Skip to main content

Ethiopia: Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Gambella Region, Round 10: March/April 2018 - Summary of Key Findings

Countries
Ethiopia
Sources
IOM
Publication date
Origin
View original

KEY FINDINGS

LOCATION AND CAUSE OF DISPLACEMENT: 12,277 displaced individuals comprising 2,453 households in 11 displacement sites were identified in GAMBELLA region. These figures represent a decrease of 10,632 in the total individuals (-46.41%) a decrease of 2,129 households (-46.46%) and a decrease of 6 sites (-35.29%) since round 9 (January/February 2018). 36.36% sites opened in 2017 but no sites opened in 2018. Conflict was reported as the primary cause of displacement for all IDPs.

DEMOGRAPHICS: 51% of displaced individuals were female and 49% were male. 67% were younger than 18 years old and 4% were over 60 years old.

SHELTER: 1 site reported that over 25% of households were living in shelters that were below regional and cultural standards.

WASH: Only 6 sites met SPHERE standards of access to over 15 liters of water per person per day. 9 (82%) displacement sites reported having no latrines.

FOOD, NUTRITION AND LIVELIHOODS: 82% of sites, representing 11,407 individuals, reported no access to food. 27% of sites reported that IDPs did not have access to income generating activities.

HEALTH: Malaria was the primary health concern in this round of data collection with all 11 sites reporting this.

EDUCATION: In 3 sites, 50% or less of the children on site are attending formal primary school. Formal primary school education is available at 10 sites.
Alternative basic education (ABE) is not available at any sites.

COMMUNICATION: 73% of sites reported that local leaders were IDPs primary source of information followed by site management at 18% of sites.

Figure 1 illustrates trends in stock totals of displacement in the region over time compared to recent displacement. Figure 2 shows IDP numbers dissagregated by cause over time.