Return Assessments - Kayah State Myanmar South East Operation - UNHCR Hpa-An 31 March 2016

Background information

Since June 2013, UNHCR has been piloting a system to assess spontaneous returns in the Southeast of Myanmar, a process that may start in the absence of an organized Voluntary Repatriation operation. Total Assessments 128 A verified return village, therefore, is a village where UNHCR field staff have confirmed there are refugees and/or IDPs who have returned since January 2012 with the intention of remaining Verified Return Villages permanently. During the assessments, communities are also asked whether their village is a refugee 44 village of origin, by definition a village that is home to people residing in a refugee camp in Thailand. A village where UNHCR completes an assessment can be both a verified return village and a refugee Refugee Villages of Origin 94 village of origin, as the two are not mutually exclusive.

Using a “do no harm” approach based around community level discussion, the return assessment collect information about the patterns and needs of returnees in the Southeast. The project does not, however, attempt to represent the total number of returnees in a state, or the region as a whole. The returnee monitoring project has been underway in Kayah State, Mon State and Tanintharyi Region since June 2013, and expanded to Kayin State in December 2013. Verified Return Villages by Township ^^ ± Demoso 8 26 ^^^ ^^^^^ Hpasawng 11 ^ ^_^ ^ 5 ^ Loikaw 6 29 ^ ^_ Shadaw 19 ^ ^_ ^ 14 Shan (South) ^ ^_ ^ Bawlakhe 5 ^_Loikaw 2 ^ ^ ^_ Hpruso 7 29 ^_ ^_ ^_^_^_ Shadaw Mese 9 ^ ^_^_ ^ 2 ^^ ^_ ^_Demoso^^ ^_ Assessments Verified Return Villages ^^^ ^_^_ ^ ^ ^_ ^ ^_ ^^_^ ^^^ ^_ No. of Returnees in assessed villages by Township ^ Hpruso ^ ^^_ ^ ^ ^^_ ^_^_ ^_ Ban Mai Nai Soi Camp ^^ ^ Township IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee ^_^ ^_ ^ ^ ^^_^_ ^ ^ ^_ Kayah State HH Individuals HH Individuals ^ ^_ ^ ^^_ ^ ^ ^ Demoso 0 0 14 24 ^ ^ Bawlakhe^^ Hpasawng 1 6 11 22 ^ ^_^_ Loikaw 25 87 8 22 Shadaw 256 1428 35 45 Ban Mae Surin Camp Bawlakhe 0 0 4 14 Hpruso 1 4 20 64 Mese 0 0 5 12 ^_ Hpasawng Grand Total 283 1525 97 203 Kayin State ^_ ^ ^_^^ ^_ ^^ No. of Verified Return Villages by Type ^ ^_ ^ ^ Notes: Township IDP Returnee Refugee Both IDP & ^ ^Mese ^_ In some cases, using a PDF printer can cause the transparent elements' incorrect display. To avoid this, please create the PDF using Excel's Save as…. Menu. Returnee Refugee Returnee Legend ^ Demoso 0 8 0 ^_ Go to File/Save as, select .pdf, then click on Options. Choose the Page range 1 to 1 and Active worksheet. It is also recommended to print from the PDF. ^_ Both IDP & Refugee Returnee Village ^ Hpasawng 1 4 0 ^_ Refugee Returnee Village ^ Loikaw 1 4 1 THAILAND ^_ IDP Returnee Village Shadaw 5 2 7 ^ Assessed but Not Verified Bawlakhe 0 2 0 UNHCR Field Unit Hpruso 0 6 1  Refugee Camp in Thailand Mese 0 2 0 !. Town Grand Total 7 28 9

Verified Return Villages by Type

15.9% 63.6% 20.5%

IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee Both IDP & Refugee Returnee

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Services Services

% of Assessed Villages in which key Services are available % of Shelter Types available in Assessed Villages Total Chart Title 35% 100% 29% 90% 30% 28% Bamboo and Thatch 80% 25% 22% 70% 60% Brick or cinderblock 20% 50% shelter 14% 15% 40% Others 30% 10% 20% 4% Wood frame make shift 5% 1% 2% 10% 0% shelter 0%

Market Reliable Health Nursery Primary Middle High Wood frame solid shelters

Mese Loikaw

Water Facility School School School School Hpruso

Shadaw Demoso

Source Bawlakhe Hpasawng

Average Distance to Services (Miles) Total Overview in Verified Return Villages 13 14 Presence of Vulnerable Returnees 12 Chart Title 10 9

7 8 7 8 6 4 5 0 0 4 4 Villages 0 0 3 5 3 3 2 0 0 2

0 Other

Disabled

Water

Market

Female headed HH headed Female

Separated Children Separated

Pre SchoolPre

High School High

Unaccompanied Elderly Unaccompanied

Unaccompanied Children Unaccompanied HealthFacility

MiddleSchool IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee PrimarySchool

Identity Documents held by IDP Returnee Needs Total Community (Assessed Villages) Citizenship Scrutiny Card(CSC) 16 Total Family List 15 Birth Certificate 7 Water point 72 0 5 10 15 20 Health facility 32 Villages School 42 Identity Documents held by Refugee Returnee Food 16 Total Medical supplies 5 Unknown 11 Cash 6 16 Thai Birth Certificate 3 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 Villages None 3 0 5 10 15 20 Returnee (Verified Return Villages) Total Villages

Shelter 22 Problems in re-occupying Land & Property Kitchen sets 5 Chart Title School 2 Agriculture Plot 1 Food 22 Waterpoint 8 Household Plot 1 Medical supplies 2 Health facility 2 Villages with problems Farming tools 7 Villages IDP Returnee Refugee Returnee

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