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CARE Camp Work
Brings Better Services to Thousands (Aug 2, 2006)
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The civil disturbances
that rocked Dili in May and June prompted more than 70,000 Dili
residents to seek safety in camps for internally displaced persons
(IDPs). With international forces on the ground, the security
situation in Dili has stabilized, but until the underlying problems
are solved, few people are willing to return to their homes. The
camps have become their temporary homes, and USAID has responded
to their needs immediately with $150,000 in emergency grant funding
through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA).
This USAID support allows CARE to work directly with more than
24,000 IDPs and camp organizers at 19 camps in Dili and two camps
in the neighboring town of Liquica to improve conditions. In addition
to helping camp organizers learn more about effective camp management,
CARE's work focuses on: |
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CARE's Annabelle Mara dos Santos leads displaced children in
playtime activities.
Photo by Russel Hutchings, CARE
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- ensuring that camp residents have adequate shelter, water,
and sanitation facilities
- providing health screenings to identify and minimize the risk
of disease outbreaks
- providing health screenings to identify and minimize the risk
of disease outbreaks
- ensuring that camp residents have adequate shelter, water,
and sanitation facilities
- providing health screenings to identify and minimize the risk
of disease outbreaks
- helping the camps identify vital issues for health promotion
and establish and manage areas for food preparation and hygiene
separate from areas for washing clothes and dishes
- identifying key issues for child protection and making camps
safer and more suitable for children, in cooperation with the
government's Division of Social Services
- working with the Gender-Based Violence Working Group to arrange
trauma counseling to help individuals cope with the impact of
the events that have interrupted their lives.
CARE's work is linked closely to the coordination efforts of the
government of Timor-Leste, and particularly the Ministry of Labor.
OFDA support will ensure that CARE's activities continue for two
months in conjunction with the efforts of other donors and humanitarian
aid organizations, including the Timor-Leste Red Cross, to assist
the 150,000 IDPs across the country.
OFDA is the office
within USAID responsible for facilitating and coordinating US
government emergency assistance overseas. OFDA provides humanitarian
assistance to save lives, alleviate human suffering, and reduce
the social and economic impact of humanitarian emergencies. In
Timor-Leste, OFDA works through the USAID Timor-Leste mission
to support its strategic objective of improving the health of
Timor-Leste's people, especially women and children at greatest
risk.
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