Income generating activities for youth are contributing to creating conditions for return. In this direction ACTED has employed up to 200 youths to assist in the construction of the first pilot “safe haven”. This haven will have the capacity to host around 3,000 persons at night in case of incidents of insecurity therein providing people an alternative safe place other than the IDP sites. Additionally, the Danish Refugee Council, through its partnership with UNHCR, continues to conduct social cohesion and community reconciliation activities in the 3rd and 4th arrondissement.These activities include facilitating and/or mediating meetings between various community leaders.

By Hugo Reichenberger, Reporting Officer, reichenb@unhcr.org