Class Year
2014
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Fall 2013
Department 1
Center for Global Education
Abstract
This research project was designed to investigate the challenges refugees face in securing a livelihood, to understand the extent to which the United Nations, the government of Uganda, and various aid groups are able to assist refugees in achieving self-reliance, and the capacity that refugees have to empower themselves. It also endeavors to expose any disparities between nationality groups, and the impact of these differences. Furthermore, this project aims to explore the impact of refugee livelihood security on regional physical security and community stability.
The study found that despite international and national policies, and efforts by both non-governmental organizations and refugees to promote livelihood security, the lack of resources available to these offices, the unfavorable business and living conditions inhibiting refugees, and the pervasiveness of dependency prevent long-term solutions for livelihood security and self-reliance from being implemented. It further concludes that the cycle of poverty and dependency will likely continue, especially among Congolese refugees who are the least successful nationality group in securing their livelihoods, unless long-term empowerment and capacity building plans replace short-term handouts as a solution to income and food insecurity. Lastly, regional violence, particularly regarding rebel movements, cannot be addressed until basic human insecurity, including livelihood security among refugees, is also acknowledged and ameliorated. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the publisher's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Norris, Karen J., "Livelihood Security Among Refugees in Uganda: Opportunities, Obstacles, and Physical Security Implications" (2013). Student Publications. 232.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/232
Required Publisher's Statement
Original version is available from the publisher at: http://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1686/
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African Languages and Societies Commons, African Studies Commons, Agricultural and Resource Economics Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Ethnic Studies Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, Income Distribution Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Place and Environment Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Social Influence and Political Communication Commons, Social Welfare Commons, Work, Economy and Organizations Commons
Comments
This Independent Study Project was published by the SIT Study Abroad Program in Uganda following the author's study abroad experience in the Fall of 2013. Click here for further information about this program.