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  • NORCAP expert Geophrey Oyugi and local operator Thomas Amum mixing human waste with water at the biogas plant in Malakal, South Sudan

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    The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future.

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    We protect displaced people and support them as they build a new future. We started our relief efforts after World War Two. Today, we work in both new and protracted crises across more than 40 countries.

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      • Cameroon
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    NRC works to protect the rights of displaced and vulnerable persons during crisis. We specialise in six areas: food security, education, shelter, legal assistance, camp management, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

    Rights respected, people protected
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      • Camp management
      • Education
      • Information, counselling and legal assistance
      • Livelihoods and food security
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      • Cash-based interventions
      • Supporting youth
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      • Housing, land and property rights (HLP)
      • Humanitarian access
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NRC Ethiopia | Fact sheet

Published 31. Jul 2018
Ethiopia Country fact sheet
The refugee population continues to rise in Ethiopia with the war in South Sudan and a steady influx from Eritrea. NRC has provided assistance since 2011.
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