RHUs make the difference for Burundian refugees in Tanzania


Tanzania currently hosts more than 320,000 refugees from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. UNHCR’s focus in the region has been on providing refugees who still live in emergency shelters and tents with RHUs. Today, more than 4,000 refugees in the region are already benefitting from this shelter solution.


Gloriouse Saguye (seated far right) is seen with his family in their Refugee Housing Unit in Kigoma Refugee Camp in Tanzania.


Gloriouse Saguye fled Burundi at the age of 67 when two of his children were killed by armed groups during political violence in 2016. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, he walked for four long days to reach the border of Tanzania, where he was welcomed by UNHCR. He lived in an emergency shelter with his wife and his four children for almost three years, and received a safe, sturdy RHU this year.


I feel very happy and more comfortable here than where I was staying before. I also feel safer and secure because this shelter is more durable and has locks. I know that when it rains, I will be protected. — Gloriouse Saguye


Maria Barayavuga fled Burundi in 2016 when she was threatened by armed groups. She is shown here inside her Refugee Housing Unit in Kigoma Refugee Camp in Tanzania.


“I moved into this place in February 2019. I felt really happy when I received it. It is a nice size and I feel safe because it has a lockable door and solar light. I feel honoured I am staying here and have more dignity because it is enough for me.” — Maria Barayavuga


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