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Who paid the price for Uganda’s refugee fraud scandal (and who didn’t)?

Who paid the price for Uganda’s refugee fraud scandal (and who didn’t)?

ANTWERP, Belgium In 2018, as Uganda was catering for hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese escaping conflict across the border, a major corruption and mismanagement scandal hit the country's widely praised refugee programme. The scandal, which implicated both government officials and the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR), made global headlines. Yet almost five years on, many of those most involved appear to have avoided legal or professional repercussions, Kristof Titeca, an associate professor of international development at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, believes. “Little meaningful accountability occurred on the side of the Ugandan government,” Titeca told The New Humanitarian, summarising the…
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South Sudanese wins the 2023 Global Student Prize

South Sudanese wins the 2023 Global Student Prize

NHIAL Deng, a South Sudanese refugee, has secured the 2023 Chegg.org Global Student Prize, a $100,000 award celebrating exceptional students making a difference in learning, among peers, and in society. According to a joint press statement by Chegg.org and The Varkey Foundation, the sponsors of the prize, Deng's story, is "extraordinary." “He empowered over 20,000 refugees in the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya through peacebuilding, education, and entrepreneurship programs,” the statement reads. Competing with more than 4,000 students from 122 countries, the 24-year-old is also being recognized for “creating a safe space for young people to heal from their trauma.”…
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