Objectives

This project seeks to address the shelter and non-food item (S/NFI) needs of vulnerable conflict and disaster-affected populations in Panyikang County, Upper Nile and hard to reach areas across South Sudan. The intervention will directly target 16,900 individuals (3,380 men, 6,760 women, 3,380 boys and 3,380 girls) with S/NFI support. To do so, the project proposes a semi-static response team in Malakal and a mobile team based in Juba with rapid response capacity able to quickly deploy to hard to reach locations across Upper Nile, Jonglei, Lakes State, and other locations prioritized by the cluster. The DRC mobile response team based in Juba aims to support the most vulnerable and underserved populations in Upper Nile, Jonglei, Lakes and other hard to reach locations affected by conflict through the provision of multi-sector survival kits, non-food items, and emergency shelter support. All responses will be led by a protection-centered S/NFI analysis that will determine the exact nature of the responses. The Juba-based mobile team will quickly deploy to locations of Upper Nile where land access is limited for the Malakal-based mobile team and other priority locations in Jonglei and Lakes. By having response teams in both Malakal and Juba, DRC will be best placed to support new displacements and spontaneous returns across Upper Nile, Jonglei, Lakes and other hard to reach locations in South Sudan. The response from the Juba-based mobile team will focus on emergency distributions of survival kits, distributions of life-sustaining NFI and shelter kits to newly affected locations, while the Malakal-based team will target the most vulnerable conflict-affected communities through the distribution of emergency S/NFI materials in areas of Upper Nile where road and river access is feasible. Furthermore, following completion of a thorough market analysis in areas of Paniykang County with functional markets and available local resources, the Malakal team will implement cash for shelter activities. All S/NFI materials (with the exception of the cash for shelter activity) distributed by the Malakal and Juba-based response teams will be supplied through the cluster pipeline and will not be budgeted under the project. These items include survival kits, NFI kits, and emergency shelter items available through the pipeline supply. The proposed project is designed to be cost-efficient, and considers the cluster recommended ratio of USD/beneficiary, calculated at USD 13 per beneficiary for the emergency distributions and USD 25 for cash for shelter. In all project sites, DRC will operate mobile complaints desks to enable beneficiaries to flag concerns or complaints in person or anonymously, improving participation and accountability for all affected populations. DRC also has a toll-free hotline number that beneficiaries can call to register complaints or feedback. As standard project monitoring best practice, post distribution monitoring (PDM) will be conducted in areas where second-time access is feasible following the response mission. However, in hard to reach areas where access is limited, DRC will implement rapid monitoring tools alongside the response missions. The PDM and the rapid monitoring exercise will highlight any risks by the S/NFI intervention as well as lessons for considerations for future responses. Beneficiaries will be able to provide their opinions on how DRC and cluster interventions can be improved and they will be given the opportunity to provide feedback or make a complaint. A formal feedback mechanism will be fed through DRC’s hotline whereby complaints or queries may be logged and responded to remotely. Satisfaction Surveys will be conducted in areas where cash for shelter activities have been carried out.

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This project is a response to the drought currently ravaging different parts of Somalia and will focus on Luuq and Bardere districts in Gedo. The project will target IDP households that have been displaced by the current drought and have not received similar support previously. Each of the targeted 2493 households including 1180 in Luuq and 1313 in Bardere will receive both an emergency shelter and NFI kit to reach a total of 14,958 individuals including 2543 men, 2767 women, 5011 boys and 4637 girls camping in, or residing around 11 camps. The camps include Akaro, Busley, Duyacley, Busley (Luuq), Mandeeq, Towfiiq, Horseed, Tawakal, Ceel Waaq, Camp Jirix and Al Aamin (Bardere). 10% of the beneficiaries will be drawn from host communities. Prior to the formulation of this proposal, HAPen and NOFYL, a partner organization working in the same areas have been observing the trends of displacement and drought effects before conducting a quick survey of the needs. Consequently, the two reached a consensus to implement an integrated intervention featuring Shelter amp NFIs on one hand and CCCM amp Housing, Land amp Property (HLP) on the other. All the camps selected have a significant number of newly arrived IDPs and protracted IDPs who have not received shelter and NFIs support for at least two years. It has been observed that the IDPs are living in small makeshift structures where their privacy, physical security, protection and generally their dignity is compromised. Since the IDPs have mostly settled within the confines of the urban poor, support to the IDPs cannot be expected from the hosts. The ESKs and NFIs will be provided in kind in order to minimize diversion from the shelter and NFIs and protect the weak local markets where inflation follows cash injection and makes items more unaffordable especially to non beneficiaries. While the NFIs will be ready to use, ESKs will be provided and construction support given through an owner-driven approach where benefiting household is assisted and trained to undertake the construction. The process will also enable them to undertake basic repairs using local materials or rebuild their shelters in future. The approach also contributes significantly to sustainability of the project. Selection criteria will be widely discussed to ensure acceptance before embarking on a community-led selection process. Women, minorities, youth and people living with disabilities are among the vulnerable groups that the project will be keen to reach out to for participation as the tendency in the context of the project areas would be to leave them out. A community response and feedback mechanism (CFRM) will employ a combination of approaches including CFRM desks, a hotline, camp leaders and community alders acting as conduits to collect and convey feedback and grievances from community members. Proper application of selection criteria, participation of the affected population, inclusion of the vulnerable, quality and quantities of items delivered and effectiveness of the project among others will be assessed for learning through third party Post Distribution/Construction Monitoring (PDM/PCM). The PCM and PDM will be conducted concurrently after at least one month following the distribution and will seek to target 90% of the beneficiaries to ensure proper representation and accuracy. Internal monitoring is also provided for to ensure the project remains on track. The project will employ an integrated approach with NOFYL undertaking CCCM and HLP activities in the same districts. The two partners will undertake common approaches in mobilization, selection of beneficiaries, inclusion, feedback mechanisms, protection and capacity building among the two teams. CCCM and HLP services including strengthening of safe access to multi sectorial and addressing of eviction risks, land tenure security and general protection will complement shelter and NFI services and enhance the overall project impact.

