Evaluating the long-term impact of shelter programmes

Ian Pearce, Habitat for Humanity Great Britain

Victoria Batchelor, Arup International Development

Mission StatementHabitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God’s love and can live and grow into all that God intends.

Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God’s love and can live and grow into all that God intends.

1) Demonstrate the love and teachings of Jesus Christ

2) Advocate on behalf of those in need of decent shelter

3) Focus on shelter by building and renovating simple, decent, affordable houses

4) Engage broad community through inclusive leadership and diverse partnerships

5) Promote dignity through full partnership with Habitat homeowners and future home partners

6) Promote transformational and sustainable community development

Mission Principles

Why housing?

Some key questions

• What is “good” development?

• How do we know that, in fact, we are doing what we intend to do?

• How do we measure the impact of our work?

• What are the reference points – internal and external?

• How do we validate our choices as a development organisation?

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Habitat’s Tsunami Disaster Response Projects

• Habitat’s effort served more than 25,000 families in four countries

• Tested the organization’s systems, processes and policies with impact on organizational development and growth.

Assessment tools

Habitat’s need

A partner with:

• Global reputation

• Technical expertise

• Development oriented

• Local presence

An assessment tool with:

• Instrument validity

• Objective and replicable

• Links infrastructure with poverty reduction and sustainability

• Possibility of comparing projects across contexts and across sectors

Why Arup?

• Geographical overlap

• Arup’s ownership structure

• Arup have a long-term relationship with HFH

• Arup’s International Development group operates on a not for profit basis

Aspire

A unique collaboration between Engineers Against Poverty and Arup to support the integrated appraisal of poverty reduction and sustainability performance of housing and infrastructure programmes

Habitat’s Tsunami Disaster Response Projects

What was the impact of Habitat for Humanity’s tsunami response shelter program on sustainability of communities and sustainability of livelihoods?

Aspire : Research

• Literature Review

• Comparative Analysis

• Project Life Cycle Analysis

• Conceptual Framework

• Indicator development

• Prototype software

• Testing

Aspire : Concept

• Literature Review

• Comparative Analysis

• Project Life Cycle Analysis

• Conceptual Framework

• Indicator development

• Prototype software

• Testing

Institutions

Economics

Aspire : Development

best case worst case

Aspire : Testing

WATSAN, Maji Na Ufanisi, Kenya Kindergarten, Sabre Trust, Ghana Irrigation Pilot Project, PIDG, Zambia

Source: PIDGSource: Maji Na Ufanisi/Arup

Housing, Belgian Red Cross, Sri Lanka School and health facility, UNOPS, Sri Lanka Gautrain, South Africa

Source: Belgian Red Cross Source: UNOPS

Aspire: Process

1. Define boundaries and objectives

2. Identify stakeholders

3. Review list of sub-themes

4. Policy and regulatory framework

5. Data collection

6. Data entry

7. Initial outputs

8. Feedback to stakeholders

9. Review based on feedback

10. Final outputs

1. Define boundaries

• Geographical: four countries

• Scale: programme level

• Time: five years (2005-2010)

2. Identify stakeholders

• HFH National Offices

• HFH International

• ‘Home-partners’

• Volunteers

• Partner NGOs

• Local government

• Disaster Response Agencies

• Donors

3. Review of indicators

• Should any be excluded?• drylands / forests• carbon pricing

• Where will we get the information?

4. Policy and regulatory framework

• Local regulations

• National regulations

• International standards

• Building codes

• Planning requirements

• Disaster response policies

• Eligibility criteria

5. Data collection

• Desktop review/research

• Community workshops

5. Data collection

• Desktop review/research

• Community workshops

• Household interviews

5. Data collection

• Desktop review/research

• Community workshops

• Household interviews

• Direct observation

5. Data collection

• Desktop review/research

• Community workshops

• Household interviews

• Direct observation

• Stakeholder interviews

6. Data entry

7-9. Initial outputs, feedback and review

average output

“best case”

“worst case”

10. Final outputs and reporting

Institutions• Strong in all sections

Environment• Strong in materials and land• Weak in energy

Economics• Strong in equity, macro

and viability

Society• Strong in population, culture

and stakeholders

Outcomes of the tsunami-response assessment

Strengths

Population• Vulnerable groups

Culture• Socio-cultural identity

Vulnerability• Physical exposure

Water• Drainage systems

Energy• Energy sources

Livelihoods• Access to finance

Health• Drainage

Vulnerability• Location• Climate change resilience• Access to livelihoods and finance

Opportunities

Relevance to Haiti

• Relates to the Paul Collier agenda – Haiti as a fragile state

• ASPIRE assesses the impact of shelter – not just the shelter itself

• ASPIRE can be used throughout programme development, not just at the end

Any questions?

For more information:

www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk

www.arup.com/internationaldevelopment

www.oasys-software.com/products/sustainability/aspire

Exercise 1: Community structure

Exercise 2: Timeline

Exercise 3: Mapping

Exercise 4: Livelihoods

Exercise 5: Assets