Eritrean refugee children fetch water from a tap at Mai-Aini refugee camp near the Eritrean boarder in the Tigrai region in Ethiopia [File:Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]

The Ethiopian Roads Authority in November 2017 completed installation of 11 speed-breakers across the main road in Mai Aini camp to improve pedestrian safety and reduce the risk of road traffic accidents.
By end of 2017, 144 new latrines were constructed and 900 latrine dislodged in Mai Aini camp.
In 2017, 72 permanent shelters were built.
The Vita Event registration (VERA) was successfully launched and refugees are having access to birth certificates particularly children born out of the camp. UNHCR upscaled its cooperation with the local judiciary to enhance refugees’ access to justice and documentation and freedom of movement.
WORKING WITH PARTNERS
UNHCR provides protection and services to refugees in Mai-Aini in collaboration with:
• Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) - In representation of Ethiopia’s government - Camp Management and security; primary health care and nutrition; food and CRIs distribution; protection and community services; shelter; logistics; environment protection; and primary education
• International Rescue Committee (IRC) - WASH; SGBV; primary health care and psychological support; nutrition; protection and community services; education
• International Organization for Migration (IOM) - Resettlement and related logistics
• World Food Program (WFP) – Nutrition; Food supply, transportation and distribution
• Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission (DICAC) - Education
• Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) - Education; shelter; environment protection; livelihood; protection and services
• National Resource Development and Environmental Protection (NRDEP) - Environment protection
• United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – Education
• Center for Victims of Trauma (CVT) - Protection and community services; health care and nutrition
• Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) – Health care and nutrition; protection and community services; education