Info September 2018

Mantapala Refugee Settlement, Nchelenge District, Mansa Diocese, Zambia
The Refugee Livelihoods Project
Zambia saw the influx
of refugees in 2017
and, since the beginning
of January 2018, even
more refugees have entered
the country. As of June 2018,
the number of the asylum
seekers has increased to over
22 000 and 10 300 have been
taken to a permanent site in
Mantapala refugee settlement.
This number is anticipated to
increase further due to the
continued volatility in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
The estimated number of refugees expected to
arrive in Zambia by the end of 2018 is 37 300,
including both new arrivals and newly recognized
refugees. The two camps are managed by United
Nations Humanitarian Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) with different organizations intervening
in different identified needs.
Rev. Fr. Mwila Chrispin delivering a welcoming speech on behalf of the Bishop.
Responding to the Congolese refugee crisis in
Nchelenge District of Luapula Province in Zambia,
the Mansa Diocese officially launched a one-year
project, on 20 July 2018, to ease the sufferings of
the Congolese refugees at Mantapala Refugee
Settlement, with funding from the Vatican.
The “Revolving Refugee Farmers Input Support
for Value Chain Development Project” ensures
that the refugees attain significantly
improved and sustainably
transformed lives
through improved agriculture
production and productivity,
improved resilience to economic
shocks and disasters
and improved marketing of
agro-products and non-agro
commodities.
Guests from the UNHCR, government departments, non-governmental organisations
and traditional leaders at the launch of the project.
The project is being implemented
by Caritas Mansa, a
development department of
Mansa Diocese which has a
strong and long history of
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