Chogo

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Chogo

Chogo (German also Tschogo ) is a settlement in the Handeni district in the Tanga region in northeastern Tanzania , which was established by the Tanzanian government and the UNHCR for around 3,000 Somali Bantu refugees. It lies within the territory of the Zigula ethnic group .

Most of the refugees are descended from slaves who were brought to Somalia from this area in the 19th century by the East African slave trade . Many speak the Zigula language to this day and have retained Zigula traditions. In Somalia the slaves or their descendants remained a discriminated minority after their escape or release.

After the outbreak of the Somali civil war , they fled by sea to Mombasa ( Kenya ) and from there to the Tanga region in the early 1990s . There they were initially housed in the refugee settlement Camp Mkuyu near Handeni.

In 2003 the approximately 3,000 refugees were able to move into Chogo, where infrastructure and land were made available to them to enable them to live as small farmers.

Chogo is equipped with a health station, schools, a market and a police station. These facilities in the settlement should also benefit the around 1000 locals. Chogo cost about $ 2 million to build. However, after the UNHCR handed over the camp to the local authorities after three years, the living conditions are worrying: For example, the camp inmates have to pay for hospital stays and medication themselves, which is why the health service has since fallen dramatically. There are also hardly any employment opportunities, which is why crime is increasing.

Refugees have been allowed to apply for Tanzanian citizenship, which hundreds have so far successfully done. On World Refugee Day 2007 550 of them received the relevant documents, in 2008 202 received citizenship on this occasion.

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↑ Z. Tunze, E. Rowley et al: Patterns of transactional sex and condom use indicate high risk of HIV transmission for refugee women. (PDF; 7.2 MB) (No longer available online.) UNHCR, 2010, p. 1 , archived from the original on December 28, 2010 ; accessed on March 26, 2011 (English, prospectus with location map). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ History and Discrimination of the Bantus. (No longer available online.) The Original Somali Bantu Wazigua Community Organization of Central New York, 2011, archived from the original on August 27, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ About Refugees Services Department. United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Home Affaires, Refugee Services Department, 2011, accessed on March 26, 2011 (English): “MKUYU CAMP ... In 2003 these refugees were shifted from Mkuyu to Chogo in the same District. The shift was inevitable due to the limited space in Mkuyu, and as the Tanzanian Government had the plan of offering them citizenship as a durable solution for their predicaments, it was thus appropriate to settle them at a place where there is ample space for allocating them big pieces of land as a way of making them self-sufficient. The Government also considered the fact that these Zigua speaking Somalis can easily integrate with their fellow Tanzanian Ziguas who reside within the Handeni District. There are currently about 1431 Somali refugees at Chogo settlement, and 1423 refugees have already been naturalized after being given Tanzanian citizenship, while others have already applied for it. A considerable number of them are self sufficient, therefore, only a few are still depending on relief food and items. UNHCR is on the last stage of phasing out its aid to the settlement. The camp was re-located and replaced by the current Chogo settlement. "
↑ Heather's Blog: Heather in Tanzania. 2008, accessed on March 26, 2011 (English, report by a Canadian student (social worker) on her assignment in the Chogo camp): “The clinic which we thought was available to all the refugees is in fact inaccessible to most. Why can't the refugees use the clinic that was built for them? Well ever since UNHCR pulled out of the camp 3 years ago the refugees have had to pay out of their own pockets for the services provided at the clinic. But there is no economy in the camp. The refugees have little way of making money, and they are not permitted to leave the camp for long enough periods to actually find work and make some money elsewhere. Those that try are picked up by immigration and jailed. So, most refugees don't visit the clinic when they are ill. Those that can afford the cost use the clinic at times but the services that the clinic offers are limited and for most major illnesses the patient must be sent to a larger hospital, this too also costs a great deal. Barely anyone in the camp is able to afford transport. As such, we have been told that many people who become ill in Chogo never get the medical attention they need and often they die because they can't afford the ~ $ 40 US fuel fare to get to the hospital 1 hour away. It is a really sad situation. "
^ UNHCR: World Refugee Day (WRD) 2007 National Activities: Tanzania
↑ UNHCR: Millions mark World Refugee Day with theme of "Protection"

[Prospekt-1] Z. Tunze, E. Rowley et al: Patterns of transactional sex and condom use indicate high risk of HIV transmission for refugee women. (PDF; 7.2 MB) (No longer available online.) UNHCR, 2010, p. 1 , archived from the original on December 28, 2010 ; accessed on March 26, 2011 (English, prospectus with location map). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[US-2] History and Discrimination of the Bantus. (No longer available online.) The Original Somali Bantu Wazigua Community Organization of Central New York, 2011, archived from the original on August 27, 2013 ; accessed on March 26, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[regierung-3] About Refugees Services Department. United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Home Affaires, Refugee Services Department, 2011, accessed on March 26, 2011 (English): “MKUYU CAMP ... In 2003 these refugees were shifted from Mkuyu to Chogo in the same District. The shift was inevitable due to the limited space in Mkuyu, and as the Tanzanian Government had the plan of offering them citizenship as a durable solution for their predicaments, it was thus appropriate to settle them at a place where there is ample space for allocating them big pieces of land as a way of making them self-sufficient. The Government also considered the fact that these Zigua speaking Somalis can easily integrate with their fellow Tanzanian Ziguas who reside within the Handeni District. There are currently about 1431 Somali refugees at Chogo settlement, and 1423 refugees have already been naturalized after being given Tanzanian citizenship, while others have already applied for it. A considerable number of them are self sufficient, therefore, only a few are still depending on relief food and items. UNHCR is on the last stage of phasing out its aid to the settlement. The camp was re-located and replaced by the current Chogo settlement. "

[Bericht-4] Heather's Blog: Heather in Tanzania. 2008, accessed on March 26, 2011 (English, report by a Canadian student (social worker) on her assignment in the Chogo camp): “The clinic which we thought was available to all the refugees is in fact inaccessible to most. Why can't the refugees use the clinic that was built for them? Well ever since UNHCR pulled out of the camp 3 years ago the refugees have had to pay out of their own pockets for the services provided at the clinic. But there is no economy in the camp. The refugees have little way of making money, and they are not permitted to leave the camp for long enough periods to actually find work and make some money elsewhere. Those that try are picked up by immigration and jailed. So, most refugees don't visit the clinic when they are ill. Those that can afford the cost use the clinic at times but the services that the clinic offers are limited and for most major illnesses the patient must be sent to a larger hospital, this too also costs a great deal. Barely anyone in the camp is able to afford transport. As such, we have been told that many people who become ill in Chogo never get the medical attention they need and often they die because they can't afford the ~ $ 40 US fuel fare to get to the hospital 1 hour away. It is a really sad situation. "

[5] UNHCR: World Refugee Day (WRD) 2007 National Activities: Tanzania

[6] UNHCR: Millions mark World Refugee Day with theme of "Protection"