About the Author

Helen Hintjens is senior lecturer in Development and Social Justice at the International Institute of Social Studies, based in The Hague in The Netherlands, a constituent part of Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is interested and publishes on the post-genocide politics of the Great Lakes region, and on the politics of refugee and asylum advocacy between Europe and Africa. Jimmy Maguru has a BA (SS) (Hons), PGDCBR, MA (Development Studies) and MPHL. He has been involved in community development oriented programmes in Uganda and has a lot of experience in research, training, project management and evaluation. His research interest is in disability and development, refugees and development, public health and social protection. He is a senior lecturer at Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development and also manages a refugee' outreach programme of the Institute in collaboration with UNHCR Uganda. Florence Nyakaisiki is a senior lecturer at Nsamizi Training Institute of Social Development. She graduated with a BA (Social Work and Social Administration) degree from Makerere University in 2008, and a Masters of Arts in Development Studies degree in 2012 (majoring in Human Rights, Development and Social Justice) from the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, Hague, Netherlands. Key areas of research interest include Women's Rights, Children's Rights and Welfare, Community Development and Gender and Development.