The Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA on Visit to Gaga

20 Jan 2010

The Deputy Executive Director of UNFPA on Visit to Gaga

As far as education is concerned, the camp has six eight-grade primary schools, and 90 teachers, of whom five women. The total school enrolment for 2009-2010 is 4,752 children, including 2,156 girls. The education sector in the camp is managed by three NGOs: CORD, RET and UNICEF.

Regarding water infrastructure, the camp is equipped with two wells, which supply five tanks with a capacity of 95 cubic meters each. There are 29 fountains distributed throughout the camp with 174 faucets, allowing refugees to have water readily available in a 200 meter-radius. Water consumption, however, is limited to 15 liters per person per day. Concerning sanitation facilities, the camp counts 1,492 latrines and 27 waste pits.

The NGO AFRICARE not only has responsibility on the overall management of the camp, but it is also the main partner for needs in water and sanitation, as well as other aspects related to the livelihood of the refugees. Other NGO partners include CNAR (registration of refugees on arrival), GTZ (management of food stocks, logistics, distribution of fuel and management of vehicles), APLFT (legal assistance), ICRC (tracing, mailing), and FLM/ACT (community services). Partners from the UN System include WFP, UNICEF, UNFPA, FAO, UNHCR and MINURCAT.