Shelter/NFI Cluster Coordination Meeting June 04, 2021 Agenda
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Shelter & NFI Cluster Ethiopia Coordinating Humanitarian Shelter Shelter/NFI Cluster Coordination Meeting June 04, 2021 Agenda 1. Response update 2. ESNFI situation update and responses . Tigray (response, gap, and IDP settlements) Unfinished buildings -discussion Targeting- discussion Standardization- discussion . Wellega and Benishangul . Somali region . Afar displacment 3. Cluster monitoring visit in Konso 4. Logistic Cluster briefing on the available service 5. Election Contingency Plan AoB 2. Overall Response Update People reached by Region 3.7 M People Targeted Assistance in April NFI kits ESNFI kits 346,068 people displaced either 171,186 people displaced by conflict of by flood reached with the reached with the NFI kits up to April ESNFI kits up to April ES kits 10,864 People reached with the ES kits, 552,992 People Emergency Shelter and Repair kits Reached 1,038 returnees have been reached with the repair kits, that include both cash and in-kind items Assistance Trend 250,000 192,621 Cash for NFIs or for Rent 200,000 176,185 IDPs have been reached with Cash 10,090 150,000 141,623 for Rent and Cash for NFIs. Cash for Rent included HLP support. 100,000 Communal and Emergency Shelter Construction 50,000 42,564 2,297 returnees have been reached with the repair kits, - that include both cash and in-kind items January February March April Partners operational presence 32 Active Partners 23 International NGOs 5 Local NGOs 2 UN 1 GOV Partners by Region Tigray 2626 Oromia 10 Amhara 9 SNNP 6 BGRS 6 Afar 5 Somali 4 2. ESNFI Situation Update and Response Tigray Custer-led Rapid Assessment in Southern zone . Displacement has continued . Displacement duration ranges from six months to just days . Internally displaced persons coming from within Southern zone are not recognized as IDPs by the local authorities, they are not even registered in some cases . No collective centers available . Direction has been given by the Zonal administration to not allow IDPs stay in centers such as schools, colleges etc.. and discourage to IDP center establishment . IDPs 100% dependent on host community . 280 HH are in Mokoni from other zones- 128 HH given unfinished buildings assets of teachers’ association . No binding agreements . Inconsistent figures from zone and Woredas Continued- Tigray Needs/Situation Overall needs overview . Despite the ongoing hostilities and insecurity across the Region, the Interim Government announced ongoing preparations for returns of IDPs to their place of origin . The Cluster will continue to advocate against any premature returns until the situation improves as well as returns to be in line with IDP return principles . So far, the Cluster reached more than 430k IDPs and affected host community in different parts of the Region . The Cluster finalized the construction of more than 3,400 shelter at ‘sebacare-4 site in Mekele’, which is expected to host more than 20,000 IDPs. Similarly, the Cluster is also constructing shelter in Shire. Of the planned 9,000 shelter, the Cluster partners constructed only 500 shelters in Shire lack of viable land being the major challenge . Cluster partners also availed resources to construct shelter in Adigrat, Adwa and Axum. Compared with the massive needs on the ground, what partners could provide is very limited . The government activated a relocation taskforce to lead the overall relocation process under the BoLSA leadership . Registration and profiling of IDPs in collective centers and host community started . Relocation of IDPs to the new site in Mekele to take place as of 15 June Upgrading unfinished buildings for IDP settlement in Mekele . Private Residential, Guest houses, Business/Commercial Buildings, 70 Care Housing Union . In view of exploring alternative solutions in the absence of viable land for shelter construction, the Cluster is considering upgrading of unfinished buildings at the outskirt of Mekele city . The Cluster activated a Taskforce that is working on the feasibility study and related legal frameworks (HLP) related to the unfinished buildings . Rapid Assessment checklist . Conducted site assessment Challenges . Different type of shelters and NFI kits distributed . Targeting concern- high probability of exclusion and inclusion error, intentional or unintendedly . Increased influx of new IDPs in the main towns notably Shire, Adwa, Adigrat Axum, Mekele, and Shiraro, mounted the target beneficiaries of the Cluster amid limited resources . Delay of partners starting activities amid alarmingly deteriorating IDP situation due to the ongoing heavy rainfall as well as increased influx of new IDPs Continued- Tigray- Shire Emerging situation . Interim government reported the new Influx of IDPs from