DRC East Africa and Great Lakes Annual Report 2018
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ANNUAL REPORT 2018 East AFRICA & great lakes 2018 KEY HIGHLIGHTS Beneficiaries assisted together various regional initiatives engaged in data • In 2018, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Danish collection, research, analysis and policy development on Demining Group (DDG) assisted more than 1,796,623 mixed migration issues providing a new global network beneficiaries (refugees, IDPs and host communities) of mixed migration expertise. The re-branding process through our sectors of expertise including emergency also led to the launch of a new global MMC website response assistance, solutions programming and activities http://www.mixedmigration.org/, which provides quality aimed at addressing root causes. DRC/DDG strives information and analysis to improve decision-making for quality while reaching as many people as possible for people on the move through East Africa and Yemen, integrating our activities across sectors, keeping our work as well as for host governments, donors, academia, grounded on humanitarian principles, and ensuring that researchers and humanitarian organizations who are protection is at the centre of our efforts to reach those interested in mixed migration. most in need. DRC Dynamics Regional presence expansion • A gradual roll out and implementation of a new Enterprise • Given the increased complexity and scale of crises in the Resource Planning (ERP) system, called DRC Dynamics, region, DRC’s commitment to provide direct assistance to that supports the management and oversight of Finance, conflict affected populations in the region remains key. In Grants, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Customer 2018, DRC successfully registered and set up a new office Relationship Management (CRM) began in 2018. DRC in Burundi. In October, Tanzania became a standalone Dynamics is a cloud based system that will increase country operation following the growth of its portfolio efficiency and transparency within the different areas of programs, expansion of the donor base, and robust of work, leading to freeing resources for other strategic structure. purposes. Change of name Secretary General Visit to the EAGL region • We are very excited to announce that Danish Refugee • Secretary-General Christian Friis Bach visited Somalia Council East Africa and Yemen region was renamed and Kenya where he met with various stakeholders as the Danish Refugee Council East Africa and Great including donors, government ministers, local leaders Lakes region. The change of name is a reflection of our as well as beneficiaries of DRC programs. During his expansion into the Great Lakes including both Burundi and visit, he reiterated the need for increased support and the Democratic Republic of Congo. innovative programming in order to address the massive humanitarian needs that are considered some of the Transition of RMMS to MMC and launch of their new platform/ world’s worst crises. website • The Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS) transitioned into the global Mixed Migration Centre (MMC) established in February 2018. Led by DRC, MMC brings Editor-in-Chief: Karin Sorensen and Heather Amstutz Editors: Maureen Wangari Design and layout by: Rose Mutisya | [email protected] Published: June 2019 Front cover: Children playing in an idp settlement in somalia. DRC/Tobin Jones Back cover: A sample gun lock that the Danish Demining Group (DDG) is distributing to residents of Gardo, Somalia as part of the Fire Arm Safety Education. Axel Fassio / DRC © Danish Refugee Council/Danish Demining Group East Africa and Great Lakes CONTENTS 01 ACRONYMS 03 FOREWORD 04 DRC/DDG OFFICE LOCATION MAP 2018 05 2018 REGIONAL REFLECTIONS 08 EMERGENCY RESPONSE 12 SOLUTIONS TO DISPLACEMENT 14 ROOT CAUSES TO DISPLACEMENT 17 MONITORING AND EVALUATION 21 FUNDING AND FACTS 25 DRC ENGAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL POLICY AND ADVOCACY FORUMS IN 2018 DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL/DANISH DEMINING GROUP The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded in 1956 that works in more than 40 countries throughout the world. DRC fulfils its mandate by providing direct assistance to conflict-affected populations- refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities in the conflict areas of the world and by advocating on their behalf internationally and in Denmark. The assistance provided by DRC is based on humanitarian principles and the Human Rights Declaration. In Denmark, DRC assists refugees in all aspects of asylum procedures as well as integration procedures. Internationally, DRC actively participates in supporting the protection of refugees, and promoting durable solutions for conflict affected populations. The Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a specialized business unit