Oruchinga Refugee Settlement
Oruchinga Refugee Settlement | |
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  Oruchinga Refugee Settlement | |
| Coordinates: 0°55′38″S 30°45′08″E / 0.9273°S 30.7521°E | |
| Country | Uganda |
| District | Isingiro |
Oruchinga Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in Isingiro District in Southern Uganda.[1]
History
[edit]Oruchinga Refugee Settlement was started in 1959 as a transit camp for refugees of Rwandese origin who were affected by tribal clashes in Rwanda.[2]
Population
[edit]The Oruchinga refugee settlement is presently hosting more than 6,800 refugees from Burundi, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Rwanda.[3]
According to the current statistics the settlement is not receiving new refugees, apart from family reunification, referrals, and protection cases.
Economic activities
[edit]According to the UNDP in 2018, a number of refugees in Oruchinga Refugee Settlement were engaged in greenhouse farming.[4]
The Oruchinga refugee settlement hosts a number of education facilities such as Kayenje Primary School and Kajaho Primary School.[5]
Social Services
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring: Settlement Fact Sheet: Oruchinga". Relief Web. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet: Oruchinga (June 2018) - Uganda". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ Oruchinga Settlement HLP Factsheet 2019 (2019-06-01). "Data 2 UNHCR". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Uganda, UNDP (2018-07-17). "Greenhouse farming changes lives in Oruchinga Refugee settlement". Medium. Archived from the original on 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ Relief Web (13 September 2020). "Facilities Map -Oruchinga Settlement - Isingiro District" (PDF). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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