The Bidibidi area covers 250 square kilometers of the eastern half of
Yumbe District, stretching southward from the
South Sudanese border and spilling over into
Moyo District along the western bank of the kochi river[4] Bidibidi is divided into zones. It has five zones namely:
Bidibidi, zone one, made up of fourteen blocks
Swinga, zone two, made up of eleven blocks
Yoyo, zone three
Abrimajo and Annex, zone four
Ariwa, zone five
Benson Taylor speaking with South Sudanese refugees at Bidi Bidi.
The Bidibidi area was a small village before becoming a refugee settlement in August 2016.[5][6] Since then, the
Ugandan government and
non-governmental organizations have worked to create a settlement rather than a camp to host and contain the influx of the growing number of asylum seekers from
South Sudan.[7] It has very quickly become the second-largest refugee camp in the world. Formerly a vast, empty, arid patch of land nearby the small Ugandan border town of
Yumbe, today it is home to some 270,000 refugees, most of whom have fled the violence and upheaval in South Sudan.[8]
New Generation early childhood development zone three.
Bright ECD Centre zone one.
Daddy's care ECD Centre zone one.
Rock land ECD Centre zone one.
Green valley ECD Centre zone one.
Happy Joy ECD Centre four.
Happy child friendly space zone four.
Kala early childhood development zone three.
Health care
There have been growing concerns about health conditions and access to health services as the number of
South Sudan refugees entering
Uganda continues to increase, particularly at the BidiBidi Refugee Settlement, with Reuters reporting that about 180 refugees (nearly half of them young children) died in Bidibidi in the first six months of 2017.[13] This is compounded by the often-limited accuracy of health measurements in camp settings, with under-reporting of deaths by humanitarian organizations typically occurring more frequently than over-reporting of deaths.[14]
From a
human rights and ethics perspective, there are also questions about whether people with different physical abilities or the elderly are not being prioritized in these settlements, receiving less resources compared to younger, able-bodied residents in good health.[15] In settlements located in the Ayilo District of
Northern Uganda, for example, the organization
Caritas reports that programs have been designed to provide more assistance for building latrines to groups identified as vulnerable, such as older residents,
disabled residents, and
child-headed households.[16]
Furthermore, a 2016
U.S. State Department report on trafficking warns that
South Sudanese children in
Northern Ugandan Refugee settlements may be vulnerable to
trafficking, with the
UNHCR suspecting that instances of trafficking are already occurring among young
South Sudaneserefugees. Unfortunately, reliably quantifying the number of trafficked children can be a challenge due to a lack of effective monitoring, corruption, insufficient protection of victims to come forward, differences in definitions of terms, and other contextual aspects.[17]
Hospitals
Bidibidi has a number of hospitals and clinics that are aiding on the health of refugees in Yumbe.
Bidibidi Health Center 3 zone one.
Bolomoni Health Centre 3.
Igamara Health Centre 3.
Swinga Health Center 3 zone two.
Yayari Health Centre 3 zone two.
Yangani Health Centre 3 zone four.
Koro Health Health Centre 3 zone three.
Iyete Health Centre 3 zone one.
Yoyo Health Center 3 zone three.
Luzira Health Centre 3 zone three.
Twajiji Health Center 3 zone one.
Ariwa Health Centre 3 zone five.
Okuban Health Centre 3 zone five.
Ayivu Health Centre 3 zone five.
Bangatuti health centre 3.
Komgbe health centre 3 zone three.
Anglican churches
In zone one[18] there are two archdeaconry and one ECSS Centre, which is.
Immanuel ECSS Centre in block 13, other Parishes and archdeaconry include.
Ariye archdeaconry, there are 4 parishes, which include.
St. Mark Parish in Village 4 in zone one.
St Phillip in Village 2 in zone one.
Seneta Parish in Village 3 in zone one.
St. Paul Ariye Parish, the archdeaconry Centre in village 10.
NYUN KATA archdeaconry, there are 3 Parishes, which include.
Canada Parish in village 7 in zone one.
Ebenezer Parish in village 5 in zone one.
NYUN Kata Parish the archdeaconry centre. in Village 11, zone one.
Catholic churches
The
catholic faith which is on rise all the time has brought many in to the Christianity family as witnessed by the number of churches build across all the five zones
Secret Heart of
Jesuscatholic Church (Don Bosco Church) found in block 10 zone one
cassava, beans, millet, maize, potatoes, simsim, and sweet potatoes.
Both the refugees and the host communities are provided with seeds to plant. On 19 June 2020, the Uganda Red Cross Society distributed some seeds to the locals and refugees.[20] and
Norwegian Refugees council have implemented a
European union trust fund it's a four-year project in Bidibidi Refugees settlement in the three zones of Bidibidi on climate change
Livelihood partners in Bidibidi.
Information practitioners
Reliable Refugee Storytellers Association has engaged both the refugee youth and the host community in storytelling,
citizen journalism, capacity building, advocacy, and peace-building initiatives to amplify the voices of the vulnerable community in the
West Nile region and
Uganda at large,
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