final report: joint assessment mission (jam), “prro 10510.0 - assistance to central african...

7/30/2019 Final Report: JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION (JAM), PRRO 10510.0 - Assistance to Central African Refugees in South

1/23

1

JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION

PRRO 10510.0 - Assistance to Central African Refugeesin Southern Chad

JUNE 2008

FINAL REPORT


2/23

2

TableofContentsA. Executivesummary................................................................................................................. 4

B. Methodology........................................................................................................................... 6

PART 1 BASIC FACTS ............................................................................................................ 7

C. Refugeenumbersanddemography....................................................................................... 7

D. Generalcontext ...................................................................................................................... 7

E. Healthandnutritionsituation;environmentalconditions ................................................... 8

i. HealthOverview................................................................................................................ 8ii. NutritionOverview............................................................................................................ 9i. Environmentalissues ....................................................................................................... 10

PART 2 FOOD SECURITY & SELF-RELIANCE................................................................ 11

G. Foodaccess

and

use.............................................................................................................. 11

H. Foodaidtargeting,distributionandmonitoring................................................................. 11

I. SelectivefeedingPrograms .................................................................................................. 12

J. Foodsupplies ........................................................................................................................ 13

K. Selfrelianceopportunities................................................................................................... 13

L. Foodandselfreliancestrategies ......................................................................................... 13

i. IncomeGeneratingActivities .......................................................................................... 13ii. Agriculturalproduction ................................................................................................... 13

PART 3 NON-FOOD AND OTHER RELATED CONCERNS ........................................... 13

M. Nonfooditemsrequirementsanddistributions......................................................... 13

N. Communityservices......................................................................................................... 14

O. Genderandprotectionconcerns..................................................................................... 14

PART 4 LOGISTICS ............................................................................................................... 14

P. Logistics ................................................................................................................................. 14

PART 5 PARTNERSHIPS, PLANNING AND OTHER ISSUES....................................... 15

Q. Partnershipsand

coordination........................................................................................ 15

i. JointplanofactionWFP/UNHCR .................................................................................. 15ii. Exchangeofinformation ................................................................................................. 15iii. Selection ofpartners....................................................................................................... 15

R. Specificissues........................................................................................................................ 16

i. LRRD ................................................................................................................................. 16


3/23

3

S. Contingencyplanning ........................................................................................................... 17

PART 6 OPTIONS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................. 17

T. Programmeoptions .............................................................................................................. 17

Activity1: .................................................................................................................................. 17Activity2: ................................................................................................................................... 17

Activity3: ................................................................................................................................... 17

Activity4: .................................................................................................................................. 17U. Finalrecommendations................................................................................................... 18

ANNEXES .................................................................................................................................... 18

ANNEXEI:DraftJPAMatrix...................................................................................................... 18ANNEXEII:JAMobjectives,methodologyandoutputs:.......................................................... 21


4/23

4

A. Executive summary

The Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) was jointly organized by UNHCR and WFP withthe participation of UNICEF, OCHA, Government of Chad, donors and implementing

NGOs. It was to investigate the status of assistance to Central African Refugees in

Southern Chad overall nutritional status of refugees, level of self-reliance, additionalneeds and development strategy for intervention in the next 12 months (January

December 2009).

About 32,000 refugees fled the Northern part of the Central African Republic (CAR) toseek refuge in the southern part of Chad in 2003 as a result of civil conflict and settled in

Danamadji and Gore. The security situation further deteriorated during 2005 with another

group of 11,000 refugees escaping violence to join their compatriots in southern Chad.Since then these refugees have not been able to return to their country of origin. UNHCR

and WFP currently provide food assistance to approximately 45,000 Central African

refugees. This caseload includes 10,000 additional new arrivals that were not budgeted

for in the original project plan. The CAR refugees reside in the Yaroungou (13,458),Gondje (12,609), Dosseye (7,751) and Amboko (12,076) camps.

Since the beginning of 2008, close to 12 000 new CAR refugees composed essentially ofwomen and children have been received by HCR and CNAR (Commission Nationale

dAccueil et de Rinsertion des Rfugis). These refugees came from the villages situated

on the axis of Sido-Kabo, and in the Kabo triangle (Batangafo-Kaga-Bandoro) inNorthern CAR. The new arrivals were first received at the temporary site of Koulo close

to the Chad - CAR border before being transferred to new camp of Moula, putting the

number of CAR refugee camps to five in the South of Chad.

Given the recurrent hostilities in the North of CAR following the failure of theGovernment and the different armed groups to respect the peace agreements, it is very

likely that more refugees will continue to arrive in Southern Chad in the next coming

months. The contingency plan foresees 6,000 new influxes from now to March 2009. Inview of the precarious security condition in the Northern CAR, it is not foreseeable to

conduct voluntary repatriation of refugees in the coming 12 months.

The CAR refugees have better opportunities for self-reliance and have largely engaged inagricultural production which has enabled them to substantially contribute to their food

needs. The planned gradual phasing out of relief assistance can be implemented without

adversely affecting food security. The 2006 JAM mission confirmed the recommendation

of the 2005 JAM for a progressive phasing out of general relief assistance to the CARrefugees in the south. However, the mission took note of a small group of vulnerable

individuals (2,500) in Yaroungou camp that still required targeted assistance base onspecial needs. During 2007 WFP phased our general distribution in Yaroungou and

provided seed protection and vulnerable group rations.


