CMR - Unterstützung von weiblichen Flüchtlingen und mangelernährten Kindern aus der CAF, NGA und CMR Supporting female refugees and malnourished children from the CAF, NGA and CMR Laut UNHCR hatte Kamerun bis September 2020 rd. 306.000 Flüchtlinge aus der Zentralafrikanischen Republik (ZAR) und rd. 116.000 Flüchtlinge aus Nigeria aufgenommen. Die Situation in Kamerun wird auch durch die steigende Zahl von Binnenflüchtlingen verschärft, die ebenso wie die Geflüchteten aus der ZAR und Nigeria vornehmlich in die vier Regionen Extremer Norden, Norden, Adamaoua und Osten gezogen sind. In diesen Regionen beträgt der Flüchtlinge an der Gesamtbevölkerung zwischen 20 % und 30 %. Die Gemeinden sind kaum in der Lage, auf die erhöhten Bedürfnisse der vorwiegend armen Bevölkerung zu reagieren. Es mangelt insbesondere an Nahrungsmitteln, Zugang zu sauberem Trinkwasser und einer grundlegenden Gesundheitsversorgung, insbesondere für junge Frauen, Schwangere, Mütter und ihre Kleinkinder. Die anhaltende Mangelernährung vieler Mütter kann zu physischen und kognitiven Fehlbildungen bei Neugeborenen führen. Die Gründe der Mangelernährung vieler Mütter liegen oft in den sehr kurzen Abständen zwischen den Geburten, dem sehr jungen Alter und den häufigen ungewollten Schwangerschaften. Diese Gründe verstärken sich in Fluchtsituationen, in denen Frauen auch im Zusammenhang mit sexualisierter Gewalt besonders vulnerabel sind.Übergeordnetes Ziel der aus der Sonderinitiative Fluchtursachen bekämpfen - Flüchtlinge reintegrieren (SI Flucht) finanzierten Maßnahme ist es daher, die Gesundheits- und Ernährungssituation von Geflüchteten und der aufnehmenden Bevölkerung, insbesondere von mangelernährten Frauen und Kindern unter 5 Jahren, in den genannten Regionen zu verbessern. Dies soll zum einen durch eine Verbesserung der Ernährungssituation erfolgen und zum anderen, indem die Rolle der Frauen durch verbesserte Möglichkeiten zu einer selbstbestimmten Familienplanung gestärkt wird. According to UNHCR, Cameroon had received approximately 306,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) and approximately 116,000 refugees from Nigeria as of September 2020. The situation in Cameroon is also exacerbated by the increasing number of internally displaced persons (IDPs), who, like refugees from CAR and Nigeria, have moved primarily to the four regions of Extreme North, North, Adamaoua, and East. In these regions, refugees make up between 20% and 30% of the total population. The municipalities are barely able to respond to the increased needs of the predominantly poor population. In particular, there is a lack of food, access to clean drinking water and basic health care, especially for young women, pregnant women, mothers and their infants. The persistent malnutrition of many mothers can lead to physical and cognitive malformations in newborns. The reasons for malnutrition in many mothers are often due to the very short intervals between births, very young ages, and frequent unwanted pregnancies. These reasons are amplified in refugee situations, where women are also particularly vulnerable in the context of sexualized violence.The overarching goal of the measure financed by the special initiative Fighting the Causes of Flight - Reintegrating Refugees is therefore to improve the health and nutritional situation of refugees and the host population, especially malnourished women and children under the age of 5, in the regions mentioned. This is to be achieved on the one hand by improving the nutritional situation and on the other hand by strengthening the role of women through improved opportunities for self-determined family planning. Ziel der SI-Maßnahme ist es, die Gesundheits- und Ernährungssituation der Flüchtlinge und der einheimischen kamerunischen Bevölkerung, insbesondere von mangelernährten Frauen und Kindern unter 5 Jahren, in den vier von der Flüchtlingskrise am meisten betroffenen Regionen Kameruns zu verbessern. According to UNHCR, Cameroon had received approximately 306,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR) and approximately 116,000 refugees from Nigeria as of September 2020. The situation in Cameroon is also exacerbated by the increasing number of internally displaced persons (IDPs), who, like refugees from CAR and Nigeria, have moved primarily to the four regions of Extreme North, North, Adamaoua, and East. In these regions, refugees make up between 20% and 30% of the total population. The municipalities are barely able to respond to the increased needs of the predominantly poor population. In particular, there is a lack of food, access to clean drinking water and basic health care, especially for young women, pregnant women, mothers and their infants. The persistent malnutrition of many mothers can lead to physical and cognitive malformations in newborns. The reasons for malnutrition in many mothers are often due to the very short intervals between births, very young ages, and frequent unwanted pregnancies. These reasons are amplified in refugee situations, where women are also particularly vulnerable in the context of sexualized violence.The overarching goal of the measure financed by the special initiative Fighting the Causes of Flight - Reintegrating Refugees is therefore to improve the health and nutritional situation of refugees and the host population, especially malnourished women and children under the age of 5, in the regions mentioned. This is to be achieved on the one hand by improving the nutritional situation and on the other hand by strengthening the role of women through improved opportunities for self-determined family planning.