The Koboko Model: Nothing for Us Without Us

🌍 From displacement to decision-making.

In this episode of the Samuel Hall Stories Podcast, we hear from Dr. Wilson Sanya, Mayor of Koboko, Uganda — a city where refugees don’t just live, but lead.

We discuss:
✔️ How Koboko redefined refugee inclusion as governance, not just aid
✔️ The pioneering “Koboko Model” of direct donor funding to municipalities
✔️ How refugees and host communities co-created services like the Trauma Healing Centre
✔️ Why cities are the “dealers of hope” in the face of climate change and displacement

 

With 70% of displaced people living in cities today, this is more than a local story, it’s a roadmap for inclusive urban futures.

 

🎧 Listen now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

 

Music Credits: 

Pre-into music: The Remains of Hope/ Marcus Ringblom - Epidemic Sound

Intro and Outro Music: The Light from Within/ Howard Harper - Epidemic Sound