Category Archives: Peace Building & Conflict Resolution

Women’s Meaningful Participation in Conflict Prevention

Women’s Meaningful Participation in Conflict Prevention

Strengthened women’s meaningful participation in conflict prevention in Palabek Refugee settlement and host communities in Lamwo District. WORUDET with funding from WPHF and technical support from UN Women implemented a two-year project from January 2021 to January 2023 in Palabek Refugee Settlement and host community of Palabek Gem and Ogili. The project strengthens women’s voice, leadership and representation in programming, governance and public decision-making in the settlement. Existing and new community women’s groups will be strengthened to identify and overcome barriers to women’s participation, decision- making, and leadership in the humanitarian response aiming at an increase in refugee women being elected in the 2021 RWC elections. Overall, there is an […]

Rebuilding Mother – Daughter Bonds

Rebuilding Mother – Daughter Bonds

Akwii Aidha, 65, lost her husband unexpectedly in 2022. Tensions quickly arose when her older daughter moved into the family home with her own children. Grandmother insisted on a public school, despite financial constraints caused by the crisis, while her daughter chose a private school. They would quickly escalate into a conflict in which the daughter threatened violence with a stick. Akwii turned to our paralegal Aidha for support and guidance. Together, they engaged in a meaningful conversation with her daughter, discussing the practicality of expecting Akwii to finance private schooling without sufficient resources. Akwii’s daughter agreed to enroll her children in a government school. However, a new challenge emerged […]

Justice where it is Scarce

Justice where it is Scarce

James Okot in Palubek Refugee Settlement, Lamwo district, had been in a boundary conflict with a colleague, the two ended up in a violent physical confrontation. Having sensed little way forward, James sought a paralegal worker operating with WORUDET within the settlement, who assessed the case and advised against retaliation, instead guiding about Police involvement. Alfred, the WORUDET-linked paralegal, would later also guide about violence, recasting a bigger need to model better behaviour and reduce such incidents in the settlements WORUDET world in at large Although the perpetrator wasn’t immediately apprehended, Alfred helped ensure prompt reporting to authorities, where an examination was documented under P.F.3 and reference was made to Paluda Health Centre. Related […]