Internal Displacement and Social Reintegration in Host Communities A Case Study of Children in Agago Town Council, Agago District

ABSTRACT 

The study aimed at examining the relationship between internal displacement and social reintegration in Host communities in Agago district, three specific objectives guided this study and these were; (i) To examine the consequences of internal displacement on Social Reintegration in the Host communities in Agago district, (H) To assess the process of Social Reintegration in Host communities in Agago district(iii) To assess the challenges of Social Reintegration in Host communities in Agago district. The research employed a survey research design to describe the variables, the research population was 670 and the sample size was 250. The findings revealed that internal displacement in Host communities in Agago district were rated high, social reintegration was rated unsatisfactory, implying that sustainable reintegration is not effectively achieved since the political, legal, economic and social conditions needed for citizens to maintain life, livelihood and dignity have been not been secured. Enemies of peace and social reintegration take advantage of that to use places where FARDC elements are absent to restore troubles and hatred among people and reestablish armed groups for their selfish and political reasons. The researcher concluded that internal displacement have negative consequences to the host communities of Agago such as high abduction levels, destructions, sexual violence and killings in Host communities in Agago district, effective and sustainable social reintegration has not been achieved since the political, legal, economic and social conditions needed for citizens to maintain life, livelihood and dignity have been not secured Host communities in Agago district. The researcher recommended that the government of Uganda to always protect the citizens in case of any conflict, this will stop the citizens from joining armed groups with the aim of considering it as part of survival strategy in situations of conflict, the government of Uganda to put in place more job opportunities, this will stop citizens from being promised to be paid a lot of money in case they are recruited in army forces, and the government of Uganda should make sure that the interests and rights of citizens from host communities are always regarded paramount.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES vHi

LIST OF ACRONYMS

ABSTRACT

CHAPTERONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 4

1.3 Purpose of the study 4

1.4 Specific objectives of this study

1.5 Research Questions s

1.6 Hypothesis

1.7 Scope of the Study 5

1.7.1 GEoGRAPHIcAL SCOPE s

1.7.2 CoNTENT SCOPE s

1.7.3 TIME SC0PE 6

1.8 Significance of the Study 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.0 Introduction 7

2.1 THEoRETIcAL REVIEW 7

2.2 Conceptual Framework .8

2.3 The consequences of internal displacement on Social Reintegration 9

2.3.1 Internal displacement

2.3.2ABDuCn0N 10

2.3.3 DEsTRuctioN 11

2.3.4 SExuAL VIOLENCE 12

2.3.5 KILLINGs 13

2.4 THE PROCESS OF SOCIAL REINTEGRATION 14

2.4.1PR0vI5I0N OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 14

2.4.2 PRoMoTIoN OF HUMAN RIGHTS 14

2.4.3 EIIPLOYMENT PROMOTION ACTIVITIES 15

2.6 Related studies 17

2.7 Literature gaps 19

CHAPTER THREE 20

METHODOLOGY 20

3.0 INTRODUCTION 20

3.1 REsEARcH DESIGN 20

3.2 RESEARCH PoPu~TIoN 20

3.3 SAMPLE SIZE 20

3.4 SAMPLING PROCEDURES 21

3.5 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 21

3.5.1 QUESTIONNAIRES 21

3.6 VALIDITY AND RgLIABILITY 22

3.6.1VALIDrn’ 22

3.6.2 RELIABILITY 22

3.7 DATA ANALYSIS 22

3.9 ETrnc~t CONSIDERATIONS 23

3.10 Limitations of the study 23

CHAPTER FOUR 25

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 25

4.0 Introduction 25

4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENTS 25

4.2 OBJECTIVE ONE; CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT ON SOCIAL REINTEGRATION 27

4.3 OBJECTIVE TWO; THE PROCESS OF SOCIAL REINTEGRATION IN HOST

CHAPTER FIVE 37

DISCUSSIONS, CONLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 37

5.1 DISCUSSIONS 37

5.2 CONCLUSIONS 39

5.2.1 OBJECTIVE ONE; CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT ON SOCIAL REINTEGRATION 39

5.2.2 OBJECTIVE TWO PROCESS OF SOCIAL REINTEGRATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN AGAGO DISTRICT 39

5.2.3 OBJECTIVE THREE CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL REINTEGRATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN AGAGO DISTRICT 39

5.3 recommendation 40

5.3.1 OBJECTIVE ONE; CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT ON SOCIAL REINTEGRATION .. 40

5.3.2 PROCESS OF SOCIAL REINTEGRATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN AGAGO DISTRICT 40

5.3.3 CHALLENGES OF SOCIAL REINTEGRATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES IN AGAGO DISTRICT 40

5.4 Areas for further research 40

REFERENCES 42

APPENDIX I: PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS 46

APPENDIX II: INTERVIEW GUIDE QUESTIONS 49