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Re: CCCM/Shelter/NFIs Cluster Meeting minutes - Al- Hudaydah (Draft)

Time/Date: 10:30 – 12:30 hrs. 27 April 2016 Location: MOPIC Office, Hajjah town Participants: MOPIC Hajjah, Social fund, Hajjah Deputy Governor, Head of Hajjah planning department, Hajjah YWU, Hajjah MOSAL, IOM, ZOA, Permanent Development NGO, IDP center, YRC Hajjah, UNHCR, Hajjah IDP ExU and Vision hope

Aagenda

1) Updates on activities for the past period from cluster members. 2) Recent floods. 3) Achievements. 4) challenges/gaps/issues (Sub –Cluster Co-Chair)/solutions. 5) AOB

Agenda Items Action Points

Updates on activities for the past period from cluster members:

Updates on activities for the past period from cluster members: Cluster member to share their activities with UNHCR - Between 26 and 28 April 2016 , UNHCR as Cluster lead to compile through Implementing Partner Al-Amal and resend to all cluster completed Abs distribution of ESK for members. 1,500 IDPs families / 10,043 Individual in , ,

- Al-Amal supported by UNHCR continues to distribute NFIs in Al-Hudaydah Governorate, in end March and April 2016 distribution of NFIs to 504 IDP families consist of 3,252 individual, the distribution took place at , and to 247 IDP families consist of 1,398 individual in , in Al-

Hudaydah Governorate. IDP families were mainly living in the open.

2-Recent floods:

-As respond to recent floods YRC Hajjah on April 2016 distributed NFIs and shelter to 20 IDP families, the distribution took Agencies\organizations who place at in Hajjah want to change Standard Governorate. IDP families were mainly Households Items have to affected from floods. conduct assessment and based on the assessment - As respond to recent floods Al-Amal result they should send their supported by UNHCR on April 2016 recommendation to Shelter distributed ESK to 180 IDP families consist cluster to be endorsed by the National Cluster. of 1,336 individual, the distribution took place at Sharas district in Hajjah Agencies\organizations who Governorate. IDP families were mainly have gaps in affected from floods. following\sticking to

Standard Households Items - As a respond to recent floods in Al- and Emergency Shelter kit Hudaydah, Al-Amal supported by UNHCR should approach the Shelter NFIs and Shelter distribution took place on cluster to coordinate filling April 2016 to 346 HHs consisting of 1,686 the gap, this can be achieved individuals in Az Zuhrah district, UNHCR mainly by complementing covered IDPs Shelter and NFIs needs for the distribution by another above mentioned families. cluster member.

- As a respond to recent floods in Al- Hudaydah, Al-Amal supported by UNHCR Agencies\organizations who NFIs and Shelter distribution took place on have gaps in funding can April 2016 to 633 HHs consisting of 2,932 approach Humanitarian individuals in Al-Lohayah district, UNHCR Pooled Fund managed by covered IDPs Shelter and NFIs needs for OCHA. above mentioned families.

-IOM starts mobilizing mattresses from Aden to Hajjah in order to complement MSF Spain NFIs distribution in Sharas district.

-Sub Cluster lead took the opportunity of the meeting to remind all cluster Sub-cluster lead and IDP ExU members to follow and to stick to Shelter will communicate with OCH Cluster guidance on Standard Households to organize training to Al- Items, Emergency Shelter kit and Shelter Hudaydah hub Shelter sub- Rehabilitation Tools for IDPs. cluster members on Yemen Humanitarian Pooled Fund. -YRC Hajjah supported by ICRC plan to distribute 200 NFIs kits in flood affected districts. Coordination to avoid duplication is essential and -OXFAM will distribute plastic sheets to this has to go through Shelter flood affected families in Az Zuhrah sub cluster and IDP ExU. district, Al-Hudaydah Governorate

3-Achievements:

- UNHCR IP is in progress on rehabilitation IDP ExUs in Hajjah and Al- of collective centers under Al-Hudaydah Hudaydah to share available Hub: information on agencies -Rehabilitation of the Agricultural Center working at field with no Extension project, Al Qanawis district, Al- representation in cluster Hudaydah Governorate, percentage of meeting. progress 100%. -Rehabilitation of Al Hesn Building Project, , percentage of progress 80% -Rehabilitation of Al Tadhamn School project, Aslam district, percentage of progress 90%

Preparation for addition three rehabilitation projects were finalized, offers were received and tender results analyze ongoing, the three projects details as follows: -Rehabilitation of Youth and Sports Building, Abs district, Hajjah Governorate. . -Rehabilitation of Khawlah School Project,

Ku'aidinah district, Hajjah Governorate. -Rehabilitation of Khalid Bin Al Walid School Project, Aslem district, Hajjah Governorate.

-Other agencies who could not attend the meeting will be requested to send their inputs via e-mail.

-DRC distribute partial NFIs to 600 families in Hajjah town

4- challenges/gaps/issues (Sub –

Cluster Co-Chair)/solutions:

- On challenges and gaps: Shelter Sub-cluster will share - Hajjah Deputy Governor and IDP ExU in the request of emergency Hajjah request Shelter cluster to help YRC stock with the National Hajjah to allocate Emergency stock of NFIs cluster and National shelter and Shelter to respond to 200 HHs in case cluster coordinator to advice of future emergencies such as floods. on best way to handle this - Security clearances given by local request. authorities for assessments and distributions are delayed or canceled by other local authorities in the same Governorate, as Humanitarian actors are required to submit all request to IDP ExU but weak coordination results are observed when it comes to reality on ground as it may be rejected by other authority. Cluster members to coordinate all their - On issues: for electing Sub –Cluster Co- assessment and Chair the members cold not be finalized interventions with IDP ExU in as no presentation from Al-Hudaydah Hajjah and Al-Hudaydah Governorate were noticed, so this point Governorates. were post pounded to next Sub-cluster meeting.

- On Solutions: IDP ExU in Hajjah suggested that agencies have activities in Hajjah should open offices to have a kind of representation at field level.

- Levels of coordination with IDP ExU should be enhanced. - Encourage partnership with local NGOs and implement through local contractors. - Increase budget allocated for interventions in Hajjah and Al-Hudaydah . AOB -NTR