Dadaab/Kenia: Drinking water and sanitation improv

After the outbreak of the civil war in Somalia in 199, many people had to escape to neighbouring Kenya. In the refugee camps in Dadaab, which were built in northern Kenya after the clashes, the humanitarian situation is very precarious. The deteriorating of Somalia’s Situation leads to more and more refugees pouring into Kenya. Currently there are more than 230,000 registered refugees living in the camps and they getting more and more. The resources are overused. There is not enough drinking water and hygienic conditions are poor. Existing sanitary facilities are overburdened by the large number of refugees.
Aid organisations like CARE are organizing the daily life in the camps, but the growing number of those who are in need will require a better infrastructure.

How does CAR help?

The General Directorate Humanitarian Aid of the European Commission (ECHO), mandated CARE Germany-Luxemburg with improving the sanitation and hygiene facilities in Dadaab. The drinking water supply is assured through installation of new water pipes in the camps at Dadaab. Old pipes, water tanks and wells are rebuilt. Newly arriving refugees are provided with potable water from water tanks before the new water lines are ready. The major problem is the waste disposal. Every day of tonnes of harmful waste accrue. For the first time CARE CARE will construct a garbage collection, garbage trucks and a new landfill. On behalf of the UN refugee relief organisation CARE is responsible for the camp management in Dadaab. This allows CARE to count on the knowledge of experiences colleagues when implementing the ECHO projects who know the needs and concerns of the people.

CARE is recipient of the PriceWaterhouse Coopers Transparency Award 2008: http://www.care.de/care-finanzen.html. Read more