title: Alere 2 Refugee settlement
text: # Alere 2 Refugee settlement
  
  Alere 2 Refugee Settlement is located in Adjumani District in the Northern Region of Uganda.
  
  ## Background
  
  On June 12, 1990, Alere 2 was created. Since then, over 6,000 people live in the settlement including Second Sudanese Civil War refugees.
  
  ## Social services
  
  A project to build a sanitation system for Alere was started in 2019.
  
  ## Health and sanitation
  
  32.6 percent of Alere refugees have access to latrines.
  
  