5/23

5

WFP, UNHCR and cooperating partners provide regular humanitarian assistance to the

CAR refugees in the camps as well as to the host population in the Grande Sido region inthe South of Chad.

The majority of the refugees, especially those that arrived in 2003 (Yaroungou), have

developed some self-reliance mechanisms which have permitted them to cover part oftheir food needs. A vulnerability survey conducted by IRD in May 2008 indicates that

about 55% of refugee households are engaged in agro-pastoral activities and that every

household has access to about 1,5 ha and 2,5 ha of farming land in Gore and in Marorespectively. However, due to limited available seeds, tools and adequate agricultural

equipment (for animal traction), the refugees were unable to sufficiently exploit the land

that was allocated to them (only 12% of the lands were exploited). Most refugees,especially those arriving in 2005 and 2007 greatly depend on the food assistance

provided by WFP. The food complement is assured through multiform coping strategies

(exploitation of the natural resources, contracts) which are less yielding and degrading

for the environment.

The JAM mission also noticed the decreasing fertility of farming lands due to

overexploitation by refugee farmers in old camps (Yaroungou and Amboko) leading to asignificantly low yield of agricultural production in the camps. The provision of

fertilizers and adequate farming equipment is necessary in order to boost the agricultural

production of the refugees.

The 2008 JAM mission underscored that in order to promote self-reliance of CAR

refugees, live skilled projects, income generating activities and agricultural programsmust be supported and enhanced. The mission also recommended the extension of the

PRRO for 18 months from January 1st, 2009 to June 30th

, 2010. The mission concludedthat 46% of the CAR refugees are food insecure and the current increase in the price of

cereals in the local markets has drastically limited the access of refugees and local

populations to basic food commodities. The mission recommends that the current caloric

level of the food rations distributed in the camps should be maintained: (Amboko andGondj: 1200 Kcal; Dosseye and Moula: 2100 Kcal; and 1800 vulnerable people in

Yaroungou: 1800 Kcal) and that new activities such as Food For Work (FFW) and Food

For Training (FFT) should be introduced. The FFW activities will focus on therehabilitation of rural roads between the refugee camps and the local markets while the

FFT will consist mainly of skills trainings of the youth of both the refugees and the host

communities (with particular focus on the participation of adolescent girls). Peacebuilding and HIV/AIDS awareness programs should be organized in and around the

camps through FFT activities.

In general, the health and nutritional status of the refugees is satisfactory. Child mortality

and global mortality rates are below the benchmarks set by WHO (3/1000 and 1.5/1000

respectively in emergency situation) in all the four camps as of 30th

June 2008. The

mortality rates are slightly higher in Dosseye compared to the other camps due to thecontinuous influx of new refugees usually arriving in critical health condition. Malaria

remains the most current disease (23%) followed by the respiratory infections (16%).


6/23

6

The malnutrition rate is within acceptable norm in all the camps except Dosseye wherethe prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) was 8.3% in July 2008

1; this indicates

an improvement as compared to the MAG of 9.2% obtained in July 20072. Despite the

improvement of the MAG, the mission recommends the setting up of a nutritional

surveillance system in the camp of Dosseye in order to regularly monitor the nutritionalstatus of the under 5 population. The MAG is 3.6% in the camps of Amboko and

Gondjs3.

The incidents of abuses, rapes and exploitations reported in the camps have become more

and more important and the majority of the victims do not denounce the cases by fear of

the reprisals.

Free education is provided to all the children in the camps. Despite the high rate of

enrollment at the start of the school year, a large number pupils (especially girls) drops

out of school for various reasons: a) household chores, agricultural work in order to

sustain the household economy, b) cross border mobility of the parents, c) early marriageand unwanted pregnancies, d) lack of enthusiasm of the PTA and the implication of

parents, e) treatment of teachers, f) non control of video games and movies in the campsof Amboko and Gondj, and g) lack of extra-curricular activities in the schools. Refugee

parents should be sensitized to the rights of children to education and materials should be

provided to schools attended by refugee children. Uniforms and copybooks should beprovided to pupils (especially the female ones).

The LRRD4

project executed by the NGO COOPI in the department of Grande Sido doesnot cover the education, HIV/AIDS and nutrition sectors. It is not clear how UNHCR

intends to provide these services to the refugees in the camp of Yaroungou. The missionrecommended that UNHCR should address these needs that are not currently covered by

the LRRD project.

B. Methodology

The 2008 JAM mission collected information before, during after the field visits to thecamps. Data were compiled and analyzed through a combination of:

Analysis of available studies and reports; Field visits to the refugee camps, direct observation and group / individual

interviews with refugees and various stakeholders;

Meetings with relevant national, regional and local authorities, NGOs and otherorganizations working with the refugees and IDPs in food and related programs.

