Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

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About Company

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a major humanitarian NGO operating in Uganda since 1997. Here’s an overview of their work:

📍 Operations in Uganda

  • Presence since 1997, with a focus on refugee-hosting areas — West Nile, southwest, northern Uganda, and Karamoja.

  • Works closely with UNHCR, local NGOs (e.g., HADS, Uganda Law Society), and government agencies.

🔑 Core Sectors

  • Protection: Legal aid, child protection, gender-based violence prevention in refugee settlements like Imvepi, Kiryandongo, Lobule, Rhino Camp (collectively over 275k refugees).

  • Economic Recovery: Focus on food-security, financial inclusion, livelihoods, cash & voucher assistance (CVA).

  • WASH, Shelter & Infrastructure: Including water systems in settlements such as Rhino Camp.

  • Humanitarian Disarmament & Peacebuilding: Through the Danish Demining Group (DDG) clearing landmines, reducing armed violence.

🌱 Key Projects & Initiatives

  • Uganda Cash Consortium (UCC):

    • Led by DRC with Lutheran World Federation, backed by EU.

    • €7.2M in 2024 and additional €4M in 2025 to support ~150,000 refugees/hospital individuals with multi-purpose and education-linked cash transfers.

    • Uses vulnerability scoring and mobile money/agency banking.

  • Scoping Forestry & Climate Projects (2023):

    • Exploring reforestation, sustainable firewood supply, carbon-credit models in refugee-hosting districts.

  • Water & Sanitation Support:

    • DRC leads water initiatives in Rhino Camp; other efforts include Isingiro project serving Nakivale & Oruchinga camps via NWSC and donor-funded infrastructure.

🌍 Regional Role

  • Part of DRC’s East Africa & Great Lakes (EAGL) region, engaging in displacement prevention, durable solutions, mixed migration, and policy advocacy across Uganda and neighboring countries.

🏠 Headquarters & Contact

  • Uganda office: Kampala (along Kalungi Road, Muyenga).

  • Country Director: Samuele Otim Rizzo.

✅ Summary

DRC Uganda’s multi-dimensional approach combines legal protection, economic empowerment, infrastructure development, environmental resilience, and cash-based interventions. Their partnerships with UNHCR, EU, LWF, and local actors enable a broad impact—spanning emergency aid to long-term resilience in refugee and host communities.