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Humanitarian assistance to Rwandan returnees, Rwanda AFRW61


Appeal Target : US$ 2,834,961
Geneva, December 20, 1996

Dear Friends, There could not be a more joyful Christmas gift than the homecoming of several hundred thousand Rwandans -- refugees for over 2 years now.

Finally, there may be some chance for healing, a process which could not even begin while the majority of the refugees remained in exile.

Following are proposals from ACT members who foresee the need to welcome them in a very concrete way.

We thank you in advance for your support.

Rev. Myra Blyth
Director
WCC/Unit IV

Miriam Lutz
ACT Co-ordinator

Rev. Rudolf Hinz
Director
LWF/World Service

Ecumenical Centre, 150 route de Ferney , P.O. Box 2100, 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland Phone: ++41 22 791 6033 Fax: ++41 22 791 6506 E-mail: act@wcc-coe.org Telex: 415 730 OIK CH

I ACT/EER (Eglise Episcopale au Rwanda) and ACT/Christian Aid

Rehabilitation for returnees in Rwanda in two prefectures, with local churches as Implementors.

a) ACT/EER, Diocese of Kigeme - Relief Component

Gikongoro Prefecture, a region in the south of Rwanda bordering Burundi, has infertile soil, steep mountains, high unemployment and after the war was the home to the internally displaced camps (including Kibeho). This year the Prefecture has been hit with drought and famine. 2,315 refugees returning from Zaire have arrived in Gikongoro. They arrive extremely tired and have received little from aid agencies as the focus has so far been on other parts of the country which have received more refugees. The number of returnees is small thus far but at least 30,000 other refugees may soon return to Gikongoro from Zaire or Tanzania. Even if the missing refugees do not return in the next few weeks, the aid agencies and churches working in the Prefecture need to be prepared for their return.

The Eglise Episcopale au Rwanda, Diocese of Kigeme (ACT/EER, Kigeme) has been chosen by the Prefet to be responsible for the two communes of Muko and Musebeya, where Diocesan staff will distribute WFP food. They will also purchase and stock kitchen, building and agricultural non-food items for 1,000 families and, in liaison with WFP and the EU, store and provide seeds for the whole Prefecture. If seeds are not distributed quickly the returnees could need feeding for many months (while at present the time frame for feeding is 3-4 months). The Church is also responsible for Kigeme hospital where 16 returning refugees, unable to pay for their treatment, have already been brought. Bourgemestres throughout the Prefecture have identified health as a major problem and cases of boils and dysentery are reported amongst the refugees. A small fund for hospital treatment is included in the budget.

In terms of human resources the Diocese will provide and pay a project manager, accountant and the parishes within the two communes will provide voluntary workers from the church. (in Musebeya, 23 and in Muko, 34). They will however need to employ a stock manager, a watchman and two other workers who will help with the loading of goods from the stock on to the NGO lorries.

ACT/Christian Aid's field office will be responsible for monitoring the project implementation.

BUDGET

RWF USD
A. Distribution of WFP Food
Trpt 2 lorries x 6 trips x 20,000 kg x 15 Rwf 3,600,000 11,745
Labour 7,000 Rwf/ton x 240 tons 1,680,000 5,481
B. Stock of Non-Food Items
2 pans 2 x 1000 x 1500 3,000,000 9,788
1 bucket 1 x 1000 x 1200 1,200,000 3,915
2 plates 2 x 1000 x 160 320,000 1,044
2 blankets 2 x 1000 x 1500 3,000,000 9,788
1 hoe 1 x 1000 x 1000 1,000,000 3,263
1 jerry can 1 x 1000 x 1000 1,000,000 3,263
1 machete 1 x 1000 x 1000 1,000,000 3,263
1 axe 1 x 1000 x 700 700,000 2,284
1 pick 1 x 1000 x 1500 1,500,000 4,894
Transport 360,000 1,175
Salaries 255,000 832
C. Hospital Fund 500,000 1,631
Administration costs (4%) 764,600 2,495
Contingency (10%) 1,911,500 6,237
TOTAL 21,791,100 71,098
ACT/CA's monitoring costs 500
GRAND TOTAL 71,598

b) ACT/EER, Diocese of Byumba - Shelter Component

The northern prefecture of Byumba has been affected during the war since 1990 with some 78,000 estimated to have fled into the refugee camps in Eastern Zaire in 1994, and thousands of others in Tanzania. One of the greatest needs of the population, those who stayed behind and those who have returned, is shelter, in particular adequate roofing. The ACT/EER had already drawn up plans to meet shelter needs before the current mass return of refugees. The need is even greater now. ACT/EER has relief experience in the prefecture, having implemented a large-scale seeds and tools programme in 1995 and is currently distributing food and non-food relief items in four communes in coordination with the local authorities, UNHCR and other NGOs.

