Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation Uganda
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| Abbreviation | CECI Uganda |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2017/05/01 |
| Founder | Patrick Chandiga Justine Abure |
| Founded at | Koboko, Uganda |
| Type | Refugee-led Organization |
| 1017113884 | |
| Registration no. | 563/124 |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Purpose | Peacebuilding, Education, Livelihood, and Environmental Conservation |
| Headquarters | Koboko, Uganda |
| Location | |
Region | West Nile (Koboko, Yumbe, and Obongi Districts) |
| Services | Peacebuilding, Education, Livelihood, and Environment |
Official language | English |
Executive Director | Benson Khemis Soro Lako |
| Patrick Chandiga Justine, Chair | |
Staff | 15 [Full-time Equivalent] |
| Award(s) | COVID-19 Innovation Prize 2020 |
| Website | https://www.ceciuganda.org/ |
The Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda) is a Refugee-led Organization[1][2] founded in May 2017 in Koboko, Uganda, by a group of South Sudanese refugees to promote peace, self-reliance, and dignity among refugee communities in Northern Uganda through local innovations in education, livelihood, environment, and peacebuilding.[3][4][5][6]
Since its inception in 2017, CECI Uganda has empowered youth, women and girls, and other vulnerable groups from refugee and host communities with the tools to prevent, reduce and transform conflicts, build resilience, and rebuild livelihoods.[7][8][9][10][11]
History[edit]
CECI Uganda was founded in May 2017 by Patrick Chandiga Justine Abure[6], a third-generation South Sudanese refugee, in response to the growing tensions and conflicts between different ethnic groups in refugee settlements in Uganda, particularly Rhino Refugee Settlement, where he sought refuge in 2016 after fleeing his home in Yei, South Sudan following the South Sudan civil war. Abure, who became an Evangelist after finding safety in Koboko, Uganda, felt a strong sense of duty to help bridge divides and unite refugee communities for peace, reconciliation, and tolerance.[12][13][4][6]
In May 2017, while serving as a full-time Evangelist at Koboko Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Abure mobilized a diverse group of South Sudanese refugees and founded CECI Uganda to tackle the conflict tensions and ethnic cleavages arising from ethnic discrimination, cultural intolerance, hate speech, resource access and utilization, trauma, and limited employment opportunities in refugee communities.[12][4][6]
On August 14, 2017, CECI Uganda was registered as a Community-Based Organization with Koboko District Local Government by Abure and Vita Geofrey, Dominic Wani, Baba Michael Nigo, Juma Robert John Paul, and Hakim Bosco.[14]
In September 2020, CECI Uganda was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee by the Uganda Registration Services Bureau.[15]
In 2020, CECI Uganda was cleared by the Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda to operate in the refugee response operations in Uganda.[16]
Patrick Chandiga Justine was the Executive Director of CECI Uganda from May 2017 to July 2021.[13]
Activities[edit]
CECI Uganda promotes peace, self-reliance and dignity in refugee camps in Northern Uganda through recreational activities, education and innovations that equip refugees to prevent, reduce and transform conflicts, build resilience, and rebuild livelihoods for a peaceful and self-reliant community.[17][6]
The main objectives of CECI Uganda are to:
- Build peace and improve social cohesion among refugees and with host communities[17][18]
- Build skills to support development and peace[17][18]
- Promote girl child education and early childhood development[17][18]
- Increase community knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDs care and prevention[17] [18]
- Eradicate Gender-Based Violence[17][18]
- Green the environment[17][18]
- Foster creativity and innovation among youth[17] [18]
CECI Uganda partnered with r0g_agency in 2018 to implement the #DefyHateNow[19] project, which aimed to equip refugees and host communities in Rhino, Lobule, Bidibidi, and Imvepi refugee settlements with the skills and knowledge to mitigate hate speech and promote peacebuilding. This project led to critical capacity-building trainings on hate speech mitigation, which helped resolve interethnic conflicts fueled by hate speech in Rhino Camp between 2018 and 2020.[20]
In 2020, CECI Uganda was among the first organizations to respond to the COVID-19 crisis in refugee settlements, taking an integrated approach to the pandemic's challenges.[7] CECI Uganda mobilized resources, led public health awareness efforts, and increased access to online education, personal protective equipment, and livelihood support.[11] Additionally, CECI Uganda provided services that assisted marginalized groups, including girls, women, people with disabilities, and the elderly, in accessing information and maintaining their hygiene and dignity.[9][21][11]