Meeting and interviews with refugees and beneficiaries groups

1 Nutrition Survey conducted by ACF in July 2008 in Dosseye camp2

COOPI nutritional Survey of July 2007 in Dosseye camp3 Nutrition Survey conducted by ACF in July 2008 in Dosseye camp4 LRRD : Link Relief, Rehabilitation and Development


7/23

7

PART 1 BASIC FACTS

C. Refugee numbers and demography

UNHCR estimates the number of CAR refugees living in camps in Southern Chad at

57,000 (45,000 old caseload + 12,000 new arrivals in Moula). These refugees, arriving insuccessive waves since 2003, are hosted in five refugee camps as indicated in the table

below:

Table n1: number of CAR refugees in the camps- Source UNHCR, May 2008,

The camp of Yaroungou (oldest) was established in early 2003 to host the refugees

escaping the violence and insecurity resulting from the fighting between the CAR armedforces (FACA) and the rebel groups (UFDR

5and APRD

6) in the North of CAR. In June

2003, the camp of Amboko was established. Gondj was established in December 2005

and Dosseye in December 2006. All the refugees in these camps have been registered and

regularly benefit from the humanitarian assistance.

The youngest camp, Moula located in the department of Grande Sido near Maro was

established in Mai/June 2008. Moula is 2 Kilometers away from the oldest camp,Yaroungou which is being phased-out since 2007. In a situation where the newly arriving

refugees of Moula have not been registered and given ration cards, food distributions

become veritably difficult due to the proximity of the distribution points to the old campsettlement of Yaroungou.

D. General context

About 32,000 refugees fled the Northern part of the Central African Republic (CAR) to

the Southern part of Chad in 2003 as a result of civil conflict in CAR and settled in

Danamadji and Gore. The security situation further deteriorated during 2005 with anothergroup of 11,000 refugees escaping violence to join their compatriots in southern Chad.

Since then these refugees have not been able to return to their country of origin. UNHCR

5 LUnion des Forces Dmocratiques pour le Rassemblement.6 LArme Populaire pour la Restauration de la Dmocratie.

Camp Amboko Gondj Dosseye Yaroungou MoulaAge groups F M Total F M Total F M Total F M Total F M Total

04 861 771 1632 1001 972 1973 754 767 1521 1319 1256 2575

517 3166 3128 6294 3042 3050 6092 1905 1677 3582 2758 2735 5493

1859 2316 1549 3865 2570 1816 4386 1579 896 2475 2940 2071 5011

over 60 105 131 236 91 67 158 83 90 173 223 156 379

Total 6448 5579 12027 6704 5905 12609 4321 3430 7751 7240 6218 13458 *12000

No.

households2305 2764 1903 2708

Registration not

yet realized


8/23

8

and WFP currently provide food assistance to approximately 45,000 Central African

refugees. This caseload includes 10,000 additional new arrivals that were not budgetedfor in the original project plan. The CAR refugees reside in the Yaroungou (13,458),

Gondje (12,609), Dosseye (7,751) and Amboko (12,076) camps.

Since the beginning of 2008, about 12 000 new CAR refugees, mainly composed ofwomen and children have been received by UNHCR and CNAR. Most of these refugees

came from the villages on the axis Sido-Kabo, and of the Kabo triangle (Batangafo-Kaga-

Bandoro) in the North of the CAR. The new arrived transited by the temporary site ofKoulo close to the border with CAR before being transferred in the new camp of Moula,

putting the number of camps hosting CAR refugees to five in Southern Chad.

In view of the volatile security conditions in the North of CAR which has been

aggravated following the failure of the Government and the different armed groups to

respect the peace agreements, it is very likely that more refugees will continue to arrive in

Southern Chad in the next coming months. The contingency plan foresees 6,000 new

influxes from now to March 2009. In view of the precarious security condition in theNorthern CAR, it is not foreseeable to conduct voluntary repatriation of refugees in the

coming 12 months.

Self-reliance activities are more developed in Yaroungou camp than in Amboko, even if

the planned actions have not been fully implemented last year due to lack of funding forFAO though the CAP.

E. Health and nutrition situation; environmental conditions

i. Health OverviewHealth: The sanitary coverage of the CAR refugees in the camps is acceptable. Themission noted that the child mortality and global mortality rates are within acceptable

norms set by WHO (3/1000 and 1.5/1000 respectively) in all the four camps: Amboko

(1.4/10 000 and 0.4/10 000), Dosseye (1.5/10 000 and 0.6/10 000), Gondj (1.0/10 000and 0.1), and Yaroungou (1.2/10 000 and 0.5/10 000). The mortality rates are slightly

higher in Dosseye compared to the other camps due to the continuous influx of new

refugees usually arriving in critical health condition. Malaria remains the most currentdisease (23%) followed by the respiratory infections (16%). The trend of malaria cases is

seasonal; its peaks are usually observed during the rainy season. Impregnated mosquito

nets are systematically distributed to pregnant women during the prenatal consultations.Measles vaccinations and vitamin-A supplementation are regularly administered in the

camps.

Health assistance in the camps of Gondj and Amboko is being integrated into thenational health district. The activities are being reduced and transferred to the Health

Centers in Buereh. Refugees will continue to receive free health care until end of August,

and then payment of medical services will be progressively introduced in conformity withrefugee self-reliance levels. The capacity of the health Center in Beureh should be


9/23

9

strengthen so as to allow proper handling of additional demands incur by the refugee

population.

