Scattered Dreams, Broken Promises - Women's Refugee Commission
Scattered Dreams, Broken Promises - Women's Refugee Commission Scattered Dreams, Broken Promises - Women's Refugee Commission
Research. Rethink. Resolve. The Women’s Refugee Commission identifies needs, researches solutions and advocates for global change to improve the lives of crisis-affected women and children. The Women’s Refugee Commission is legally part of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, but does not receive direct financial support from the IRC. Acknowledgments This study was researched by Jane Lowicki-Zucca, Consultant and Rachael Reilly, Geneva Representative of the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC); Gloria Julian Nakamya, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Officer and Counselor, GIZ Kyaka II Refugee Settlement; and Elisabeth Bahati, Community Outreach Worker for Protection, Kyaka II Refugee Settlement. The study was facilitated by UNHCR Uganda and coordinated and supervised by Dale Buscher, Zehra Rizvi and Kathryn Paik, WRC. GIZ Specialized Business Unit Uganda served as the principal implementing partner for the study, providing information and facilitating all aspects of the work, as led by Dagmar Vorcehovska, Program Manager Kyaka II Refugee Settlement. Jane Lowicki-Zucca principally analyzed findings and wrote this report with contributions from Kathryn Paik and editing by Diana Quick, both of WRC. Thanks to Dale Buscher, Joan Timoney, Rachael Reilly and Josh Chaffin of the WRC for their comments. Enormous thanks go out to many individuals and organizations, without whose contributions, this study would not have been possible. These include the staff of GIZ Kyaka II; UNHCR Uganda; the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda; IRC Uganda; Africa Humanitarian Action; the Finnish Refugee Council, Kyaka II; the Kyaka II Police; Windle Trust, Kyaka II; the Kyaka II Youth Center and Youth Committee; the Kyaka II Refugee Welfare Committee and its Women’s Committee representatives; the Kyaka II Community Outreach Workers who organized young people for interviews and for their indispensible advice and facilitation. Most especially, the WRC would like to thank the more than 100 refugee adolescent girls and boys, and dozens of parents, teachers and other refugees and asylum seekers in the Kyaka II Refugee Settlement, who agreed to be interviewed and surveyed, providing invaluable information and ideas for improving the well-being of girls and others in the settlement. Great thanks also go to the Frankel Family Foundation and the Oak Foundation for their generous support of this initiative. Photographs © Rachael Reilly. © 2013 Women’s Refugee Commission ISBN:1-58030-110-X Women’s Refugee Commission 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168-1289 212.551.3115 info@wrcommission.org womensrefugeecommission.org
Women’s Refugee Commission Contents Acronyms & Abbreviations ................................................................................................. i Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 1 Key Findings ....................................................................................................................... 1 Key Recommendations .................................................................................................... 1 Background on Kyaka II Refugee Settlement ............................................................... 3 Research Design and Methods ........................................................................................ 5 Findings .................................................................................................................................. 6 Girls Dream Big ................................................................................................................. 6 Girls Feel Unsafe ............................................................................................................... 7 Barriers to Girls’ Education ............................................................................................. 7 Basic Needs Not Met ....................................................................................................... 8 Limited Opportunities for Social Interaction ............................................................... 9 Limited Parental Support ................................................................................................. 9 Girls Engaged in Child Labor ......................................................................................... 10 Girls Concerned about Health Issues .......................................................................... 10 Widespread Experiences of GBV ................................................................................. 11 Structural and Systems Challenges Influence GBV ................................................ 12 Conclusions and Recommendations .............................................................................. 14 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................. 17 Notes....................................................................................................................................... 18 Appendix A: Additional Details on Research Design and Methods.......................... 19 Appendix B: Characteristics of the Sample of Girls Aged 10-16 in Kyaka II Refugee Settlement............................................................................................ 22 Appendix C: Adolescent Girls’ Group Discussion Activities and Survey Questionnaires...................................................................................................... 24 Appendix D: Figures............................................................................................................. 27
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Research. Rethink. Resolve.<br />
The Women’s <strong>Refugee</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> identifies needs, researches solutions and advocates for global<br />
change to improve the lives of crisis-affected women and children. The Women’s <strong>Refugee</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
is legally part of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, but does<br />
not receive direct financial support from the IRC.<br />
Acknowledgments<br />
This study was researched by Jane Lowicki-Zucca, Consultant and Rachael Reilly, Geneva Representative of the<br />
Women’s <strong>Refugee</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> (WRC); Gloria Julian Nakamya, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Officer and<br />
Counselor, GIZ Kyaka II <strong>Refugee</strong> Settlement; and Elisabeth Bahati, Community Outreach Worker for Protection,<br />
Kyaka II <strong>Refugee</strong> Settlement. The study was facilitated by UNHCR Uganda and coordinated and supervised by<br />
Dale Buscher, Zehra Rizvi and Kathryn Paik, WRC. GIZ Specialized Business Unit Uganda served as the principal<br />
implementing partner for the study, providing information and facilitating all aspects of the work, as led by Dagmar<br />
Vorcehovska, Program Manager Kyaka II <strong>Refugee</strong> Settlement. Jane Lowicki-Zucca principally analyzed findings and<br />
wrote this report with contributions from Kathryn Paik and editing by Diana Quick, both of WRC. Thanks to Dale<br />
Buscher, Joan Timoney, Rachael Reilly and Josh Chaffin of the WRC for their comments.<br />
Enormous thanks go out to many individuals and organizations, without whose contributions, this study would not<br />
have been possible. These include the staff of GIZ Kyaka II; UNHCR Uganda; the Office of the Prime Minister of<br />
the Republic of Uganda; IRC Uganda; Africa Humanitarian Action; the Finnish <strong>Refugee</strong> Council, Kyaka II; the Kyaka<br />
II Police; Windle Trust, Kyaka II; the Kyaka II Youth Center and Youth Committee; the Kyaka II <strong>Refugee</strong> Welfare<br />
Committee and its Women’s Committee representatives; the Kyaka II Community Outreach Workers who organized<br />
young people for interviews and for their indispensible advice and facilitation. Most especially, the WRC would like<br />
to thank the more than 100 refugee adolescent girls and boys, and dozens of parents, teachers and other refugees<br />
and asylum seekers in the Kyaka II <strong>Refugee</strong> Settlement, who agreed to be interviewed and surveyed, providing<br />
invaluable information and ideas for improving the well-being of girls and others in the settlement.<br />
Great thanks also go to the Frankel Family Foundation and the Oak Foundation for their generous support<br />
of this initiative.<br />
Photographs © Rachael Reilly.<br />
© 2013 Women’s <strong>Refugee</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
ISBN:1-58030-110-X<br />
Women’s <strong>Refugee</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
122 East 42nd Street<br />
New York, NY 10168-1289<br />
212.551.3115<br />
info@wrcommission.org<br />
womensrefugeecommission.org
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