This project aims to meet the shelter needs of up to 2,700 households in two communes where ACT/EER is currently authorised to distribute relief aid: Mukaranje (1,500) and Kibale (1,200). ACT/EER will aim to assist the most vulnerable cases in the two communes. The local authorities have already identified households in need, but ACT/EER, the local authorities and local committees, will verify these households. If there is an overestimation of need, the other metal sheets would be used for the two other communes where ACT/EER is working (but where there is less need for shelter): Kinyami and Bwisige. Each household will receive 30 metal sheets and 3kg of nails. The project will assist in the procurement, transport, distribution, construction and monitoring of the re-roofing of houses. As ACT/EER has limited capacity, there is a request for extra staffing, although it is planned that there will be voluntary labour, from the households themselves and from the local communities. The project time scale is for 6 mmonths.

ACT/Christian Aid's field office will be responsible for monitoring the project implementation.

BUDGET (in US$)

Item Quantity Unit cost Total cost
Metal sheets (2,700 houses) 81,000 units 6.50 per sheet 526,500
Roofing nails (2,700 houses) 8.1 MT 2.46 per gram 19,926
Transport of materials 8,370
Handling costs 1,462
Staff salaries + accom. 2 supervisors 148 each 296
Yamaha motorcycles
+ fuel, maintenance etc
2 2,400 each
1,577
4,800
562,931
Administration (3%) 16,888
Contingency (3%) 16,888
CA field office monitoring 3,000
TOTAL 599,707
ACT/CA request to back donors (ODA, DFA) 400,000
REQUEST TO ACT 199,707
TOTAL REQUEST FROM ACT/EER 271,305

II ACT/LWS Rwanda - Rwanda Repatriation from Tanzania

Introduction

The return of tens of thousands for refugees from Tanzania to Rwanda brings the problem of shelter into sharp focus. During the 1994 genocide many houses were destroyed in both Urban and Rural areas. Rwanda is now undergoing the third rainy season since the Genocide. Many of the houses of the rural poor have collapsed or partially collapsed under the impact of the weather.

Many of those returning now will find their houses: * Collapsed. * Looted of doors, windows and possibly the roof. * Occupied by old caseload returnees, survivors or new caseload returnees whose own houses had collapsed.

Kibungo is believed to the be prefecture with the worst problem of house occupation in that 32,000 houses there are believed to be occupied. ACT/LWF has been active in the shelter sector in Rwanda since 1994 and has pioneered the full involvement of the beneficiaries in housing as well as the division of large villages of 500 units into smaller sectors.

Emergency currently applied for Reception of Rwandese Refugees from Tanzania. Rwandan refugees started to cross from Tanzania in large numbers on 14.12.96. Most of the immediate needs of the refugees are covered by material already in stock in Rwanda, including plastic sheeting, blankets, and jerricans procured under previous act appeals.

While the immediate needs are met, the biggest problem for those returning is that of shelter.

Location

Kibungo and Umutara Prefectures in Eastern Rwanda with particular emphasis on Rukira and Kayonza communes in Kibungo and Murambi commune in Umutara.

Implementation Period
15 December 1996 to 31 December 1997.

Number and type of Beneficiaries targeted
This appeal is for the resources to: * reconstruct or rehabilitate 1,000 houses on existing sites over a six month period. It is estimated that some 5,000 people will benefit from this component. * Build 3,000 new houses on new sites. This will benefit both the occupying family and the returnees. 30,000 people are expected to benefit. * Build 500 new houses on scattered sites. These are intended chiefly to meet the needs of survivors of the genocide and for families who are not able to regain their properties (widows have very limited rights under Rwandan law). This will benefit some 2,500 people.

ACT/LWF is one of the NGOs in Rwanda with the widest experience of successful resettlement. ACT/LWF already has experience in the rehabilitation of housing, the construction of housing on green-field sites, and the construction of small numbers of houses on infill sites. This project is intended to meet the shelter needs of the rural community in a balanced way.

