Mission Statement

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish non governmental organization established in 1956. DRC is an umbrella organization for 30 member organizations with programs in 21 different countries working for durable solutions for forced migrants. DRC has been operating in the Russian Federation since 1997.

GOAL Protection and promotion of Objective 1 durable solutions to refugee Objective 2 Assist conflict affected and displacement problems in Promote the establishment of populations to meet their relief the North Caucasus, on the sustainable livelihoods among needs basis of humanitarian those returning or integrating, principles and human rights based on their own capacities and resources Objective 3 Objective 4 Assist displaced persons unable or Support the capacity of government unwilling to return to achieve a and civil society to respond to the basic level of dignity in their lives needs of the displaced and other marginalized groups on the basis of accountability and good governance

General Overview

DRC operates a large assistance programme in the Northern Caucasus in partnership with United Nations (UNHCR, WFP, FAO, UNDP), the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and the governments of Denmark, Norway (through the Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC), the Netherlands, Sweden, Great Britain and Ireland. DRC carries out activities in food aid, registration, mine risk education and physical and socioeconomic rehabilitation in , , Dagestan and North Ossetia. Furthermore, DRC facilitates the development of the ‘Caucasus NGO Networking Initiative’ (CRINGO).

Numbers and Characteristics of the Target Group

As of July, there were 22,054 IDPs (5,042 households) from Chechnya’s second conflict displaced in Ingushetia. The number of IDPs decreased by 624 persons (compared to 22,678 IDPs in June 2006). The majority of the IDPs in Ingushetia (3,242 households) live in the private sector, while 1,782 households reside in temporary settlements. In total, 284 IDPs registered their return to Chechnya: 169 people from temporary settlements and 103 from the private sector.

Of the 22,054 IDPs in Ingushetia, the vulnerable strata, according to UNHCR criteria, is represented by 3,867 persons which includes pregnant and lactating women, children under the age of three, the disabled, elderly people without adequate social support, orphans and children from single parent homes.

IDPs in Ingushetia (DRC statistics as of 31 July 2006): <=2000 - <=1988 - Gender >2000 <=1945 Total per cent >1988 >1945 Female 1 070 2,997 7,069 951 12,087 54,8% Male 1 168 2,985 5,284 530 9,967 45,2% Total 2 238 5,982 12,353 1,481 22,054 100,0% Per cent 10,15% 27,12% 56,19% 6,72% 100,0%

2, Chechenskaya street, , Office 55, 9, Granatny per., Ingushetia, Russian Federation 1 Moscow, Russian Federation tel.: 8 (8732) 22 89 94 tel.: 8 (495) 203 35 80

DRC registered population in Chechnya (DRC statistics as of 31 July 2006): <=2000 - Per Gender >2000 <=1988 - >1945 <=1945 Total >1988 cent Female 24 484 85 979 199 578 34580 344 621 52,8% Male 25 366 87 426 172 742 22415 307 949 47,2% Total 49 850 173 405 372 320 56 995 652 570 100,0% Per cent 7,64% 26,57% 57,05% 8,73% 100,0%

DRC’s registration database in relevant districts of Chechnya totalled 652,570 persons. Of these, 180,181 are eligible for basic food and non-food aid (according to DRC beneficiary selection criteria). Some 80,675 persons are considered most vulnerable. In July, according to DRC registration database, 284 persons returned to Chechnya from Ingushetia, eight from Kyrgyzstan and four from Azerbaijan.

DRC registered IDPs from Chechnya in Dagestan (DRC statistics as of 31 July 2006): <=2000 - <=1988 - per Gender >2000 <=1945 Total >1988 >1945 cent Female 290 857 1,844 199 3,190 53.6% Male 325 874 1,434 133 2,766 46.4% Total 615 1,731 3,278 332 5,956 100.0% per cent 10.33% 29.06% 55.04% 5.57% 100.0%

The IDP caseload in Dagestan is represented by 5,956 people (1,285 households). A total of 2,220 persons are living in Kizlyar, 690 in Nogay, 1,057 in Tarumov and 1,989 in Khasav-Yurt districts. Of these, 5,232 are eligible for food aid, and 807 are considered as vulnerable.

