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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 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.

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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 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 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.

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 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.

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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.

Specify items to be distributed According to observations and responses from the IDPs -Number and type per household - NFI/ES, full kits, only loose items like half Kitchen set, Blankets, Kangas, loose items sleeping Mats and Mosquito nets -Specify if quantity of items distributed will vary by household size The quantity that can be distributed should vary from Household to household Key considerations for distribution Waat is accessible by UNHAS flight every Mondays. ICRC has -Eg access, logistics, security and protection a base in Waat and they do have several flights to Waat weekly. concerns, push/pull, stakeholders/partners to work The airstrip is landable by both light caravans and Helis. Save with the Children is an agency on ground with large presence as well as Intersos and Non-Violent Peaceforce Waat is an opposition controlled area which is the state HQ of . It has never experienced direct fighting therefore its considered to be a safe location by all people. The only threats to the community are attacks by Murle once in a while. Clan revenge attacks are also said to occur at times on few rare occasions There are some services provided in Waat that has been a pull factor such as access to health services at the ICRC facility, SCI nutrition centers and among services by other agencies such as Intersos and NP. A very few cars are available for hire in Waat depending on fuel

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availability. There is easy and safe access to most villages where the IDPs have settled

If emergency shelter and/or NFI distribution is not recommended: Summarise reasons and propose next steps, if any -eg referral to other clusters N/A

NEXT STEPSXT STEPS

Immediate next steps Timeline Who is responsible

Verification and registration Jan 2017 PAH, INTERSOS and IOM Token distribution

Please submit to IOM Juba (cc your Shelter and NFI Cluster State Focal Point)

Photo 1: The assessment team conducting a FGD in Borduot Boma with IDPs and Host community

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Photo 2: One of the team during during interviews with women in Wunbil Boma

Photo 3: Team two conducting separate interview in Wunbil

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Photo: FDG in Wechbor village with IDPs

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Photo 5: Assessment team members talking to an IDP lady who as able to construct herself this shelter she lives in with her family in Waat

Photo 6: Team talking to IDPs who are leaving in this abandoned building in Waat town

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Photo 7: Inside the abandoned building where this IDPs are living in communally

Photo 8: Team conducting interview with the head chief and sub-chiefs of Wechdeng Boma

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General Situation Questionnaire

GI.1 Spontaneous Settlement of IDPs in an urban area Type of assessment site Spontaneous Settlement of IDPs in a rural area Affected area (affected by conflict incident or natural disaster) IDPs on the move (site where IDP’s are transitioning to another site) IDPs living with host families in urban area IDPs living with host families in rural area Area of origin for returnees Returnee transit site/way station Other (please specify)

GI.2 Population directly affected by conflict or disaster (either At the assessment site what kind of wounded/killed or targeted due to violence) population is residing IDPs directly affected by conflict or disaster (either wounded/killed or target due to violence) IDPs not directly affected by conflict or disaster (fleeing area of origin due to insecurity/violence) Population on way back to area of origin (returning population which have not reached area of origin) Population recently returned to the area of origin Other (please specify)

GI.3 Violence (Cattle raiding) What kind of incident has affected Violence (including military operations, small weapons, bombing, the population or forced them to etc.) flee from the area of origin? Floods Fire Health epidemic Food insecurity Voluntarily returned home but land is occupied by other communities Previously displaced and when returned home, land is occupied by soldiers or other armed groups Evicted by military or State authorities Returnees at final destination without allocated land Returnees at final destination with allocated land Stranded returnees Returnees in transit Other (please specify)

GI.4 Host community willing to assist for as long as necessary How is the relationship between the Host community willing to assist, but for limited time displaced and the host community? Tensions already exist Other (please specify

Not applicable (not near host community, etc) GI.5 Older persons (over 60 years) who are living alone and do not have In the crisis-affected or displaced any support from their relatives and/or community. community, are there any of the following: Children under 18 years who have been separated from both parents

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(mark all that apply) and/or caregivers. Estimated number of separated children:______Persons who have physical and/or mental disability. Female Headed of Household: Divorced, separated or widowed single female with minor children. No effective community links: Persons or families who are displaced and have become vulnerable due to the impossibility to relate to the community and who do not receive any support from the community. GI.6 Population Households What is the estimate number of people living on the site? Ask this question from multiple sources – State sources: GI.7 Number of people on the site are increasing What is the status of population at the site of assessment? Number of people on the site are decreasing Number of people on the site are about the same GI.8 State Upper Nile and State area of origin of the population? County several Payam several Boma several GI.9 ___N/A ______Number of People Dead in last ______days How many people are killed, injured, missing due to the current incident/crisis? (state time period of ____N/A _____Number of People injured in last ______days reported number) ____N/A _____Number of People missing in last ______days

GI.10 Few herds of livestock with the population Do people have cattle with them on site? How many? Other livestock? (goats, chickens etc) GI.11 No access at the moment and their return depends on the Do IDPs have access to their place implementation of the peace of origin, and/or a timeline for return to place of origin?

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