In the sector of HIV/AIDS, preventive activities in all the camps should be reinforced.Currently, there is no statistic available on HIV/AIDS in the camp because no survey of

such has been undertaken. In Amboko camp, a voluntary HIV testing center (CDV)piloted by UNHCR is under construction.

ii. Nutrition OverviewF. Dosseye: The prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) of the under 5population is of 8.3% (< -2 Z-Score with/without odema), July 2008. This prevalence islower than the one obtained during the nutritional survey conducted by COOPI in July

2007 (9.2% using 3 Z-Score, no

Odema48 7,6% (5,3 9,9)Moderate Acute

Malnutrition

(MAM) < 80% and? 70%, no Odema 25 3,9% (2,3 5,6)

< -3 Z-Score with/withoutodema

5 0,8% (0,2 1,4)Severe Acute

Malnutrition (SAM)< 70% with/without odema 3 0,5% (0 1,0)

Source: nutritional survey ACF - July 2008.

Among the 635 children screened in Dosseye, 1 child (0.2%) had Kwashiorkor and 4 had

(0.6%) were stunted.

The chronic malnutrition rate is 45.6% with 16.9% of children presenting cases of acutechronic malnutrition. However, this chronic malnutrition rate must be used with

precaution considering the delicate collection of the age of children.

Amboko and Gondj : The nutritional situation in the camps of Amboko andGondj is acceptable. The prevalence of global acute malnutrition is 3.6% (< -2 Z-Score


10/23


11/23

11

PART 2 FOOD SECURITY & SELF-RELIANCE

G. Food access and use

According to the last self reliance study conducted by WFP in June 2008, more than 55%

of the CAR households are farmers and have access to between 1,5 ha and 2,5 ha of

farming land in Gore and Maro respectively. However, the insufficiency of seeds, tools

and equipment (animal traction) do not permit the refugees farmers to sufficiently exploitthe lands allocated to them (only 12% of the land space has been exploited). The majority

of the refugees use the small hoes and cutlasses to cultivate their fields which do notpermit high yield of agricultural production. UNHCR estimates that only 22% of the

needs for animal traction are covered in the camps.

Even though the regions of Gore and Maro possess good potentials for crop

diversification, only Sorghum and millet are currently cultivated. The production of these

crops could be intensified and diversified with the introduction of swamp rice productionand gardening (during the dry season). This will not only allow the refugees to increase

their agricultural production and their income but also to diversify their foodconsumption and to improve their food Security.

In addition, the decrease of fertility of the lands due to overexploitation in old refugeesettings (camp of Yaroungou) has negatively affected the agricultural production in those

areas. Fertilizers and adequate farming equipment should be provided in order to increase

the agricultural production of the refugees.

H. Food aid targeting, distribution and monitoring

In order to reduce the dependency of the refugees on food aid and to promote self-

reliance, WFP phased-out general food distribution in Yaroungou in 2007 in lieu of seedsprotection rations during the lean season. Nevertheless, 2,000 vulnerable refugees in

Yaroungous continue to receive the complete ration of 2100 Kcal/jours.

All the refugees in the camps of Dosseye, Amboko, Gondj and Moula received regular

monthly food rations provided by WFP but with different Kcal amounts: 1200 Kcal in

Amboko, 1800 Kcal for the 2,000 vulnerable of Yaroungous as well as the newly

established refugees in Moula and Gondj, 2100 Kcal in Dosseye. Due to a pipelinebreak in April 2008, the rations were reduced again to 1365 Kcal in Dosseye and to 868

Kcal in Gondj and Amboko in the months of May and June 2008.

In line with the current food security situation in the camps, the mission recommended

the following rations and Programs:


12/23

12

Ration ScaleCommodities (grams /

person / day)ACTIVITIES Rationtype Cereals Pulses Oils Salt CSB Sugar Total KCAL

2009 - 2010

General Distribution (2,100Kcal) x1 400 70 25 5 50 0 550 2,100

General Distribution (1,200Kcal) x1 300 0 15 5 0 0 320 1,200

Vulnerable Feeding (2100 Kcal) x1 400 70 25 5 50 0 550 2,100

Supplementary Feeding / MCH&CNS x1 0 0 25 0 250 20 295 1,251

Therapeutic Feeding / Children CNT x1 0 0 15 0 100 10 125 553

Food For Work (1832Kcal)* x5 425 50 25 5 0 0 505 1,832

Food For Training* x5 425 50 25 5 0 0 505 1,832HIV/AIDS Support for Refugees in

Camps x1 0 0 25 0 250 20 295 1,251HIV/AIDS Support for Refugees in

Yaroungou&Host Pop.* x5 400 50 20 5 100 20 595 2,144

I. Selective feeding Programs

Selective feeding programs are implemented in the camps (see table of beneficiary

figures below). Severely and moderately malnourished children under-5 as well as

pregnant and breastfeeding women receive weekly WFP provided premixes intherapeutic (TFC) and supplementary feeding centers (SFC). The mission noted high SFC

defaulter rates as compared to the norms set by UNICEF with the rate reaching as high as

65% in Gondj camp in the month of April. This high defaulter rate is mainly due to thehigh mobility among the CAR refugees living in Gongj camp. Given the proximity of

the camp to their villages of origin in northern CAR, the refugees regularly shuttle

between the two countries during period of relative calm in areas along the ChadCAR

border. All the severely malnourished children in the three camps of Gore are referred tothe TFC in Amboko (228 admissions from January to May). This TFC was transferred to

Dosseye in June 2008. The pregnant and breastfeeding women are assisted through the

Mother and Child Health programme (MCH); this assistance is for 12 months, 6 duringpregnancy and 6 during breastfeeding. The MCH programme helps to counter the low

birth weight of new born babies. Over 3,216 women were assisted under this programme

from January to May 2008.

