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This fight forced hundreds of displaced persons to flee from DRC into Uganda.
Sources confirmed the new refugee entrants were seeking safety, shelter, and food and many of them are entering through the Bunagana border.
Heavy gunfire rocked Sabinyo ranges, especially in some areas including Runyonyi, Kyanzo, Bugusa among others. These are located only 4 kilometers from the Bunagana border in the North Kivu province.
A couple of security agencies received the new arrivals and the UN High Commission for Refugees thereafter transferred them to a refugee camp in Nyakabande.
Many often abbreviate the March 23 Movement as M23, this group also considers itself the Congolese Revolutionary Army. It is a military rebel group based in eastern areas of the DRC. Furthermore, it mainly operates in the province of North Kivu.
There are currently over 6,500 child refugees in Uganda as violence surges in DRC. Over 11,000 refugees, including 6,500 children, have entered Uganda since November 2021.
These were fleeing escalating violence in North Kivu’s Rutshuru Territory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with an urgent need for essential supplies
Uganda is a host to about one million five hundred thousand refugees from countries across the great lakes region.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
