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Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs In the past two weeks, the camp population grew from 72,000 to 78,327 persons. The tally of arrivals ranged from 184 to 983 per day over the past week on average (see Figure 1). The rapid growth of the population is pushing the limits of Nyaragusu camp and its resources. School buildings and communal structures designated as temporary transit centers for the new arrivals have turned into cramped, semi-permanent dwellings. The refugees are anxiously waiting for chances to move out but new family tents are not going up fast enough because of scarcity of open spaces in the camp. Health facilities and water supply system intended for about 50,000 residents are barely coping with demands of a population that has nearly tripled. The Congolese community is eager to reclaim the schools for their children. And Burundian children, huddled in the transit shelters are also eagerly awaiting for opportunities to return to a classroom setting. The discourse over space is tense. However, the Government is expected to take a decision on a new site for Burundian population any time now. Against this background, UNICEF is providing much needed assistance in water and sanitation, health, nutrition, protection, and education. Despite the challenges, there are no disease outbreaks, and no palpable insecurity in the camp. There is also evidence of sectoral interventions taking shape in the camp largely because of sustained effort and follow up. Last week, the Representative made his second visit to Kigoma and had meetings with key partners including Government Authorities in Kigoma and Nyaragusu. Next week, the Regional Emergency Specialist will be in Tanzania to provide technical assistance to the Office. The Office will use this opportunity to examine and adjust salient features of its response.

78,327 refugees newly arrived from

Burundi in Nyaragusu camp; (UNHCR – as of 11 July)

2,228 Unaccompanied and separated

children

US$4,669,338 UNICEF funding gap

for June to September

HIGHLIGHTS

Safe water access expanded through onsite treatment of surface water reaching over 2000 families each day with 20 L of safe water – that is about 13 % of the camp who would have been queueing at long lines or doing without.

Urgently needed tents and education kits have arrived and are being used to set up temporary learning spaces for up to 15,000 children.

Rapid increase in the number of new arrival – in the past week,

the average number of asylum seekers ranged from 184 to983

per day

Funding is needed to help UNICEF and partners to respond to the

health, nutrition, child protection, education and WASH needs of

children and women.

UNICEF TANZANIA

SITREP

3 of the 2,228 Unaccompanied children in the camp. UNICEF/2015/Kiagho

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Figure 1: Growth of the Burundian Population in Nyaragusu, Tanzania, May to 14 July 2015 (Source: http://data.unhcr.org/burundi)

UNICEF Response to Date and Programme Priorities WASH With the main water network overstretched, queues for water have become long and rationing has been imposed. UNICEF has advanced plans to rehabilitate the 19 year old water pump which is servicing to the camp. UNICEF is also supporting 2,000 families per day to collect and treat 20 litres of safe water per family per day. This translates into about five litres per person per day. This quota is below the recommended 15 litres per person per day but UNICEF’s intervention is providing temporary relief to about 13% of the residents of the camp. Without it, residents of the camp are likely to avoid long lines at water points and draw water from contaminated sources. UNICEF is providing on site treatment with the help of trained hygiene promoters who ensure that each person who draws river water treats it for turbidity and contamination (see photo below - onsite water treatment effect).

In Zone 7, the newest annex of the camp, UNICEF is constructing 52 drop holes for 2,000 new refugees, or a ratio of 38 persons per drophole. The ratio of persons to drop holes is more favorable than the ratio of 50 persons per day drophole which is recommended for “early arrivals” in temporary emergency setting. UNICEF has also completed construction of new blocks of latrines for over 750 children at the Child-friendly Spaces and for the children in the five make-shift primary schools.

Toilets under construction UNICEF/2015/Gulaid

Water treated for turbidity UNICEF/2015/Gulaid

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Child Protection

There are three UNICEF-supported Child-friendly Spaces (CFS) which cater to nearly 2,500 children. The CFS are located on dusty grounds as any other facility in Nyaragusu but they are happy places. Plan International is also running a CFS in the camp. Although in the past staff of both organizations were focused on advocacy for sites, they are now shifting their attention to sharing experiences and developing a minimum set guidelines for running a CFS. UNICEF also continues to support Family Tracing and Reunification. To date, about 283 separated children have been reunified with their parents and over 500 children have been placed with foster families. Progress of the Rapid FTR phone app system was delayed due to technical glitches but the problem has been resolved. There were

reports of rape in the camp in the past week. In view of this, child protection workers are stepping up monitoring and assuring that all parts of the child protection system are on full alert. Education There are 15 temporary learning sites (TLS) in the camp. Some have opened since last week with basic learning classes. Over 30,000 children have been registered for emergency education from pre-school through secondary school and 88 teachers have been recruited and trained to use 6000 copies of the curriculum while more are being produced. The number of school aged children registered has increased by 25 percent in two weeks while space and materials for TLS are limited. However, the arrival of 250 school kits and 60 more tents will make things better.

