Tanzania Ingrid Prestetun/NRC Photo

FACT SHEET September 2020

NRC’s operations in

Tanzania Ingrid Prestetun/NRC Photo:

Humanitarian overview NRC’s operation

Tanzania hosts 237,833 refugees (160,271 Burundians, After civil war broke out in Burundi in 2015, we start- 77,404 Congolese and 158 other nationalities). ed operations in Tanzania to support people living in Mtendeli and Nduta refugee camps close to the Burun- Tanzania is emphasising Burundian voluntary returns and dian border. In May 2017, we expanded our operations by August 2020, over 15,000 had voluntarily returned to to Nyarugusu. Since January 2020, we implement WASH, their homeland. Rate of registering has increased and shelter and infrastructure programmes in all three camps UNHCR anticipates that by the end of 2020 returns will be as UNHCR’s main implementing partner, education in at 30,000. Mtendeli and Nyarugusu and ICLA in Nduta camp. Humanitarian organisations struggle to provide basic services including drinking water, education, shelter and social services due to a significant decline in funding.

Tanzania pulled out of the UN’s Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework and has implemented restrictions on refugees’ access to livelihood projects. Meanwhile, all borders are closed for refugees. With limited resources and funding, the situation remains dire. Through a tripar- tite agreement between Burundi, Tanzania and UNHCR, 90,000 Burundian refugees were projected to return in 2019. NRC advocates to maintain the voluntary return principles of an informed decision and a dignified return to safe areas. NRC Tanzania Established 2016 International staff 4 National staff 162

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Areas of operation Kigoma region

NRC Tanzania Country director: Neil Turner www.nrc.no/tanzania Email: [email protected] Address: PO Box 66, Nane Nane Street, Kibondo, Kigoma Phone: +255 629 359 769 Region

Education Shelter and infrastructures The situation in the education sector is disastrous. For Lack of shelter has been identified as one of the main needs every classroom that exists, there is a need for more. As in the camps. Over 60 per cent of residents live in emergen- Tanzanian authorities do not accept temporary struc- cy shelters and tents that are in poor condition. We provide tures, many children are learning outside under trees in shelter and maintain infrastructure in Mtendeli, Nduta and huge groups. Our intervention includes: Nyarugusu camps where our intervention includes:

• Accelerated Education Programmes (AEP) • construction, maintenance and upgrade of transi- • vocational training including basic education, life tional shelters skills and entrepreneurship skills to youth • providing emergency shelter facilities • quality training for teachers • distributing and erecting pre-fabricated refugee • catch-up classes for children who are out of school, housing units as well as teenagers and youth with a focus on fe- • developing more cost efficient and environmentally males, especially young mothers. friendly shelter solutions • the establishment of safe learning spaces for children • maintaining access roads and bridges in the camp and youth • constructing permanent building facilities such as • nurseries for young mothers to make it easier for schools, offices and police stations them to study • constructing permanent shelters for people with • advocacy for safe temporary learning spaces to en- specific needs in the host communities courage girls and youth to study • the promotion and support for girls’ education in Water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) Nyarugusu refugee camp In crowded camps, it is essential that people have proper sanitation facilities and good hygiene practices to pre-

www.nrc.no vent diseases. We work with UNHCR in Mtendeli, Nduta Information, counselling and legal assistance (ICLA) and Nyarugusu camps where we provide WASH services. In a bid to focus more on realising the protection of and Our intervention includes: durable solutions for the refugees in Tanzania, we started the ICLA programme in Tanzania in the last quarter of • providing safe drinking and domestic water 2018. The assessment in 2018 informed programming • constructing block latrines in schools for 2019. We have supported the printing and provision • assisting and facilitating refugees to construct of 4,726 birth certificates in Kibondo and Kasulu districts. household latrines After a long time advocating, NRC received approval from • providing basic hygiene items, such as soap, hand- the government in September to support with issuing washing facilities and hygiene trainings and printing 17,000 birth certificates in Nduta camp. • conducting hygiene promotion on good hygiene Support and provision of civil documentation, especially practices provision of birth certificates for children under 10, are • undertaking vector controls ongoing in the host communities. • installing hand washing facilities in the camps and surrounding host communities

NRC Tanzania is grateful for the generous support from our donors:

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Aﬀairs

NRC private funds