A UNHCR programme initiated with the Ugandan government last year is making progress in gradually “mainstreaming” some 150,000 Sudanese refugees into the normal development process, a UNHCR official told IRIN last week. The official said the programme aims to increase the self-reliance of the refugees and “expand the capacity of their community to cope with and solve their own problems.” It trains refugees in skills such as basic health care, honey-making, environmental protection and woodworking, among others.
Local authorities earlier this year approved the integration of the refugee programme into the District Development Plans in Arua and Moyo, and a similar move is expected in Adjumani. “In such a situation, refugees will share benefits and responsibility with nationals,” the UNHCR official said.
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