DRC Program

RELIEF ACTIVITIES

Food Aid Ingushetia In July, DRC distributed WFP founded food rations (flour and salt) in , Nazran, and Karabulak districts. A total of 108 tons of flour and 1,620 kg of salt were distributed to 10,791 people.

Chechnya: In July, DRC distributed ECHO funded food rations (flour, salt, oil and sugar) to residents of Kurchaloy, Nozhay-Yurt, Urus-Martan and Shali districts. A total of 1,016 tons of flour, 61 tons of sugar, 15 tons of salt and 102 thousands of litres of vegetable oil were distributed to 51,244 beneficiaries. With WFP funding, DRC distributed 440 tons of flour and 6,500 kg of salt to 43,316 people in Ackhoy-Martan, Staropromyslovsky, Sunzha, Shali and Urus-Martan districts.

RECOVERY ACTIVITIES

Physical Rehabilitation

Ingushetia:

In July 2006, under UNHCR funding, all materials necessary for construction of wall were distributed to beneficiaries. The progress of erecting walls averaged to 50 per cent by the end of the month. After seven households out of 20 managed to finish brick-laying, they received windows as well as roofing materials, such as timber, corrugated roof sheets and ridge.

One beneficiary, included in the project only in June (replacing a beneficiary that had contravened the terms of his assistance agreement), complete the installation his house’s foundation and 30 per cent of the construction brick work in the month of July.

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In spite of some delay in supply of timber, the implementing progress of construction works is relatively high.

Chechnya:

In July, under UNHCR funding DRC has provided beneficiaries with the third tranche of materials for repair of walls (bricks, cement and sand). According to monitoring reports, 30 per cent of distributed materials were used by the end of the month.

For beneficiaries with category-two damage to their homes, DRC has been facing a shortage of timber as described in the previous report. Lack of timber in the region has resulted in a delay of distribution and as a, result in repair works. By the end of July the problem was anticipated to be resolved with deliveries expected in August.

According to the data received from IDP Committee, one of the beneficiaries registered in (Abdul- Gafur Khazhmuradov, Krasnoflotskaya St.), had an alternative shelter in Goyskoye village of Urus-Martan district. This information was immediately verified by field monitors resulting in the exclusion of the beneficiary from the project and a substitution by another beneficiary (Usmanobov Rukman Saidulaev. 244 Shefskaya St.).

Under Danida Danish ministry of Foreign Affaires funded shelter and infrastructure works, DRC continued distribution of construction materials in (Achkhoy-Martan district) and Michurina settlement of Grozny city. In total roofing materials as well as windows and doors for 17 households have been distributed within July. In Staropromyslovskiy district, repairs to secondary school No. 32 are underway with the installation of 33 windows on the second floor of the school and plastering of 1600 square meters of walls and whitewashing of all but two classrooms. In the school of Katyr-Yurt village the contractor has started construction of foundation of the annex building.

Under DC-Ireland funded projects, 14 beneficiaries in Zony completed construction of walls on their house reconstructions, and DRC began DRC distribution of roofing materials, monitoring of materials. The water project, to install a main water pipeline of 2200 meters to connect Zony village ‘s water reservoir to waters two natural water springs, has been installed.

Under SIDA funded projects, 29 beneficiaries out of 38 in Shatoy village have complete construction of foundations. DRC also began distribution of the second batch of building materials, and eight households finished with brick-works.

Under funding from Ministry of Foreign Affaires of the Netherlands, DRC shelter team began with distribution of construction materials for rehabilitation of 76 houses in Komsomolskoe village of Urus- Martan district for IDP/returnees, whose houses were heavily damaged during the war. In addition to the housing component, DRC began planning conduct a water infrastructure project in the village.

