The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has rolled out a five-year project that among others seeks to tackle fraud in refugee response.
In West Nile, the project will be implemented in the refugee hosting districts such as Madi, Koboko, Terego, and Adjumani among others.
Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.
The project will equally be implemented in the Albertine and Acholi regions especially the refugee-hosting districts, and in Kampala and surrounding districts.
Speaking during the launch in Arua city, Monica Azimi, the director of the USAID democracy, Rights, and Governance Office, said that the fight against corruption is one of the core priorities of the US mission.
According to Azimi corruption impedes economic growth and development, and negatively affects the quality of life of ordinary Ugandans and Refugees.Ms. Monica on corruption…..
The project will engage national and local level government institutions, civil society, the private sector, academia, and the media to ensure that public institutions adhere to a higher standard of integrity and performance. END.