Gasorwe refugee camp is a refugee camp located in Gasorwe commune of Muyinga province in Burundi.
Location Gasorwe refugee camp is located in Kinama colline, Gasorwe commune in Muyinga provinceMicrosoft Word - JAMREPFINAL30805.DOC (wfp.org) in the North-east Burundi.
History Gasorwe refugee camp was established on 27 May 2002. It occupies 250,000m2. The camp is divided into 30 quartiers with 1,312 houses. Gasorwe refugee camp is administered by the government of Burundi and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees who are the main operating partner.
On 13 May 2004, 724 Congolese refugees where transffered to Gasorwe camp from Cishemeye transit center. The process of transferring refugees started in February 2004. A total of eight convoy of refugees were transferred 4,465 refugees to the camp, joining the 4,000 other refugees who were residing in the camp prior.
Demography As of June 2013, Gasorwe refugee camp was hosting 11,000 refugees compared to the 5,667 refugees reported in 2005. The camp is a home to nine ethnic groups namely; Bakusu, Barega, Bashi, Bafurero, Babembe, Banyamulenge, Bahavu, Baganda and pygmy.
As of 2005, they were 461 orphans, 21 unaccompanied minors, 70 elderly people, 410 single parent households and 101 people with physical or mental handicap.
Services As of 2005, there are various services provided by the partner organization. +Partner organizationsServices providedAfrican Humanitarian Actioncamp management and service delivery like health and nutrition, distribution of food and non-food items, education, water and sanitation, and community services.Austrian Relief ProgramConstruction of new houses and rehabilitation of certain community structures.The Association Burundaise pour le Bien Etre Familial (ABUBEF)Formerly provided HIV/AIDS and reproductive health awareness training in the camp.
References
External source WFP/UNHCR REPORT OF THE JOINT ASSESSMENT MISSION OF THE CONGOLESE REFUGEES IN BURUNDI 27-30 JUNE 2005