Widening of roads to facilitate connection of electricity in refugee communities
Exercise to create room for connection of electricity in Kakuma:
Department for Refugee Affairs (DRA) known as camp manager's office reinforced resizing of roads in Kakuma. I set my eyes on this last December when Shops and Hotels in Ethiopian community were resized to allow adequate space for vehicles, bicycles, motor bikes and the people. This road was widened through to the former Nuer Community now multicultural. It extended to Somali, Burundi and Rwanda communities behind Ngundeng Primary School, now vacated, to create another road alongside Mogadishu Primary School and deep into Burundi and Rwanda communities. "In our community, only fences were destroyed," said Tito, a Child Development Worker (CDW) at UNHCR field post one, who handles even issues of shelter and protection because he said they work hand in hand with UNHCR and NCCK. Tito stressed it is to let police and GSU access the community and Boda boda taxis, bicycles and motor bikes.
In Equatoria-Sudanese community, houses were demolished leading to overreacting of refugees against National Council of the Churches of Kenya (NCCK) workers. Security was said to have calmed down that situation by Equatoria Security, Dario. These refugees currently await their houses in neighbouring homes or with relatives and friends. They must face the fate that Kakuma one they lived in that longer will not be their living place. "Some will be resettled either in Hongkong or Kakuma three and four," advanced Tito who is knowledgeable about this.
It's not the first time. In December, 2009, a related exercise was effected in groups 78 and 67 of Oromo and part of Nuer community. These refugees lost their buildings and were finally resettled in Hongkong, zone two and former group 45 now included in Hongkong. Their complains were about their businesses in Zone five they were shifted from, lack of good market, lack of latrines and throwing of stones at night by people not known to them. Lack of handsets too could not let them call for ambulance to take patients to the hospital at night. It fell under insecurity which as time passed, they adapted to and became like other refugees. Somali new arrivals from Daadab faced the same challenges so it's what to do with new areas. Luggage were carried by a lorry given by NCCK through UNHCR in their normal collaboration. This is sensed to be the same for this matter.
The first effect came because of lone places after repatriation of Southern Sudanese. However, the camp population and settlement is increasing nowadays. This is due to influx of Sudanese-Darfurians and other Tribes who faced challenges back home and Nationalities-Rwandans, Ugandans, Somali, Ethiopians, Burundians, Congolese and Eritreans.
All parts of the camp are becoming enjoyable.
Speaking with Energie De Portugale (EDP), I got it clear that connection has began in Kakuma three and four and each an every refugee house will be having switches through out the night. Some focal teachers call it Energy Development of Portugal (EDP). This is done by a big solar panel. "There will be reduced sexual advances," Said Mr. Odilon, the current EDP acting projact director. "Most of these are done in the dark, so when there be light, they will be shy doing it. There will be no hiding place."
Individual refugee houses will be having switches to receive light to reduce waste of money to buy paraffin for lambs.
EDP and provision of light in the camp:
Energie De Portugale (EDP) is said to have been formed in July, 2010. It's target goal is to reduce chances of drop out school girls through distribution of solar lanterns charged with their own solar panels. As such, EDP worked hand in hand with UNHCR, LWF and Filmaid International. This program began in Kakuma Refugee Secondary School where a big solar panel was connected to boost the school switches.
Individual student was to have their own lantern to read at home after paying a refundable fee of two hundred Kenyan Shillings. Twenty shillings too was to be paid to the office for the maintenance of spoiled lanterns.
The target group being girls, they too received in Primary Schools from classes four to eight with the same procedures above. Candidates of last year at Bhar el Naam girls' primary school said they liked it so much. Most of school girls couldn't perform well initially due to domestic work. Others were totally denied education by parents and relatives.
Anena who was a candidate last year revealed, she is an orphan missing both parents. She however, said her foster mother kept discouraging her learning. "My foster mother on seeing me reading says, even if you read you will still fail," said Anena. "On hearing this I feel like leaving that home going to the forest." She is a Ugandan.
Diing, Anena's former classmate said forced marriage too cannot let most of them learn. The rest of boy schools later received.
These lanterns are not given to individuals with their solar panels for security purpose. If that solar is lost it will not be found again thus a right of EDP to keep them secure. EDP trained focal teachers in each and every school. Each school camp wide has two focal teachers knowledgeable about the care of solar lanterns. Mr. Odilon who was a focal teacher in Kakuma Refugee Secondary School became the project director when George, the former project director went back to portugal. Each and every school should fill the first solar panels table to get the next table.
"Distribution is done by UNHCR, LWF and FILMAID," said Odilon. "This program has reached the host community. We have given five hundred lanterns to Pokotom and Lopuarin primary schools and big solar panel too should be provided so individual class will have a switch. Pokotom with three hundred and Lopuarin with two hundred. Big solar panels are in Kakuma town lighting bulbs at night along the road.
Hongkong has poles and the work will reach there soon.
Enrolment is great. "176 girls were enrolled from forms one to four," Said Odilon.
"It's too early, let enrolment of next year be seen so we call you and compare."
Even if all EDP goals and objectives are not achieved, the director boasted that the last performance of girls was due to introduction of solar lanterns.
Anjelina Jolie girls Boarding Primary School topped the column of refugee schools with a mean score of 258 and Bhar el naam girls Day Primary School not far from third or forth positions. This proofs that ahead of time performance will be higher if light will also be in houses.
Drawback brought by poverty which lets some learners fail to get lanterns of their own will be gone.
EDP as a program is continuing.
Congestion within refugee comminities couldn't let GSU and Police filter into refugee communities at night to chase escaping thieves.