Table n4: Number of beneficiaries in the TFC, SFC and MCH from January to May2008.

Type of

program Amboko Gondj Dosseye Yaroungou Moula

SFC 340 861 1,898 108 In progress

MCH 804 849 1,080 486 In progress

TFC 228 8 In progress

NB: the TFC of Amboko has been transferred to Dosseye as of June 1st, 2008. There isno TFC in Gondj.


13/23

13

J. Food supplies

Generally speaking, the distributed commodities were well received and acceptedthroughout last year. Flour and maize meal are the most preferred commodities among

the distributed food items by the CAR refugees; maize is their staple food and flour doesnot require milling which is very expensive for refugees. For pulses, depending on the

type distributed, sensitization sessions should be organized; especially culinarydemonstrations should be conducted to show how to cook dry whole beans and lentils.

K. Self-reliance opportunities

Besides agriculture, refugees have developed certain number income generating

activities: small trade (11% of the households), animal rearing (7%) and daily contracts(5%), entrepreneurship (3%), fishing (2%), handicraft and small professions (2%), paid

employees (2%). The income generating activities are more developed in the older camps

of Yaroungou, Ambokos and Gondjs than the new camps of Dosseye and Moula wheresimilar strategies are underway.

L. Food and self-reliance strategies

i. Income Generating ActivitiesThere exist vocational training centers in Gor and Danamadji camps. Several income

generating activities are ongoing in the towns of Gor and Danamadji like sewing andtransformation of raw materials. In order to widen the sectors of activities, the funds

granted to the incomes generating activities has been increased for the year 2008 in Gor.

Similar activities should be developed in the new site of Moula in Danamadji.Some income generating activities implemented by the refugees have been sponsored in

Gor camps and in Yaroungou. The project management committees put in place tofollow-up the activities are operational.

ii. Agricultural productionThe missions main findings show that the refugees are not very efficient in theiragricultural outputs, the low productivity of the land as well as the non diversifications of

the seeds are also affecting their productivity.

The refugees are also lucking agricultural materials and utensils which generally lead to a

poor preparation of the fields.

PART 3 NON-FOOD AND OTHER RELATED CONCERNS

M. Non-food items requirements and distributions


14/23

14

The new arrived refugees do not receive automatically the same set of NFIs, the non food

items set should include the needs in health and hygiene.A lot of items have been financed and have been distributed to the CAR refugees. Since

their arrival, the refugees benefitted from only one distribution of the NFIs blankets,

mattresses, mosquito nets, jerry cans, buckets, kitchen sets and soap to replace their lost

belongings.

N. Community services

Some 881 beneficiaries in the three camps of Gor and 1753 in Yaroungou have beenidentified as people of specific needs. They are visited regularly by the staff of the

Communal Services to ascertain their access to the services. A committee of mutual help

" Comit of support to the vulnrables " exists in every camp to attend people specific

needs, but for lack of resources they are not functional.

O. Gender and protection concerns

It was reported to the mission that some refugees are facing some problems with the localauthorities during their movements, even though they do have circulation permit

delivered by the CNAR.

Sensitizations on the SGBV and the reproductive Health are assured regularly in thecamps in Gor and in Danamadji. The incidents of abuse, rapes and sexual exploitation

are more and more reported, due to these sensitizations efforts. The mission noticed that

there are still a number of victims that don't denounce by fear of the reprisals.

The mission found noticed also the genital mutilations problems in the camps, while allthe efforts are made in accentuating the sensitizations on the mothers and fathers, girls

and also on the exciseuses.

PART 4 LOGISTICS

P. Logistics

The food supplies are transported in the camps to the South of Chad through the cooridorof Douala. The supplies first arrive to the port of Douala in Cameroon and are transported

by the train until Ngaoundr from where they are routed toward the stores of WFP in

Amboko using private transporters. The food supplies are then transported to WFP

warehouses toward the final distribution points in the camps by GTZ.

In spite of the efforts provided by WFP, UNHCR and GTZ, the challenges of the

logistical sector in Chad are enormous: i) the bad road conditions and the long distances,ii) the conditions of the fleet of the private transporters and the lack of spare parts on the

market, iii) the high cost of repair and consumption of the trucks and cars, iv) the

insufficient capacity of the fleet that obliges several rotations on very bad roads.


