OBSERVATIONS BY ARDEX08 CAMP MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS

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OBSERVATIONS BY ARDEX-08 CAMP MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP
PARTICIPANTS
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Camp Management Workshop

• 1.5 days on 25 Aug afternoon and whole 26 Aug
• About 30 participants, divided into 4 camps
• ACDM members, partners, Red Cross and IFRC
• Facilitated by UNHCR (Mr. Raja) and ASEC
• Most modules covered by UNHCR, and one
  presentation on actual case study by IFRC
• Method lectures, Q A, group discussions
• Followed by observing the conduct of evacuation
  on 27 August 2008

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Topics covered in the Workshop

• Introduction
• ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Context
• Introduction to Camp Management
• Needs Assessment and Planning
• Minimum Standards and Tools for Protection and
  Service Delivery
• Coordination and Community Participation
• Camp Closure and Durable Solutions

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Field Observation, 27 August

• Methodology
• Short briefing by the evacuation committee
• Participants divided into four groups
• Using checklist provided by the facilitator
• Interview with the service providers, observation
• De-briefing, reporting by the groups
• Report compilation

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Field Observation, 27 August

• Facilities provided by service providers

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Field Observation, 27 August

• Registration
• Good attention to data collection and
  registration (name, address, phone, occupation,
  gender, age, remarks)
• Registration staff is trained in data collection
• Recommend addition of English to the forms
• Registries get buttons to ID them, then divided
  into sick and non-sick evacuees but some
  by-passed the process
• All facilities are open but no proper guidance
• The flow is not clear flow signs recommended
• Areas should be fenced/properly cordoned

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Field Observation, 27 August

• Infrastructure well done, but not enough space
  for 1,000 people
• Family grouping babies, children, women no
  segregation, put some dividers for privacy
• There was partnership among the service providers
  and stakeholders (Red Cross, Police, Fire Dept,
  Health Dept, Local Govt, National Govt, etc)
• Camp coordinator not visible
• Decontamination area too close to the kitchen
• Sanitation problem

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Field Observation, 27 August

• Communications difficult, noise factor
• Government has the capacity
• Conflict resolution mechanism cant be assessed
• Thai Red Cross well done!
• Security Security forces moving in groups
• There are lights (good for security in dark)
• No fence (open space makes security difficult)
• Community participation not obvious
• Need to have information/media centre Inquiry
  Center

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Field Observation, 27 August

• Health
• Health was overemphasized
• No distinction between men and women
• There was attention to local culture no sick
  people lying on the floor!
• Seems there was coordination with local
  government (if beds not enough contact the
  local hospital)
• Good identification by color coding
• The morgue was too close to the living

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Thank you