The
Kerinding II camp was established for families displaced by the Darfur
conflict, many of whom had been living in local schools.
The
camp now accommodates 6,000 people, who receive food, plastic sheeting,
soap, jerrycans and local building materials to build traditional
homes.
Representatives
from the IDP community have been selected to form camp management
committees to oversee water and sanitation, security and other issues.
Water and Hygiene
Islamic
Relief provides 62,000 litres of chlorinated water to the camp twice a
day and has dug 11 wells in the camp. Each camp resident has access to
at least 15 litres of clean water every day. Water quality is closely
monitored to prevent outbreaks of water-borne diseases.
Nearly
300 latrines, 181 bathing cabinets and 252 communal showers have been
installed in the camp. IR staff regularly conduct workshops to promote
hygiene among camp residents.
Evacuating Darfur's Schools
Before
Kerinding II was opened, many of the displaced people had taken shelter
in school buildings in Al-Geneina, preventing them from reopening at
the beginning of the school year. Apart from hindering education in the
town, it also increased tensions between the local population and
displaced families.
Islamic
Relief relocated many of these families from schools into Kerinding II.
Since October 2004, 70 families living in the Tadamon School and 3,000
people from the Mustaqbal, Zahara and Thoura schools have moved to
Kerinding II.
'Masakhane' School
Islamic
Relief's 'Masakhane' school, consisting of 19 classrooms and two
staffrooms made with traditional shelters and tents, opened in October
2004 in Kerinding II.
Over
1,000 children attend the school which is staffed by 28 teachers, some
of whom are from the displaced community. Educational materials and
girls' uniforms have been donated by UNICEF, and 920 school bags were
provided by the Saudi Red Crescent.
Students at the school receive a complementary school meal, and IR has trained six women to cook meals for the children.
Kerinding II clinic
Islamic
Relief's primary care health clinic in Kerinding II opened in October
2004 and serves over 5000 people. The clinic provides vital healthcare
to displaced families.
Workshops on AIDS/HIV awareness are carried out regularly, as well as counselling for victims of rape.
IR also donates medicines to the main hospital in Al-Geneina and to the Kulbus hospital to the north of the camp.
Distribution of Aid
IR
distributes food during the Ramadhan and Qurbani seasons to Kerinding
II residents. In addition, food parcels are distributed periodically to
the displaced people in the camp.
Packs
containing clothes for adults and children have been distributed, as
well as cooking utensils donated by Help Age International and 10,000
bars of soap donated by the UN. Kerinding II residents also received
mosquito nets to prevent an outbreak of malaria.