Assessment of Rwanda Refugee Camps in the Context of the Villagization Process
Undergraduate researcher for the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity and Engaged Learning Fellow Sienna Dugan, researched secondary sources and primary research through site visits, participatory observation, and interviews with key informants to compile this report which is structured like a case study with additional literature review. All photography is original to the student from her in-field research.
Undergraduate researcher for the Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity and Engaged Learning Fellow Sienna Dugan, researched secondary sources and primary research through site visits, participatory observation, and interviews with key informants to compile this report which is structured like a case study with additional literature review. All photography is original to the student from her in-field research.
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3.1.3 Infrastructure
All five Congolese camps and especially the Burundi camp, Mahama, are highly congested
and are experiencing influx rates at an unsustainable pace. This has resulted in the lack of shelters
and other camp facilities. Many of the existing infrastructure are dilapidated due to age and use
of plastic instead of corrugated iron. Recent budget cuts and a ban on plastic has worsened living
conditions and exacerbated the need for rehabilitation of the camps. An additional 593 shelters
were needed as of November 2017, in camp Mahama, as well as repairment of 2,652 m³ of gully
erosions (see Figure 8). Shelters in all 5 Congolese camps are in need of creation and rehabilitation
in order to accommodate overcrowding and avoid sexual and gender-based violence which
increases with overcrowding. Urgent need for additional space of a least 26 Hectares in Mahama
refugee camp to cater for the continuous arrival of refugees in the camp.
Figure 8: Village 12, Mahama Camp
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