Refugees

The European Union humanitarian aid supports delivery of lifesaving water, sanitation and hygiene promotion services in the Nduta refugee camp

The European Union’s humanitarian aid supports relief activities for vulnerable people in crisis zones around the world. Through its humanitarian aid, the European Union has continued to support various lifesaving activities implemented by Oxfam through its Burundian Refugees Response Progamme in...

Oxfam is the lead agency in the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene promotion (WASH) services for the Burundian refugees in Nyarugusu and Nduta camps. Photo: Bill Marwa/Oxfam

Humanitarian Response

Since May 2015, Oxfam has been participating in addressing humanitarian needs of the influx of Burundian refugees that have been crossing into Tanzania due to pre and post presidential election violence that erupted in Burundi towards late April 2015. Despite on-going regional efforts to a peaceful...

Oxfam provides water, sanitation, hygiene promotion and livelihoods services to the refugee population in Nduta and Nyarugusu camps in Kigoma Tanzania. Photo: Mary Mndeme/Oxfam

Overstretched and underfunded refugee camps in Tanzania put over 110,000 Burundian refugees at risk

Health and shelter for Burundian refugees in Tanzania are poised to get worse in already overstretched camps, the aid agencies Oxfam, HelpAge International, Plan International, Save the Children, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) warned today, if there is an...