Central zone and Northwestern to shire , inadequate humanitarian assistance and ongoing hostilities in areas in those areas are the reasons mentioned by IDPs for the new displacements and also above 150,000 and more people are reportedly still in Adet,Chilla ,Nader ,Taytay Maychew,May Hansen,Selekalea , conflict-affected and in need of life saving NFI assistance . Recently the government announced to return IDPs displaced from nearby woredas in NW zone before the rainy season and recommend the humanitarian community to get ready for the mass returnee program . Eviction of IDPs from secondary schools proposed by the interim government to make available the classrooms for national and regional exams . The number of collective sites in shire town increased from 16 to 18 ( 14 schools , 1 university and 2 TVET center, 1 poultry farms ) and which makes the totals IDPs 606 350 as per report by the interim government and in some sites still . IDPs camping outside of the school rooms on sub-standard shelters or congested rooms- no/ insignificant protection from sun, rain and cold. Relocation of 7100 IDPs (1800) from Axum university shire campus planned starting next Friday considering that the university will receive first year student starting June 6 .for now , 700HH IDPs to be relocated in the newly constructed 500 shelters and remaining 200 HHs in one of school site. Government has a plan to close one of collective sites Adiketbayi due to security, which have been used as shelters for displaced people -31,213 IDPs camping in the site Continued- Tigray- Shire Challenges . Camp security related issues . Using and Adopting the approved targeting guideline . No government representative to coordinate distribution of NFIs . Targeting, concern that aid may not reaches the most vulnerable . Discrepancy in the figures between different actors in the IDP collective centers, and limited site /camp management activity in the existing collective centers. Transportation of NFIs and construction material from Addis Ababa /Mekelle to shire- taking more time and unavailability of lands to relocate IDPs. So far, we have 10,000 shelters committed by five partners however cluster received a land which will accommodate below 1200 shelter units) Way forward Introduction and geographical allocation a) Targeting Guideline 01 . Geographical allocation from the sub-national cluster and discu ss with werdea or zonal authority . Meeting IDPs and the local govt to discuss the objective of the Establishing a Recipient's Selection Committee. project, establishment of the Recipient's Selection Committee ( RSC) Discussing the role and the responsibility of each member. The c Meeting with the IDPs representative to discuss the following. omposition of the RSC should be as follows. The number of the HHs to be reached . Type of activities to be implemented . One representative from the Government either from wereda, . Target group and the justification for the Targeting and mayor office or Bolsa 02 prioritization . A representative from active women groups in the community . Project time frame and work plan, all the steps that will . Representative from IDPs be taken prior, during, and after the distribution . A representative from a marginal group, if any Establishing a Recipient's Selection Committee . A representative from People with specific needs (PSNs) Registration . Communication: An effective targeting strategy must be more than just Targeting and Verification defining the targeting criteria. 03 . Including host communities Ensuring that the most at . Beneficiary identification and registration should be carried out with the risk are targeted RSC if possible. I . Avoding duplications . t should start with a meeting involving the relevant IDPs committee and . The main factor for potentially other agencies working in the Woreda. response should be need 04 . Communities have a crucial role in deciding the final level of targeting (r egistering households and individuals to receive aid). need and need . In case another agency responded in the same kebele/site the list of the beneficiaries can be shared among organizations respecting the Data P rotection Policy Tigray Cluster standardization . The Cluster convened a Technical Working Group (TWiG) meeting which eventually issued a standard designs and guideline for emergency shelter construction for the Tigray Crisis. The new design will help partners with maximizing the efficiency of meagre land and resources. The TWiG also reviewed the design from mitigating protection risks point of view as well. The Cluster also announced position and recommendation on the relocation of the IDPs to new sites. Somali region Needs/Situation . In shabele there are 25,440HHs displaced across 8 woredas. Reports indicated that 1,236shelters were fully destroyed and many others