ReliefWeb

Highlights

• More than 30,000 people received housing and non-food item (NFI) assistance in 11 provinces in 2018.

• 5,022 IDPs were relocated to Rumonge and Bujumbura Rural after the decommissioning of the four IDP sites.

• 57,000 refugees from Tanzania under the VolRep received an NFI kit and a multipurpose cash grant.

• Sector warehouse in Bujumbura consolidated for emergency response. National contingency stock ready to serve more than 600HH from Bujumbura and Gitega.

• Strong increase in cash activities for shelter activities.

• Improvement of the natural disaster and returnee response in the last months of 2018 thanks to CERF UFE.

Challenges

• Lack of funding for emergency response, including lack of in-kind donations.

• After the food emergency response of April/May, the sector warehouse was emptied. NFI kits and Emergency Shelters must be refilled before next rainy season.

• Diffcult access to afected areas due to road conditions

• HLP challenges. Returnees unable to provide documentation.