How does Uganda host over one million refugees?

Street Debate: Our 77 Percent reporter Edith Kimani is the city of Gulu in Northern Uganda, where many refugees have been resettled as part of the country's refugee program. Uganda hosts more refugees than any other African country, but it costs a lot of money to take care of all of these people and Uganda can't afford it all on its own. Edith Kimani asks locals about what they think of the country's generous refugee policies.
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[@DWThe77Percent]

How does Uganda manage to host over a million refugees?

[@MrRonnietaller]

Money. The government gets money from countries that have caused them to leave their homes.

[@Saga-or5li]

There’s a reason why it’s called the PEARL OF AFRICA… beautiful Uganda and it’s people. I love you my mamaland

[@buboloben4395]

Not only to refugees but Acholi community is a very welcoming family. Very many of us from allover Uganda were welcomed and kept warmly for over three years and since 1990s upto now. Every year Gulu has a good number of Ugandans from other districts and also within voluntarily adopted to families (Foster Families) based in Alokolum. Even the time of war and Ebola, they continued. God bless this community

[@eritree9794]

As an ex - refugee , my hat is off for the people and the government of Uganda , in particular the people and the administration of Gulu region for opening their minds , hearts and arms for their brothers and sisters from the wonderful people of South Sudan and the rest of east Africans. Life is short but good deeds travel long distance. Salute from Canada.

[@ismailmukooza2005]

But real UGANDAN, we are treated like shit. 😭😭😭😭

[@sophia8482]

I feel very proud of these young people. It was lovely to hear the way they are dealing with this topic.

[@shakdawit]

please don't bring division, the Ugandan people are such lovely people. this is called humanity.

[@ugandanindiaspora4647]

That's simple ,Ugandans are naturally hospitable people with the best climatic conditions in the entire world....

[@aleenazahir]

They are hospitable because they want money

[@lifeishope3063]

I love ug even though I am Sudanese 🌹🌹🇸🇩

[@hazimoraif4544]

Thxx for loving our country

[@Caruurtasomali]

Ugandan people are Very welcoming and nice i have been living in kambala 1 month there are very smiling 😅

[@Flex2212]

That South Sudanes woman is very beautiful me thinks.

[@brianotieno9207]

Great content as always

[@ugandanindiaspora4647]

So informative channel ,DW reaches to every grounds to captivate bold information. Finest information always from DW .

[@bamazedwiththis3591]

Hosting your own kind is wonderful, but the Afgainians that America n Britian caused there situation do not look like us they shouldn't host them.

[@sultanmadhani6828]

We will welcome them too. They are humans before being Afghans. This is not a time of who caused the mess. It's a time of saving those starving children and elderly women and men. We are Ugandans. That's what makes us who we are.

[@manakamohammed2469]

African we are one

[@javiert4899]

Love this channel!

[@Master_Zu]

Love this channel but African problems stay the same. The leaders of Africa are not improving

[@TheFriendlyPsychopath]

I'm crushin on that reporter!😍

[@winnieelaine8592]

The first interviewee's English is so crisp and clear.

[@vuzaragodwin629]

Here we meet again

[@tangaz5819]

Contrast this with some racists and xenophobes in the UK. Then they say Africans are backwards.

[@williamshakur8715]

Where about in UK ?

[@Anwar49129]

Big respect to Ugandans

[@girishn1762]

My dear African brothers and sisters ur all in one nation🥰 lote of love from india

[@mpombafahad2096]

May Allah bless Uganda 🙏

[@Strollingworm]

Little England right here

[@maededeuse8307]

I'am from Indonesian

[@ochiengsteven5426]

These are luo brothers in Uganda, Acholi community... I can see Akello, Akao, Ajwang..... Great people but land pressure in waiting! 😄

[@fridahcheruto5697]

this warms my heart

[@impalabirungi6079]

Who is not a refugee in Uganda? Sudan please, sit down and work. In Uganda, you are in heaven.

