Quiz: What is it like to grow up in Uganda’s refugee settlements?

Imagine growing up in a war-torn area of DRC. Leaving everything behind, your parents decide to flee to safety. Your family finally escape the horrifying violence and arrive at the border with Uganda. What does life hold for you on the other side? Take the quiz and discover what it’s like to grow up as a refugee in Uganda:

To great relief, you arrive with your family at the Uganda border. The worst violence is behind you. But around the world, many countries refuse refugees or restrict their rights.

1. What can you expect when you arrive in Uganda?(Required)

Refugees are often turned away at the border

Refugees are allowed in, but held for long periods inside migrant camps with no rights

Refugees are allowed to move freely and settle, enjoying the same rights as citizens

After travelling hundreds of miles on foot, you’re welcomed into Uganda. Your family is given a plot in a refugee settlement, and everyone is entitled to food rations of 8kg of maize flour and 3kg of beans every month. However, this barely amounts to 1,000 calories a day. But you can choose to receive money instead of food.

2. How much money could you receive as a refugee monthly?(Required)

UGX 17,000 (£3.50)

UGX 50,000 (£10.20)

UGX 105,000 (£21.68)

In Uganda, you have a right to an education. But resources are limited, and cultural norms mean that girls are often kept at home to do housework.

3. In the Kyaka II settlement, what proportion of refugee girls complete primary school?(Required)

5%

25%

95%

With little food, money or opportunities, sometimes the only way to survive is to break the law. Children might steal food from neighbours, so they don’t starve. But when they’re arrested, they are treated poorly because of a lack of welfare training for police and prison officers and resources.

4. The law guarantees your right to legal aid, but what proportion of children receive it?(Required)

3%

26%

63%

Despite the best intentions, things are still very difficult for refugee families in Uganda. Significant pressure on the system means children struggle to eat and go to school. But every day, more refugees arrive.

5. How many refugees arrived in the Kyaka II settlement in June?(Required)

209

878

3,307

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