Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Programme participated in an Exhibition organized alongside the AU Special Summit on IDPs and Refugees held at Speke Resort Munyonyo from 19th to 23rd October 2009.

Of special interest to visitors to the NUREP stall was a honey processing projects targeting IDPs being implemented in Amuria District. Visitors to the stall included Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, the President of Somali, the First Lady of Uganda Janet Museveni and several foreign dignitaries and Uganda Government cabinet ministers.During the exhibition, NUREP showcased the different interventions it is undertaking to address the challenges of displacement. Five NUREP partners; OXFAM, CPAR, AVSI, Concerned Parents Association (CPA) and Soroti Environment Concern (SEC), participated in the exhibition.

The Grant Manager of NUREP, Richard Sewajje, left the programme on the 1st November 2009, for a new position with USAID. Richard has been working with NUREP for 2.5 years and was responsible for the successful launch of 2 calls for proposals, and the management of in total 48 grant contracts, with a value of € 10.3 million. In the period he worked for NUREP Richard fully internalised the complex rules and regulation fo the EU that govern grants management, and has been a great help to guide the grantees through the regulatory maze. During his farewell drink on 30 October, many grantees lauded Richard's patience and coolheadedness, and his prompt responses to the many queries he got on a daily basis.

Although Richard was an important factor in the successful grant management of NUREP, the grantees are still in the safe hands of Beatrice Arach and Jimmy Ochien, who will take care of them during the last 8 months of implementation. We wish Richard all the best in his new job.