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For many of the affected people, this would mean
returning to their homes after a 20-year absence.
However, during the decades-long conflict, all forms
of infrastructure to support human habitation had
been destroyed and the environment had been greatly
degraded.
Government soon realised that this task could not be
handled without assistance and created a framework to
bring together different stakeholders in order to find a way
forward. The post-conflict plan was dubbed the Peace,
Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) and was created
to support the following key areas:
• strengthening the state
• rebuilding and empowering communities
• revitalising the economy
• peace-building and reconciliation.
The plan also included elimination of terrorist threat
to stability, building of security and access roads,
water, revival and re-enhancement of education,
emergency relief, health and immunisation, farming
for food security and income generation as well as the
re-education and orientation of the minds and hearts
Recovery from the
ravages of war
When the guns went silent in 2006 the Ugandan government
found itself with yet another challenge, this time returning and
resettling the internally displaced people to their original homes.
Case Study: Uganda PRDP
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