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Le programme proposé de 6 mois, vise à assister 9406 personnes (1344 ménages) dans les départements de Torodi et Ayerou, dans la région de Tillabéri. La situation humanitaire dans les départements ciblés a été marquée par l’augmentation des actes de Groupes Armés Non Etatiques (GANE) qui a entrainé l’augmentation des déplacements de population internes. Au premier semestre 2021, 101 144 personnes ont été rapportées comme affectées par les déplacements, suite à un conflit et/ou un choc selon OCHA et le Ministère des Affaires Humanitaires (MAH). La grande partie des Populations Déplacés Internes (PDI) sont hébergés par les communautés hôtes (51%) et 48% s’installent sur des sites spontanés, alors qu’1 % s’abrite dans des centres collectifs selon l’OIM (https://dtm.iom.int/reports/niger-). Dans la région de Tillabéri, en date du 24/09/2021, OCHA et le MAH faisaient état de 99 873 PDI, dont 20 859 dans le département d’Abala (21%), 6883 à Ayerou (7%), 9346 à Banibangou (9%), 15136 à Ouallam (15%) et 5141 à Torodi (5%) (Source : fiche de mis à jour situation PDI partagé par le Ministère de l’Action Humanitaire le 28/09/2021). En outre, la région a été impacté par les conséquences des inondations de 2020 et 2021 : plus de 3597 personnes ont été affectées au 16 août 2021 selon les estimatios du MHA (https://reliefweb.int/report/niger/nigerflash-update-1-inondations-flamb-es-de-chol-ra-25-ao-t-2021). De tels chocs à répétition dans un contexte de sous-développement chronique et de faible accès aux services sociaux de base nécessitent une réponse humanitaire rapide, coordonnée et efficace. En date du 07 Septembre 2021, uniquement 19% du plan de réponse humanitaire était financé ( https://fts.unocha.org/) ACTED, en collaboration avec APBE, proposent à travers ce programme de soutenir la mise à l’échelle de la réponse humanitaire par une réponse multisectorielle intégrée dans les secteurs d’Abris et Biens Non Alimentaires (ABNA) et de l’Eau, Hygiène et Assainissement (EHA) en vue de répondre aux besoins des populations affectées par ces différentes crises. En bonne coordination avec les programmes en place, notamment la réponse RRM (Mécanisme de Réponse Rapide), ACTED et APBE proposent de soutenir la réponse de première urgence et de la compléter. Le programme propose en premier lieu i) d’améliorer la couverture en EHA et ABNA notamment au niveau des sites d’accueil existants abritant les PDI pour couvrir les gaps suite à une intervention RRM ou à l’absence d’une intervention humanitaire, au travers d’activités humanitaires semi-durables, et ii) de répondre aux urgences de déplacements si et seulement si le RRM n’en a pas la capacité, au travers d’activités de distribution d’urgence. Dans le secteur EHA, ACTED appuiera l’accès à l’eau, l’assainissement et l’hygiène effectif par un appui en réhabilitation de points d’eau, extension de réseaux d’eau, distribution de kits EHA et sensibilisation de masse. Dans le secteur abris, ACTED appuiera la construction d’abris d’urgence, assurera la distribution de kits ABNA tout en effectuant des sensibilisations relatives à la cohésion sociale et accès à la terre. ACTED mettra également en place de manière transversale des activités de protection, prise en compte du genre, de l’âge et du handicap en respect du principe de Do no Harm. ACTED ciblera les départements Ayerou, et Torodi pour l’EHA et Ayerou, Banibangou, Abala, Ouallam, pour l’ABNA, notamment les sites urbanisés PDI d’Ayorou, Abala et Banibangou au niveau communautaire et les zones difficiles d’accès dans ces départements. Les activités proposées font ainsi parties des interventions priorisées par le cluster ABNA et le cluster EHA et par la stratégie d’allocation, dans les zones prioritaires ciblées cette stratégie.