within DRC whose mission is to recreate a safe environment where people can live without the threat of landmines, unexploded ordnance and small arms and light weapons. DDG’s first presence in the region was a Humanitarian Mine Action programme in Somaliland in 1999. DDG began working on the wider problems of armed violence in 2008, having seen the threats posed by unregulated small arms and light weapons and explosive remnants of war. The unit now provides the technical lead in the region on conflict-related issues. ACRONYMS AMISOM - African Union Mission in Somalia MEAL - Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning APCOF - African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum MMC - Mixed Migration Centre AVR - Armed Violence Reduction MRE - Mine Risk Education CCCM - Camp Coordination and Camp NFI - Non-food Items Management PMU - Project Management Unit CEFORD - Community Empowerment for Rural ReDSS - Regional Durable Solutions Development Secretariat CIBS - Collaboration for Improved Border RMMS - Regional Mixed Migration Security and Management Secretariat CM - Conflict Management RR - Real Relief CPDC - Community Police Dialogue and 3Rs - Return, (Re) integration and Cooperation Resilience DTM - Displacement Monitoring Matrix SAS - Solutions Alliance Somalia EAY - East Africa and Yemen SGBV - Sexual and Gender Based Violence ECHO - European Civil Protection and SLAN - Somalia Legal Aid Network Humanitarian Aid Operations SMEs - Small Micro Enterprises EIDACS - Enhancing Integration of Displacement Affected Communities in Somalia SNC - Somalia NGO Consortium EPRDF - Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary SNNP - Southern Nations Nationalities Democratic Front Region and Peoples Region EU - European Union SPRS-NU- Support Program to Refugee Settlements and Host Communities in EUTF - European Union Emergency Trust Fund Northern Uganda FSNAU - Food Security and Nutrition Analysis UNOCHA - United Nations Office for the HC/RC - Humanitarian Coordinator/Resident Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Coordinator UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for HCT - Humanitarian Country Team Refugees IAWG - Inter-Agency Working Group USAID - United States Agency for International Development IOM - International Organization for Migration UXO - Unexploded ordnance IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase WASH - Water Sanitation and Hygiene Classification WOCCA - Women and Child Care IGAD - Inter-governmental Authority on Organization Development WFP - World Food Program IDPs - Internally Displaced Persons LSHTM - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 1 | DRC EAST AFRICA & GREAT LAKES | ANNUAL REPORT 2018 A small boy in Kabasa IDP settlement, Baidoa where DRC has established 2 market sites in order for local people to be able able to sell and trade goods. Axel Fassio / DRC DRC EAST AFRICA & GREAT LAKES | ANNUAL REPORT 2018 | 2 FOREWORD I am pleased to share the 2018 Annual report for the Danish Refugee Council’s East Africa and Great Lakes region. This annual report charts a year where DRC/DDG continued on efforts to assist people of concern in a region affected by conflict, displacement and the effects of climate change. While the annual report cannot describe all that we do, it documents the determination of DRC staff working in difficult places to serve vulnerable and displacement effected populations across the East Africa and Great Lakes region. From a humanitarian perspective, 2018 was a challenging year. In Somalia, food shortages from drought and floods combined, lead to a situation where more than 1.5 million people faced crisis (IPC 3) levels of acute food insecurity. In Ethiopia inter-communal tensions over land and resources in West Guji (in the Oromia region), Gedeo (in the SNNP region) left 1.4 million displaced. Additionally, violence in Somali Region’s Dawa Zone, displaced up to 150,000 people including in and around Moyale town and destroyed civilian infrastructure. Burundi refugees in Tanzania began to return to Burundi with pressure for increased returns rising from both the Burundi and Tanzania governments, though many refugees remain reluctant. Migrants travelled from Djibouti to Yemen, despite the ongoing conflict in Yemen, risking their lives during the sea journey and also high levels of protection risks along the way. The return of Ebola in Eastern Congo exacerbated the effects of conflict and natural disasters due to weakened healthcare systems. While the world watched to see if the DR Congo would achieve a first peaceful transfer of democratic power and whether the fledgling peace deal in South Sudan will hold, both situations carry major implications for millions of people in need of assistance. However, the region saw some positive developments as well. The Government of Uganda and UNHCR conducted a massive identity verification exercise where