Life in the Refugees’ Settlement becomes hard as Government Stops the Operation of GiveDirectly
GiveDirectly, a Non-Governmental Organization from the USA that lets donors send money directly to the world’s poorest population has been asked by the Ugandan Government to cease operations at Kiryandongo Refugees Camp in Northern Uganda, where they have been supporting the refugees for over one year now.
GiveDirectly, a Non-Governmental Organization from the USA that lets donors send money directly to the world’s poorest population has been asked by the Ugandan Government to cease operations at Kiryandongo Refugees Camp in Northern Uganda, where they have been supporting the refugees for over one year now.
Following the cut down on food ratio by the United Nations due to lack of enough funding, GiveDirectly has been reaching out to the refugees by giving cash money is given directly to them.
Following the government’s order to cease the operations of GiveDirectly, life has become tough for many refugees who have no other sources of income for their livelihood. Many refugees are now not able to feed their families adequately or provide for other basic necessities. The situation has been made worse owing to the lockdown in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in restrictions of movements as well as the closure of many service provider organizations in the settlement.
South Sudanese refugees and other refugees from Congo, Kenya, and Rwanda are finding it difficult to sustain their lives and those of their families. As such, there is a dire need for intervention from other able organizations in order to rescue the situations at the settlements in Uganda.
GiveDirectly believes that people living in poverty deserve the dignity to choose for themselves how best to improve their lives, this is the reason why they give cash to enable that choice. Since 2009, they have delivered over 300 million US Dollars in cash directly into the hands of over 170,000 families living in poverty. The organization currently has programs for Africa COVID-19, U.S. COVID-19, Basic Income, and Refugees.
By :Alfred Zebruna, Rurugene Correspondent for Northern Uganda
