InterAid Uganda, 30th July – 3rd August 2012

Every morning as refugees come in for several services at the offices, a detailed communication about the services offered at Inter Aid is given. This week, due to the sudden Ebola and Cholera out break, Inter Aid Uganda through its health unit oriented the Community Volunteers, daily visiting clients and its staff about the preventive measures to avoid contracting the deadly epidemics and also how to handle patients suspected and diagnosed with the epidemic.

It was also the Breastfeeding Week and indeed the Counselors and Health Unit staff made a point to discuss and share information on the importance of breastfeeding.

InterAid Uganda received a delegation comprising of the Assistant High Commissioner for Operations UNHCR Geneva, Head of Service Policy Development and Evaluation Service, UNHCR Geneva, accompanied by the team from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. The purpose of the visit was to understand the Urban Refugee Programme, and Situation of Urban Refugees in Kampala as a bench mark for planning, and resource mobilization. InterAid as the implementing partner to UNHCR and Uganda Government for the Urban Refugee Programme was very much involved in the reception of these guests at various urban refugee activities.

InterAid Uganda joined the rest of the world in marking the World Refugee Day on 20th June 2012 under the theme "1 family torn a part by war is too many". It involved matching from InterAid Uganda's offices to Old Kampala Primary School, where the celebrations took place. Speaking on this occasion, the representative of the board of directors InterAid Uganda conglatulated all the people who were present upon the world refugee day, and assured the refugee community of renewed commitment to working with the refugees so that they are reorganized to live in peace and dignity. She thanked different stakeholders involved in addressing refugee issues most especially UNHCR, WFP and government of Uganda through OPM among others. She thanked UNHCR and OPM for their continued support over the years in addressing refugee issues here in Kampala. Speaking at the same function, UNHCR’s country representative Uganda thanked the government of Uganda for hosting refugees fleeing conflicts from the neighbouring countries and giving them home. Uganda’s minister for disaster preparedness and refugees Mr. Stephene Malinga thanked development partners who have assisted government of Uganda in handling refugees. Read World Refugee Day Congulatory message

InterAid Uganda donated text books to  St. Anthenasius Primary which has accomodated over 300 refugeechildren. The function was presided over by the deputy country representative of UNHCR and Office of the Prime Ministers's (OPM) protection representative. This donation was intended to enhance local integration of refugee children in school and improve on their learning environement. Speaking, during this function the Executive director InterAid Uganda, Madam Scholastic Nasinyama welcomed the representatives from Office of the Prime Minister, UNHCR,staff and the counselors of Inter Aid Uganda,priests present,parents and children at large and made the following remarks;