User:Happy Ongi/Mirieyi Refugee Settlement

Mirieyi refugee settlement is located in Ofua subcounty in Adjumani district, northern region of Uganda.

Background
Adjumani district has been hosting refugees since the mid-1990s up to date. It has a total of 25 partners providing different services for the benefit of the immigrants. The district has 17 settlements, many of which are relatively small and scattered with the host population.

Mirieyi refugee settlement in particular was established on 01 January 1994. Its total surface area is 44 hectares. The settlement hosts refugees from South Sudan.

Population
Mirieyi refugee settlement has a total of 5,062 registered refugees with a total of 170,029 nationals who are also called the host community.

Out of the total of 236,034 refugees in Adjumani District, refugees in Mirieyi account for 1% of the whole district population.

Challenges
Health centers located far from the refugees and there are no ambulance services for the refugees. This has in most cases forced them to walk long distances to access medical treatment. Due to the limited number of health facilities, health centers are overcrowded.

There is high congestion in classes and language barriers between the students and the teachers which has greatly led to lack quality education.