Haiti Earthquake Shelter Emergency

Response PlanVulnerable Female Headed Households

with Families 15th January, 2010

By: Steve Baines, Muhammad Ameen Memon, Qiao Ding

The Challenge: Problem Identification

• Earthquake 7.0, 12th January, 16.53 P.M. in Leogane• 1.5m IDP• 180,000 houses damaged/destroyed• Severely damaged airport and port• Communication systems: hospitals and electrical networks

severely damaged • Looting and sporadic violence

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Problem Analysis• 80-90% buildings damaged in Leogane • Limited government infrastructure• 20,000 to 30,000 people dead • Relief taking longer to reach Leogane • The camps in Leogane in poor condition because of

overcrowding• Fear of aftershocks• Numerous needs, limited resources• Our priority: vulnerable families with children

Strategic Objectives• Our Strategic Objective is to provide temporary shelter

support within the immediate Leogane area for the emergency and rehabilitation phases to female headed households with families only. • To provide support, assistance and finance to displaced

households to enable them to find their own preferred alternative rehousing solutions• To time-limit our intervention by facilitating camp closure

through assistance with dwelling reconstruction and repair and through targeted financial assistance to move on.• Emergency relief and rehabilitation phases only 

Demographic Profile of Camp Dwellers

Age Group Numbers 0 - 6 months 207 - 11 months 121 - 3 years 484 - 6 years 487 - 9 years 4810 - 18 years females 8519 - 50 years females 22051 - 65 years females 3065 + years females 20Pregnant women 35Breast-feeding women 3010 - 18 years males 6519 - 65 years males 8065 + yeas males 12

* Based upon negotiation with local authority and NGO

Important Considerations

• Legal instrument of intervention• No immediately available

alternative site • Permission from local authorities• Security arranged through

municipality• Cooperation and consultation

with the local NGO• Space available for communal

kitchen, health and education facilities

Phase1 - Emergency • Football stadium selected for security

and space for essential facilities (Local Authorities confirm / allow use as a camp)

• 2 tarpaulins per family (emergency shelters) plus contingency plus shelter kits

• Assistance from volunteers sourced through local NGO partner

• Basic registration (emergency shelters)

Phase 2 – Transitional Shelters • Detailed registration and

follow-up needs assessment• Training for volunteers on

tent assembly• Replace emergency shelters

with ICRC recommended frame family tent (5 persons) with winterization kit• Other transitional shelter options were considered

Our Camps•Camp Design to incorporate:• Water supply and sanitation facilities • Health facilities• Nutritional facilities• Distribution site and storage facilities • Administrative centre, reception area• Other community facilities: market, schools, meeting places,

etc.• Floor plan

Sphere Standards and Our Camp• Numbers-153 households, 5 persons each=765

people• Vulnerable female headed households with

children are considered priority.• Covered area: 3.5 m2 per person ✖ 765

people=2.677m2 (p258)• Tent size=19m2 (3.8m2 per person)• Total surface area: min 30 m2 per

person=22,950m2 (p257) a football pitch of 120mx 100m = 12,000m2

plus associated stands, buildings & area around stadium

Phase 3 – Relocation options

Resettlement Options Flowchart

Holistic Assistance: More Than Just A Roof

• Health facilities• Education facilities• Community development • Workshops “Build Back Safer” • Life Skills Training • Enablers

Project Plan (Timeline)

Programme Timeline

Budget

ManagementCluster consultation:• To join a shelter

cluster arrangement for Haiti (ICRC)

Leogane region coordination:• Links with municipal

authorities• Collaborate with local NGO• Links to Food & Nutrition,

Education, Health, Wash, NFI and Protection

Camp management:• Monthly meetings with

camp management committee

• Agree relocation policy with camp representatives

• Public meetings as required necessary

Monitoring & Evaluation:• Evaluation criteria agreed at outset• Developing a set of indicators and

publicizing• Evaluation by camp residents and

NGOs

Our Guiding Principles

• Participation• Community Based Initiatives• Cultural Appropriateness• Accountability• Transparency• Impartiality• Self-reliance