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Tel: 41 22 791 6033 Fax: 41 22 791 6506 e-mail: [email protected] Coordinating Office Rehabilitation - AFBI-41 (Revision 1) Appeal Target: US$ 3,463,371 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance: US$ 2,247,542

Geneva, 30 April 2004

Dear Colleagues,

The appeal is being revised to include a Mine Risk Education (MRE) program by DanChurchAid (DCA) targeting Burundian refugees in camps in Kibondo district in Tanzania. With the recent positive developments to the peace process in Burundi, there is an overall improvement of the security situation in the country and UNHCR-facilitated return of refugees to some in Burundi is already taking place. In 2003 more than 80,000 refugees returned from Tanzania despite the security situation being much more fragile and uncertain than today. This year there are plans for facilitating the return of 150,000 refugees from Tanzania a country hosting over 350,000 officially registered refugees. The UNHCR is planning to start facilitating the return of the refugees to the southern provinces of Burundi, i.e. Makamba and Rutana, at the end of April 2004. Both of these provinces have reported landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) accidents affecting civilians.

The ten year civil conflict has left behind landmines and UXO in some of the provinces of the country which need to be cleared to avoid accidents when most of refugees return from exile. The mine-contaminated provinces in Burundi have been identified as Rural, Bubanza, Cibitoke, Ruyigi, Rutana and Makamba, the last three of which border Tanzania. The Lutheran World Federation / Tanganyika Christian Refugee Services (LWF/TCRS) data states that 27% of the 127,000 refugees hosted in Kibondo camps in Kigoma region of Tanzania are from the mine-affected provinces, most of whom have not even basic mine awareness.

DCA is launching this program within the Burundi 2004 appeal targeting the refugees in Kibondo refugee camps managed by the LWF/TCRS with the objective to educate the refugee community from the mine-contaminated provinces inside Burundi, about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance. The project will be implemented over a period of 4 months.

For the sake of brevity this revision includes the DCA proposal only. For other proposals please see the original appeal issued on 26 February 2004.

ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland.

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Project Completion Date: CNEB - 31 December 2004 NCA - 31 January 2005 CAID - 31 December 2004 DCA - 31 August 2004

Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested

DCA CNEB NCA CAID Total Target US$ Appeal Targets 56,220 1,848,821 1,150,080 408,250 3,463,371 Less: Pledges/Contr Recd. 0 1,214,180 0 1,649 1,215,829 Balance Requested from ACT Alliance 56,220 634,641 1,150,080 406,601 2,247,542

Please kindly send your contributions to the following ACT bank account:

Account Number – 240-432629.60A (USD) Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 4 SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSW CHZH12A

Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira (direct tel. +4122/791.60.38, e-mail address jkg@act- intl.org) of all pledges/contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers, now that the Pledge Form is no longer attached to the Appeal.

We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for EU, USAID and/or other back donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.

For further information please contact: ACT Director, Thor-Arne Prois (phone +41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone + 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Appeals Officer, John Nduna (phone +41 22 791 6040 or mobile phone +41 79 433 0592)

ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org

Thor-Arne Prois Acting Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office

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I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER

- DanChurchAid

II. IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION

DanChurchAid has been one of Denmark’s biggest and consistent donors to humanitarian mine action programmes world wide throughout the 1990s. DCA started implementation of their own mine action programmes in 1999, based on decades of experience in delivering relief and emergency assistance as well as development projects.

DanChurchAid is currently operational in the field of Mine Action in Albania, Angola, Sudan and DR Congo. In DR Congo DCA executed the MRE in camps for Angolan refugees under a UNHCR contract and training UNHCR facilitators to continue with the MRE activities after DCA´s completion of the training. DanChurchAid Mine Action Team has successfully completed projects in Kosovo, Lebanon and Eritrea. DCA also successfully implemented EOD activities in Iraq, but pulled out of the country in February 2004 because of the dramatic worsening of the security situation in the country. DanChurchAid also has several years of experience in developing and conducting MRE in connection with their humanitarian mine action work in general.

DanChurchAid is a founding member of Action by Churches Together (ACT) International. As the designated mine action operator in the ACT network DCA also has easy access and relations with agencies operating in the same areas in other sectors. In this exact project this means that upon assurance of funding DCA can start its activities immediately as it can work through Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service (TCRS), that is running the Kibondo refugee camps.

