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Mahama Refugee Camp Profile Rwanda Rwanda Mahama Refugee Camp Profile as of 09 April 2021 Population : 47,695 (Congolese: 4,190 Burundians: 43,500 Others: 5) CAMP OVERVIEW CURRENT SERVICES BACKGROUND SITUATION Coordinates : The following services are available in the camp: Lat:-2.30 S2o18’18.294” Mahama camp covering 175Ha of land with a total of 6,907 duplex family shelters that accommodates 52,026 persons and 2 durable 2 health centres, 2 primary schools and 2 secondary schools, 6 youth Long:30.8 E 30o50’17.904” communal accommodation blocks constructed in the camp to support Camp Extent : 175 Hectares centres, 1 women centre, 2 multi purpose vocational training centres, 2 accommodate new arrivals before being relocated to empty shelters Av. Camp Area/Person 2 34 m food distribution centres, 1 LPG distribution centre, 1 Police post; 3 camp within the camp. Distance from border : 30 km based markets, 1 community centre. Region/District : Kirehe # of Partners : 15 Admin divisions : 9 Quartiers (18 villages) Authority : Ministry in Charge of COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION Emergency Management (MINEMA) Government of Rwanda The camp community organization is structured around three administrative layers, which are Quartier, villages and communities. Each organizational level has its elected representatives, 18 village leaders and 9 zone leaders. Both men and women are proactively incorporated in all stages of electral process. SECTOR OVERVIEW Minimum DEMOGRAPHY Sector Indicator Target Achieved Standard Key Figures Age and Gender Refugees % of identified SGBV survivors offered multi-sectorial/appropriate 60+ 100% 100% 100% 50.7% 49.3% assistance Female Protection 99.9% 46,514 Male % of children with specific needs who received individual case 2.9% 100% 100% 100% management Asylum Seekers 0-4 4,720 10% 10% 4,678 Older people % of households living in adequate dwellings (Transitional Shelters) 100% 100% 100% Shelter 18-59 % of households provided with emergency shelters 100% 100% 100% 0.1 32 5-11 4,510 9% 9% 4,303 Litres of drinking water received per person per day 20Ltrs 20Ltrs 20Ltrs Households WASH 45.7% % of households with family latrines 100% 100% 100% 12-17 3,146 7% 7% 3,124 % of refugees and asylum-seekers benefiting from food assistance (2100 Adults 100% 100% 100% Food kcal/person/day) 14,156 0-17 18-59 11,187 23% 22% 10,632 -- % of refugee and asylum-seeker women delivering with assistance by 51.3% 95% 100% 100% ≥60 606 1% 2% 789 qualified personnel Health SENS Prevalence rate (<%) of GAM global acute malnutrition (6 to 59 Children <5% <5% 2% months) Contry of Origin Localites of Origin (influx population) Monthly Voluntary Repatriation Statistics % primary school aged refugee and asylum-seeker children enrolled -- 100% 88% Education % secondary school aged refugee and asylum-seeker children enrolled -- 100% 100% Kirundo 73.2 % Muyinga 11.5% 5,741 DR Congo 8.78% WHO DOES WHAT WHERE (3W) Bujum… 10.1% Ngozi 4.7% 4,418 Shelte Protection Child Prot. SGBV CBP Education Health Nutritio Food Livelihoods CRIs WASH Environment Logistics n r Karuzi 2.5% Cibitoke 1.1% 3,077 UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR UNHCR Burundi 91.2% Burundi ALIGHT SCI ALIGHT PFR ADRA ALIGHT CARTAS WFP PLAN ADRA WVI ADRA Kayanza 1.4% 2,368 2,215 management (warehouse SCI ALIGHT SCI SCI UNICEF SCI ALIGHT ADRA PFR AYATEKE Ruyigi 0.9% 1,809 PFR PFR ALIGHT MoH SCI INKOMOKO Gitega 0.6% 1,018 HI HI WFP Mwaro 0.2% 485 Others 0.01% Sud-kivu 7.4% 21 21 20 20 20 20 21 Nord-… 76.8% 20 - - - - - - Congo - 1 5 3 5 4 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 1 2 - Ituri 0.1% JAN FEB DR DEC AUG AUG NOV MAR Others 15.6% SEPT UNHCR gratefully acknowledges the support of the following partners in Mahama Camp : This document is prepared by Kirehe Sub Office.
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