15/23

15

Following the stop of the general distributions in the camp of Yaroungou, the WFP sub

office in Danamadji has been closed in November 2007. Six months later, UNHCRnoticed a rise of the transportation costs of food supplies from WFP warehouses of

Amboko serving the new arrived on the site of transit of Dembo and in the camp of

Moula (to 600 Km). In beginning 2008, the Chadian authorities offered a space to the

humanitarian in the city of Maro so that these last can construct the stores and offices inthe goal to bring closer the humanitarian aid to about lately installed 12,000 new refugees

to Moula (to 8 Km of Maro). WFP, UNHCR as well as their partners started establishing

stores and offices in Maro for a better execution of the humanitarian aid activities to therefugees of Moula

PART 5 PARTNERSHIPS, PLANNING AND OTHER ISSUES

Q. Partnerships and coordination

i.

Joint plan of action WFP / UNHCRThe revised MOU between UNHCR and WFP requires close collaboration and regular

consultation on programming issues and planning of camp activities. The mission foundthat the two agencies work closely together, but noted the absence of a joint plan of

action despite 2004 JAM recommendation.

However, and regarding the last year finding about coordination, the mission noted a

great improvement in the follow up on recommendations from the previous joint missionand decisions taken during sector meetings.

The plan of action is an essential tool to a) follow up on recommendations from previous

missions, b) agree on monitoring indicators and c) develop and implement a phase downstrategy.

The mission recommends that UNHCR and WFP draft immediately a joint plan of actionthat should be finalized by before the end of the year.

ii. Exchange of informationGeneral weekly coordination meetings are taking place at all levels between UNHCR,

WFP and partners. Sectoral meetings are organized as well to discuss specific topics andactivities such as nutrition, food distributions, water and sanitation. The main problem

remains information sharing between different levels (from the field to NDjamena and

back) creating more confusion, because each level is not systematically aware ofdecisions made by the other.

iii. Selection of partnersThe main partners working in the camps are the following:COOPI in the sector of health and nutrition;

African Concerne in the sector of the agriculture et the community services in the camp

of Yaroungou;

Africare and CARE in the sector of agriculture in the three camps of Gore.ACT in the camp of Moula.


16/23

16

Other partners working in the camps of theCAR refugees in the South of the Chad are:

the FAO, the UNICEF, the GTZ and MENTOR.GTZ is the logistic partner of WFP and UNHCR for the food transport and the stores to

the final distribution points in the camps.

The local authorities of Gore and Maro actively participate in the sensitization of thehost populations for a better integration of the CAR refugees, this sensitization takes into

account the respect of the customs of each. The local authorities in Maro also spread the

national campaign of vaccination against the DT/Polio to the CAR children.

AFRICAN CONCERN in partnership with the FAO developed in 2007 a project in

support to the food security through the implementation of small ruminants and themarket gardening that gathers in a same space refugees and host populations. The

financed by the FAO started 2 months ago and assists 1000 producers among the most

vulnerable (refugees and autochthons). The support of the UNICEF permitted the setting

up of 6 nurseries of children in the department. With UNHCR funds, the High school of

Maro has been reinforced by the construction of classes rooms of in 2006.

MENTOR main activities are the prevention of the malaria (pulverization withsometimes distribution of impregnated mosquito nets to the rfugies and the host

population as well with a support in medical kits to the profit of the health centers.

It is necessary to pursue the actions of the NGOs in these sectors due to: (i) the actual low

capacity of initiative in the communities, (ii)the low funding of projects, and (iii) the low

capacity of management of the communities concerned. However, the local populationsas well as the refugees are motivated to participate actively in the realization of the

projects.

R. Specific issues

i. LRRDSince the installation of the CAR refugees in the South of Chad, the security situation in

the North of the RCA doesn't seem to present perspective of medium-term improvement.

Meanwhile, the resources of the International Community granted to the humanitarianassistance of these refugees are reducing. In this context, UNHCR in cooperation with the

Chadian authorities and its operational partners, agreed to start the process of

disengagement of the humanitarian agencies. This disengagement implies that therefugees will not be assisted anymore. In this perspective, the agencies that are assisting

the refugees will initiate and reinforce their operations of post-emergency, or even of

development.

Following an assessment mission conducted in the South of Chad in 2006, the LRRD

project has been formulated. The strategy of the LRRD project executed by the NGO

COOPI is to supervise and control the activities and no to achieve them directly; theactivities will be done by the refugees communities as well as the host population.


17/23

17

The sectors supported by the LRRD are: i) Health, water and sanitation (through thesupport of the health centers), ii) The food security with for strategy to support the

groupements, ii) the income generating activities and the microcrdits, and iv) The good

governance.

The sectors of education, HIV/AIDS and nutrition are not in the scope of the LRDD

project. The mission noticed that it is not clear how UNHCR intends to provide these

services to the refugees in the camp of Yaroungou.

S. Contingency planning

Initial assessment Review/re-assessment

contingencies that need to be planned for; the adequacy of current contingency plans; actionrequired to improve current plans (if necessary) and to prepare for other specific contingencies;

recommendations.

