Rhino Camp Refugee Settlement Community Lighting and Safety Survey, 2016

A 72-question survey conducted in 2016 assessed the impact of solar street lighting on safety and activity patterns in Uganda's Rhino Camp refugee settlement. The survey, administered by researchers, collected responses from over 80,000 residents, predominantly South Sudanese refugees and female heads of household. It focused on day- and nighttime activities, locations, and fears of violence, theft, and harassment.

Use Cases

• Assessing the impact of community lighting on perceived safety based on survey responses about fear of violence and theft.
• Analyzing gender-specific activity patterns and safety concerns based on the high proportion of female heads of household.
• Prioritizing infrastructure placement in refugee settlements based on criteria like nighttime violence risk and promotion of constructive activity.
• Studying the correlation between lit locations and reported incidents of 'something bad' (aggressive acts or danger).

Strengths

• Survey includes 72 questions, suggesting a detailed assessment of activities and safety perceptions.
• Data covers a specific population of over 80,000 refugees and host community members in Rhino Camp.
• Survey design considered multilingual translation (Nuer, Dinka, Bari, Kiswahili) for key concepts.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single refugee settlement survey in 2016.

Provenance

Source

UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency

Collection Method

Survey data collected using a 72-question instrument.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 14:35:24.379348; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Rhino Camp refugee settlement, Northern Uganda