Under projects funded by Norwegian Government through Norwegian Refugee Council, DRC has selected and 40 households as shelter beneficiaries. All houses are war damaged to a degree of category three and four, and will be repaired in accordance with self-help principles. The project was initially intended to assist beneficiaries in only Shaami-Yurt and Yandi villages of Achkho-Martan, however due to a lack of appropriate beneficiaries, beneficiaries were additionally selected from the Michurina settlement of Grozny.

Republic Village category # of units Chechnya Shaami-Yurt III, IV 6 Yandi III, IV 20 Michurina IV 14

Shelter staff started distribution of the first batch of construction materials under the NRC project, including gravel, sand, cement, reinforcement rods.

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Lack of timber in the region caused a delay in the implementation of reconstruction works carried out under the project funded by ECHO. By late July problem with timber supply seemed to have been solved, thus the remaining rehabilitation works will be finished in the beginning of the next month . Within July all remaining materials, such as doors, windows, timber for window sills have been distributed.

Income Generation

In July 2006, the project staff continued to work in the 14 locations selected for integrated interventions. The collection of applications was completed, all ECHO project for implementation were selected.

1. Samashki village: of 38 applications submitted by the villagers, 14 projects were selected for implementation: 1) Installation of lighting on one of the village streets 2) Sewing workshop 3) Furniture production workshop 4) Bakery 5) Production of grilled meat and soda water 6) Ice-cream production 7) Production of foam blocks for construction 8) Production of soda water 9) Vulcanisation 10) Photo shop 11) Shop/ grocery 12) Pharmacy 13) Production of wire netting for fences 14) Jewellery workshop

2. Yandy village: of 38 applications submitted, ten projects were chosen: 1) Centre for leisure activities 2) Sewing workshop 3) Metal production workshop 4) Supply of equipment for joiner’s workshop 5) Joiner’s workshop 6) Production of meat dumplings 7) Production of construction materials (‘breezeblocks’) 8) Vulcanisation 9) Hairdresser’s shop 10) Bathhouse

3. Alkan-Khala village: 34 applications submitted; 17 projects were selected: 1) Joiner’s workshop 2) Bath house 3) Cube bricks production 4) Shoes workshop 5) Slag bricks production 6) Atelier 7) Day nursery 8) Shop 9) Metal workshop 10) Welding station 11) Furniture workshop 12) Household appliances maintenance station 13) Barber’s shop 14) Adobe bricks production 15) Paving slab production 16) Technical maintenance station 17) Grill, ice-cream production (Small grant).

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4. Shaami-Yurt village: 32 applications submitted, 10 projects were selected: 1) Sewing workshop 2) Metal production workshop 3) Joiner’s workshop 4) Bakery 5) Foam blocks production 6) Maintenance station 7) Vulcanization 8) Laundry 9) Mattress and woollen blanket production 10) Store

5. Zony village: 18 applications submitted, nine projects were selected: 1) Water supply 2) Joiner’s workshop 3) Metal production workshop 4) Construction works 5) Foam blocks production 6) Maintenance station 7) Store 8) Shashlik diner 9) Coffee shop

6. Tazbichi: six applications received, and all six projects were selected: 1) Bakery 2) Road preparation 3) Beekeeping 4) Slag bricks production 5) Joiner’s workshop 6) Grocery store

7. Kakadoy village: six applications received, and all six were selected: 1) Vulcanisation station 2) Grocery store 3) Metal gates and net production 4) Road preparation 5) Computer hall 6) Mill

8. Shatoy village: 30 applications received, eleven projects were selected: 1) Metal ware workshop 2) Internet Cafe 3) Café shop 4) Health-improving centre 5) Bakery 6) “Household appliances” shop 7) “Avtomobilist” complex 8) Technical maintenance station 9) Welding workshop 10) Computer centre 11) Roads inside the village

9. Goyskoye village: 41 applications received, the following ten projects were selected: 1) Sewing workshop 2) Ice-cream production 3) Foam blocks production 4) Breaks production 5) Vulcanization

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6) Maintenance station 7) Confectionery store 8) Pharmacy 9) Veterinary 10) Auto spares store

