Gihinga Refugee Camp
Gihinga Refugee Camp is a refugee camp found in Burundi.[1][2]
Location[edit]
Gihinga refugee camp is located in Gihinga colline, Kayokwe commune, Mwaro province in Central Burundi,[3] 50 km from Bujumbura.
Background[edit]
Gihinga refugee camp was found on 23 September 2004 to house refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo,[4][2] because of the August 2004 massacre at Gatumba camp.[5][6] The camp occupies 60 hectares of land with a capacity to accommodate 9000 refugees.[7] It has 8 blocks of 288 houses. The camp has Banyamulenge, Babembe and Bafulero ethnic groups. The camp is managed by government of Burundi and United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees.[8]
Demography[edit]
As October 2009, Gihinga refugee camp hosted 23000 refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo[3] compared to 1910 refugees who were reported in 2005.[8]
Services[edit]
By 2005, these are the partner organizations who support the camp with several services.[8]
| Partner organizations | Services provided |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) | Camp management, income generating activities education, and protection |
| International Medical Corps | health |
| Trans-cultural Psychological Organization (TPO) | health and physical wellbeing |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | World Refugee Survey 2009 - Burundi". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b "Congolese refugees prepare to move to new camps in Burundi". UNHCR. 2004-09-15. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b "UNHCR warns refugees in Burundi about risks of return to eastern DRC". UNHCR. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Burundi: Congolese refugees too scared to move camp". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Tragic loss of life in refugee camp in Burundi - Burundi | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2005-04-01. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Burundi-DRC: New camp for Congolese refugees". Refworld. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ "Burundi-DRC: New camp for Congolese refugees - Burundi | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ a b c Microsoft Word - JAMREPFINAL30805.DOC (wfp.org)