Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala

Some 15,000 refugees – escapees from wars in Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia – live in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, without UNHCR assistance.Rejecting residence in rural camps, they have chosen an environment in which they can use their skills...

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Main Author: Michela Macchiavello
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 2004-05-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
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Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR20/FMR2011.pdf
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description Some 15,000 refugees – escapees from wars in Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia – live in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, without UNHCR assistance.Rejecting residence in rural camps, they have chosen an environment in which they can use their skills to achieve self-sufficiency and dignity.
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spellingShingle Michela Macchiavello
Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala
Forced Migration Review
forced migration
refugee
asylum
displacement
sustainable livelihood
urban
Uganda
title Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala
title_full Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala
title_fullStr Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala
title_full_unstemmed Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala
title_short Livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in Kampala
title_sort livelihoods strategies of urban refugees in kampala
topic forced migration
refugee
asylum
displacement
sustainable livelihood
urban
Uganda
url http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR20/FMR2011.pdf
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