Development approaches for

promoting resilience and self-reliance

of refugees and host communities to

respond to the challenges

Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees Side event on Enhancing development approaches for resilience and

self-reliance of refugees and host communities: strengthening the capacity of local governments in Uganda

22th June 2017, Kampala, Uganda

Eri KOMUKAI, Senior Advisor Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Menu of JICA’s Responses to Forced Displacement

1. Refugee host-countries

2. Countries/regions in conflict and fragility

Livelihood and food security for self-reliance of refugees

Emergency Response

Resilience and self-reliance

Human resource development for refugees

the policy by the host-countries’ government needs to be respected

Rehabilitation of community infrastructure

(road, bridge, water, school, clinics)

Promoting co-existence with local population

Repatriation & Reintegration

Capacity building of national & local gov’t to deliver services to IDPs fled outside the affected regions: territorial conflict

Capacity building of local gov’t to delivery services in conflict affected regions (inclusion of IDPs): territorial conflict

Maintaining capacity of gov’t to provide basic services to people remaining in the country in general: nation-wide conflict

Financial Assistance to gov’t

3. Countries/regions in transition to peace and stability

Promoting return/repatriation by rehabilitation of infrastructure

Supporting livelihood and for sustainable settlement

Supporting social sector for rebuilding community

Rebuild capacity of national & local government to deliver services for

returnees

Support for Returning IDPs

Promoting Resettlement

Development with Social Stability

Engagement in displacement situations in Uganda REAP I to REAP II

～2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Strengthening Local Governance

Community Infrastructure Support

Livelihood Improvement

Public Service Delivery

Improvement

REAP Phase I REAP Phase II

～2020

Development & Resilience

Reconstruction Support Humanitarian

aid

2017

Amuru

District

Acholi

Sub-Region

Acholi & West

Nile Sub-Region

Become a

Regional Hub

with Regional

Stability

REAP: Reconstruction Assistance Program in Northern Uganda

Joint Rice Promotion programme: UNHCR-JICA has implemented a rice promotion programme benefitting for both refugees and host communities. The total number of the beneficiaries amounted around 1800 (50% of them are refugees). Joint Vocational Training: UNHCR-JICA has conducted a vocational training programme for South Soudan refugees in sewing and carpentry at Kiryandogo refugee settlement. Support for youth and women’s group: UNHCR has worked together with JICA volunteers deployed in host communities

Acholi sub-region Regions in transition to

peace and stability Supporting for Return and

resettlement of IDP 2009-now

West Nile sub-region Refugee Hosting Situation Supporting for responding to New Influx & Protracted

Refugee 2016-now

Responding to the challenges in refugee

hosting situations

1- Strengthening Local Government

Efficiency: LG officers (planner, S/C chief, DCDO, CDO, parish chief) acknowledged their routine work had been speeded up by tools/formats introduced by A-CAP

Transparency: Provision of feedback to the community promotes participation of the community into the planning process.

Accountability: Utilization of the evidence-based planning tools helps local government officers to concentrate technical aspect

Sustainability: Utilization of the existing function/system promotes stronger sustainability

Positive attitude change: LG officers were more motivated and built confidence by enhanced capacity

Practical outcomes in technical aspect

Good practices of WACAP

• Refugee settlement was newly established in Paradek Ogili S/C in Lamwo District

• Livelihood project in Paradek Ogili S/C empowers refugee hosting communities to increase income

Community development project in refugee hosting communities in Lamwo District

• Capacity of data collection, prioritization, budgeting & planning of development projects is strengthened

• Enhanced capacity promotes planning of service delivery responding emerging needs

Capacity building for planning of local government in refugee hosting districts and S/Cs

Responding to the challenges in refugee

hosting situations

2- enhancing service delivery and

community infrastructure

- 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 -

Rehabilitation of Community infrastructure (affected by influx of refugees)

JICA’s response Needs

survey & draw Master plan

List of projects

Rehabilitation of prioritized

infrastructure in refugee

hosting communities

Capacity building of Districts & S/C in West

Nile & Acholi through WA-CAP

Others (Finance, income Generation etc.)

Needs to be defined

Capacity building of Local government (coping with influx)

Self-reliance of refugees (agriculture, skills)

Joint collaboration with UNHCR in rice

promotion, vocational training etc.

Community infrastructure projects in Acholi

Responding to volatile refugee influx situations, assistance should be provided timely by development actors to the areas where humanitarian agencies does not fully cope with.

In order to reduce burden brought by hosting refugees, put focus on benefit for local governments and communities which host refugees but not exclude protracted refugees as beneficiaries, as far as the hosting government policy allows.

Needs for protracted refugee hosting situation are vast and varied. Comprehensive menu from short term to mid-long term should be considered. Effective aid coordination is crucial.

Local government stands at front line. Capacity for planning and implementation responding to refugee hosting situations needs to be well equipped.

Lessons learnt & observations