Oruchinga Refugee Settlement
History
Oruchinga Refugee Settlement was started in 1959 as a transit camp for refugees of Rwandese origin who were affected by tribal clashes in Rwanda.
Population
The Oruchinga refugee settlement is presently hosting more than 6,800 refugees from Burundi, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Rwanda.
According to the current statistics the settlement is not receiving new refugees, apart from family reunification, referrals, and protection cases.
Economic activities
According to the UNDP in 2018, a number of refugees in Oruchinga Refugee Settlement were engaged in greenhouse farming.
The Oruchinga refugee settlement hosts a number of education facilities such as Kayenje Primary School and Kajaho Primary School.
Social Services
References
- ^ "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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