The Experience of the Ikafe Refugee Settlement Programme, Uganda
1. Introduction 1
Helping Refugees 1
Review Objectives 1
2. The Ikafe Project and its Context 3
An Area of Insecurity 3
Refugee Movements In and Out of Ikafe 4
The Ikafe Project and Structures of Governance 4
Stakeholders in Ikafe and in its Review 5
3. Outcomes of the Review 8
Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Project Impact 8
Land, Agriculture and Trees 9
Food for Refugees 10
Lack of Livelihoods Diversity 11
Insecurity 12
Communication, Integration, Representation 12
4. Review Methodology 15
The Review Process 15
Methodological Principles of the Review 19
5. Lessons from Ikafe 21
Lessons Concerning the Management of a Large Review Team 21
Lessons Concerning the Management of a Review Process in a Conflict Situation 22
Lessons Concerning the Particpatory Approach of the Review 23
Lessons Concerning the Review’s Objectives 23
Lessons Concerning Ikafe’s Key Project Strategies 24