This intervention was developed on the basis of the recommendations of the assessment mission executed by DCA in the beginning of March 2004. The assessment mission encompassed meetings with the key stakeholders in the field, i.e. Burundian Ministry for Public Security (responsible for Mine Action in the country), UNHCR, UNICEF, Handicap International Belgium and CNDD-FDD. The assessment mission also encompassed field visits to (1) the Kibondo refugee camps in Tanzania that are run by Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service (TCRS) that is a DCA partner organisation, where interviews were conducted with the TCRS staff as well as refugees in the camps and (2) Burundi provinces of Rutana and Ruyigi that border with Tanzania, with the help of another ACT partner Conseil National des Eglises du Burundi (CNEB). The conclusion of the assessment mission was that although the mine problem was limited to specific provinces in Burundi, in those it did present a significant humanitarian problem. Even more so as a massive repatriation of the refugee and internally displaced population is expected, following the overall improvement of the security situation in the country (the impetus will definitely stem also from the facts that (1) the last big rebel group FNL, until now outside of the peace process, announced a truce on 21 April and (2) general elections are scheduled to be held October/November this year). MRE activities in the refugee camps were identified as a pressing need.

As no clearance (nor survey or marking) activities at this point are taking place in Burundi and with the significant number of mine/UXO casualties, as well as the huge interest of the Burundi authorities that operators with expertise come into the country to start dealing with the problem as soon as possible, DCA identified the need to start-up a humanitarian mine action programme in Burundi (more exactly Makamba ) in addition to the MRE activities in the camps. In May DCA will send a project developer to set up a programme in Burundi. That part of the DCA activity is not part of this project-proposal, but will enable DCA to support also the MRE camp activities if needed and will also provide a good follow-up to the MRE activities. III. DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION

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In Burundi the current cycle of violence began in 1993 when members within the Tutsi-dominated army murdered the first freely elected president, Melchior Ndadaye, a Hutu, igniting Hutu-Tutsi fighting and mutual massacres which led to massive refugee influxes into Western Tanzania, DR Congo and Rwanda. The conflict claimed 150,000 casualties and involved heavy fighting all over the country up to the end of last year. There are estimates that around 1 million Burundians were at one time living outside their homes because of the conflict in the country; 600,000 persons were internally displaced and 300,000 were living as refugees. In Tanzania the refugee camps were set up in the districts of Kibondo and Kasulu, the camps in Kibondo that today host 127,000 refugees are run by the Tanganyika Christian Refuge Service. As of today there are, in addition to 300,000 refugees, 281,000 registered IDPs, and an estimate of another 100,000 living outside the camps in mountainous regions, forests and with relatives.

In August 2000, nineteen Burundi parties signed the Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in Arusha, Tanzania. The Arusha Peace Accords form the base of the peace process in Burundi and include provisions for an ethnically balanced army and legislature, and for democratic elections to take place after three years of transitional government. The three-year transition period began on 1 November 2001. Tutsi President Pierre Buyoya served as president for the first 18 months, followed by Hutu Domitien Ndayizeye who is currently president. The first elections should be held in November 2004 if the peace process is kept on track.

The Government of Burundi and the largest Hutu opposition group, the CNDD-FDD signed a peace agreement in November 2003 and representatives of the CNDD-FDD joined the transitional government (Pretoria Protocols). On 21 April 2004 a rebel group Palipehutu-FNL, until then outside the peace process, declared a truce, which is a very positive step towards lasting peace in the country.

At the moment there are 2,870 AMIB (African Mission in Burundi) troops in Burundi and the decision is pending whether AMIB should be converted into an UN peacekeeping operation.

In October/November 2004 the national elections are scheduled to be held, with the municipal election scheduled for July. Before the elections are held on a national level, the new constitution and electoral law should be adopted, the census of the Burundian population should be carried out, creation of forgery-proof identity cards should take place as well as disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) process. There are some concerns that the above -mentioned activities will not be carried out so that the elections could be held as foreseen in the Arusha accords. If so, this might present a new security concern.

