Telecommunications giant, MTN Uganda on Friday pledged Shs1bn towards the well-being refugees in Uganda.
Speaking at the Solidarity Summit on Refugees hosted by Uganda at Munyonyo Resort Hotel, the company CEO Wim Vanhelleputte said the Shs1bn will go towards the immunization of children in Uganda’s refugee camps.
Uganda co-hosted the summit with UN to raise US$2 billion to cover estimated cost of managing a refugee influx from South Sudan.
The two-day summit started on Thursday and got a boost when the EU pledged 85 million euros ($95 million) to Uganda but UN chief Antonio Guterres urged donors to give 20 times that amount to help the country deal with nearly one million refugees from South Sudan.
While the stated goal of the summit was to raise us$2 billion for the coming year, organizers say US$8 billion is needed to deal with the crisis for the coming four years.
Uganda has over 1.3 million refugees and the money will go towards catering for them for the next four years.
Uganda is the second largest refugee hosting country globally after Turkey.
