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Dear all, Inlight of what’s going on in refugee and IDP camps housing #Tigrayan brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers, I have written what feel is a workable approach for long term rehabilitation. The executive summary from my upcoming op-ed is given below . Feel free to leave your feedback. 👐🏾 ህፃፅ in my mind 👐🏾 👐🏾 Hitsas Sudan Refugees in my mind👐🏾 From Aid Dependence to Dignified Self‑Reliance: A roadmap for accountable and sustainable rehabilitation for Tigrayan IDPs and refugees Executive Summary Tigrayans displaced inside Tigray and those sheltering as refugees in Sudan and elsewhere face a protracted crisis: overcrowded camps, fires, floods, dwindling assistance, and fragile returns with limited services. Short‑term relief saved lives in the first years of displacement, but these people now need a decisive pivot to sustainable, locally grounded rehabilitation. For those in IDP camps, they need rehabilitation built on area‑specific resource mapping, cooperative micro‑enterprise, climate‑smart small‑scale irrigation, and skills pathways linked to real markets- based on availability of resources. Evidence shows safety nets alone cannot reduce long‑term vulnerabilities in conflict‑affected settings without complementary investments in livelihoods, public services, and peace (1-3). This shift must be matched by transparent oversight of fundraising and aid flows. Recurrent reports of opaque collections, informal “taxes,” and diversions erode trust and disempower communities. Some have made it a means of income and wealth when natural disasters occurs they flood the social media with fundraising campaigns on to accounts that don’t muster any accountability. Tigray needs to make such actions illegal. More over, Tigray needs to have anti‑corruption architecture that provides legal and institutional tools; humanitarian integrity standards, independent audits, complaint channels, and whistleblower protections. The Justice Bureau and regional anti‑corruption bodies should register all fundraising initiatives, require periodic disclosures, and prosecute coercion or diversion (4-6). The pathway forward rests on two pillars: (1) durable livelihood restoration: based on availability of resources, creating projects that are women‑ and youth‑led (could be cooperatives or micro‑enterprises) and (2) robust accountability: community oversight and enforceable transparency. Together, these measures can move displaced Tigrayans from dependency to dignified self‑reliance while ensuring every contribution or donation serves its intended purpose (7-8). 👐🏾 Please help the refugees at Hitsas Sudan Refugees camp ASAP. People are dying from hunger & lack of medicine👐🏾 @WHO @DrTedros @WFP @WFPChief @UN_Sudan @umasalam @unicefssudan @UNOCHA_Sudan @AsstSecStateAF @TiborPNagyJr @DawitSeyoum14