(Koat,Toraar,Dhoany,Nor) Borduot, Pulbuowa, Pulbar, Rim and Wechdeng
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Shelter Cluster South Sudan ShelterCluster.org Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter NFI and Emergency Shelter Assessment REPORT ASSESSMENT: (tick) Report Date: 13.12.2016 Assessment date(s): 29.11.2016 to 3.12.2016 Location Information State Jonglei County Nyirol Payams Waat Bomas Wunbil, Wechbor, Waat town, (Koat,Toraar,Dhoany,Nor) Borduot, Pulbuowa, Pulbar, Rim and Wechdeng. GPS Coordinates Team Details Name Organization Title Contacts: Email/Mobile/Sat Phone Emmanuel Lumaya PAH ES-NFIs Project coordinator [email protected] Shindani +211954907604 Susan Konga INTERSOS Emergency response team member [email protected] +211956066855 Olam AMUM IOM Shelter and NFI field Assistant [email protected] +211955139478 Deng Minyjang NP National protection officer [email protected] S.AVivekanandaraj NP Senior international protection Vive@nonvforceiolentpeace officer. Summary of Population Type / Numbers A. Total population resident in area The population figures according to 2008 census for -Ref Census to County level Waat (14511 individuals, 1991 HHs ) B. Total number of IDPs/returnees The total number of IDPs be reported at the time of the assessment as -Households and individuals caseload stands at close to 2,263 HHs and about 11,315 individuals -Ref sources - can be multiple However the team strongly recommends that verification is the only -Specify conflict IDP, disaster IDP, way for the team to obtain accurate figures of the needy. returnee There is no list available at the time of assessment but total figures -If returnee, in transit, stranded, or final were read for the team by leaders per locations that eventually the destination? Organised or spontaneous? team visited. If proper verification is carried out the number of HH -Do registration list/s already exist? Made could be less. this figures were reported to the assessment team by by whom? the ROSS office and Intersos team on ground in Waat. Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 1 Shelter Cluster South Sudan ShelterCluster.org Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter C. Total number in need of shelter/NFI assistance -Households and individuals -Specify population type (IDP, returnee, host community) -Verified? List available? Situation Overview -Note any prior assessments (eg IRNA) and attach to this report -If no prior assessment t has been done. summaries information gathered through questionnaire at Annex 1 Waat is one of the Payam in Nyirol County is inhabited by the Lou Nuer and since the conflict started it had been peaceful places for many people hence this witnessed influx of IDPs mostly from Pajut in Uror County of Jonglei, Chuil and Nasir County in upper Nile state. There were clashes between SPLA and opposition forces that threatened the lives of the civil populations. Some of the IDPs report losing their relatives in during the August-September 2016 clashes. Cases of missing family members are still being reported There were distributions of NFIs in Waat by SCI and INTERSOS protection NFIs but that was not enough to cover the overwhelming needs as IDPs keep coming to the areas looking for safety and this resulted in congestion of many homes with IDPs sharing diminishing resources of the host community. A team that comprised of INTERSOS, PAH, IOM and NP conducted Assessment exercises from 28 Nov to 5 Dec-16 in Waat center and its surrounding villages which were long hours of walk away. Some of the locations were covered by a car the team hired locally. Most of the IDPs interviewed indicated that they arrived from Pajut since August 2016 due to the conflict that threatened their lives and so many of them had been hosted in Waat by their relatives and sharing the materials with host communities. Almost all the house visited by the team do have basic NFIs in poor conditions with them which they said had been borrowed or shared by Host community, some used empty sack as sleeping mats/bags and some are not willing to showing their Tukuls sighting privacy concerns Summary of Shelter/NFI Situation -Summarise information gathered through questionnaire at Annex 2 -Include maps and photographs where relevant - Include any information gathered on community and intra-household gender dynamics, as related to shelter and NFI Summary of assessment findings: Waat Payam has about 8 bomas including Waat center where the IDPs are hosted. There is no visible difference in the situation of community in Town and the Villages around. HH survey was done in 3 locations Villages in Waat center alone: 40HH in total, 10HH in each of the villages of Koat, Toraar, Dhoany and Nor. 89HH were interviewed in the villages of Rim, Wechdeng, Bordout and Wunbil. Team was unable to visit villages of Pulbuowa and Pulbar due to logistical constrains IDPs are living in abandoned public buildings not in use such as the school, shops in the market and homes of which the owners left behind were occupied by the IDPs It seems the household size within the community is very large. Over 60% of the households consist of 7 people or more, mostly women and children. Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 2 Shelter Cluster South Sudan ShelterCluster.org Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter IDPs are been allocated plots by the Chiefs within the host community to settle, in the villages outside Waat center it was visible that most of them have started construction of tukuls According to FGD with women, men, children and HH survey Food was the most need, for NFIs Kitchen sets, Blankets and sleeping Mats were highly requested. Clothing were also requested by the women and most children were visibly seen moving naked Most of the respondents had some sort of cooking set, even then it usually consisted of a medium size pot in very poor condition but without any cooking utensils. Estimated 40% of respondents do not have any blankets. Those who do usually have one to share between all of family members, additionally the blankets are old. Estimated 80% of the respondents do not have any sleeping mats. Majority of the households use sacks left after ICRC food distribution as sleeping mats. 90% of the households do not have mosquito nets; however it is usually 1 mosquito net to share between the entire families for those who have The respondents (both IDPs and HC are in possession of jerry cans, some of them do have 20 litre jerry cans, however a lot of them claim that an empty 5 litre container from ICRC is a jerry can. The old oil containers are commonly used for fetching water. There is small market in Waat; Poles, reeds and grass were observed to be sold in the market. Half of the population interview was in possession of20 litre buckets (Oxfam). Some of them were old and broken but a vast majority came from previous distributions. Assessment Methodology -Which assessment methods did you use and why (eg household interview, focus group discussion, shelter observation inside and out, market survey) -If verifying, are you working from an existing list, or are you creating a list from scratch? -How many interviews/FGDs/observations did you conduct? What questions did you ask and why? -Did you use sampling techniques? If so, please describe. -Is there any information you feel less confident about? If so why? The team use the following methods to ascertain the accuracy of the assessment: Conducting key informants interviews with local authorities and community leaders, as well as NGOs: Intersos team on ground, Non-Violent Peace force (NP), Save the children and ICRC 8 Focus group discussions with women, men, boys and girls were conducted to assess their NFI needs and observe the containers used for fetching water. Household survey and transect walks in Waat center were carried out and here random sampling was used. Observations into their living spaces was also carried out by the team to see their bedding items and the condition of their shelters Market visit was conducted to establish the availability of Items on the market. After the analysis of the assessment findings the team recommended the distribution of cooking sets, sleeping mats, blankets Kangas and mosquito nets in the amount differentiated according to the household size. The verification should be done by the technical staffs of the agencies with support of the enumerators selected by the SSRRA. All of the enumerators should undergo training on how to fill in the forms and what to communicate to the community. Everyone will be made aware as to what happens after the verification and registration this is done to encourage accountability. Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 3 Shelter Cluster South Sudan ShelterCluster.org Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter RECOMMENDATIONS . The assessment team recommends a technical team from to go and conduct verification and registration of the IDPs and most vulnerable host families in the areas where the IDPs are living. The shelter situation is okay as most IDPs are seen to be collecting local materials for shelter construction, so there is no less for shelter materials distribution . Figures given by the local authority must be subject to verification by the technical. The teams also recommend tokens distribution during verification to avoid duplication of beneficiaries . Logistically its challenging in accessing the location and the areas are wide apart so team going for verification should explore possibilities of hiring a car in Waat Define targeting criteria -need/vulnerability (if vulnerability, define The Criteria to be defined is to target the IDPs who vulnerability categories) arrived from Pajut, Chuil and Nasir between August and September for verification, registration and receiving tokens. Most vulnerable host community who has hosted IDPs will also be targeted so that tension is not built among the IDPs and the hosts as most have been sharing their belongings with the IDPs.