Project profile — Innovative Technology for Refugee Protection - UNHCR 2013

• Ethiopia (25.00%)
• Kenya (25.00%)
• Chad (25.00%)
• Uganda (25.00%)

• Emergency Response: Material relief assistance and services (72010) (100.00%)

• Gender equality (not targeted)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (not targeted)
• Youth Issues (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

This project aims to improve the safety of women and children living in refugee camps. In Sub-Saharan Africa, six out of ten refugees live in camps; 72 of these camps have no electricity. Darkness provides cover for crime and vandalism, and puts women and girls at risk of rape and sexual violence. The United Nations Refugee Agency has been involved in the development of an innovative, eco-friendly solution that provides solar street lamps, solar lanterns and fuel-efficient stoves. With Canada's support, the project provides refugees and displaced persons with solar street lamps, solar lanterns, and clean cooking stoves and assist over 200,000 people. It also seeks to reduce the loss of environmental resources and improve educational outcomes for children.

Expected outputs include: 166,300 refugees benefit from fuel-efficient stoves that require less firewood; 282,000 children/families receive solar lanterns; 826 streetlights installed in refugee camps to ensure greater safety; refugee committees set up to carry out maintenance of the lighting and stoves; refugee committees trained on simple repairs and maintenance of lighting and stoves. The expected intermediate outcome is reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people, especially women and children.

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