Lydia Asiimwe

Social worker I Field office coordinator Mbarara @refugeelawproj

[Monica Namanya @m_namanya]

The Hoima and Mbarara teams @refugeelawproj currently engaged in a 2 days support group exchange visit at Riviera Hotel, Hoima. The visit includes support group members frm Nakivale, Oruchinga and Kyangwali Settlements. @DrChrisDolan @suealup @DGFUganda17 @nyahagon @steveojok

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

#RLP@20 We are training 150 police officers on refugee law, mental health, transitional justice & sexual violence in the context of forced migration @ National Police Training School Kabalye.
@DGFUganda17 @asiimweLy @PoliceUg @JudiciaryUG @UHRC_UGANDA @UNHCRuganda @DrChrisDolan

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

@m_namanya "Refugees have freedom of movement while in Uganda, subject to reasonable restrictions specified in the law or issued by the Commissioner for their safety"
@DGFUganda17 @UNHCRuganda @PoliceUg @ug_lawsociety @asiimweLy @benardokasozi @steveojok

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

"Refugees r more likely 2 have mental health issues coz of the traumatic experiences they go thru in countries of origin, during flight & even in host countries" @asiimweLy @National Police Training School Kabalye
@DGFUganda17 @asiimweLy @benardokasozi @steveojok @UNHCRuganda

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

@asiimweLy "Service provision shd never b done in isolation. It shd include the physical, social & emotional aspects of a human being & shd aim @creating an environment whr pple heal holistically"
@DGFUganda17 @UNHCRuganda @PoliceUg @UHRC_UGANDA @asiimweLy @m_namanya @steveojok

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

Big thanks to @KIOSFoundation for supporting survivors of conflict related violence!

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

Privileged to have hosted a team from @KIOSFoundation at our offices in Kampala. The foundation supports part of our work on conflict related sexual violence in Nakivale settlement in Western Uganda @asiimweLy @DrChrisDolan @ongwechd @f_okot

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

Looking forward to this historic event!

[Prof Chris Dolan @prof_dolan]

⁦Gearing up for #SSI2019 on the theme “Bridging the Sexual Violence - Torture Divide” with hot T-shirts modeled by ⁦@refugeelawproj’s⁩ @asiimweLy⁩ ⁦@gnuwagira⁩ & ⁦@ongwechd⁩

⁦@NLinUganda⁩ ⁦@KIOSFoundation⁩
@provictima⁩
⁦@RealStoriesGF

[Otim Patrick @Otim_Patrick]

@DrChrisDolan @RealStoriesGF @m_namanya @NkataP @asiimweLy @AkelloMartha @BarbraMonica @ongwechd @MercyWanda @MubakePaluku @jwamimbi @f_okot @mugerojay99 @nyahagon @nyofono @kisakyelydia @odokonyero_joel @JohnFisherjjuuk @Moses_Acole @Bryanlwanga @odorine24 @Osekz @doxcie @Britonjustine @AlbaOyella @Howard_howee @CosmosLugala @steveojok @olanya_francis @Charity_Immy Ruth: Sometimes it is the adult in the children's life that need counselling in order to deal with children's issue.

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

Understanding Support Groups' growth & life stages using human growth cycle analogy gives great insight & appropriately situates SGs in therapeutic work ~ @refugeelawproj in-house workshop on working w Support Group
@NLinUganda
@unwomenuganda
@DGFUganda17
@asiimwe4justice

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

Working with support groups helps maintain social structures in refugee communities and reduces on individualism @Charity_Immy @DrChrisDolan @refugeelawproj workshop on support group management

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

A great team we are!

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

After 3 days of reflecting on our achievement for the year during the #RLP2018review, all our offices will remain closed from today 21st Dec. 2018 to 7th January 2019. We wish you a Merry Christmas & Prosperous 2019 @NLinUganda @OPMUganda @EUinUG @OpenSocietyEA @unwomenuganda

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

When did you last test for HIV?

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

@Charity_Immy @refugeelawproj @OPMUganda @DrChrisDolan @JoanAnena2 @UNHCRuganda The same concern was raised in our training with media persons

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

If the "software" isn't there, the "hardware" won't work. Underlining the importance of psychosocial support for #refugees. #RLPFMC18 @KampogoMary @OPMUganda @UNHCRuganda @NLinUganda @DGFUganda17 @DrChrisDolan @ongwechd @actvuganda @f_okot @Charity_Immy @steveojok @asiimweLy

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

@AmesoJoyce @NawaliDoreen @PeaceRugyema I agree too

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

Those in Mbarara tune in to glory FM 106.7 as @refugeelawproj is being hosted on a show about the refugee law and refugee-host co-existence

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

@m_namanya Hehehe..bambi

[Refugee Law Project @refugeelawproj]

Fighting stigma against #mentalhealth conditions starts with you! Support family & community members, friends & clients to seek mental health care when in need. @MinofHealthUG @MakeStrongMinds @f_okot @ngomsfredy @ongwechd @asiimweLy @actvuganda @mentalhealthug @DrChrisDolan

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

Hehehe! Amen!

[Canaan Gents. @Canaangents]

Shout out to all those people that take their friends’ photos and then after don’t bother to share them. We hope this rain washed your sins away 😂😂😂 #CanaanGents #AllForHim

[Lydia Asiimwe @asiimweLy]

# Can't agree more!

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

You will be your most productive, your most effective, not when you’re working all the time, not when you’re putting in the most hours, but when you’re balanced physically, spiritually, and emotionally. If you neglect one area, it will lessen what you could accomplish.