Programme · Humanitarian Response
Humanitarian Response and Disaster Risk Reduction
We build resilience and peaceful coexistence in refugee settlements and the host communities around them.
In Kyaka II and Kyangwali refugee settlements, JESE works with refugees, host communities and local governments to build resilience and self-reliance. The work follows the ReHOPE approach, which directs at least 30 percent of refugee-related spending to the needs of host communities. JESE also supports community-based disaster risk management, including early warning systems, contingency planning, public awareness and disaster response.
How it draws on the thematic areas
- Sustainable Food Systems and Value Chain Development: Nutrition-sensitive farming, kitchen and school gardens, and the Farmer Field Business School approach in the settlements.
- Climate, Environment and Natural Resources: Community-based disaster risk management, early warning, contingency planning and natural resource governance with refugees and host communities.
- Youth Employment and Skills Development: Targeted support for young refugees through youth inclusion.
10,870
learners reached in 24 primary schools through nutrition, farming-club and WASH activities (2024 to 2026)
5
schools with biogas systems and trained management committees (2025)
330
refugee households sensitised and acting as promoters of peaceful coexistence (2025)
3
peaceful coexistence structures strengthened as platforms for dialogue (2025)
2,359
refugee households reached through peacebuilding and nutrition programmes
Current projects
On the ground
- Fill the Nutrition Gap (Kyaka II refugee settlement).
- Bio-digester for Agriculture and Nutrition in Schools, BANS (2024 to date; Kyangwali refugee settlement): biogas, school feeding and sustainable agriculture.
- Civil Peace Service (CPS) programme: peaceful coexistence work with refugee households.
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