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ARC in Uganda

Head Office: Kampala

Where ARC Works in Uganda: Displaced Persons Camps in Gulu District

People We Serve: Displaced Ugandans

Over the past twenty years, conflict in the northern part of Uganda between the government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) had forced millions of people from their homes - into camps or neighboring countries. Ongoing talks between the two sides and a formal cessation of fighting have made lasting peace a distinct possibility. After twenty years, some Ugandans have begun returning to their homes.

What ARC does in Uganda:
  • Camp management
  • Gender-based violence prevention and response
  • Conflict Prevention and reconciliation
  • Returns Facilitation
  • Community livelihoods assistance
  • HIV Prevention and Response
Operational Since: 1994

ARC has been working in Uganda off-and-on since 1994, when ARC began operations in neighboring South Sudan. Today, ARC manages 14 IDP (internally displaced persons) camps in the northern Gulu District of Uganda.  We’re also helping people make the transition back home: building new houses, offering business loans and livelihoods training, and ensuring continued health services.

 

Milestones:

In 2007, ARC started managing an additional six camps in Uganda, bringing the total number to 14. As part of the initiative to support people returning to conflict-affected areas, ARC funded the construction of more than 280 new homes for returning IDPs. The gender-based violence program also expanded in 2007 to serve 50% more people than the year before.

ARC Uganda also initiated a large-scale project in 2008 to address gaps in HIV-related services and build the capacity of community organizations to respond to the massive challenge posed by HIV.

Current Needs:

ARC helped more than 1,000 women start businesses in 2007. We hope to continue expanding this program to meet the growing demand for credit and other livelihoods support among the local population.


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Feb. 5: HAITI EMERGENCY BRIEFING

Updates
Feb. 1: Child-friendly spaces
Jan. 27: Shelter and supplies
Jan. 25: Field hospital: Fond Parisien
Jan. 23: Food distribution in Delmas
Jan. 21: Delivery of supplies
Jan. 20: Aftershocks and relief
Jan. 19: In Port-au-Prince and Jimani

Staff blogs from Haiti
• ARC Relief - Chris Kindler
• In Port-au-Prince - Monte Achenbach

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