Stated Needs

This project will * Return 1,000 presently uninhabitable houses in various stages of disrepair to a habitable condition. * Build 6 new villages each of 4 groups of 125 houses. * Build 500 new houses at scattered sites (trading centres, next to existing housing etc). From ACT/LWF's previous experience we are aware that the full cost of a rural house is of the order of USD1,000 to 1,200 per unit.

Procurement

All items will be procured regionally where possible. It is expected that less that 5% will be procured from sources outside of the region. All procurement will be in accordance with ACT/LWF's procurement rules. Auditing will be carried out on a calendar year basis by external auditors.

otal Amount Requested now: USD 2,573,285

Implementation Timetable

Preparatory work is already under way in the communes of Rukira and Kayonza where approximately 1,000 houses in need of rehabilitation have been identified.

The planned work will be carried out over a twelve month period, with approximately half the work being done in each six month period.

Budget (All costs in USD)

This budget only included new costs for the proposed new activities and ignores items such as international staff costs and vehicle capital costs which have been included in previous appeals or in the Statement of Needs for 1997. Agencies may wish to include such costs in appeals to back donors as the earlier appeals are not fully funded. Capital costs for transport are about 2,000USD per month for trucks, 1,800/month for tractors and light vehicles. International Staff cost about 6,500 per month (including all costs). Four additional International Staff have been employed for the project.

BUDGET (in USD)

Item Unit No. Months Cost Total
Construction Materials: No. of Beneficiaries: 20,000
Roof Kits (rehab) Each 300 240 72,000
Roof Kit (New) Each 1,750 240 420,000
Doors (rehab) Each 750 60 45,000
Doors (New) Each 3,500 60 210,000
Windows (rehab) Each 1,500 35 52,500
Windows (new) Each 7,000 35 245,000
Primary School Blocks Each 4 28,000 112,000
Health Centres (basic) Each 2 50,000 100,000
Sub-Total 1,256,500
Non Food Items: No of Beneficiaries:
Rural Carpenter Tools Set 100 300 30,000
Rural Mason Tool Kits Set 100 300 30,000
Sub-Total 60,000
Transport Hire - for 6 months:
7t Trucks per truck 9 6 1,800 97,200
Tractor and trail per tractor 18 6 1,200 129,600
Tractor and water per tractor 18 6 1,500 162,000
4x4 Vehicles per vehicle 8 6 1,200 129,600
Motorcycles per MC 36 6 300 64,800
Sub-Total 583,200
Other Costs:
Site demarcation per site 4 20,000 80,000
Labour: local specialists:
Technician person 9 6 500 27,000
Clerk person 9 6 400 21,600
Foreman person 18 6 300 32,400
Master Mason person 18 6 300 32,400
Mast Carp person 18 6 230 24,840
Labour: Local Support staff
Guards person 50 6 200 60,000
Labour person 175 6 200 210,000
Handsets UHF unit 8 1,000 8,000
Sub-Total 496,240
Administrative Overhead (7%) 167,716
TOTAL REQUEST FROM ACT/LWS 2,563,656

We are looking into the possibility of ECHO funding but prospects are highly unclear at this point.

Co-ordination

ACT/LWF in Rwanda operates in full co-ordination with Government, UNHCR and with other NGOs as well as local communities and their churches and other associations. ACT/LWF has played a lead role in establishing and promoting co-ordination structures such as the NGO Forum and has supported the Government's Humanitarian Affairs Co-ordination Unit.

Implementing Partners: ACT/EER USD 271,305 ACT/LWSUSD 2,563,656

Please kindly send your contributions to the ACT bank account.

For further information, please contact:
ACT Co-ordinator, Miriam Lutz (phone ++41 22 791 6032 or mobile phone ++ 41 89 203 6055).

Co-ordinating Office

APPEAL FACT SHEET

Appeal Number:AFRW61

Appeal Name:HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO RWANDAN RETURNEES

Date Issued: 20 December 1996

Project Completion Date:

Project Description:

Relief and Rehabilitation for Rwandan returnees from Tanzania by local churches and LWS in Rwanda.

Implementing Partner Activity Description Appeal Target(USD)
ACT/EER Kigeme Relief 71,598
ACT/EER Byumba Shelter 199,707
ACT/LWS Repatriation of Rwandese Refugees 2,563,656
TOTAL APPEAL TARGET: 2,834,961

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