SHELTER MONTHLY

May 2017, Issue No. 07

ALEPPO: Six months on from the east evacuations, life is slowly restarting. Debris is being removed, streets cleared, schools rehabilitated for the start of the academic year in September, and solar-powered street lights are transforming life in the city after months of darkness. But the road to recovery will be a long one. There is catastrophic damage to infrastructure, homes and shops, and local residents are unsure how to earn a living. © UNHCR / B. Diab

MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS KEY DIGITS  Despite insecurities, the sector was able to extend shelter assistance to the displaced population in Ar 4.0 million people in need (PiN) of shelter governorate. In total, UNHCR installed/distributed more than 30% Estimate number of people in need of 2,600 tents at different locations including Ein Issa Camp, shelter within Syria hub’s AoR (30% of the estimated 13.5 million total people in Mabrouka Camp, Shahid Aziz Transit Center, Karama, and need of humanitarian support in 2017) Menbij area. The need for more shelter support remains huge. As of 5 June, around 171,000 people were displaced from Ar 742,000 Raqqa, since November 2016. PiN targeted entire Syria in 2017 19% Estimate number of targeted people in need of shelter in Syria (19% of the  Sub-national Working Groups in various governorates are estimated 4.0 million people in need of shelter in 2017) functional. In May, Tartous sector partners met and agreed to develop a mapping tool to improve understanding of partner’s operational presence in the governorate. In , the Shelter 303,385 PiN targeted by Syria Hub in 2017 Sector together with the governorate is setting up a joint 41% Estimated number of targeted people in committee to coordinate the rehabilitation of damaged houses need of shelter by Syria Hub (41% of the in Homs among all active actors. The draft ToR was prepared estimated 742K targeted people in need in Syria in 2017) and is being reviewed by the Governorate. In Sweida, a moni- toring visit was conducted to Rassas collective shelter where rehabilitation project is taking place. The project reached 98% 43,353 completion including delivery of family caravans. Distribution people assisted of shelter kits is also progressing. 15% Total beneficiaries assisted by shelter projects since January 2017 (15% of 303,385 targeted people in need by Syria Hub)  The sector partners in met on 16th of May for its regular meeting. The main outcomes include the development 149 shelter projects implemented of a sector work plan, revision of the Shelter Sector Strategy, Total number of shelter projects review of the Structural Damage Assessment that is planned implemented since January 2017 for Aleppo City, and drafting of a flowchart that illustrates the necessary formal procedures to be assigned to a shelter 23 project. shelter sector partners Number of active shelter sector partners with operational presence

The Shelter Monthly is a monthly publication of the Shelter Sector of Syria Hub which is led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with the Ministry of Local Administration of Syria. This publication aims to provide an overview of humanitarian response of the sector inside Syria for each month. All information presented in this publication are from all shelter sector members with operational presence inside Syria. For more information, please contact the sector. SHELTER MONTHLY

May 2017, Issue No. 07

GAPS AND CHALLENGES

 As Raqqa response is becoming more difficult due to continued insecurity, lack of partners, and logistics challenges. Delivery of assistance is difficult as some areas (i.e. Karama) are near to active front-lines.

 Lack of financial resources to pay transportation and rehabilitate damaged houses in places of origin such as Aleppo continue to discourage IDPs in Tartous from returning;

 Due to the recent developments in Dar’a, the continuation of shelter activities were significantly affected. Still some distribution of shelter kits took place in Dar’a as well as ongoing rehabilitation of one PARTNER IN FOCUS collective shelter.

 Limited access to hard-to-reach areas and lack of long- term presence impede the provision of proper shelter GOPA - DERD support;

 In most cases, available shelters are not enough to GOPA-DERD is a Syrian non-government organization that is accommodate newly displaced persons; affiliated with the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East. It was founded in 1994 focusing on development  Insufficient income/unemployment lead to poor living programs. As a result of the Iraqi immigration and sudden conditions; displacement in 2003, GOPA-DERD expanded its activities and added relief and early recovery programs to its work, gaining  The operational capacity of the sector is insufficient to expertise in these fields. At the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011, meet the needs. GOPA-DERD rushed to implement its Emergency and Rapid Response programs and Livelihood and Sustainable Development projects. Team’s efforts focus on meeting the CRISIS BACKGROUND: The crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic needs of those who are affected, displaced and returnees. that started in March 2011 has transformed into a complex emergency that has displaced around 6.3 million people and forced around 4.8 GOPA-DERD is among the active Shelter Sector partners who million people out of the country to seek asylum. As per the 2017 Humanitarian Needs Overview, around 13.5 million people are in need are providing emergency and durable shelter solutions in Syria. of humanitarian assistance of which around 4.3 million people are In 2016, through its owner-oriented shelter support, it has desperate to receive adequate shelter support and other multi-sectorial rehabilitated 300 apartments benefitting around 1,500 people in assistance as they continue to struggle in an unsafe and uncertain Homs governorate. Among the other programs of GOPA-DERD environment. Due to the protracted nature of the hostilities, many of both displaced and host communities become more vulnerable and include the provision of small business grants and cash for their ability to cope and find safe and durable shelter solutions have work, establishment of community-based initiatives / been greatly affected. The humanitarian community has been organizations, promotion of health awareness, conduct of challenged to both provide emergency and life-saving shelter solutions psycho-social support and vocational training, WASH, and while building back community cohesion and resilience through provision of sustainable shelter assistance. advocacy on child protection and gender-based violence. GOPA-DERD has agreements with 15 partners namely, ABAAD, ACT Alliance, CARITAS, FAO, FDCD, ICCO, IOCC, MECC, OXFAM, UNDP, UN HABITAT, UNICEF, UNHCR, and WHO. GOPA-DERD’s main office is located in Damascus City. It operates in 11 governorates with a team composed of more than 1000 individuals, including around 1,000 volunteers.

