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Dzaleka Encyclopedia
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Health
Dzaleka Health Centre
Also known as Dzaleka clinic, Dzaleka Health Center
The primary health facility inside Dzaleka, serving refugees, asylum-seekers, and surrounding communities in Dowa District.
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Place
Dzaleka Refugee Camp
Also known as Dzaleka Camp, Dzaleka Refugee Settlement
Malawi's principal refugee settlement, established in 1994 in Dowa District and now home to people from across the Great Lakes region and the Horn of Africa.
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Education
Education in Dzaleka
Also known as Dzaleka schools, Refugee education in Dzaleka
Public, private, community, and post-secondary education in Dzaleka, including the Malawi curriculum and long-running scholarship and digital-learning programmes.
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People
Menes la Plume
Also known as Tresor Nzengu Mpauni, Trésor Nzengu Mpauni
Congolese poet, musician, and cultural organiser who founded Tumaini Letu and the Tumaini Festival in Dzaleka.
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People
Innocent Magambi
Also known as Innocent Magambi Ziba
Refugee-rights advocate and founder of There Is Hope, whose work grew from his experience living in Dzaleka and other refugee camps.
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History
Population and demography
Also known as Dzaleka population, Camp population
A dated guide to population figures for Dzaleka and Malawi's refugee population, including countries of origin and why totals vary between reports.
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Culture
Tumaini Festival
Also known as Tumaini, Tumaini Arts Festival
A refugee-led arts and culture festival founded in Dzaleka in 2014, bringing camp residents, Malawian communities, and visiting artists together.
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Institution
Yetu Community Radio
Also known as Yetu FM, Dzaleka Yetu Community Radio
A multilingual community radio station based in Dzaleka, established to serve refugee and Malawian communities with public information and community programming.
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EducationDeveloping entry
Dzaleka AppFactory
Also known as AppFactory, Microsoft AppFactory Dzaleka
A software-development training programme launched in Dzaleka in 2017 through Microsoft 4Afrika and UNHCR's Connectivity for Refugees initiative.
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Infrastructure
Water and sanitation
Also known as WASH in Dzaleka, Water supply in Dzaleka
A reference entry on water supply, latrines, handwashing, and waste management in Dzaleka, based on UNHCR's August 2024 reporting.
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