Fuel Provision and Gender-Based Violence: Fuel-efficiency as a Prevention Strategy
Reports
Author: United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Date: September 2005
Synopsis: This desk review summarizes the literature (relevant international guidelines and two case studies: Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya & Darfur, Sudan) regarding gender-based violence (GBV) and the provision of cooking fuel in displaced settings, identifies knowledge gaps and determines strategic entry points for UNIFEM’s involvement in GBV programming.

Evaluation of the Dadaab firewood project, Kenya
Reports
Author: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit (EPAU)
Date: 2001
Synopsis: This report is an evaluation of UNHCR’s direct fuel provision project in Dadaab refugee camps, Kenya, conducted by Casa Consulting. The aim of the project was to provide firewood to refugee families to reduce the exposure of women and children to GBV during firewood collection outside the camps. In addition to assessing the impact of the project on GBV, this report evaluates the environmental consequences of the project, as well as its cost-effectiveness, sustainability and impact on community-refugee relations. Lastly, the report examines alternative strategies and provides recommendations for the future.