Reliable Refugee Storytellers Association

18/08/2026

Voting is an important responsibility because it gives citizens the opportunity to choose the leaders who will represent them.
Today zone one decides who to lead the entire zone for the next two years
This is the official declaration of RWC3 results by the assistant commandant of zone one Alioru Betty

07/08/2026

What an extraordinary turnout today. What started as an environmental advocacy session turned into a powerful movement of community ownership, passion and action.
​Communities, households, local leaders, and institutional representatives turned out in massive numbers far exceeding our expectations, all driven by a single shared vision: restoring our environmental identity.
​Together, we aren't just planting trees. we are taking back our shade, protecting our homes from harsh windstorms, and securing nutritious fruit for our children. From practical hands-on soil preparation to building zero-cost local fences, the energy was unmatched.

17/07/2026

🔥 DAY 10/10: Graduation, Mastery and True Self-Reliance.

​The fires are steady, the molds are polished and the story has completely changed. Today, we wrapped up Day 10 of our intensive hands-on aluminum saucepan production training in Bidibidi
​Under Green Camp 2.0 funded by IKEA Foundation through Cohere. 20 refugee and host community household heads have officially graduated from raw trainees into fully skilled artisans.
​Our 10-Day Impact.
🌿 410kg of sharp, non-biodegradable aluminum scrap metal cleared from our environment.
🍲12 premium saucepans manufactured to high market standards.
🤝 100% Shared Peace Refugee and host families built a unified marketplace side-by-side with zero safety incidents.
​These families aren't just graduating, they are launching self-sustaining green cooperatives. We are moving from aid to true ownership.💪

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14/07/2026

📢 Calling youth-led peacebuilding organisations 📢

Applications for new member organisations to become part of the UNOY network from January 2027 are now open!

UNOY is a global network of 140+ youth-led organisations in over 80 countries, united around the vision of a world free from violence where young people have the power to transform conflict, participate meaningfully, and actively become partner for peace.

Are you ready to connect, share, and grow with like-minded peacebuilding organisations from around the world?

➡️ Learn more about UNOY membership and apply on our website 🔗https://unoy.org/membership/ before the 13th of September 2026!

06/07/2026

DAY 1/10. Out of the Ashes, We Build Our Own Future.

​Today, beneath the open shelter of our newly built high-airflow workstation in Village 4, Zone 1, Bidibidi, the heavy roar of furnace signaled a historic new chapter. Day 1 of our 10-day intensive hands-on training in aluminum saucepan manufacturing is officially underway.
​This isn't just about melting metal. Under Green Camp 2.0 project funded by IKEA Foundation through Cohere. we are bringing together 20 resilient household heads from both the refugee settlement and Drajini host community. Today, they stepped into a shared space as one unified team.
​Our team spent the morning fitting every participant, Standing side-by-side, mothers and youth from both communities learned to claim their safety in a high-heat workspace.
Together, our hands sorted through piles of sharp, discarded aluminum scrap metal, cans, broken frames and debris that used to litter our pathways and choke our soil. We washed them, weighed them into 5kg batches, and prepared them for transformation.
Watching a Refugee youth teach a young refugee mother how to balance the furnace air-blowers proved what we’ve always known true peace is built when people share a workspace to feed their families.
​We are turning a community nuisance into a green marketplace. These 20 families aren't just learning a trade, they are documenting an authentic story of economic survival, environmental healing and deep self-reliance.
​Day 1 is in the books. The scraps are sorted, the fire is hot and tomorrow we cast the very first saucepan. Stay tuned as we write this story, one day at a time.

Hit us a DM through [email protected] to explore ways to partner with us.

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30/06/2026

Mission Accomplished, How Integration Defined Our Final Day in Mgbilinji.

​Today marked the official wrap-up of our intensive malaria prevention implementation project, concluding with a powerful community dialogue with gatekeepers in Mgbilinji Village.
​Looking back at our footprint across the villages of operation, our proudest strategic achievement has been our adaptability. From day one, we recognized that a healthy community must be alert to all threats. That is why we were highly intentional about layering Ebola sensitization and SOP training directly onto our routine maternal and child malaria interventions.
​Our final session today ensured that Mgbilinji’s key decision-makers are fully equipped to maintain a dual line of defense:
​Against Malaria: Continuous household vigilance, driving uptake of the child malaria vaccine and backing expectant mothers.
​Against Ebola: Deep community awareness, early symptom recognition and strict adherence to hygiene protocols.
​We extend our deepest gratitude to Say No To Stigma and CEHURD for trusting our community-led vision. Our implementation project may be concluding today, but the structures, the knowledge and the local leadership we have established will protect these host and refugee communities for generations to come.

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Ministry of Health- Uganda

29/06/2026

24/06/2026

Today, RRSA joined partner organizations for a joint monitoring exercise under the Livelihood, Environment, and Energy projects sector. The visit took us to Block Farms, the RRSA aluminum production site for the youth group, Classic You Group, World Vision goat rearing sites, the IOM e-waste management center, and other partners engaged in agriculture and related livelihood initiatives.

This exercise gave us a valuable opportunity to appreciate the progress being made, learn from one another, and see how different interventions are supporting communities through sustainable livelihoods, environmental action, and energy-related solutions. Agriculture continues to stand out as a key pillar for improving household resilience, creating employment, and strengthening food security.

RRSA remains committed to working with partners to promote practical, community-driven solutions that improve lives and build stronger local economies.

24/06/2026

SPARK UNDER THE NEEM TREES.

​Over a two-day field deployment concluding today, RRSA finalized community dialogues and Participatory Wealth Ranking exercises for Green Camp 2.0. The team mapped two distinct governance landscapes, drajini Village (Host Community) yesterday, and a massive joint session for Villages 4 and 10 in Zone 1 (Refugee Settlement) today.
​For international partners seeking scalable models of deep local ownership, total financial accountability and measurable environmental impact, this is the future of refugee programming.
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Guided by Yesua Aliki Uriah, power was handed entirely to the grassroots. Yesterday in Drajini and today in Villages 4/10, RRSA facilitated a public ranking matrix. The community debated and selected the final 20 ultra-poor households (10 host, 10 refugee) to anchor the project, achieving 100% local buy-in.
​This shared economic ecosystem unites refugee and host families. They will clear non-biodegradable aluminum scrap metal from their shared environment and manufacture domestic saucepans side-by-side splitting profits with absolute equity.
​The community enthusiastically embraced our 30% Leaders signed off on a structural rule, 30% of all gross saucepan sales are held in digital ledgers to buy future raw materials independently, these clusters graduate into self-sustaining, legally registered Green groups.
​With verification sheets signed and local leadership fully mobilized, Green Camp 2.0 is a protected, community-owned reality. Our digital pipelines are calibrated for zero-cash accountability.

​Partner with RRSA. When you invest in localized enterprise, protect environmental health, and honor narrative sovereignty, communities build their own self-reliance.
Hit us a DM or email us to explore on how to partner.

20/06/2026

🌍 WORLD REFUGEE DAY 2026

Every refugee carries a story of courage, resilience and hope. Today, we stand in solidarity with millions of displaced people around the world who continue to seek safety, dignity and a place to call home.
At Reliable Refugee Storytellers Association, we believe that every voice matters and every story deserves to be heard. Through storytelling, advocacy, and community action, we amplify refugee voices and promote inclusion, peace and human dignity.
Every story matters.
Every voice counts.
Every refugee deserves safety, dignity and a future.
Together, we can build a world where no one is left behind.








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