Uganda

Number of people served:  15,245

Uganda hosts more than 1.4 million refugees, making it the largest refugee host country in Africa. More than 1 million of those refugees have entered within the last two years, the majority fleeing from conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Uganda welcomes and hosts forcibly displaced people with an open door policy – allowing refugees to have freedom of movement and the right to work. Some refugees still live in camps while others in urban areas.

Our Work in Uganda

JRS Uganda has well-established projects welcoming urban refugees and offering language classes and other educational and recreational initiatives, income-generating activities, emergency aid, and social services.

JRS’s work in Uganda is supported by the United States Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration.

Education Education is a life-saving intervention that helps displaced children and families to see beyond their displacement.
Education
Livelihoods Livelihoods programs and opportunities focus on empowerment, self-reliance, and sustainability.
Livelihoods
Pastoral Care and Psychosocial Support Displaced people often experience trauma due to their displacement. These services aim to meet the variety of complex spiritual and psychosocial needs.
Pastoral Care and Psychosocial Support
Emergency Assistance In crisis and conflict, relief assistance – shelter, food, water, sanitation, and non-food items – are needed to ensure the survival of people in emergency situations.
Emergency Assistance

See Our Work

The electronics class is part of vocational programs in Kampala created in partnership with the techical institute . Students learn how to do electrical work on phones, television, and radio repair. (Dickie Fischer/Jesuit Refugee Service)
Young refugees in the Jesuit Refugee Service Kampala Urban Emergency Program's kindergarten in the JRS compound. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Janette, a recipient of a JRS business course, sits inside of her textile store which she was able to finance through a JRS grant. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Two students work diligently in their tailoring class in JRS Kampala. (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Two students from Pagirinya Community Secondary School work on their class work. (Jesuit Refugee Service)

Stories





40 Years of Accompaniment: Dorothy 06 Mar 2020
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Uganda: The Power of Classroom Support 21 Mar 2019
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Uganda: Without Education Society is Built on Sand 23 Aug 2018
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Contact

JRS Uganda Country Director:

Frido Pflueger

uganda.director@jrs.net  

Project locations:

Kampala, Adjumani, Moyo