Self-image and the well-being of refugees in Rhino Camp, Uganda.

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Autor/in	Hoeing, Wiebke
Institution	United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees. Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit
Titel	Self-image and the well-being of refugees in Rhino Camp, Uganda. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Selbstbild und Wohlbefinden von Flüchtlingen im Rhino Camp, Uganda.
Quelle	Genève (2004), 38 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	New Issues in Refugee Research. Working Paper. 103
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
ISSN	1020-7473
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Soziale Situation; Persönlichkeit; Selbstbild; Wohlbefinden; Abhängigkeit (Soz); Entwicklungsland; Macht; Migration; Migrationsforschung; Alltag; Kontrolle; Netzwerk; Ethnische Gruppe; Flüchtling; Migrant; Afrika; Anglofones Afrika; Arabische Staaten; Ostafrika; Subsahara-Afrika; Sudan; Südliches Afrika; Uganda
Abstract	Der Beitrag informiert über die subjektiv empfundene Lebenssituation von Flüchtlingen aus dem Süd-Sudan, die im Rhino Camp in Nordwest-Uganda leben. Die Ausführungen basieren auf 12 Interviews, die 2003 geführt wurden. Dabei umfassen die Ausführungen Aussagen über das Selbstbild und das (psychologische) Wohlbefinden, die die Art und Weise der Problembewältigung im Alltag beeinflussen. Ferner werden die Bedürfnisse nach Bildung und Nahrung, Mitteilungen über die Persönlichkeit, das Gesellschaftsleben sowie Einschätzungen zu Macht, Kontrolle und Unabhängigkeit thematisiert. Die Flüchtlinge präsentieren sich als starke Individuen innerhalb einer gefestigten Gemeinschaft. Ihre Fähigkeiten und die Art, wie sie ihre Prioritäten definieren und verfolgen, beweist, dass es sich hier um selbstsichere soziale und politische Akteure handelt. (ICG2). Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2003 bis 2003. "This research arose from puzzlement. Public, media, and literature describe refugees generally as suffering, traumatised, dependent, helpless victims without power and control, in need of Western guidance and expertise in order to find solutions to their problems. Humanitarian assistance is said to perpetuate their dependency and disempowerment, especially for those living in camps. In comparing this portrayal with my experiences of working and living in a refugee settlement in Zambia for three years, with a different perception of our work and the refugees themselves, I began to ponder several questions: Firstly, was I too ignorant to see the real extent of the refugees' (mental) suffering? Secondly, did we as managers inflict additional harm to the refugees' already adverse situation? Thirdly, and most importantly, would the refugees in this settlement have agreed to the image of them as powerless and helpless, and did they feel that we worsened their situation instead of helping them? It often appears as if authors base their judgements on observations and ad-hoc interviews instead of having profound and in-depth knowledge of the refugees' views on things. Authors frequently claim with great confidence that they know what refugees need, what problems they have, and that refugees have the same priorities. Often the impression is that refugees are not seen as subjects and actors, with their history, aspirations, resources, capacities, and views. Who has asked the refugees? This leads to the purpose and core questions of this research: What do refugees think about themselves, what is their self-image? How do refugees feel about their lives, and how do they describe their existence in terms of well-being, power, control, and independence? How do they define their priorities, their problems, and their achievements? This research focuses on refugees from southern Sudan who fled to Uganda and who are now living in Rhino Camp in north western Uganda. It gives them a voice and makes them actors in their own stories. This research informs the reader, apart from shedding light on the above-mentioned questions, about what these southern Sudanese refugees need in order to experience well-being, how they evaluate their lives, what their major concerns are, and how they present their self-image. The findings suggest that self-image and well-being are interdependent, and that each is shaped and affected by the positive and negative features of refugees' lives. At the same time, self-image and well-being influence and determine how the refugees tackle problems and bring about improvements. In addition, food and education proved to be the major concerns of the respondents. Access to education and food form problems and needs, and at the same time are means to overcome problems and to fulfil needs. The following elaborations are going to substantiate this proposition." (extract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2006/2