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Buramino Camp Opened:
Camp Snapshot
September
2013
Nov ember 2011 Camp phase: Maintenance & Care
Refugee Population
39,757 (As of 31 August 2013)
Population breakdown by age-group
8,000
Geographic Snapshot Longitude: 41.54'31.75" GPS Coordinates 4.17'58.30"
7,250 3,981
444 432
2,000
4,601 4,467
4,000
2,256 2,446
6,895 6,985
6,000
12-17
18-59
60 +
Latitude:
F
0-4
5-11
M
Size of camp area Number of Sector Divisions Number of blocks Number of Communities Number of family plots Average Plot Size per Household Distance from Border
430 hectares 5 76 606 10,656 180m2 25Km
Contextual Background Pattern in Population Change
►Organiozed large-scal relocation from the Transit Centre will begin on November 2011 ►61% are from Gedo, 19% are from Bay, 15% are from Bakol, remaining are from various other locations in Somalia.
Areas of Origin
►Sunni Muslim Cultural Background
►64% are May May speakers from Rahanweyn clan, 22% are Mahatiri speakers from Maheren clan and the remaining are from various other Somali clans. ►Pastoralists (livestock herding: goats, camels, cows, sheep and donkeys)
Main Occupations
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Administrative Structure
►UNHCR provides protection and monitors delivery of services to all refugees in Buramino Camp.
Role of Ethiopian Government in Buramino
►Camp Management is done by ARRA with support from UNHCR.
► Camp Management ► Protection ► Camp security ► Primary health care ► Primary education ► Food/CRIs distribution
►Camp Coordination Meetings, co-chaired by ARRA and UNHCR, are held weekly in Buramino Camp with humanitarian actors.
► Camp Coordinator ► Programme Officer ► Protection Officers ► Health Staff ►Teachers ►Distribution Coordinator
►Biometrics (fingerprinting) has been used for registering refugees living in Buramino. Biometrics assists in preventing double registration. No refugee household should have more than one ration card. ►Treatment of SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition) and Treatment of MAM (Moderate Acute Malnutrition), for both Under 5’s and MOC (Malnourished Other Categories) Programme, a targeted feeding programme for severely malnourished children between 5 years and 18 years
provide feedback on the quality of the food.
* ARRA is active in the following sectors :
*ARRA staff posted inside the camp include:
Role of Camp Residents in Self-Management Refugee Central Committee (RCC)- is a resident coordination and leadership body that is consulted on multi-sectoral issues pertaining to camp life. It is made up of a Chairman, Vice chairman and Secretary, block leaders and women representatives. ►All refugees in Buramino Camp are individually RCC has nine subcommitees in health, women issues, security, youth and children, women, environment and sanitation, registered in UNHCR’s proGres database and hold population movement, food, executive commitee. Block leaders gather information on each block in the camp, provide ration cards. Ration card numbers are useful for information to refugees living in each zone and advocate on behalf of their respective zone residents. referral between partners and for distribution Women's association - runs a grinding mill (income generating project), mobilizes women's groups and represents women's events. Refugees have been given a Proof of Registration document showing family- related and interests in camp coordination. individual details, including each person’s photo. Food Distribution Committee - provides information about food distribution to the community, assist with scooping and Youth Committee - Is a resident youth leadership body that represents youth in the camp on issues pertaining to the youth such as sports, recreational activities and hygiene promotion. Child Protection Committee - works with Save the Children to assist in identification of children with specific Neighbourhood Watch Program - responsible for crowd control and overall conflict management in the camp. Clan Elders Committee Refugee and Host Communities conflict resolution forum - on a monthly basis Protection working group on a weekly basis Environment Committee Local Administration The Kebele Chairman (Bur and Amino) are responsible for local (non-refugee) administration on behalf of Dollo Ado Woreda, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. The Kebele Chairman and his administrative committee are consulted about refugee-host community relationship, natural resource use and managing conflicts between the refugee and host communities, with the help of local elders.
For updated sectoral indicators from Buramino Camp, please consult http://data.unhcr.org/horn-of-africa
Buramino Camp: Who Does What Where Health Activities
Actors
♦Primary Health Care offers 24/7 in-patient, out-patient, basic laboratory services, Immunization (EPI) and reproductive health including basic ARRA emergency obstetric and neonatal care services ♦Rehabilitation programe for people with disabilities RADO
Infrastructure ♦Health clinic with in-patient and out-patient treatment, EPI rooms, laboratory and dispensary ♦Reproductive health centre with an anti-natal care room, delivery room and post-natal room.
ARRA ARRA
Gaps ♦HIV/AIDS outreach prevention programe ♦Mental Health Services ♦Ambulance ♦Delay referrals of emergency and non emergency patient ♦Health post
Nutrition Activities ♦Therapeutic feeding program for treatment of SAM (Severe Acute Malnutrition), for both Under 5’s and MOC (Malnourished Other Categories) Programme
Actors MSF-Holland(SC) GOAL(OTP)
♦Targeted supplementary feeding for the treatment of MAM (Moderate Acute Malnutrition)
GOAL
♦Blanket / complimentary feeding for all children 6-59 months, Pregnant & Lactating Women(
