Tongogara Refugee Camp

It was established in 1984[1][2] after Zimbabwe had become independent from Great Britain, and took in refugees from Mozambique who were fleeing from the war between the government and the Mozambican National Resistance Movement (RENAMO).

[2] After 1995, many of its members returned to Mozambique, and the camp closed; however, it reopened in 1998 to accommodate refugees from other African countries as well as Europe and Asia.

[5] The camp has been supported by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for housing and clothing, and by United Nations World Food Program (WFP) for money and food, UNICEF for hygiene and sanitation, and other organizations such as Terre des hommes in Italy for health care and education.

Other countries include Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Syria, Kenya and South Africa.

Children as far as 15km were struggling to travel the long distances to nearby Jekwa Primary and Secondary school.