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Image: © Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Visit of Minister Schreinemacher to Nakivale Refugee Settlement 
The overarching objective of the Netherlands is, in line with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) principle of burden and responsibility sharing, to support the Government of Uganda (GoU) towards a sustainable refugee response, enabling Uganda to uphold her progressive refugee policy. 

We strive to strengthen the legal position, social protection and livelihood opportunities; as well as improving the economic development and decent work opportunities for refugees and their vulnerable host communities, with a special focus on youth participation. 

In this way, the self-reliance and resilience of refugees is enhanced while tapping into the social and economic opportunities arising from refugee influxes. 

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), social cohesion and localization remain essential in our interventions and work on improved access to education and learning, enhanced employment and livelihoods opportunities, and increased protection and inclusion. Additionally, access to justice and addressing war-related injuries.

PROSPECTS partnership

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The Prospects partnership is an international partnership programme spearheaded by the Netherlands for improving the hosting and protection of refugees in countries in their region of origin. 

It is implemented in Uganda, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia. It brings together the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Labour Organisation (ILO), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank.

The partnership aims to enhance socio-economic inclusion and self-reliance of refugees, by working on the following four pillars:
  • Education and Learning,
  • Employment with Dignity
  • Protection and Inclusion
  • New Ways of Working
By bringing together humanitarian and development actors to leverage comparative advantages, improve coordination and efficiency to boost the overall impact for forcibly displaced persons and host communities, we work on putting the humanitarian-development-peace nexus into practice with our partners jointly designing, developing and implementing different programmes and projects in both Nakivale and Rhino Camp refugee settlements.
 

Refugee Law Project

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The Refugee Law Project (RLP) of the School of Law, Makerere University implements the Securing Refugee-Host Relations in Northern Uganda through Enhanced Protection (SRHR-EP) programme. The aim of the programme is to enhance the protection, well-being and dignity of South Sudanese Refugees and their host communities in Adjumani, Kiryandongo and Lamwo districts. 
It works on: 
  • Access to justice for refugees, bringing legal aid services closer to refugees and host communities and building the capacity of relevant rule of law stakeholders; 
  • Improved confidence and productivity of vulnerable South Sudanese refugees, including by providing psychosocial and mental health assistance, but also medical help to cope with their traumas; 
  • Empowering South Sudanese to ably speak for themselves by providing English for Adults classes and education on their rights. 
  • Improved restoration of degraded lands in refugee and host communities through tree growing
  • Advocacy and lobby by increasing influence in refugee-related policies on a national, regional and international level.