Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is participating in a two-day Research and Policy Symposium in Nairobi, Kenya.
This event, organized by the Re-build Program in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation and the World Bank, aims to bridge the gaps between researchers and policymakers to enhance refugee livelihoods in host communities across Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
Scheduled for October 15-16, 2024, the symposium brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and donors from the three countries.
The focus will be on collaboratively assessing and strategizing the application of evidence in policy development related to refugee livelihoods.
Attendees can expect to see presentations of findings from research conducted over the last five years, with discussions centered around four key themes: Access to Finance and Microenterprises, Access to Social Protection, Access to Jobs and Skills Development, and Access to Justice and Legal Identity.
Uganda is Africa’s largest refugee-hosting country with more than 1.5 million refugees residing within its borders.
The East African nation deploys one of the most progressive policy responses to cross-border displacement on the continent.
But this response faces headwinds—from declines in international support to the rise of climate-related displacement.