10. Serzhen-Yurt village: 45 applications selected and eight projects were selected: 1) Sport hall 2) Car services 3) Mini bakery 4) Furniture preparation workshop 5) “Shaghir” diner 6) “Diana” shop 7) Sewerage rings production 8) Concrete construction blocks construction

11. Dubay-Yurt village: 46 applications selected and ten projects were accepted: 1) Vulcanisation 2) Store 3) Bricks workshop 4) Sewing workshop 5) Bakery 6) Paving slab 7) Store 8) Joiner’s workshop 9) Small grant 10) Woodshop

12. Michurin settlement near Goyskoye village: two applications received; the following one project was selected: Joiner’s workshop

13. Katyr-Yurt village: 41 applications received; twelve projects were selected: 1) Metalshop 2) Paving slab 3) Foam blocks production 4) Confectionery 5) Slag blocks production 6) Sewing workshop 7) Bakery 8) Laundry 9) School diner 10) Joiner’s workshop 11) Store 12) Woodshop

14. Michurina settlement in Grozny City: 30 applications received, the following11 projects were selected: 1) Sewing workshop 2) Joiner’s workshop 3) Metal production 4) Pizzeria 5) Store 6) Coffee shop 7) Paving slab production 8) Vulcanization 9) Sport club 10) Accounting 11) Laundry

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15. Komsomolskoye village: 20 applications received, the following six projects were selected: 1) Sewing workshop, 2) Joiner’s workshop, 3) Metal production, 4) Bakery, 5) Foam blocks production, 6) Store.

Agricultural Sector

In July, DRC started distributing materials for poultry houses (DANIDA and SIDA). In July, distribution was finished for 7 projects in the village of Shaami-Yurt and 17 projects in Samashki. DRC field assistants were monitoring the construction of poultry houses.

DRC also focused on the implementation of sheep and goat IGAs. DRC LSR United was preparing contracts of humanitarian assistance with beneficiaries. Fourty-three contracts were made ready for signing(DANIDA and ECHO) and 3 goat projects funded by SIDA.

Psychosocial Support

DRC psychosocial team continued programme activities and monitoring in several locations of DRC integrated intervention located in Chechnya.

Chechnya:

The following psychosocial support activities were carried out in Chechnya: • Conclusion of “Happy mother happy child” training, two meetings with 25 participants • 4 youth groups were conducted: o Two youth groups at playground “Oduvanchik”, age 9 to 15, 50 participants (from Secondary School No. 16 of Michurina settlement) o School playing ground: two groups, age 7 to 14, 50 participants, Secondary School of Goyskoye village, Urus-Martan district. • Visited to an Attraction Park in Achkhoy-Martan (DANIDA) 25-31 July. A total of 250 children of school age from five schools: o 50 children from Goyskoye village, Urus-Martan district o 50 children from Goy-chu village, Urus-Martan district o 50 children from Michurino village. o 50 children from Shaami-Yurt village, Achkhoy-Martan. o 50 children. Oktyabrsky district, Michurina On the road all the children received snacks of juice, cookies and chocolate (DANIDA). • 25 women participants of the “Happy Mother, Happy Child” training, and received newborn sets in Goyskoye village of Urus-Martan district (DANIDA) • 23 schools received visual aids teaching materials: one in Zony village (IRISH), seven schools in Samashki, Goyskoye, Yandi, Shatoy villages, 15 schools in Katyr-Yurt, Alkhan-Kala, Shaami-Yurt, Kokadoy, Tazbitchi, Michurino, Goy-chu, Dubai-Yurt, Serzhen-Yurt villages and Michurina settlement of Grozny city (NRC).

Dagestan:

• Equipping of playing ground for children in TAC “Buratino” (DANIDA). • Six-day trip to the recreation area “Manas” of Kaspiysk city, Dagestan, of 30 people (adults and children) living in the “Buratino” TAC (DANIDA).

