June 2017—Bidibidi Refugee Settlement: South Sudanese Refugee boys look out the window during Sunday mass.
May 2017—Children get water at a Registration Center run by the Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR in northern Uganda. After South Sudanese refugees cross the border, they are transported here to be registered with the government, and then taken to a settlement where they will build their new home. Refugees are only supposed to be at the registration center for 24-hours, however, the large influx Uganda is receiving (1,000 – 2,000 per day) has led to a wait time of up to five days.
May 2017—A South Sudanese refugee woman and her daughter cross the border from South Sudan to Uganda. South Sudan is caught in an all-out civil war, and more than 900,000 South Sudanese refugees have sought safety across the border in northern Uganda.
May 2017—South Sudanese refugees wait on the side of the road in northern Uganda, just over the South Sudan border, to be picked up and taken to a registration center to be processed for resettlement in Uganda.
May 2017—South Sudanese refugee children wait with her belongings on the side of the road in northern Uganda, just over the South Sudan border. After crossing the border, refugees wait here to be picked up and driven to a registration center to be processed for resettlement in Uganda.
May 2017—A young girl covers herself in a blanket at a Registration Center run by the Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR in northern Uganda. After South Sudanese refugees cross the border, they are transported here to be registered with the government, and then taken to a settlement where they will build their new home. Refugees are only supposed to be at the registration center for 24-hours, however, the large influx Uganda is receiving (1,000 – 2,000 per day) has led to a wait time of up to five days.
May 2017—South Sudanese refugees arrive at the reception center at Imvepi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. These refugees have recently crossed the border from war torn South Sudan and may have waited up to five days to be registered before being brought here for resettlement. At the reception center, they must wait again at least 24 hours before receiving their new land.
May 2017—A boy crouches on the ground at a Registration Center run by the Office of the Prime Minister and UNHCR in northern Uganda. After South Sudanese refugees cross the border, they are transported here to be registered with the government, and then taken to a settlement where they will build their new home. Refugees are only supposed to be at the registration center for 24-hours, however, the large influx Uganda is receiving (1,000 – 2,000 per day) has led to a wait time of up to five days.
May 2017—A mud hut at Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in northern Uganda. Opened in August 2016, Bidibidi Refugee Settlement hosts 270,000 South Sudanese refugees who crossed the border seeking safety from war torn South Sudan. Uganda has been extremely welcoming to these refugees, providing them with land to build homes, the right to work, and free education for their children. Refugees who arrived last year, have turned their temporary homes into permanent structures.
MAY 2017A South Sudanese refugee woman stands with her family in front of the new home she is building at Imvepi Refugee Settlement. After crossing the border from war torn South Sudan and waiting up to a week for their new land, South Sudanese refugees are given a 50 by 50 meter plot of land, and the poles, tarps and tools to build their new homes.
MAY 2017—A Ugandan national, dries dishes at her Quality Restaurant in Bidibidi Settlement in northern Uganda. Bidibidi, opened in August 2016, is host to some 270,000 South Sudanese refugees who fled civil war in South Sudan. A symbol of Uganda’s welcoming policy towards refugees, the woman employs and serves both Ugandans and South Sudanese refugees in her restaurant.
MAY 2017—A Ugandan national, picks up a banana at the restaurant she owns in Bidibidi Settlement in northern Uganda. Bidibidi, opened in August 2016, is host to some 270,000 South Sudanese refugees who fled civil war in South Sudan. A symbol of Uganda’s welcoming policy towards refugees, she employs and serves both Ugandans and South Sudanese refugees in her restaurant.
MAY 2017—A woman cuts onions at Quality Restaurant in Bidibidi Settlement in northern Uganda. Bidibidi, opened in August 2016, is host to some 270,000 South Sudanese refugees who fled civil war in South Sudan. A symbol of Uganda’s welcoming policy towards refugees, Quality Restaurant employs and serves both Ugandan nationals and South Sudanese refugees.