RELON implemented projects since 2021
Hilton Foundation Project: STRAC of RLOs (2022-2024):
The STRAC of RLOs project, funded by the Hilton Foundation draws its focus on advocacy for the rights of refugees in Uganda and capacity building for Refugee-led Organizations (RLOs). The object aims at strengthening the capacity of RLOs to effectively engage in advocacy efforts. This include providing training and resources on topics such as human rights, refugee protection, policy analysis, media engagement, and networking. The goal is to enhance the skills, knowledge, and organizational capacity of RLOs to advocate for the rights of refugees and drive positive change in their communities. The project supports and empowers RLOs, which are organizations led by refugees themselves, to advocate for the rights and well-being of refugees in Uganda.
Geared for Success Project (2023-2027):
Geared for Success Project (2023-2027)
Brief Overview of the project
The Geared for Success (GFS) project is designed to improve equitable and inclusive learning opportunities for refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and host community children and youth, especially girls, living in South Sudan and Uganda.
The GFS Project is funded by Global Affair Canada through War Child Canada and Oxfam and it is scheduled to run from 2023 to 2027.
The GFS Project supports three community-based organizations, namely; Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT), Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation- CECI Uganda and RELON Uganda with technical and financial means to build their local capacity, strengthen female leadership and community support so that refugees and IDPs can better access education and advocate for their right to education.
Aim: To enhance equitable and inclusive outcomes for refugees, internally displaced and host community children and youth, particularly girls and adolescent girls.
The project relies on three pillars:
Improved Performance
Improved performance of CBOs working on gender-responsive education in Uganda; particularly, Obongi, Terego and Yumbe districts.
Focus on Refugee Education
Increased access to gender-responsible quality education for refugee and internally
displaced children and youth, particularly girls and adolescent girls, enabled by CBOs in
Uganda
Enhanced Collective Action
Enhanced collective action of CBOs to advance the right to gender-responsive quality education for refugees and internally displaced children and youth, particularly vulnerable groups in Uganda and South Sudan.
BRACC Project (2023, 6 months):
The BRACC Project was implemented in 2023 and lasted for six months. The Project aimed at empowering Refugee-led Organizations (RLOs) to carry out grassroots advocacy interventions. The project involved subgranting the RLOs, enabling them to implement their respective advocacy initiatives successfully. By sub-granting the RLOs, the BRAC Project provided financial resources and support to empower these organizations to lead and execute their advocacy activities at the grassroots level. This approach recognizes the importance of local ownership and expertise in advocating for the rights and needs of refugees. Through the project, the six RLOs had the opportunity to develop and implement their own advocacy strategies tailored to the specific contexts and challenges faced by refugees in Nakivale in Southwestern Uganda and in Imvepi and other settlements in the West Nile region. This empowerment was meant to allow the RLOs to drive change and address issues that directly impact their communities.
Covid-19 Media Campaign:
In West Nile refugee settlements (Rhino camps and Imvepi): This project involved implementing a media campaign to raise awareness about COVID-19 in the West Nile refugee settlements, specifically in Rhino camps and Imvepi. The campaign aim was to provide information about preventive measures, promote hygiene practices, and encourage adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.
Rebuild Project (2021 to 2022):
This project was implemented from 2021 to 2022. The Rebuild Project focused on improving the livelihood activities of refugees. It involved providing training in various skills, including catering, fashion design, driving and other income-generating activities.