PART 6 OPTIONS AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS

T. Programme options

Activity 1:

General food distribution to all refugies in the camps of Moula, Dosseye, Amboko and Gondgeand 1800 refugees at Yourougou as follow:

1. Moula (7 000 refugees) : 2100 Kcal/p/d until 30 June 2010;

Dosseye (8,500 refugees) : 2100 Kcal/p/d until 31 Octobre 2009, than 1800 Kcal until 30J une 2010;

Amboko et Gondj (25,500 refugees) : 1200 Kcal/p/d until 30 J une 2010 ;

Yaroungou (2,000 refugees) : 1800 Kcal/p/d until 30 J une 2010;

All new arrivals will receive a complete ration of 2100 Kcal/p/d for a year.

Activity2:

Food for Agriculture, distribution of seeds protection ration as well as seed and other requiredagricultural inputs (seeds, hoes, fertilizers, etc..) during the lean season

Activity3:

Food For Work projects for roads rehabilitation, this activity will assist 6,000 HHs (30,000

Beneficiaries) the caseload will be 50% of refugees and 50% of host population.The rehabilitation of 50 Km of dirt roads between Maor and Moula, 8 Km between Goree andAmboko, 7 Km between Gondje and Amboko and 25 Km of roads between the camps and thelocal markets.

Activity4 :

Food for Trainings, will assist the trainings of the young refugees on specific topics to build theircapacity for future income generating activities.


18/23

18

The caseload will be of 1,500 HH (7,500 beneficiaries) 4,300 refugees and 3,200 host population.

U. Final recommendations

Initial assessment Review/re-assessment

proposed strategic plan for food security,

and related assistance; inputs requiredand implementation arrangements for thenext 6 months;

actions to be taken to encourage andfacilitate self-reliance activities;

measures/actions required in relatedsectors;

aspects requiring further assessment;indicators to be monitored.

proposed strategic plan for food security,

self-reliance and related assistance;inputs required and implementationarrangements for the next 12-24 months;

measures/actions required in relatedsectors;

aspects requiring further assessment;indicators to be monitored.

ANNEXES

ANNEXE I: Draft JPA Matrix

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

RecommendationPriority

high/lowAction Required Est. cost

(US$) Responsibility Time frameActiontaken

Speed up theregistration of therefugees in Mula for a

better assistance andtargeting

H Registration UNHCR Nov.2008

Standardize thetargeting criteria forvulnerable people in

all the camps

H Finalise the actualidentification of vulnerablegroups according to the

codes in ProGres data base.Do the HRIT for the verydelicate cases.

CARE -UNHCR

Dec. 2008

Reinforce theassistance to the

refugees in relatedlegal problems

H Sensitisation campaign onhuman rights and legal

procedures

CNAR -UNHCR

Continuous

Create a monitoringcenter for the SGBV

cases and assure apermanent psycho-social help.

H Construction of the centre;

Identification of partner forpsychosocial intervention inthe camps;

Mass compaign under the

framework ofninemillion.org

CARE UNHCR

UNHCR

CARE UNHCR

March2009

Dec 2008

Dec 2008

Develop ways toensure thereconversion of theexciseuses. By

including them insome income

H Identify and discuss withthe exciseuses AGRactivities

CARE -UNHCR

March2009


19/23

19

generating activities.

Speed up the issuance

of the ID cards to theCAR

H Liaise with the local

authority to improve theactual procedures

CNAR -

UNHCR

Continuous

Reinforcement of thecapacity of the

communities, for abetter understandingof the right for the

education andencouragement of theteachers.

H Training of APE CARE UNICEF -

UNHCR

Dec 2008

Supply of schoolmaterials

H Increase the schoolmaterials for the schoolyear 2008-2009

CARE -UNICEF

Dec 2008

Expand literacy

programs especiallyfor girls should beextended.

H Provision of motivation kit

for girls

CARE -

UNHCR

Dec 2008

Address the problem

of the video cinema

in the camps.

H Mass campaign to sensitize

the APE on the problem

CARE

UNICEF -

UNHCR

Dec. 2008

Sensitization on sexualeducation andHIV/AIDS prevention

H Increase the sensitisation onSGBV and HIV/AIDSusing the audiovisual

equipments

CARE COOPI -UNHCR

March2009

Reinforce and expandthe recreational andcultural activities for

the young refugees;As well as the welfareservices for the

vulnerable and the atrisk people.

H Construction of sport fieldsand provision of sportequipments

CARE -UNHCR

March2009

Maintain the monthly

food distribution at alevel of1200 Kcal/perses inGondj and Amboko,

2100Kcal/pers inMoula and ofDosseye,1800 vulnerable of

Yaroungou.

Integrate the 2,000vulnerable of

Yaroungou in thedistribution of Moula.

H CARE WFP -

UNHCR

Continuous

Start FFW and FFT

activities in the campsand for the host

population

H Identify projects and

beneficiaries

CARE - WFP Dec. 2008

Provide agriculturalinputs, seeds, fertilizer

and training in newsorts of agriculture.

H Provide agricultural inputs,seeds, fertilizer and training

in new sorts of agriculture.AFRICARE CARE -

UNHCR

March2009

Increase the funds

granted to the incomegenerating activitiesand expand the

H UNHCR Dec 2008


20/23

20

criterias of concessionto the recipients for

the micro-credits.Reinforce the healthstructures and thesanitary surveillance

system, notably in the

camps of Dosseye andMoula that continuereceiving new

refugees.

