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IRC/ReDSS report December 2016 | Early Solutions Planning - Kenya and Uganda focus

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Building on previous ReDSS studies and recommendations, in order to examine the issue of early solutions planning, the study focuses specifically on refugees who have sought asylum in Kenya and Uganda since the outbreak of conflict in South Sudan in December 2013. Between them, Uganda and Kenya are hosting just under half of the 943,803 South Sudanese refugees registered by UNHCR since December 2013.

In a region that has been marred by recurrent and protracted displacement in the last decade, the quest for durable solutions for refugees and other displaced persons is increasingly high on the agenda for donors, governments and key stakeholders. Current studies and literature have argued that strategies for solutions should start at the onset of displacement. Given the unlikelihood of return or resettlement in the early stages of displacement, a solutions oriented approach must inevitably have a primary focus on building refugee self-reliance and resilience in the country of asylum. Adopting an approach that also engages government, development and private sector actors, and provides support to host communities and local institutions, is critical.

Focusing on the South Sudanese refugee caseload in Kenya and Uganda, this study sought to identify i) challenges and opportunities vis-à-vis early solutions planning, and ii) practical actions that can be taken to operationalize early solutions planning. The primary sources of data for this study were interviews with 69 key informants- representatives of governments, donors, the UN and NGOs- and 7 focus group discussions with refugees and host community members.

Early Solutions Planning: encompasses steps to build the self-reliance and resilience of refugees and host communities, as well as prepare refugees for future durable solutions. For the purposes of this report, the time frame for “early solutions planning” covers actions that can be taken pre-displacement, as well as during the first 3 years of an influx of refugees.