Camp 2. We met with the IAP Committee. Apparently, there are some problems between the Committee members and the IAP Assistant. No one would come out and say it, but the Committee members seemed to be very frustrated and in my opinion, they seemed not to be able to make their own decisions.
One issue I am concerned with is that the youth didn’t seem to be involved with the process of creating the Project. I don’t think they had any say in how the subjects were picked as there wasn’t an assessment conducted in this camp. The leadership in this camp is very autonomous – which is good, but I wonder how the project was put together.
The IRC would like to focus on the following issues related to the project:
Work on a way to integrate the IAP with new psycho/social programs – they are stating a GBV (Gender based violence) program
Integrate the program into the schools
How to make it sustainable
Technique for documentation
The refugees – the trainers – also asked for a training manual.
This week, I think I might travel twice to the camps as I really need to get a feeling as to how they would like the project to progress. Both camps welcomed the idea of including the handicap into the Project.