There's one poor country in the world that's said to be the most generous towards refugees,

Uganda. It's been taking in loads of people from South Sudan next door where there's a civil war going on and while the international

community has been quick to promise money it's been rather slow to deliver it

while Uganda has been giving these people land and talking to people at the BBC here we just

decided we had to know more. So we're just talking about how we can call to the rebels across this border.

Welcome to assignment on the BBC World Service. I'm Ruth Alexander.

What do you talk to the rebels about them when you come here and you can?

Ask to them what is happening inside, what are their plans, what is the situation.

And this river is the border, Kaya.

Both Uganda and Sudan have a say in it.

This is Salome Ayeokuru, sort of dressed for the rainy season in a blue anorac and

sandals and with a relaxed air she's understated and remarkable. Working for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the

UNHCR in northwestern Uganda, Salome handles hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing civil war in South Sudan passed the rebels on the border.

She's showing me one of their precarious crossing points.

Oh, this is a rubach, here It looks very rick to the bridge. I wouldn't like to take my chances

crossing the bridge. It doesn't look very strong. It's not strong. And that is how they wanted

us to make it temporary.

They don't want something permanent.

The border, Uganda and the Sudan.

Uganda has so far accepted more than a million refugees from South Sudan,

which, as the world's youngest country, established in 2011,

has quickly turned from a place of great expectation to one of desperation. Its next-door

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