Registration

Ingushetia

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In July 2006, 649 people addressed Information Centres and 101 applications for food assistance verification were received from IDPs. Further consultations and counselling were conducted by IC staff for 516 people. Thirty-one forms Number Four were completed for households registering official residences in Chechnya. Fourteen applications for unification and technical separation of families were processed by DRC Office in Nazran.

Mobile registration/verification teams evaluated 152 applications for assistance. This month DRC visited a total of 1,118 households. 8 Forms №4 (official Federal form, registering the return to the republic from internal displacement) were completed. DRC registration staff completed verification of IDPs residing in the private sector of Nasyr-Kort, Sleptsovskaya, Nesterovskaya villages, in compact settlements of Inarki, Novy Redant, Psedakh, Sagopshi, Berd-Yurt, Nesterovskaya, villages and Nazran city. Verification was implemented in compact settlements of Aki-Yurt, Voznesenskaya, Arshty, Muzhichi villages, and in the cities of Malgobek and Stary Malgobek.

Chechnya:

In July of 2006, 2683 persons submitted applications for food assistance to DRC Information Centres in Chechnya. 585 written applications were accepted for further examination by registration/verification teams. In July, new 729 families (not from existing database) were verified at their addresses of residence. 101 application from beneficiary on the review of their welfare level were considered. Verification activities were held in Nozhay-Yurtovsky (ECHO), Leninsky, Oktyabrsky, Staropromyslovsky, Zavodskoy districts of Grozny (WFP-funded districts of Chechnya).

Number of registered new families in July (not in DRC database in Chechnya) - 729 (3901) in Groznensky district (ECHO), Vedensky district (ECHO), Kurchaloevsky (ECHO), Shalinsky (ECHO), Leninsky, Oktyabrsky, Staropromyslovsky, Zavodskoy districs of Grozny (WFP).

DRC’s donors and partners, and other NGOs operating in the North Caucasus (the total of 23 agencies) continued to receiving statistical information and beneficiary lists generated by the DRC registration database.

Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation

Under Danida and DRC’s own finding, DRC finalized plans for and initiated the launch of a Voucher/Cash Transfer pilot to take place in the village of Germenchuk in Shali district. In the course of the project, contracts were signed, the first tranche of cash was transferred, and DRC performed a monitoring exercise to assess beneficiary’s use of the funds. All participant’s of the pilot are regularly food aid beneficiaries in ECHO areas, in the course of the pilot no participants will receive ECHO food rations.

Danish Demining Group

Mine Risk Education program, Chechnya Three mobile teams of 11 MRE instructors continued their activities in Urus-Martanovsky, Achkhoy- Martanovsky districts and started MRE campaign in Shalinsky district of Chechnya in the month of July.

According to the plan of action developed in co-operation with the local administrations, the instructors carried out refresher MRE trainings at all cultural and public-service institutions, educational, financial and child institutions.

Due to the summer vacation the instructors suspended MRE activities in schools.

Since a majority of people in villages are not working, it is difficult to gather them for regular MRE workshops. Therefore the instructors paid household visits to educate greater part of the population.

Also, MRE presentations were conducted at DRC food distribution point in Staropromyslovsky district of Grozny. People who came to get food aid were instructed on specific ways of behaviour in mine- infested

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areas. Besides oral information, all attendants of workshops received booklets, leaflets and pocket calendars with recommendations on how to live safely in a mined area.

Special booklets and calendars with MRE information were disseminated at markets, bus-stations, at the points of social payments where children’s allowance, pensions and dole are given out. Each bus and taxi at main stations in Urus-Martan and Shali towns were supplied with special leaflets so that passengers could read the information on their way.

In total, the instructors covered 8.139 persons in the month of July. Out of total, 2.504 persons were covered in Urus-Martanovsky district, 335 persons received MRE at DRC distribution point, 1.442 persons were covered in Achkhoy-Martanovsky district, 3.858 persons were covered in Shalinsky district.

DRC Administration

Current Mission strength DRC presently deploys over 300 national staff and seven international staff to manage all operational sectors and units.

More detailed information about DRC’s activities can be obtained by contacting DRC’s offices in Nazran and Moscow (please see page 1).

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