Building a home away from home for Cabo Delgado IDPs
Corrane Resettlement Camp was established in November 2020 and is now home to more than 7,000 IDPs.
Nampula, Mozambique - Said Cheia Alfane, 30 years old, from Macomia District, in Cabo Delgado province, fled from his village with his wife and children, walking for five days after his village was attacked.
Said was a businessman, and is now a community mobilizer, using his knowledge of four languages to provide information, communicate with residents, moderate debates, help lost children, and more. “We are good here; we feel a bit normal now. My dream is to continue to do business, to create continuity for my children to study,” he says.
We are good here; we feel a bit normal now. My dream is to continue to do business, to create continuity for my children to study.
Corrane Resettlement Camp was established in November 2020 and is now home to more than 7,000 IDPs. The camp was established by UNICEF, working with Government and partners, after people displaced by conflict began arriving in Nampula in 2020, initially taking refuge in a vacant primary school in nearby Namialo.
UNICEF has drilled four boreholes in Corrane, as well as latrines, and is supporting a piped water network that will support Corrane and neighboring villages. UNICEF is also supporting the expansion of the local school that can accommodate the growing number of children. Health facilities and staff are also supported by UNICEF.
