Uganda: a safe haven for refugees

Uganda (MNN) -- Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused approximately six million deaths since 1996. Those fleeing death and war find hope and promise in Uganda. Roughly 2,500 new refugees arrive in Uganda weekly, mainly from the DRC. “Uganda is, I think, unique in the world in that they have an open door policy to saying people that come are going to be given land and provided with the basic national services that their citizens would be,” Teach Beyond’s David Durance sa