Tanzania is home to over 260,394 refugees. Kigoma region has a long history of hosting refugees from Burundi and Congo residing in Nyarugusu, Nduta and Mtendeli refugee camps. UN Agencies with other key partners work to protect and support refugees with their host communities.

Ujio wa wakimbizi katika wilaya ya Kakonko mkoa wa Kigoma imeelezwa kuwa miongoni mwa changamoto mbalimbali ikiwemo ya uharibifu wa mazingira ambapo takribani miti 50,000 kila siku inakatwa kwa ajili ya matumizi ya wakimbizi katika kambi ya Mtendeli #ChukuaHatua

Mtendeli, Kigoma: living Easter in a refugees camp, even in a time of pandemic

A gift from the Community Mother: hundreds of washable face masks for the refugees camps of Mtendeli and Nyarugusu

A conference for Peace with a core message, “PEACE WITHOUT BORDERS” held on this 9th of November, 2019 at Mtendeli Refugees camp in Kigoma, Tanzania

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NGUO ZINAZOFANANA NA SARE ZA JESHI ZAKAMATWA KAMBI YA WAKIMBIZI

> KIGOMA: Sare hizo zimekamatwa na Kamati ya Ulinzi na Usalama ya Wilaya ya Kibondo

> Jumla ya sare 1,947 zimekamatwa kwenye kambi ya wakimbizi ya Mtendeli na Nduta

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#JFLeo

KIGOMA: TANZANIA KUWAREJESHA BURUNDI WAKIMBIZI 2000 KILA WIKI

- Tanzania na Burundi zimesaini makubaliano ya kuwarejesha Wakimbizi waliopo katika Kambi ya Nduta na Mtendeli kuanzia Oktoba 1, kutokana na amani iliyopo ktk nchi hiyo

Soma jamii.app/WakimbiziBNDKu…
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Meeting with the Burundian refugees in Mtendeli camp. Many challenges were listed. Two busses with returnees left as we arrived. Visited Helpage and Plan International where we met many cheerful refugees.

Earlier today the community members from Kibogora Secondary School and Mtendeli Refugees Camp opened a new reality at Malagarasi High School in Kibondo, Kigoma, Tanzania.

Hand washing station at the Volrep departure centre at #Mtendeli refugee camp.
Picture taken during my last visit in November 2020.

Serikali ya #Tanzania na Burundi zimesaini makubaliano ya kuwarejesha Wakimbizi waliopo katika kambi ya Nduta na Mtendeli.

Wakimbizi 2000 watakuwa wakirejeshwa #Burundi kuanzia Oktoba 1, mwaka huu kutokana na amani iliyopo nchi humo. #KwanzaHabari

Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani, Kangi Lugola amewasimamisha kazi maofisa 5 wa idara ya wakimbizi wakituhumiwa kutoripoti uwepo wa nguo 1,947 zinazodaiwa ni za jeshi kwenye kambi za Nduta na Mtendeli #MwananchiUpdates

Waziri Lugola na Waziri wa Mambo ya Ndani kutoka Burundi, Barandagiye, wamehamasisha Wakimbizi wa Kambi ya Nduta na Mtendeli, Mkoani Kigoma, kurejea Nchini mwao(Burundi) kwakuwa Nchi hiyo ina amani, Lugola ametangaza kuwakamata wanaowapotosha Wakimbizi kuwa Burundi hakuna amani.

Doing somersaults @ Mtendeli camp for #WorldRefugeeDay showing #burundianrefugee talent UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR Tanzania

Check out these impressive, gravity-defying stunts by some incredibly talented youth in #Mtendeli camp during #DayoftheAfricanChild celebrations. Excited to see what else they might have up their sleeves tomorrow as we kick off #WorldRefugeeDay in #Tanzania #StepWithRefugees

Joyful celebration of the launch of #ideasbox learning tool in #Mtendeli #refugeecamp by Plan International Tanzania UNHCR Tanzania promoting learning and connection

Arrivée de 249 Burundi (120 ménages dont 129 hommes et 120 femmes) rapatriés par UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency des camps tanzaniens de réfugiés de Nduta, Mtendeli et Nyarugusu. Ils ont été chaleureusement accueillis à la Frontière de Mugina en Province Makamba aujourd'hui vers 11h.

Gathering of hope, prophecy of peace: interfaith prayer and assembly in the refugees camp of Mtendeli, following the example of Rome's one. 'No one is saved alone! Peace and fraternity!'

Women @ Work IRC in Mtendeli refugee camp #tanzania . Excellent recommendations for making IRC programmes safer and better for men, women and children.

Entrée de 941 burundais rapatriés volontaires en provenance des camps de Nduta, Nyarugusu et Mtendeli en Tanzanie. Ils sont reçus au poste frontière de Gisuru en Province Ruyigi