CECI Uganda's integrated response to conflict and COVID-19 in Ugandan refugee camps in 2020 was featured and published by the United Nations' International Organization for Migration[22], United Nations Development Programme[23], Reliefweb,[11] and the Refugee Studies Center[7] at Oxford University. The success of this initiative was attributed to its inclusive and collaborative approach, which recognized refugees as agents of change rather than mere recipients of humanitarian aid.[10][8]
Membership and Awards[edit]
In 2019 and 2020, CECI Uganda was admitted to eight International and National humanitarian networks and working groups: the Charter4Change Working Group in Uganda, the Humanitarian Platform for Local and National Organizations in Uganda, the Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR), the Refugee-Led Organizations Network (RELON), the West Nile Humanitarian Platform, the South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF), the Network of South Sudanese Civil Society Organizations in Uganda (NoSSCoU), and the Koboko Civil Society Network (KOCISONET).[18][24]
On December 21, 2020, CECI Uganda was awarded the COVID-19 Innovation Prize for "Refugee-led Innovations" by the Response Innovation Lab hosted at Save the Children International.[25][18]
See Also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI Uganda | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ↑ "UNHCR's definition of a refugee-led organization (RLO)". UNHCR Operational Data Portal (ODP). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI Uganda". 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI Uganda – Participedia". participedia.net. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI Uganda". www.idealist.org. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Abure, Patrick (2023-06-20). "CECI Uganda Impact Report 2020-2022 | Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI UGANDA". CECI Uganda. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "A refugee-led response to COVID-19 in Uganda — Refugee Studies Centre". www.rsc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Betts, Alexander; Easton-Calabria, Evan; Pincock, Kate (2021-03-01). "Localising Public Health: Refugee-led organisations as first and last responders in COVID-19". World Development. 139: 105311. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105311. ISSN 0305-750X. PMC 7685637 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 33250552 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 9.0 9.1 "A refugee-led response to COVID-19 in Uganda — Refugee Studies Centre". www.rsc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Betts, Alexander; Easton-Calabria, Evan; Pincock, Kate (2021). "Localising Public Health: Refugee-led organisations as first and last responders in COVID-19". World Development. 139: 105311. doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105311. PMC 7685637 Check
|pmc=value (help). PMID 33250552 Check|pmid=value (help). - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "CECI Uganda Impact Report 2020-2022 - Uganda | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Our Story | Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI UGANDA". 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Patrick Chandiga Justine". Rethinking Refuge. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "List Of Community-Based Organizations In Uganda". 2023/2024. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ Open Corporates. "COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOR CREATIVE INNOVATION (CECI) LIMITED". Open Corporates. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda (OPM)". 2023.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 "Our vision, mission, & values | Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI UGANDA". 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 CECI Uganda; a (2023-04-22). "CECI Uganda Profile 2023 | Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI UGANDA". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "#defyhatenow". #defyhatenow. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "#Defyhatenow Workshops & Events 2018". DefyHateNow. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ CECI Uganda; a (2021-03-08). "Tales and Innovations of Local Actors in Humanitarian Response | Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation - CECI UGANDA". Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "The Impacts of COVID-19 on Migration and Migrants from a Gender Perspective". 2020-05-21.
- ↑ "Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support into Peacebuilding | United Nations Development Programme". UNDP. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "Reframe". reframe.network. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ↑ "Uganda - Covid-19 Innovation Prize". Response Innovation Lab. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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