Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) trainers
this week began to train over 50 local camp managers and NGO
staff working at sites currently sheltering over 70,000 internally
displaced people.
The two-week programme, sponsored
by IOM, is designed to provide camp managers with a better understanding
of their roles and responsibilities in improving conditions and delivering
services to camp populations.
Sanitation, protection and aid distribution have all been major issues in Dili's IDP camps over the past two months and before launching the programme, NRC trainers visited sites and met with camp leaders.
The NRC programme included provision of a camp management toolkit and case studies relating to site design, protection, community participation and camp maintenance.
"Everyday something new arises for each of us managing a site, and here we had an opportunity to ask questions on some of the issues that still remain difficult for us to solve," said Sister Floriana Oliveira, who manages the Becora Canossiana camp.
The training will continue next week with a special training module for international representatives of the Site Liaison Support (SLS) network, which is providing coordination support to local camp managers in all IDP sites throughout Dili.
For more information, please contact Angela Sherwood atIOM Dili. Tel.+670 723 1576. Email: asherwood@iom.int.