Shelter Sector Coordination Team Pankaj Kumar Singh, Shelter Sector Coordinator ([email protected]) Bareaa Alkafre, Asst. Sector Officer ([email protected]) RURAL DAMASCUS: Bakers inside the only bakery in supply Muhammad Shazad, IM Officer ([email protected]) of bags of bread per day to the residents of the town and nearby villages. Corazon C. Lagamayo, IM Officer ([email protected]) Maha Shaaban, IM Associate ([email protected]) © UNHCR Syria / B. Diab Ashraf Zedane, IM Associate - Aleppo ([email protected])

Shelter Sector I Syria Hub I [email protected] I https://www.sheltercluster.org/response/syria-hub Shelter Sector Syria Hub SYRIA: SHELTER SECTOR RESPONSE SNAPSHOT Sheltercluster.org Reporting Period: January - May 2017 Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter

± ALEPPO TOTAL BENEFICIARIES COVERED SHELTER PARTNERS TURKEY ADRA Al Taalouf DRC GOPA 4.2 M OVERALL PEOPLE IN NEED (PIN) IOM MEDAIR MOLA PUI AR-RAQQA 742 K TARGETED PIN / HRP 2017 STD SIF UN-Habitat UNHCR SHELTER PARTNERS UNHCR 43,353 15% OF 303,385 TARGETED PIN (IN SHELTER) BY SYRIA HUB

LATTAKIA BENEFICIARIES COVERED PER GOVERNORATE SHELTER PARTNERS GOPA IOM MOLA AL-HASAKEH 16,664 PUI UNHCR SHELTER PARTNERS

SIF UNHCR Aleppo Al-Hasakeh THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA 10,107

Ar-Raqqa 5,752 Idleb 2,600 2,558 2,320 1,308 1,185 839 Lattakia 20 - - RURAL ALEPPO HOMS AL-HASAKEH TARTOUS AR-RAQQA DAMASCUS DAR'A AS-SWEIDA LATTAKIA DAMASCUS TARTOUS Deir-ez-Zor BENEFICIARIES COVERED BY TYPE OF SUPPORT SHELTER PARTNERS HAMA IOM MOLA PUI UNHCR Hama SHELTER PARTNERS 19,855 DRC MOLA IOM SIF CCS UNHCR Tartous

6,910 6,420 3,788 3,200 HOMS 2,120 LEBANON 910 150 Homs SHELTER PARTNERS DAMASCUS ADRA AL-BERR AOUN CCS EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: EMERGENCY: DURABLE: DURABLE: TRANSITIONAL SEASONAL: SHELTER PARTNERS DRC GOPA IOM MOLA SHELTER PRIVATE SETTLEMENT PUBLIC ASSOCIATED DAMAGE UNIT WINTER DISTRIBUTION SHELTER SHELTER INFRASTRUCTURES HOUSES SHELTER PUI UNHCR UNRWA PUI SIF UNHCR REPAIR/REHAB REPAIR / REHAB ASSISTANCE

IRAQ NO. OF SHELTER PROJECTS PER STAGE

TOTAL NUMBER OF PLANNED / IMPLEMENTED SHELTER PROJECTS Damascus Rural Damascus RURAL DAMASCUS 149 SHELTER PARTNERS PLANNED FOR MOLA APPROVAL APPROVED BY MOLA TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT PHYSICAL IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETED AND HANDOVER ADRA DRC MEDAIR MOLA PUI SIF STD UNHCR UNRWA LEGEND 2017 Shelter People In Need Number of beneficiaries Quneitra Esal El-Ward An Nabk (PiN) per sub_district Jirud QUNEITRA Sarghaya Ma'loula Rankus Raheiba 36 14 40 27 32 SHELTER PARTNERS Dar’a As-Sweida Az-Zabdani 0 - 10,000 0 - 270 At Tall Al Qutayfah MOLA SIF UNHCR Dimas Sidnaya Madaya 10,001 - 20,000 271 - 600 Ein Elfijeh Qudsiya Duma 20,001 - 50,000 SHELTER SECTOR PARTNERS AS APRIL 2017 Damascus Arbin 601 - 1,300 DAR’A Nashabiyeh 50,001 - 100,000 CO-LEAD AGENCIES Hajar Aswad ACF AOUN NRC SIF Maliha SHELTER PARTNERS 100,001 - 150,000 1,301 - 2,450 ADRA CHILD CARE SOCIETY OXFAM SSSD Babella Haran Al'awameed Dhameer DRC GOPA SIF UNHCR Bait Jan Kisweh Ghizlaniyyeh 150,001 - 200,000 AL BIRR DRC PUI STD AS-SWEIDA 2,451 - 3,700 GOPA Rebuild Syria UN-Habitat AL INSHAAT Sa'sa' SHELTER PARTNERS 200,001 - 651,000 IOM RESCATE UNRWA MEDAIR GOPA MOLA UNHCR Masaada JORDAN Khan Arnaba Ghabagheb Masmiyyeh SARC

Disclaimer: The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Humanitarian reach to Data Sources: Shelter 4W Matrix, May 2017 and Shelter HNO, 2017 Creation Date: 11 June 2017 Feedback:[email protected] sub-district does not imply full geographic coverage of all the needs in the sub-district. Information visualized on this map is not to be considered complete.