Health Cholera remains under control in the camp with no new cases since 4th of June and only five new cases reported in the past week in Tanzanian villages near Nyaragusu. Round 1 of the Oral Cholera Vaccinations reached 93% of the target population in the camp and preparation for Round 2 are currently underway and the uptake, which was dampened by the observance of Ramadan, is expected to increase significantly in the Tanzanian villages when the fasting period ends. UNICEF, WHO, and UNCHR and Ministry of Health are collaborating effectively in this exercise. In the past two weeks 9,942 children reported to a health facilities for services. Of these, 26% were treated for malaria and 4% for diarrhea. The remainder were seen for upper respiratory conditions or routine services such as immunization. During the same period, 227 pregnant women showed up for antenatal care visits and 44 women had safe deliveries including five C-Sections. At the clinic, each mother collected a bucket and a new baby blanket and advice on newborn care and feeding. UNICEF donated these items and provided additional supplies - midwife kits, vaccines and medicine - to the Red Cross Hospital to help this vital facility in the camp meet the growing demands for medical services. Nutrition During the reporting period 582 children under-five were screened for malnutrition and administered Vitamin A and deworming tablets. A further 918 children attended growth monitoring sessions. Of these 744 classified as normal, 163 moderately malnourished and 11 severely malnourished. The global acute malnutrition rate of 18%. All malnourished children were referred to a health facility to receive appropriate care and treatment. UNICEF is developing plans to strengthen the nutrition surveillance system in the camp. Anna Mizumoto, a

Temporary learning centre UNICEF/2015/Beechey

Installation of play equipment is completed in a child friendly space UNICEF/2015/Beechey

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nutrition specialist from Burundi Country Office is currently in Kigoma to support this initiative including training of health workers in taking, recording and interpreting anthropometric measurements.

Media In the past two weeks, the Office prepared a number of human interest stories and the other visual materials. The office has plans to generate new materials in the next two weeks including some focused on the newly completed Child-friendly centres and Temporary Learning Centres. The Communication Specialist of UNICEF Niger is in Tanzania for two weeks to provide technical support especially in the documentation of key UNICEF interventions.

Funding UNICEF Tanzania prepared and submitted a proposal to ECHO for USD1.7 million. Although the proposal was not funded, UNICEF Tanzania appreciates the support it received from the Brussels Office in turning around this proposal in a short time. Overall the plan for the UN RRP in Tanzania is only 14 per cent funded with UNICEF share only 12 percent funded. Hence a funding gap of USD 4,669, 683. Some national committees have indicated interest but offers so far are very modest compared to the need. The RRP for the Great Lakes Region is currently under revision to adjust targets and budgets due to the increase in the refugee population. The Office will provide a revised estimate of funding requirements taking in account RRP revision and other realities in Kigoma.

UNICEF Sector Requirements Funds received Funding gap

WASH 2,315,600 400,025 1,915,575 83%

Nutrition 366,000 43,330 322,670 88%

Health 450,000 75,796 374,204 83%

Education 984,000 0 984,000 100%

Child Protection 1,200,000 126,811 1,073,189 89%

Total 5,315,600 645,692 4,669,638 88%

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Monitoring of Humanitarian Action for Children

NYARAGUSU, KIGOMA REGION, TANZANIA MAY- DECEMBER 20015

SECTOR

TARGET TOTAL

CUMMULATIVE RESULTS

% TARGET REACHED

WASH: People provided with minimum 7-15 litres clean water daily

40,00 10,000 25%

WASH: Refugee children and their families have soap and basic hygiene promotion messages.

30,000 <10,000 30%

Health: Children protected from acute watery diarrhoea and having access to life-saving curative interventions

30,000 100% of

person aged 1+ for cholera

vaccination and 80% of

children <24 month for

routine EPI

NA

93% Rnd 1

TBC

NA

92% Round 1

TBC

Nutrition: Children aged 6-59 months screened and those with Severe Acute Malnutrition admitted to therapeutic care

20,000 14,213 71%

Child Protection: Children screened and provided with safe access to community spaces for socialization, play and learning

30,000 6,000 20%

Education: School-aged children including pre-school age and adolescents have access to basic quality education (including through temporary structures)

25,000 22,000 88%

HIV: Percent of pregnant women tested for HIV and if positive placed in PCMT programmes

100 NA

Next SitRep: 29 July 2015

Who to contact for further information:

Jama Gulaid Representative Tanzania Country Office Email: jgulaid@unicef.org

Robert Carr Chief of Field Operations Tanzania Country Office E-mail: rcarr@unicef.org

Sandra Bisin Chief of Communication Tanzania Country Office Email: sbisin@unicef.org