub project beehives, Yumbe With a generous start-up capital of Shs18,500,000; invaluable financial literacy training coupled with constant support supervision, these community members are on the brink of a life-changing journey, fuelled by their identified enterprise: bee keeping. Located in Kuru Sub County, Garube Apiary sub-project started in March 2023 with less than 10 beehives, but now boasts of 85 hives when DRDIP advanced the support. “Each beehive produces 30 litres of honey per season or 60 litres in a year”, Ratib Abele, the group leader explains. This means the group’s prospect is to harvest up to 2,520 litres of honey every season or 5,040 litres annually since honey is harvested

In the heart of Itambabiniga watershed situated in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, Kyegegwa district, a story of resilience, environmental protection and economic freedom is unfolding. It lays bare the power of transformative community-driven initiatives. Fish farming  preserved  Itambabiniga wetland, Kyegegwa Within Itambabiniga; three villages: Humura, Ruchinga Central and Bukere B have been transfigured when a group of 95 (58 women, 37 men) committed members joined hands. They were propelled by the Office of the Prime Minister's Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) to invest, preserve nature, create jobs while extinguishing poverty within their community. The group wrote a fish farming sub-project proposal which was approved and funded by DRDIP to a tune of Shs56 million. The group was supported by technical experts from a local partner to set up the fish farm. They paid for the services of the experts by themselves. Group members actively took part in the