Most of the population in Burundi lives from subsistence farming and according to some reports around 30% of the population (including refugees) depends on the distribution of food in one form or the other. In Burundi 13% of the population are vulnerable to some form of food insecurity. Burundi’s high population density of 421 persons per square kilometre of arable land has reduced the average size of household land holding to 0,8 hectare per family – insufficient to produce enough food for a household using current technology.

With the new impetus to the peace process there is an overall improvement of the security situation now in Burundi and UNHCR-facilitated return of the refugees to some provinces in Burundi is already taking place. In the last year more than 80,000 refugees returned despite the security situation being much more fragile and uncertain than today. There are plans for facilitated return of 150,000 refugees this year. The UNHCR plans to start facilitating the return of the refugees from the southern provinces of Burundi, i.e. Makamba and Rutana, at the end of April, subject to the opening of the Manyouvu-Mugina border-crossing; both of the provinces have reported civilian mine and UXO accidents.

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Mine contamination in the country The decade of fighting also left behind land contaminated by mines and UXO. The problem is not overwhelming as it is limited only to certain provinces in the country, indicators of which are mine casualties. UNICEF conducted a survey of mine victims in Burundi in 2003 and encompasses data for years 2001 - 2002 in which there were 230 reported civilian casualties. UN reported 80 victims for the year 2003 and more than 20 victims are reported in the year 2004 (until March). Data on the number of casualties only includes civilian casualties - the number of military victims is not known, but is believed to be substantial. There are also fears that the numbers of casualties might increase when people start returning to their homes after being away for a decade with no knowledge of mine accidents or warnings from the local population.

The mine-contaminated provinces in Burundi are: Bujumbura Rural, Bubanza, Cibitoke, Ruyigi, Rutana and Makamba. Ruyigi, Rutana and Makamba are provinces that border Tanzania. TCRS data states that 27% of the 127,000 refugees hosted in Kibondo camps are from the mine-affected provinces, most of whom have not even basic mine awareness.

With spontaneous and facilitated return of the refugees increasing it is of utter importance that refugees returning to the mine affected provinces in the country receive at least basic mine information stressing the importance of getting information from those that remained in the area about possible mine contamination. There are currently no organised mine risk education activities taking place in Tanzania refugee camps.

IV. DESCRIPTION of the SITUATION in the AREA of PROPOSED RESPONSE

Current situation in the area of proposed response Refugees in the Kibondo and Kasulu camps have as yet received no mine awareness or mine risk education. UNHCR and UNICEF acknowledge the need but have done nothing beyond putting up mine awareness posters.

At least 27% of the refugee population of 127,000 originate from the mine contaminated provinces. This is a target group of almost 40,000 refugees that will be returning to the possibly mine contaminated areas without being aware that this might be a problem or of suggested “proper” behavio ur.

Also because there is no exact data on mine contamination in Burundi the MRE activities should refrain from giving messages that would be too general so that they do not unnecessarily scare people from returning. It should nevertheless be made clear to the refugees that in some areas mines and UXO do pose a problem and what is the proposed behaviour.

In Burundi the Mine Risk Education activities are executed by MRE provincial co-ordinators, the programme is being co-ordinated by UNICEF and the Burundi Ministry for Public Security. A DCA MRE Consultant will liaise with the MRE co-ordinators especially in the preparation phase to ensure consistency of the messages.

Location of proposed response The MRE activities will be executed in the Kibondo refugee camps, logistic assistance provided by TCRS staff.

V. TARGETTED AREAS/BENEFICIARIES

The DanChurchAid Mine Risk Education activities will be focused on refugees coming from the mine affected provinces in Burundi (approximately 27% of 127,000 refugees). It will also train facilitators from the camps that will be able to execute the mine risk education activities on a continuous basis. There is also discussion that facilitators

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from Kasulu camps will be involved in the training so as to reach the populatio n of those camps.

VI. PROPOSED ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION

Goal: Ensuring that the Burundian refugees in Western Tanzania receive mine risk education to enable them to return to their homes and continue their lives in relative safety.