[@mrk-verity4166]

So this was divisive? The people are happy with their refugees, you should leave it alone. Also, seems like you came up with this topic not realizing it wouldnt be a big deal.

[@kinyobisan]

God bless the brother who said it is everyone's responsibility. We are to help everyone, not only our neighbor.

[@bamazedwiththis3591]

The Enemy of the African people are sending them, they will send this people to specific places for the purpose of haulting n destroying the Unity that is happening amongst our people world wide to bring more discord n destruction for us. Radicals will be amongst them n they will remain n grow. This is a military tactic of US n Britian don't be fooled. Most of these people will not be cleared to enter US or Britian and they will remain unless the African countries they are sent to send them back thoese that are not cleared as safe there is a reason why US n Britian will not just take them when economically they can afford it. But watch n see US n Britian will send them only to poor areas devestated areas of Africa the most where insurgency can easily flourish.

[@battegeraldsemwanga2821]

Why our families are suffering as

[@Moh-ul6rv]

Good programme wat the presenter fail to realise is dat most of the money for refugees comes from international partner. In my opinion she is trying to create problems rather than knowing the fact.

[@tangaz5819]

They are accepted all the same. If you say the international community pays for them, then why not take the refugees? This is called international collaboration. By taking them in, they are assisting in their own way, Giving them land and ability to have businesses is more than the west does. Some disgusting fringe parties advocate sinking boats in the Mediterranean.

[@nambalirwagertrude3053]

@@tangaz5819 wauuu I have loved this comment stay blessed my dia

[@David-be7rv]

That international assistant is a lie plus the international community is picky when it comes to taking care of refugees the host country is slapped with the responsibility of taking care of this persons just check out Greece and Italy who are refusing economic refugees

[@Muller-fi2wk]

This Angom must be beneffiting in These refugees

[@mohamedsalat1066]

Uganda is the best african country they know how to treat refugees

[@justinejustinebae7766]

Because Uganda we are Ugandans

[@mukobelwacadet2907]

No free education I am a refugee from DR Congo

[@shakdawit]

Not entitlement...smh she's just being innocent.

[@davidchukwu2078]

Sorry for uganda,Uganda people will cry later

[@egyptiangirl3105]

SA learn from them

[@rainbowtrust6347]

SA has more refugees millions, asylum, migrants millions, immigrants millions and still coming endlessly. They live and work among people everywhere, don't compare

[@williamshakur8715]

If South Africa introduce compolsury minimum wage maybe it will work . Because employer prefer cheap labour it will always cause xenophobia . People come to South Africa for jobs opportunities not for aslumy like Zimbabwe

[@faustin289]

...safe heaven for refugees except Rwandans

[@sylviaug53]

Please we have a lot of Rwandese in Uganda man part of Uganda population are Rwandese

[@seetakibiratales9305]

This is painful to read... I ha e grown up with Rwandese all my life that you would never no they are actually refugees. You seem to be very ungrateful. In my understanding however, Ugandans are very hospitable and yet when we try to go to other countries even those we hosted, we are persecuted and not wanted...

[@Nolongeraslave]

Actually, my best friends when I was growing up as a child were Rwandese (am in my late mids now). Their parents had an accent but the children not and up to now they are still there and are now Ugandans of Rwandese origin. The problem is not Ugandans, I think, it's the Rwandese who try to find themselves in their own community by the unfortunate method of disassociating and becoming hostile to the people who hosted them, and of course that cannot be taken kindly from the other side. Then there are politicians who gain power through creating divisions and hostility.

[@sylviaug53]

@@Nolongeraslave perfect that’s the point that’s who they are though not all

[@kdtushaberoland3088]

I don't know why Rwandese re not considered as refugees in Uganda. They re very hostile to Ugandans.. Just bse they re Bantu group of people shouldn't give them a right to live in Uganda any how. Uganda is full of refugees Rwandese, sudanese, somalis, Eritreans, Congolese, Burundians, now Afghanistans. Eeeeeh They re into our necks, We nolonger breathe