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    Beyond water points: water accessibility, household wellbeing, and service governance in Kiryandongo refugee settlement, Uganda
    (East African Nature & Science Organization, 2026-06-15) Kyaligonza, Taddeo; Nagadya, Daphine
    Water insecurity in refugee settlements undermines health, dignity, protection, and everyday well-being, yet access is often assessed mainly through infrastructure coverage. This article examines the relationship between water accessibility and refugee wellbeing in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda. Using a descriptive cross-sectional mixed-methods design, the study surveyed 285 refugee households and generated qualitative data through 13 focus group discussions with Water User Committee/community representatives and three key informant interviews with UNHCR, the Office of the Prime Minister, and Kiryandongo District Local Government. Quantitative data were analysed using frequencies and percentages, while qualitative data were analysed thematically. Findings show that water access is constrained by insufficient water points, poor perceived cleanliness, reduced water quantities, long queues, ageing infrastructure, household water costs, maintenance contributions, low groundwater quality, population growth, and financing gaps. Seventy percent of respondents reported that available taps and boreholes were insufficient; 78% expressed concerns about water cleanliness; 75% reported reduced water for drinking; 81% reported reduced water for personal hygiene; and 100% reported increased queuing time. Affordability was also critical: 90% incurred costs to access water, 100% agreed that refugees sought employment to buy water, and 69% considered maintenance contributions burdensome. The article argues that water accessibility is a multidimensional determinant of refugee wellbeing, requiring integrated infrastructure investment, water-quality monitoring, affordability protection, transparent maintenance financing, and stronger institutional coordination.
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    Predictors of landlords’ willingness to offer land for refugee settlement and use in Dziapi Sub-County, Adjumani District, Uganda
    (East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2026-06-15) Kyaligonza, Taddeo; Angua, Christine
    Access to land is central to refugee settlement, livelihood security, self-reliance, and local integration. In refugee-hosting areas, however, land allocation depends not only on national refugee policy or humanitarian need but also on the willingness of local landlords and customary landholders to make land available. This study examined predictors of landlords’ willingness to offer land for refugee settlement and use in Dziapi Sub-County, Adjumani District, Uganda. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods design was used. Quantitative data were collected from 160 landlords around Nyumanzi refugee settlement through structured interviews, while qualitative data were collected through in-depth and key informant interviews with selected landlords, land chiefs, and officials involved in land negotiations. Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS version 25, and qualitative data were analysed thematically. Only 30% of landlords were willing to offer land. Willingness was lower among landlords who perceived refugees as disrespectful, believed refugees should not receive more land, lacked authority to offer land without secondary or third-party approval, associated land offers with monetary-benefit expectations, and reported inadequate government sensitisation. Thestudy concludes that willingness to offer land is shaped by refugee–host relations, customary land governance, decision-making authority, perceived fairness, benefit expectations, and institutional communication.