UNICEF Chad Response in Lake Chad Region Situation of displaced people in Lake region in numbers
18,889
TOTAL NUMBER OF NIGERIAN REFUGEES; 4,909 REGISTERED AND LIVING IN DAR ES SALAM SITE (UNHCR, 9 APRIL 2015)
14,500
BOSSANGOA
TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) (OCHA, MARCH 2015)
8,500
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CHADIAN RETURNEES (LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MARCH 2015)
68,000
ESTIMATED AFFECTED POPULATION IN 5 MOST AFFECTED PREFECTURES
(OCHA, MARCH 2015)
UNICEF Resource Mobilisation Allocation of Response Funding
USD 330,000
Child Protection 6%
MOBILISED FOR NIGERIA CRISIS (USD 200,000 IN INTERNAL RAPID RESPONSE FUNDING)
Education 6%
USD 63.1 MILLION
Nutrition 15%
Multisectoral (Emergency) 40%
UNICEF CHAD EMERGENCY FUNDING NEEDS FOR 2015
Health 15% WASH 15%
HIV/AIDS 3%
Human Resources: scaling up of UNICEF presence in the field •
UNICEF has deployed since January 2015 a multi-sectoral team of 7 staff in Bagassola to initiate immediate response and to ensure a continued UNICEF presence on the ground.
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9 UNICEF technical support staff from the Region deployed to reinforce WASH, Child Protection, Education, Health, Coordination, Communications, Operations, Reporting and Emergencies.
Field level Coordination by Government and partners : •
Monthly global coordination meetings are organized by the Governor of Lake region
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Bi-monthly inter-sector coordination meetings are ongoing in Bagassola chaired by local authorities
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Actors of 5 sectors meet weekly in Bagassola to coordinate the response.
Supplies • • • • •
1175 blankets and 273 water containers were distributed to households in refugees sites. 2 tents of 72sqm, 2 new emergency health kits for treatment of 20,000 people for 3 months, 5,000 HIV tests, one malaria kit, 2 obstetrical kits and 2 midwifery kits provided to cover health needs in Bagasola hospital and Dar es Salam refugee site. 16.35 Metric tons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) provided to cover the need for treating 1,350 severely malnourished children in Bol and Bagasola. Four nutrition kits, therapeutic milk and essential medicines were also provided. Plastic sheeting for 20 TLS and teaching learning materials have been provided to 1,200 students 37 recreation kits and 2 tents have been provided for the Child Friendly Space in Dar Es Salam camp.
As of 8 April 2015
CHAD Results for displaced and conflict affected people in Lake region NUTRITION
71
83%
Children under 5 with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted for treatment since February 2015 in Dar Es Salam camp
Of children under 5 with SAM in Dar Es Salam camp recovered under treatment in March 2015
CHILD PROTECTION
768
192
Refugees reached with psycho-social activities since February 2015 in Dar Es Salam
Unaccompanied (45) and separated (147) children identified and supported with family tracing services
HEALTH
3,196
1,218
Patients have been treated at the UNICEF supported health center in Dar Es Salam.
Under five aged children benefitting from health consultation in the camp
WASH
6,441 refugees provided with access to safe water points and latrines in Dar Es Salam and Ngouboua
EDUCATION
828 Refugees school-aged children accessing education including support with teaching and learning materials since the beginning of March 2015 in the camp
1,223 people, sensitized to the use and maintenance of latrines and showers
20 Teachers provided with pedagogical support in the 16 Temporary Learning Spaces constructed by UNICEF in Dar Es Salam camp
UNICEF response highlights to date Health and Nutrition • •
UNICEF provided essential medicines, materials and equipment for emergency health and obstetric care for an estimated population of 20,000 people for 3 months covering refugees, IDPs and returnees in Bagasola. 3,136 refugee patients from Dar es Salam site, among them 1,218 children under five, have received curative care since February 2015. 71 cases of severe acute malnutrition in Dar es Salaam, 88 cases in Ngouboua, 35 cases in Tchoukoutalia are among the 936 cases treated in the UNICEF supported nutrition units with a recovery rate of 83% and a death rate of 1.7%.
Child Protection •
768 Nigerian refugee children (442 boys and 326 girls) benefitted from recreational activities in the UNICEF-supported child-friendly space in Dar Es Salam. Activities take place in the afternoons as about 75% of them attend school in the mornings. UNICEF has provided 690 refugee children (407 boys, 283 girls) with clothing.
Education • •
828 students (38% girls) attend the two schools set up by UNICEF in the Dar es Salam. 9% of these children come from host communities. All children and teachers have been provided with teaching and learning materials. 20 teachers (mostly community teachers) receive weekly pedagogical sessions to improve quality of education. All 16 temporary learning spaces (TLS) in Dar es Salam, as well as the school latrines have been reinforced to withstand the heavy desert winds.
WASH • • • • •
9 boreholes were constructed by UNICEF in Dar Es Salam camp, covering 100% of access to water needs. In addition, 2 boreholes provide the two camp schools with water, benefiting more than 800 school children. 3 boreholes were also rehabilitated in Ngouboua at the health center, the local school and the Kousserie refugee camp. 15 new emergency latrines and showers were constructed in Ngouboua. 50 emergency latrines were constructed at the Dar Es Salam site, 12 of them for the schools. UNICEF also provided construction materials to partners like UNHCR and the Chadian Red Cross for further latrine construction. UNICEF trained 6 people per block (100 tents) on the management of water pumps and hygiene on the refugee site. By end of February, 1,310 households had benefitted from NFIs provided by UNICEF in Ngouboua and Dar es Salam. 28 community mobilisers were trained on hygiene promotion and water treatment. Hygiene promotion activities have benefitted residents of the Dar es Salam camp and of Ngouboua.
As of 8 April 2015