Objectives: - Educate the refugee community from the mine-contaminated provinces about the dangers of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Burundi and in collaboration with TCRS deliver Mine Risk Education to Burundian refugees from the mine- contaminated regions of Makamba, Rutana and Ruyigi. This will be done by disseminating messages to promote appropriate behaviour for movement and living in a risk environment, and thus achieving a pattern of behaviour that minimises the impact of mines and UXO.

- Provide necessary materials to equip the information points in the refugee camps.

Outputs: - Proper MRE materials and messages for the refugee camps developed - 4 local facilitators (or 4 pairs of facilitators) trained on the job to execute mine risk education activities in the camps - Refugees coming from mine-affected provinces in Burundi sensitised and received mine risk education

Activities The main purpose of this intervention is the sensitising of the refugee population from the mine affected provinces in Burundi of the mine threat and suggested behaviour, with main message being that the returning population should ask the population that stayed behind about possible mine threats.

One should keep in mind when developing the messages for the refugee population that many of them left Burundi before mines and UXO became a problem and are only now encountering information about the issue either on the radio or from their relatives in Burundi. This distinguishes the situation of the MRE activities in the Kibondo camps from tha t in the mine-affected areas at least in two ways:

- People are not familiar with even the most basic facts about mines/UXO, e.g. their physical appearance, their consequences, signs indicating mine-suspected areas, etc. - People could unnecessarily be dissuaded from returning to Burundi, should the MRE information be too aggressive and/or generalised.

The project should encompass two phases:

- Preparation phase in Copenhagen, Bujumbura and Kibondo (3 weeks) - Implementation of MRE activities in the Kibondo camps (3 months)

DCA will assist TCRS and the UNCHR in preparing for the repatriation the refugees in the Kibondo camps who originate from the mine-affected provinces. The implementing personnel will disseminate their knowledge about the risks associated with mines and UXO and execute appropriate MRE activities.

There is no exact data on the mine contamination and the DCA MRE Consultant should first liaise with MRE co- ordinators from the three mine -contaminated provinces in Burundi, as well as other operators in these provinces, to

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get as detailed data as possible on the threat. This should be done in the preparation phase. Likewise, materials until now used in these areas for MRE purposes, will be solicited for adaptation to the refugee community and will also be forwarded to UNICEF and UNHCR.

Training of local MRE capacity will be executed “on the job”, i.e. MRE activities will take place simultaneously with the training of facilitators and local co-ordinator. A small group of at least 4 refugee facilitators will be trained to continue MRE support in the camps. The facilitators will be chosen from the camp, having in mind possible liaising and add-on of the MRE activities with other activities already taking place in the camps as to ensure sustainabilit y of the intervention after the DCA Consultant leaves.

The materials for the execution of the MRE should be easily developed and based also on the guidelines provided by UNICEF for MRE in Burundi. The MRE will have to be delivered in Kirundi language as the refugees have limited knowledge of French. This should at first be done by the DCA MRE consultant through a translator and then through the local facilitators, once they are trained to an appropriate standard (probably in a month after start of MRE activities in the camp). Once the local facilitators are ready to deliver MRE, the DCA consultant will be supervising and evaluating the activities. One quality assurance visit will also be made from the DCA HQ.

Inputs for project implementation

Staff required: - 1 MRE Consultant – expatriate - 4 MRE local facilitators – trained “on the job” + 1 local co-ordinator – trained “on the job” - 1 local translator

Equipment needed: lap top, camera, cell-phone

Transportation: DCA MRE Consultant will hire a vehicle for transportation

Planning assumptions and constraints - Peace lasts and Arusha Accord´s timelines are followed. - The overall security situation in Burundi is calm and the country is on a good way to lasting peace, especially since the FNL announced a truce 21 April 2004. Army reintegration of CNDD-FDD is slow, but is expected to take place before the elections that are scheduled for October/November. The government is falling behind on its plan to implement prerequisites needed for elections to take place (new constitution, census, identity cards) but the benchmark for elections has not yet been moved and should stay on track. The biggest concern is that the elections will not be held as scheduled as that might prove to be a security concern.

