[8][9] This enormous area is geographically divided into three administrative zones – Base camp, Juru and Rubondo.

These three zones, in turn, contain a total of 74 individual villages [8] and 51,132 households [1] It currently hosts 171,387 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Eritrea.

[7] Although many refugees in the area have been living there for several years, recent conflicts in nearby countries are increasing the number of arrivals per day.

[7][4] The majority of refugees in the settlement are Congolese although the population is largely heterogeneous with many cultures and groups from different nationalities.

[10] Nakivale refugee settlement is located near the Tanzania border in Isingiro district, Southern Uganda.

Refugees in Nakivale are granted access to free land to build their shelter and are expected to use the rest for farming.

The camp had the following implementing partners as of December 2014:[6] Settlement management, Coordination, and Security: Office of the Prime Minister Protection: Alight: Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Community services: Alight: Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief, Every Shelter Education: Windle Trust Uganda, Arise Nursery and Primary School Health/Nutrition: Medical Teams International Water/ Sanitation: Nsamizi: Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Livelihoods & Environment: Nsamizi Shelter/ Logistics: African Initiative for Relief Development Advocacy: People for Peace and Defence of Rights Promotion of refugee artists, youth's and women: Tumaini for Refugee Women, Wakati Foundation Operating Partners for 2014 include:[6] Adult Education & Youth Leadership: Finish Refugee Council Promoting youth's talents, skilling and construction : Best Future Club, PPDR Uganda, Wakati Foundation Food: WFP through Samaritans’ Purse GBV intervention: Tumaini for Refugee Women Child Protection/Tracing: Uganda Red Cross Society Psychosocial counseling: Tutapona Community Services/sport: Right to Play and other refugee led organizations The protection sector in Nakivale refugee settlement is involved in strengthening protection from crime and reducing or eliminating arbitrary detention, prevention and response to Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) as well as provision of child protection services to unaccompanied minors/separated children and children at risk.

Support is given for durable solutions through individual protection case identification for resettlement and voluntary repatriation activities including information campaigns, "Go See and Come Tell visits" and escorting returning convoys.

Windle Trust Uganda (WTU) also implements the German-funded DAFI scholarship programme which supports tertiary education.

As a result there has been an improvement in ANC attendances, maternal child health and family planning response.

[8] The settlement hosts communities from Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Rwanda, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.

WAKATI Foundation as part of promoting and supporting small holder associations, beneficiary households have also been organized refugees into groups/associations.

[6] Nakivale is the main settlement for resettlement cases due to its size and the length of stay of many of its refugees.

In 2013, resettlement submissions from Nakivale are expected to continue increasing significantly with a main focus on Congolese refugees.