In the refugee hosting areas of Northern Uganda, a number of development issues were registered since the wake of Covid-19 and the lockdown. The fading lockdown clearly demarcated the dividing lines as South Sudanese refugee and host communities found themselves locking horns due to the rise in desperacy, youth unemployment and fizzling opportunity cost to conflict.

The Search team and the CSO partner have launched the bi-monthly community dialogues which helped to unveil the emerging issues brought about by Covid-19. These dialogues have among others created avenues for meaningful engagement of key stakeholders as the participants set action points for preventing conflicts from escalating.

In Nyumanzi refugee settlement, rivaling pastoralist groups have agreed to map grazing corridors, and landlords pledged to avail more land to kraal owners as a means to reduce avert conflicts brought about by stray animals.