Don Bosco Vocational Center, operating inside Palabek Refugee Resettlement Camp in Uganda, offers education and vocational training to help young refugees prepare for employment. There are courses in mechanics, sewing, construction, agriculture, hairdressing, and solar energy. The center provides support for 56,000 refugees and 11,000
Uganda is considered the top refugee-hosting country in Africa and one of the top five hosting countries in the world. Statistics reveal that close to 1.5 million refugees live in Uganda.
Between September 2015 and August 2016, the local leaders from Gulu, Amuru, and Nwoya districts issued an ultimatum ordering the pastoralists to evacuate since some had guns and were threatening.
The vulnerability assessment also indicated that generally, the level of vulnerability is higher in Northwest Uganda refugee settlements camps than in the Southwest