UNHCR and the Government of Kenya having traced the cause forsee a secured Kakuma with this EDP light.
Department for Refugee Affairs (DRA) known as camp manager's office reinforced resizing of roads in Kakuma. I set my eyes on this last December when Shops and Hotels in Ethiopian community were resized to allow adequate space for vehicles, bicycles, motor bikes and the people. This road was widened through to the former Nuer Community now multicultural. It extended to Somali, Burundi and Rwanda communities behind Ngundeng Primary School, now vacated, to create another road alongside Mogadishu Primary School and deep into Burundi and Rwanda communities. "In our community, only fences were destroyed," said Tito, a Child Development Worker (CDW) at UNHCR field post one, who handles even issues of shelter and protection because he said they work hand in hand with UNHCR and NCCK. Tito stressed it is to let police and GSU access the community and Boda boda taxis, bicycles and motor bikes.
In Equatoria-Sudanese community, houses were demolished leading to overreacting of refugees against National Council of the Churches of Kenya (NCCK) workers. Security was said to have calmed down that situation by Equatoria Security, Dario. These refugees currently await their houses in neighbouring homes or with relatives and friends. They must face the fate that Kakuma one they lived in that longer will not be their living place. "Some will be resettled either in Hongkong or Kakuma three and four," advanced Tito who is knowledgeable about this.
It's not the first time. In December, 2009, a related exercise was effected in groups 78 and 67 of Oromo and part of Nuer community. These refugees lost their buildings and were finally resettled in Hongkong, zone two and former group 45 now included in Hongkong. Their complains were about their businesses in Zone five they were shifted from, lack of good market, lack of latrines and throwing of stones at night by people not known to them. Lack of handsets too could not let them call for ambulance to take patients to the hospital at night. It fell under insecurity which as time passed, they adapted to and became like other refugees. Somali new arrivals from Daadab faced the same challenges so it's what to do with new areas. Luggage were carried by a lorry given by NCCK through UNHCR in their normal collaboration. This is sensed to be the same for this matter.
The first effect came because of lone places after repatriation of Southern Sudanese. However, the camp population and settlement is increasing nowadays. This is due to influx of Sudanese-Darfurians and other Tribes who faced challenges back home and Nationalities-Rwandans, Ugandans, Somali, Ethiopians, Burundians, Congolese and Eritreans.
All parts of the camp are becoming enjoyable.
Speaking with Energie De Portugale (EDP), I got it clear that connection has began in Kakuma three and four and each an every refugee house will be having switches through out the night. Some focal teachers call it Energy Development of Portugal (EDP). This is done by a big solar panel. "There will be reduced sexual advances," Said Mr. Odilon, the current EDP acting projact director. "Most of these are done in the dark, so when there be light, they will be shy doing it. There will be no hiding place."
Individual refugee houses will be having switches to receive light to reduce waste of money to buy paraffin for lambs.
EDP and provision of light in the camp:
Energie De Portugale (EDP) is said to have been formed in July, 2010. It's target goal is to reduce chances of drop out school girls through distribution of solar lanterns charged with their own solar panels. As such, EDP worked hand in hand with UNHCR, LWF and Filmaid International. This program began in Kakuma Refugee Secondary School where a big solar panel was connected to boost the school switches.
Individual student was to have their own lantern to read at home after paying a refundable fee of two hundred Kenyan Shillings. Twenty shillings too was to be paid to the office for the maintenance of spoiled lanterns.
The target group being girls, they too received in Primary Schools from classes four to eight with the same procedures above. Candidates of last year at Bhar el Naam girls' primary school said they liked it so much. Most of school girls couldn't perform well initially due to domestic work. Others were totally denied education by parents and relatives.
Anena who was a candidate last year revealed, she is an orphan missing both parents. She however, said her foster mother kept discouraging her learning. "My foster mother on seeing me reading says, even if you read you will still fail," said Anena. "On hearing this I feel like leaving that home going to the forest." She is a Ugandan.
Diing, Anena's former classmate said forced marriage too cannot let most of them learn. The rest of boy schools later received.
These lanterns are not given to individuals with their solar panels for security purpose. If that solar is lost it will not be found again thus a right of EDP to keep them secure. EDP trained focal teachers in each and every school. Each school camp wide has two focal teachers knowledgeable about the care of solar lanterns. Mr. Odilon who was a focal teacher in Kakuma Refugee Secondary School became the project director when George, the former project director went back to portugal. Each and every school should fill the first solar panels table to get the next table.
"Distribution is done by UNHCR, LWF and FILMAID," said Odilon. "This program has reached the host community. We have given five hundred lanterns to Pokotom and Lopuarin primary schools and big solar panel too should be provided so individual class will have a switch. Pokotom with three hundred and Lopuarin with two hundred. Big solar panels are in Kakuma town lighting bulbs at night along the road.
Hongkong has poles and the work will reach there soon.
Enrolment is great. "176 girls were enrolled from forms one to four," Said Odilon.
"It's too early, let enrolment of next year be seen so we call you and compare."
Even if all EDP goals and objectives are not achieved, the director boasted that the last performance of girls was due to introduction of solar lanterns.
Anjelina Jolie girls Boarding Primary School topped the column of refugee schools with a mean score of 258 and Bhar el naam girls Day Primary School not far from third or forth positions. This proofs that ahead of time performance will be higher if light will also be in houses.
Drawback brought by poverty which lets some learners fail to get lanterns of their own will be gone.
EDP as a program is continuing.
Congestion within refugee comminities couldn't let GSU and Police filter into refugee communities at night to chase escaping thieves.
UNHCR and the Government of Kenya having traced the cause forsee a secured Kakuma with this EDP light.
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