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CAMEROOON North-West/South-West Regions June 2020 Shelter Cluster Factsheet Ako Furu-Awa Misaje Fungom Donga-Mantung NIGERIA Menchum Nkambe Bum Nwa Menchum-Valley Ndu Legend Wum Boyo Noni Fundong Number of HHs Reached North-West Nkum Shelter/NFI Njinikom Oku Kumbo Belo Akwaya Njikwa Bui Mbven 0 Bafut Jakiri Mbengwi MezamTubah 1 - 114 Babessi Momo Ngie Bamenda 2ndBamenda 3rd 115 - 500 Widikum Bamenda 1st Ndop Bali BalikumbatNgo-Ketunjia 501 - 3,646 Batibo Santa Manyu Eyumodjock Wabane Mamfe Upper Bayang Alou Lebialem Fontem West Shutsi F. Plan International/UNHCR, 06/2020 Nguti NEEDS ANALYSIS Toko Kupe-Manenguba South-West Bangem The need for shelter and NFIs remain present within the affected Mundemba communities in the crisis in the North West and South West regions of Konye Tombel Isangele Dikome Balue Cameroon. Ndian Kumba 2nd Kombo Itindi Ekondo Titi Centre As informed by UNHCR protection monitoring program, several Kombo Abedimo Meme Kumba 1st Idabato Kumba 3rd persons among them women and children were displaced in several Bamusso Mbonge villages within Bui, Ngo ketunjia, Ndonga Mantung and Momo Muyuka Littoral divisions in the North West region as they flee violent clashes between Atlantic Ocean West-CoastBuea None State Armed Groups and the State Defense Forces. Fako Tiko Limbe 2nd Limbe 1st Food, shelter/NFI, medical care are among the most dire items ± Limbe 3rd highlighted by the displaced population. Several households have 0 25 50 Kilometers been rendered homeless as their houses and belongings have been destroyed The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. CLUSTER TEAM Shelter Cluster Cordinator RESPONSE Moussa Fofana (UNHCR) In the NW region, NRC distributed NFI’s to 400 households in [email protected] Bamenda II and Bamenda III Sub-Divisions (150 kits in Bamenda II Shelter Cluster Cofacilitator and 250 kits in Bamenda III). The beneficiaries were sensitized on Jecinta Mwongeli (NRC) covid-19 prevention and provided with kits aimed at disease [email protected]/+237 685 135 337 prevention. The NFI on COVID-19 prevention distributed included 4L Shelter Cluster IM Associate of household bleach, 2 bars of 250g soap, 1 20L plastic bucket Ivo Meh K. (UNHCR) SHUMAS is assisting 66 persons with rental subsidies in Bamenda [email protected]/ and Bui, while 39 persons were also assisted with shelter materials by [email protected]; (+237) 699906800 IVSPD to rebuild their houses destroyed as a result of the crisis. KEY DATES IOM in its response to vulnerable IDP households in self settled On the 17th of October 2018, the Shelter/NFI Cluster was situation assisted 743 individuals with both shelter and NFIs in the activated for the South-West and North-West regions of North West and1316 in the South West. Cameroon, together with 7 other clusters, to support the Also, in the South West, UNHCR through Plan International, assisted response to the crisis occurring in both these regions. The 4936 persons with emergency shelter in Fako divisison Shelter/NFI Cluster SW & NW Cameroon is led by UNHCR. The Cluster was established in Buea in October, and a mirror hub NRC reached 71 individuals with the distribution of household NFIs was setup in Bamenda, in December 2018 (The content included Tarpaulins, sleeping mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerrycans for collecting and storing water). KEY DOCUMENTS Shelter/NFI Cluster Strategy GAPS/CHALLENGES Shelter Cluster NWSW Covid-19 response stratergy Standard NFI/Shelter kits Funding remains a big challenge as only 13% of the targeted household have been reached so far. Partners have complained of KEY LINKS lack of funds to meet the needs of the affected communities. https://www.sheltercluster.org/cameroon/documents/ Insecurity is also a challenge as organizations have highlighted https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/op%C3%A9rations/cameroon roadblocks and lock-downs as elements hindering delivery https://reliefweb.int/country/cmr COVERAGE AGAINST TARGETS (HH) KEY FIGURES Shelter (5006) 11% 89% PEOPLE IN NEED PARTNERS FUNDING 8% NFI (4982) 10% 90% 351,299 25 UN: 2 Total (9,988) 13% 87% PEOPLE TARGETED 315,214 INGO: 3 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 Local NGO: 20 Unmet $9.9 M Achievement Gap.
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