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Mtendeli Refugee Camp

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Mtendeli Refugee Camp
camp
Location of Kibondo District in Kigoma Region
Location of Kibondo District in Kigoma Region
Mtendeli Refugee Camp is located in Tanzania
Mtendeli Refugee Camp
Mtendeli Refugee Camp
Location in Tanzania
Coordinates: 3°25′12″S 30°52′22″E / 3.42000°S 30.87278°E / -3.42000; 30.87278
Country Tanzania
RegionKigoma Region
Population
 • Total~20,000 People

Mtendeli Refugee Camp is a refugee camp located in the Kakonko District of Kigoma Region, Tanzania.[1]

Location

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Mtendeli Refugee Camp is located in the Kakonko District of Kigoma Region, Tanzania. It is situated 120 km from the town of Kasulu, 25 km from the border covering an area of 1,500 Hectares.[2]

History

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Mtendeli Refugee Camp was opened on January 14, 2016, as an emergency response to receive 40,000 Burundian refugees relocated from Nyarugusu refugee camp to Nduta and Mtendeli refugee camps. The camp is managed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Tanzanian government.[1]

Demographics

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As of 14 January 2016, the camp was hosting 40,213 refugees majority of whom were from Burundi and as of 2021, the camp was accommodating 10,989 refugees living in 2,576 households.[3] The camp community organization is structured in a hierarchical structure consisting of three administrative layers: Zones, Villages, and Blocs. At the Zone level, 10 zonal leaders oversee the operations. Each Zone is further divided into Villages, with a total of 93 village leaders responsible for their management. Finally, within each Village, 1397 bloc leaders handle specific tasks and ensure smooth functioning. The camp chairman leads all zonal leaders and their deputies.[2]

Mtendeli Camp Mapping Camp Overview: Blocs Distribution as of 30 September 2017

Services

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As of 14 January 2016, the following services were available in the camp: 1 hospital, 1 health post, 3 primary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 youth centers, 1 food distribution center, 1 nonfood distribution center, 2 police posts, 1 common market, 1 camp based market, and 57 solar street lights.[2][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mtendeli". hgis.uw.edu. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c UNHCR, UNHCR (31 July 2018). "North-West Tanzania Mtendeli Refugee Camp Profile". UNHCR.
  3. ^ "Tanzania - Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Survey - Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices(KAP), Mtendeli Refugee Camp, November 2021". microdata.worldbank.org. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Tanzania - Mtendeli Refugee Camp Situation - 3RP Key Indicators Monitoring (As of 31 October 2017) - United Republic of Tanzania | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ^ "For Burundian refugees in Tanzania, turning waiting into self-reliance | CWS". cwsglobal.org. Retrieved 7 December 2023.