Oxfam's water supplies are on standby to be transported from Skopje, with the first consignment travelling tomorrow. The peace agreement has had an immediate impact on Oxfam GB's work in Albania and Macedonia, requiring a very flexible approach. Whilst many refugees want to wait to see how the situation develops before returning, a large number of refugee families have been leaving Albania from the Kuk s border camp, with their places being filled again by refugees travelling back from camps in other parts of the country. Oxfam GB has been working on contingency planning for large numbers of people moving through Kuk s, allowing for up to 100,000 people to be accommodated in existing and new transit camps in the area. In Macedonia, community service activities are now well established in Stankovic 2 camp.
Separate spaces are available for both men and women to relax and socialise.
A team of volunteers run the community spaces, which provide tea and coffee, a family tracing service and access to news. A barber shop is being run by volunteers who give haircuts to around 30 people per day. The community service programme is creating a process for consulting and informing refugees about the process of return, using the network of community leaders that has been established. To help raise funds for work in Kosovo, some of world's leading rock musicians have collaborated on a new album released by Epic Records. The unique compilation No Boundaries is on sale in record shops, and proceeds will be donated to Oxfam, CARE and Doctors Without Borders.