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Implementation timetable

Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Activity\Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Preparation phase in Copenhagen x Preparation phase in Burundi X Preparation phase in Tanzania x x Start of the MRE activities by DCA MRE Consultant x x x x x x Start of the "on the job" training of 4 MRE facilitators by DCA MRE Consultant x x x x x

Execution of MRE by local facilitators x x x x x x x Supervision by the DCA MRE Consultant of the MRE execution by the local facilitators x x x x x x x Evaluation of the executed activities (on-going) x x x x x x x x x x x x x Setting up of the information points in the camps x x x x

Quality assurance visit from DCA HQ x

Transition The trained facilitators will be able to continue the Mine Risk Education Activities once the DCA project closes. Facilitators should be personnel already working in the camp on other tasks, mainly in the information points). Facilitator(s) nominated by UNICEF will also be provided necessary funds for their work after completion of the project by UNICEF.

In May DCA is also starting a humanitarian mine action programme in Burundi. For the first three months it will focus on developing a sustainable and responsive humanitarian mine action project in and will thus also directly support the MRE activities for which DCA is requesting funds in this ACT appeal. MRE activities are necessary, but should also be supported with clearance and survey and marking activities in order to help the war affected population.

VII. ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

The DCA MRE Consultant has overall responsibility for the implementation of the DanChurchAid Mine Risk Education Programme in Kibondo camps and will be assisted by the DCA HQ.

VIII. MONITORING, REPORTING & EVALUATION

The project developer will be under the management of DCA Mine Action Programme Co-ordinator and Mine Risk Education Officer in the DCA Operations Unit in Copenhagen. For co-ordination and security purposes, the Programme Developer will be consulting regularly with TCRS staff in the Kibondo camps as well as liaising closely with UNICEF and Burundian authorities where needed.

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The DCA MRE consultant will carry out an evaluation of the activities executed and follow-up. One monitoring visit will also be made from the DCA HQ.

DCA MRE will provide monthly reports on the execution of the activities as well as a final report after the end of the implementation phase in accordance with agreed donor guidelines.

Reporting Schedule: Final report to be received by the ACT CO within 3 months of the closing date of 31 August 2004.

IX. CO-ORDINATION

DCA will closely co-ordinate its activities with TCRS, UNHCR, UNICEF Tanzania and Burundi authorities responsible for mine action.

X. BUDGET

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE

Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ I. CAPITAL EQUIPMENT Computer Equipment Laptop computer Unit 1 2,000 2,000 Other Equipment Camera Unit 1 400 400 Cell phone Unit 1 300 300 TOTAL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT 2,700

II. OTHER DIRECT PROGRAMME COSTS Program Personnel, Benefits & Travel Mine Risk Education Consultant (incl. insurance) Month 4 5,500 22,000

8 MRE Facilitators Month 3.5 100 2,800 1 Local MRE Coordinator Month 4 125 500 1 Translator Month 3.5 300 1,050 Sub Total - Local Staff 4,350

Staff Other & Travel Int. Staff Housing Month 3.5 350 1,225 International Travel (1 return ticket) Flight 1 2,000 2,000 Regional and Local Travel Lump 1 500 500 Rent of vehicle Month 3.5 1,500 5,250 Sub Total - Other & Travel 8,975

TOTAL PROGRAM PERSONNEL, BENEFITS & TRAVEL 35,325

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Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget Unit Units US$ US$ III. MINE RISK EDUCATION MATERIALS MRE training materials, posters, leaflets, paint, stationery, others Lump sum 1 7,000 7,000

IV. SUPPORT & ADMIN COSTS Personnel & Admin Telephone, Fax and E-mail Month 4 300 1,200 Fuel and Lubricants Month 3.5 300 1,050 TOTAL SUPPORT & ADMIN COSTS 2,250

Contingency 5% of total costs Lump 1 2,450 2,450 Administration 8% of total funds Lump 1 4,495 4,495 TOTAL 6,945

VI. MONITORING & EVALUATION HQ QA visit Lump 1 2,000 2,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 56,220 BALANCE REQUESTED FROM ACT ALLIANCE 56,220

Budget Notes

Capital equipment - Covers the cost of computer, camera and cell-phone for the DCA MRE Consultant. Staff salaries and Support - Cover all running costs and salaries, housing and MRE operations Operation and Administration - Cover all running cost and administrations cost related to travel, communication, operation and administration. Monitoring and evaluation – Covers the costs of the HQ quality assurance and monitoring visit