UNHCR RWANDA Participatory Assessment 2017 “This is what makes us feel safe: being able to buy clothes and shoes. In Kigeme we can find kitenge fabrics to make traditional Congolese clothes, or buy shoes and clothes in the shops. The way we dress has changed since we arrived in Rwanda.” Denise, 17, and Jolie, 18 Kigeme refugee camp, Rwanda UNHCR Rwanda Participatory Assessment September and October 2017 UNHCR Rwanda, December 2017 Participatory Assessment 2017 | Page ii Contents Acronyms and abbreviations ................................................................................................................................ iv Population of concern........................................................................................................................................... v INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Accountability to Affected Populations ................................................................................................................. 1 Participatory assessment tool ............................................................................................................................... 1 Participatory Assessment 2016 ............................................................................................................................. 2 Participatory Assessment 2017 ............................................................................................................................. 4 Overview of 2017 outcomes ................................................................................................................................. 7 PART ONE: POCs IN URBAN AND OUT-OF-CAMP SETTINGS: Kigali, Huye ................................................................. 15 Adult refugees .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Adolescent refugees ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Child refugees..................................................................................................................................................... 23 Adult refugees with specific needs ...................................................................................................................... 24 PART TWO: POCs IN CAMPS – BURUNDIAN CASELOAD: Mahama ............................................................................ 27 Adult refugees .................................................................................................................................................... 27 Adolescent refugees ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Child refugees..................................................................................................................................................... 31 Adult refugees with specific needs ...................................................................................................................... 32 Host community ................................................................................................................................................. 34 PART THREE: POCs IN CAMPS – CONGOLESE PROTRACTED CASELOAD: Gihembe, Kiziba, Nyabiheke ........................ 36 Adult refugees .................................................................................................................................................... 36 Adolescent refugees ........................................................................................................................................... 40 Child refugees..................................................................................................................................................... 42 Adult refugees with specific needs ...................................................................................................................... 42 Host community ................................................................................................................................................. 44 PART FOUR: POCs IN CAMPS – CONGOLESE NON-PROTRACTED CASELOAD: Kigeme, Mugombwa ........................... 46 Adult refugees .................................................................................................................................................... 46 Adolescent refugees ........................................................................................................................................... 49 Child refugees..................................................................................................................................................... 51 Adult refugees with specific needs ...................................................................................................................... 52 Host community ................................................................................................................................................. 54 PART FIVE: RETURNEES: all locations ...................................................................................................................... 56 ANNEX 1: Photographs of the training and the consultations ................................................................................... 59 ANNEX 2: Questionnaire for POCs residing outside of the camps ............................................................................. 61 ANNEX 3: questionnaire for POCs residing in camps and host community................................................................ 63 ANNEX 4: Activities with children ............................................................................................................................ 66 ANNEX 5: Activities with adolescents ...................................................................................................................... 69 ANNEX 6: Photography project in Kigeme refugee camp.......................................................................................... 72 ANNEX 7: Photography project in Kiziba refugee camp ............................................................................................ 83 Participatory Assessment 2017 | Page iii Acronyms and abbreviations AAP Accountability to Affected Populations ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency AHA Africa Humanitarian Action AGD Age, Gender, Diversity AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome ARC American Refugee Committee CBHI Community-Based Health Insurance CBI cash-based interventions COO Country of Origin COV Community Outreach Volunteers CRRF Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework CTD Convention Travel Documents DAFI Deutsche Akademische Flüchtlings-Initiative Albert Einstein DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo EKK English, Kinyarwanda and Swahili GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GOR Government of Rwanda HEG History, Economics and Geography HGI Home Grown Initiatives HIV human immunodeficiency virus IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee JAM Joint Assessment Mission LAF Legal Aid Forum MBC Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry MEC Mathematics, Economics and Computer Science MFT Multi-Functional Team MIDIMAR Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs MYMP Multi-Year Multi-Partners NFI non-food items NGO non-governmental organization NRSDC National Refugee Status Determination Committee OOSC out-of-school children PA participatory assessment POC persons of concern POR proof of registration PPA Project Partnership Agreements PSEA prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse PWD persons with disabilities RCA Rwanda Cooperative Agency SACCO savings and credit co-operative SASA! Start, Awareness, Support, Action! SEA sexual exploitation and abuse SGBV sexual and gender-based violence SOPs standard operating procedures TTC Teachers Training College UAM unaccompanied minor UASC unaccompanied and separated children UNHCR United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees VUP Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Participatory Assessment 2017 | Page iv Population of concern As of 31 November 2017, Rwanda hosted a total of 172,706 Persons of Concern (POC), with Burundians making up approximately 54 percent of the total refugee population in Rwanda. The average family size is 3.3 individuals. Some 51 percent of the registered population are children, while women and children altogether constitute 77 percent of the population. A total of 8,088 Burundian refugees were received in Rwanda between January and November 2017. Additionally, a total of 3,801 births were registered countrywide in the same period. The average arrival rate of Burundian refugees in 2017 has been 24 individuals per day as compared to 38 individuals per day in 2016. Urban refugees constitute approximately one fifth of the total refugee population. Other refugees are living in six camps across Rwanda. Prior to April 2015, the urban refugee population in Rwanda was slightly above 2,000 individuals. Due to the Burundian emergency, close to 30,000 Burundians have been registered as urban refugees since April 2015 and Mahama camp has been established for the camp-based Burundian refugees. Gihembe, Kiziba and