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Appeal
Uganda
Adjumani Refugees Initiative for Self-reliance & Empowerment (ARISE Project) – UGA151, Revision 1
Appeal Target: US$ 373,030
Balance Requested: US$ 75,757
Geneva, 16 November 2015
Due to the continued in-flow of refugees from South Sudan and their changing needs, this ACT Appeal UGA 151 has been revised in November 2015 upon realization that it has not been fully funded and the available resources need to be consolidated to the most critical needs. The revised appeal has additional activities aimed at promoting peaceful coexistence by reducing competition for water resources, as well as providing appropriate water and hygiene sensitization. This revision will help LWF and ACT Uganda Forum to channel the available resources to the most critical needs of the Sudanese refugees and thus expedite ACT’s response to the emergency and prepare for the likely scenario of continued tension in South Sudan.
South Sudan is facing violence since almost 23 months, stemming from a power struggle between the incumbent President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Dr. Riek Machar, which erupted on 15th December 2013 in Juba when Mr. Kiir accused Mr. Machar of staging a coup. Violence has since prevailed and is often breaking out along ethnical lines between Dinka and Nuer tribes.
Besides the ongoing violence in the country, growing food insecurity further affects the people of South Sudan. Political negotiations to settle the conflict continued throughout the year 2014, leading to a peace agreement signed on August 26, 2015. Despite the signing of a peace agreement on the establishment of a Transitional Government of National Unity, each of the warring parties has since accused the other party of not adhering to clauses of the agreement, thus raising concerns if sustainable peace, security and stability will be achieved anytime soon. World leaders, UN Envoys, and Diplomats have added their voices on the needs to adopt durable solutions to end this crisis with demand for a total stop of violence and for sustainable peace.
But even if the political situation stabilized, the humanitarian impact would still be felt and tensions may persist for years to come. Because of this fragile political situation, South Sudanese people keep fleeing to the neighbouring countries, Uganda being one of them. The refugees are entering through 3 main entry points to Adjumani, Koboko/ Arua and Kiryandongo districts. 195,719 South Sudanese have sought refuge in Uganda, with 104,857 now registered in Adjumani district , where the ACT Alliance member Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is concentrating its intervention. LWF has been focusing on the Adjumani district to offer humanitarian assistance to the refugees in the transit center and in the settlements during the 2014 ACT appeal. As there is no sign of real peace in South Sudan, which would allow the refugees to return home in the near future, attention will turn to other recent crisis, resulting in a reduction of funding allocated to refugee programs in Uganda. It is therefore important to focus on linking relief and development by focusing on the promotion of sustainable livelihoods and self-reliance across all sectors of intervention. Taking this into consideration, LWF will continue its efforts in Boroli, Nyumanizi, Ayilo I, Baratuku through the provision of Non-Food Items (NFIs), Livelihoods and psychosocial support, as well as peace and conflict resolution in 2015 through the following appeal, which is the second and herewith consecutive ACT appeal tackling the support of the South Sudanese refugee population in Uganda.
This revised appeal replaces the appeal issued on 14th April 2015.
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