Pagirinya Refugee Settlement

Palorinya Refugee Settlement
Palorinya Refugee Settlement is located in Uganda
Palorinya Refugee Settlement
Palorinya Refugee Settlement
Coordinates: 3°21′11″N 31°59′31″E / 3.353°N 31.992°E / 3.353; 31.992
CountryUganda
DistrictAdjumani

Pagirinya Refugee Settlement is a refugee camp in Eastern Adjumani District in Northern Uganda.

Background

Pagirinya refugee settlement, as of October 2016 was one of the newest of Uganda's refugee settlements, launched in June 2016 after the Maaji Refugee Settlements reached its full capacity and could not accommodate the great number of the refugees.[1]

Population

Pagirinya refugee settlement hosts more than 32,000 refugees displaced from South Sudan.[2]

Health and sanitation

A cholera outbreak hit Pagirinya refugee settlement soon after it opened which was due to the increased exposure to dirty water and unattended to water crisis at the settlement and is still a big problem to be taken care of by the Government of Uganda.[3]

Refugees reported poor latrine coverage throughout Pagirinya refugee settlement and the locals have resorted to open defecation as a final aid to the problem facing them at the camp due to the low coverage of latrines.[4]

Water supply

Most of the refugees within Pagirinya use poor practices for handling their water sources and have a higher risk of contracting of waterborne diseases and infections as the low level of supply of water still remains a big challenge.[5]

Education

Pagirinya refugee settlement has different schools to support education for the young children, according to UNICEF Gulu Zonal Office reports. In 2016, 13 replenishment kits were distributed to Maaji Primary School which has over 3,500 pupils to support the education of the pupils.[6]

Reports also indicate that 4,721 refugees are registered in Pagirinya Settlement in three primary schools; Pagirinya government primary school, Pariginya 1&2 feeder primary schools.

The settlement’s organized, physical design facilitates access to important facilities, including health centres and schools.[7]

Social services

Housing and property

According to REACH reports, 77% of shelter tenure is owned by the head of the household, 12% owned by the spouse and 11% owned jointly between household member.[8] The household access to land where shelter is 99%, Accessing land in a separate plot is 3% and 1 % have no access to any land.

References

  1. ^ "Uganda". The Global Compact on Refugees | Digital platform. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  2. ^ "Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet: Pagirinya (June 2018) - Uganda". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. ^ "UNHCR working with Government of Uganda and emergency response partners to contain cholera outbreak amongst the newly arrived South Sudanese refugees in Adjumani district, Uganda". UNHCR. UNHCR. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet: Pagirinya (June 2018) - Uganda". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. ^ Mugumya, Thomas; Isunju, John Bosco; Ssekamatte, Tonny; Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni; Mugambe, Richard K. (2020-06-01). "Factors associated with adherence to safe water chain practices among refugees in Pagirinya refugee settlement, Northern Uganda". Journal of Water and Health. 18 (3): 398–408. doi:10.2166/wh.2020.230. ISSN 1477-8920.
  6. ^ "UNICEF, UNHCR providing education to over 26,000 South Sudanese refugee primary children". www.unicef.org. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
  7. ^ "Uganda Refugee Response Monitoring Settlement Fact Sheet: Pagirinya - January 2018". UNHCR Operational Data Portal (ODP). Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  8. ^ Mugumya, Thomas; Isunju, John Bosco; Ssekamatte, Tonny; Wafula, Solomon Tsebeni; Mugambe, Richard K. (2020-06-01). "Factors associated with adherence to safe water chain practices among refugees in Pagirinya refugee settlement, Northern Uganda". Journal of Water and Health. 18 (3): 398–408. doi:10.2166/wh.2020.230. ISSN 1477-8920.