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. The first phase of the returns was for the displaced families from South Waziristan Agency with an estimation caseload of 2,500 - 3,000 families. The return process started on 16th of March 2015 and concluded on 31st March 2015. A total of 3,238 families returned to the area of origin, all families were facilitated with VRF.
With the approval of the HCT to support the return operation, Shelter Cluster activated the intervention in SWA as agreed in the cluster framework for support of the return. Shelter cluster started phase one intervention to provide immediate assistance by conducting detailed assessment in parallel with the return to identify 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 17th of March by dividing the villages between the two partners. The assessment has been conducted on the House hold (compound basis) level using criteria for beneficiary selection that were developed in consultation with the shelter cluster partners and based on the vulnerability criteria that were approved before by HCT. The assessment and assistance provided by the Shelter Cluster and its members concluded on 13th April.