H COOPI ACT MSF F -UNHCR

Continuous

Install a recoverysystem of the health

expenses that isadapted to the refugeecontext.

H Start recovering 20%-30%from the refugees

COOPI -UNHCR

Dec 2008

Accelerate the settingup of the CDV in thecamp and to train thehealth agents.

H Building of the centre,recruitment of staff,

provision of reactifs

COOPI -UNHCR

Dec 2008

Enhance the capacitiesof the state-controlled

health centersneighboring the

refugee camps (CS ofBeureh, Gore andMaro)

H Start with Beureh andTimberi

Districtsanitaire

UNICEF -UNHCR

Continuous

Maintain the

complementaryfeeding programs(TFC, SFC and MCH)in favor of the

vulnerable groupsnotably themalnourished childrenunder 5 and the

pregnant and lactating

women, peopleaffected by the

HIV/AIDS and thephysical disabledpersons.

H COOPI - WFP Continuous

Install a nutritional

surveillance programin the camp ofDosseye.

H Training on community

based nutrition supervision

COOPI-

UNHCR

Dec 2008

Reinforce the training

of the health agents forthe active screeningand the transfers of themalnourished children

to the adequatestructures.

H Training on community

based nutrition supervision

UNHCR -

COOPI

Dec 2008

Achieve a nutritionalsurvey in the villages

surroundings thecamps in order toknow the nutritional

state of thepopulations hosts.

H Draft a project for thesurvey

WFP UNICEF

Districtsanitaire

March2009

Repair and replace the

filtering facilities of

H Sensitize the comities of

water management on

CARE Continuous


21/23

21

the water system withmore lasting marks

(vergnet)

maintaining the existingpumps

Accelerate theconstruction of thefuel efficient stoves in

the camps.

H Africare -UNHCR

Continuous

Support the programof reforestation by thetree plantation

activities.

H Africare -UNHCR Continuous

Renew GTZ fleet H UNHCR Dec 2009

Increase the storagecapacity

H WFP Dec 2008

Support thegovernment in theroad rehabilitation

programmes

H Liaise with the government WFP Dec 2008

Set up of a formalcoordination systemfor all atackholder

(NGOs, Authorities,Donors)to ensure a

better implication ofthe host community inthe LRRD projects

H UNHCR Dec. 2008

ANNEXE II: JAM objectives, methodology and outputs:

ObjectivesThe Joint Assessment Mission will in general:

1. Review the status of 2007 JAM recommendations and make updated and morerealistic recommendations for 2008;

2. Develop or update the strategy for food and non food related assistance (ie-firewood, sheeting, other NFIs), highlighting the relationship between food and

non-food interventions to determine what new measures are necessary and what

continuing assistance is required to ensure that the refugees have access to basicneeds and avoid damaging or undesirable coping strategies;

3. Develop or update a strategic plan for self-reliance to determine what newmeasures are necessary and what continuing assistance is required to ensure thatthe refugees achieve the maximum possible level of sustainable self-reliance

pending a durable solution, and identify possibilities for the involvement ofgovernmental, UN and NGO development agencies and linkages with

development programmes in the area;

4. Assess WFP compliance with Enhanced Commitments to Women (ECW)including refugee womens active participation with regard to both food and non-food sectors, including overall camp management;

5. Review food entitlement monitoring systems including Food BasketMonitoring, and results of Beneficiary Contact Monitoring and IP reports notingconcerns over possible extortion of food in exchange for services on the part of


22/23

22

refugee sub-group leaders and sharing at the distribution site. Review role of

Food Committees and consider possible recommendations for enhancedperformance of committee members in their capacity as monitors;

6. Review achievements concerning support to Refugee Host Areas, remainingchallenges, and future strategies;

7. Identify most vulnerable an review the validity of the assistance targeting thispopulation in the older camp of Yaroungou8. Review the prospects fordurable solutions, given the current political climate in

CAR and Sudan, and make projections concerning probable repatriation and/orinflux trends over the next 12-24 months.

Methodology

Information should be collected and compiled by the assessment team through acombination of:

Analysis of available studies and reports; Field visits to the refugee camps, direct observation and group / individual

interviews with refugees and various stakeholders;

Meetings with relevant national, regional and local authorities, NGOs and otherorganizations working with the refugees and IDPs in food and related

programmes.

Meeting and interviews with the various refugees and beneficiaries groups

Required Outputs

1. Executive Summery for debriefing purposes

2. Finalized JAM report not more than 10 days following completion of the JAMmission

3. Provisional conclusions and recommendations to be presented to and discussedwith the Government of Chad, representatives of main donor countries, UNagencies and partner NGOs in the country. Before finalizing the report, the

provisional conclusions and recommendations should be presented to the host

Government, other concerned UN-agencies, the major donors and key NGOs in aspecially-convened wrap-up meeting, in order to benefit from last-minute

contributions and with a view to securing the endorsement of all these parties and

their support for the recommendations, if possible.


23/23

ANNEXE III: Map of the CAR refugee camps in the south of Chad

final report: joint assessment mission (jam), “prro 10510.0 - assistance to central african...

Documents