Economic Growth Uganda Project #4494

Microloans for S. Sudanese Refugee Women in Uganda

by Hope Ofiriha

Project Report | Mar 20, 2017
No loan! No Peace! Poverty attacks!

By William Logai Ochieng | Executive Director

Giving small loans to Refugees is helping!

We are so thankful to our donors Deki (UK), Trolltech Foundation (Norway), and GlobalGiving (USA) for providing HopeOfiriha with microfinance loan capital. Each month with Deki's funds, it gives small loans to 200 refugee clients in Uganda.

In 2016: 200 clients benefited from Trolltech funds. They are still grappling to skip what befell them in a world newest nation. Regrettably, these females lost their commodities looted by the armed forces in South Sudan war. Albeit some returned to Uganda as refugees, literally majority are striving to repay their loans with headaches because they had no assets to trade to service the borrowed capital.

With GlobalGiving money, we continue to grant small loans to South Sudanese women living in areas around Kampala city. Between January and February, the charity gave loans to five women to do income generation activities to support their families with basic needs and pay fees to send their children to school in Uganda.

In the second quarter, we will post a new field update to let you know the impact of your contribution is making to improve the life of refugees who are displaced by war.

Growing instability triggers new displacement
Fighting between armed groups has driven thousands of people from their villages in Eastern, Central, and Western Equatoria states since the start of January. Several thousand had taken refuge in Uganda.

The Relief Agencies are increasingly concerned at recent growing uncertainty around South Sudan and its serious impact on the civilian population.

UNHCR alerted that localized fighting between rebel armed groups and government soldiers and an apparent breakdown in law and order are being reported in and near Yambio, some 300 kilometers west of Juba.

Sporadic gunfire is commonplace, and there has also been an increase in crime involving car-jackings, attacks on government property, looting of civilian homes and sexual assaults,"

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Oct 27, 2016
Without Money! No life!

By William Logai Ochieng | Executive Director

The victims of south Sudan madness

Thank you for providing loan capital in the hands of women to feed their families.

It was the bodyguards for rebel leader and presidential guards who fought each other in earlier July sparking days of violence which killed many hundreds of soldiers and civilians. The two forces had battled each other, almost five years to the day South Sudan declared independence from Sudan. Following the orders from the leadership on both sides, the clashes ceased temporarily in late in July. The rebels then moved their based outside Juba in an attempt to save peace which both parties signed.

In August fighting was in the outskirt of Juba in which the oppositions accused the government of attacking their positions. The rebels regrouped and fled to Congo with Riek Machar, their leader. Over the last few months, the citizens have expressed dissent against the government, as a result of this, the rebellion is growing rapidly in Equatoria Region, which kept itself neutral for much of two years’ civil conflict in Upper Nile State. Different tribes are targeting ethnic Dinka. The humanitarian needs are going to be very great after this, Director General for RRC, told reporters. They are going to need food, shelter, water, he said, adding that the need for shelter and clean water was pressing for those living in a Displaced facility within Juba town.

At a time of this reporting:
HO is regretful to inform you that due to the fighting in Juba, the 400 clients you funded their loans capital had their merchandise confiscated at gunpoint at a total value of USD 120,000. HO also lost much cash due to hyperinflation that had pressed South Sudanese Pound against USD and Ugandan Shillings. The loaners are not able to service their loans. These women were hawking between Juba-Kampala to make ends meet for their families. Unknown shooters killed ten entrepreneurs when resisting looting and vandalism, between Nimule-Juba highway. Twenty women raped, and six are in a critical situation as a result of abused. Two of HO officials were also arrested illegally and beaten. Fortunately, the Authority released the two staff without explanation, after 60 days in detention.

With loan capital from Deki, our microfinance lead partner (UK), HO is funding 150 clients monthly. HO is only granting loans to refugees living in Uganda from South Sudan until further notice.

With current and, previous cash donations through GlobalGiving HO is recycling your money into new investment capital and gave credit to four refugee families to do income generating activity to make ends meet for their families and educate their children.

In the next quarter, we will send you a new field update report to let you know the impact of your contribution.

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Jul 19, 2016
More refugees Crossed to Uganda From Juba

By William Logai Ochieng | Executive Director

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