Refugees in Uganda are eitherself-settled or live in organized settlements that coverapproximately 350 square miles of land set aside by thegovernment of Uganda. Many refugees, especially in thenorthern districts, are in protracted displacement, and theUgandan constitution prohibits the naturalization of anoffspring of a refugee, even if he or she is born in Ugandaand even if one parent is Ugandan. Some refugees have theoption of returning to their country of origin, and some canresettle in a third country, often in the West, but doing sois expensive and not viable at a large scale. This studyincludes a legal and policy analysis and a socioeconomicimpact assessment, the former complementing the latter. Theimpact of legal and policy frameworks on the refugeesituation in Uganda are analyzed, as are the social andeconomic impacts and the contribution of the current policyframework on these outcomes for the refugees. The studyemploys qualitative and quantitative research methods andcovers refugees in rural and urban sites in Uganda. Thestudy’s primary focus is on the socioeconomic impact ofUganda’s refugee law on the refugees themselves. This focusand the tight timeframe did not allow the team to assess thesocioeconomic impact of the presence of refugees on hostcommunities. That will require a separate and broader study.
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