Emergency assistance of non-food items to 800 households displaced in Nobili, Beni territory, DRC Nobili is situated in the Chiefdom of Watalinga in Beni territory. It is located at 71 km east of Mbau on the axis Mbau – Kamango – Nobili, in Beni territory (North Kivu), bordering Uganda.
On 11 July 2013, the ADF-NALU (armed group from Uganda) attacked the FARDC (regular forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo) position in Kamango health zone, followed by the temporary occupation of the city of Kamango by these attackers. After the attacks, many human casualties (18 deaths), looting of property of the people and the significant loss of medical equipment in the health structures (such as General Hospital of Kamango, Health Centre of Kamango, Health Centre of Kahondo and the Central Bureau of the Health Zone of Kamango) were recorded. 
Then, majority of the population left suddenly Kamango city and 9 other localities and took refuge in Uganda, while a minority was hidden in the forests of the surrounding villages. Kamango, Kitimba, Bugando, Mulopia and N'Dama were completely emptied of their populations and Luanoli, Kahondo, Kikura and Nobili were emptied partially.
Reports from ICRC and other humanitarian actors said that majority of population in villages surrounding Nobili (Busunga, Nyahuka, Bundibugyo and Bubukwanga) has crossed the border to take refuge to Uganda (population estimated at 1,073 households) while another part of the population moved within the Watalinga chiefdom (approximately 5,472 households displaced to Nobili /Njiapanda; 1,318 households to Luanoli; 2,229 households in Kikura and 660 households in Kahondo). 
As most of people who had crossed the border did not agree to settle in the camps prepared for them in Uganda, Nobili had then hosted both displaced people and returning refugees from Uganda. IDPs present in the area are in a very serious humanitarian situation: they occupy public sites including primary schools, churches, old sanitary buildings, depots, stores, abandoned houses, markets, etc.
Living in very poor hygienic and sanitary conditions, displaced people lack almost everything. They have no food, no cooking utensils or clothes. Some actors such as WFP and ICRC are currently planning some interventions to assist this people with food rations and safe water, but any clear plan is set to provide them with non food items.  Even if they could receive food and water, they will face difficulties to prepare meals as they lack essential housewares or jerry cans to collect and keep drinking water. 
This project aims to provide emergency assistance of essential non food items to 800 most vulnerable households within the displaced people actually located in Nobili. Each targeted household will receive a kit including kitchen utensils, beddings (covers), loincloths for women, second hand clothes for children and men, plastic sheeting, soap, mat, hygienic kit for women, etc; according to minimum standards defined by the NFI/shelter cluster. 
It is a punctual assistance before they return back to their villages (if the security permits). The project will be implemented by SOCOAC staff with support from CAFOD emergency team and in close collaboration/coordination with other humanitarian actors in Beni.