Background:
At the beginning of 2015, the number of IDPs in KP reached 1.67 million after the last operation conducted in Khyber Agency. The government of Pakistan announced the 2015 return plan with a planning figure of around 154,000 families.
With the approval of the HCT to support the return operation, Shelter Cluster activated the intervention to assist the returnees to Orakzai agency as agreed in the cluster framework. Shelter cluster started phase one intervention to provide immediate assistance by conducting detailed assessment in parallel with the return to identify the level of destruction and the most vulnerable families who needed assistance to manage the early stage of their return.
Shelter Cluster deployed two cluster members (SRSP & FRD) to conduct the assessment and provide assistance to the returnees under the funds provided by UNHCR.
Assessment started on 10th Oct, 2015 by FRD, the assessment had been conducted door to door by surveying each family using the damaged selection criteria developed in consultation with the shelter cluster partners and the vulnerability criteria approved before by HCT. The assessment and assistance provided by the Shelter Cluster and its member concluded by 10th Nov, 2015 after postponing for around tend days due to Muharram month.
Shelter Cluster members involved:
Assessment and assistance funded by UNHCR
Assessment conducted by FRD.
Stock management and distribution by SRSP.
Assessment target:
The main target of shelter cluster assessment is to provide the assistance for the returnees on need basis, targeting the returnees with fully damaged houses and the most vulnerable families as per the cluster frame work.
Two teams of FRD comprised of engineers, social organizers carried out this assessment activity in line with the criteria outlined by shelter cluster.
For phase one:
1- Identify the level of destruction in the areas of return and the families who fulfil the criteria to provide the assistance of tents.
2- Identifying the most vulnerable families who fulfil the vulnerability criteria to provide assistance of NFIs Kits
For phase two:
Collect information to identify:
1 - The priority needs in shelter.
2 - The priority needs in NFIs.
3 - The targeted population for the second phase of assistance for shelter and NFIs as per the cluster frame work.
Part of the assessment findings will be used on the spot to provide the assistance of the first phase and the second will be analysed and used in case there is plan for assistance within phase two.
The assessment questionnaires/tools were developed and agreed by the cluster technical working group to ensure collecting the maximum information to achieve the targets, information vary from the general information about the HHs, age, gender and disability, then information about the current level of destruction, owned assets, average and source of income, level of vulnerability ….etc.
Detailed information collected by assessment teams to provide their recommendations on spot for the assistance provided in the first phase (Tents and NFIs).
In addition to the questionnaire the cluster partners develop the criteria which will be used for the shelter assistance and agreed to use the vulnerability criteria approved by HCT for NFIs assistance.