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Shelter Centre services Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre

Shelter Centre services Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre. Shelter Centre services. Shelter Centre has received funding from DFID-CHAD to develop the following 4 deliverables and 6 services over the next 3 years :. deliverables: 1 Shelter After Disaster

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Shelter Centre services Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre

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  1. Shelter Centre services Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre

  2. Shelter Centreservices Shelter Centre has received funding from DFID-CHAD to develop the following 4 deliverables and 6 services over the next 3 years: • deliverables: • 1 Shelter After Disaster • 2 Shelter Principles • 3 Shelter Module • 4 Shelter Coordination • services: • 1 Shelter Meeting • 2 Shelter Funding • 3 Shelter Training • 4 Shelter Volunteering • 5 Shelter Register • 6 Shelter Library

  3. Shelter Centreservices past participants include: MSF-B MSF-Nl MSF-International DFID CHAD-OT ECHO JICAUSAID OFDASDC UNHCR UN/OCHA UNDP UNEP UNOPS UN-HABITATICRC IFRCNRC Oxfam GBRedRSFLThe Sphere ProjectASFA&D EWB Aidworld Humanitarian ICTUniversity of CranfieldUniversity of Cambridge 1. Shelter Meeting expansion of the sectoral forum www.sheltermeeting.org to include stakeholders appropriate to the guidelines revision and other outputs, including Southern and IFI representation how is Shelter Meeting to be conducted in the future? 2006 2007 2008 SM06a SM06b SM07a SM07b SM08a SM08b

  4. Shelter Centreservices past participants include: MSF-B MSF-Nl MSF-International DFID CHAD-OT ECHO JICAUSAID OFDASDC UNHCR UN/OCHA UNDP UNEP UNOPS UN-HABITATICRC IFRCNRC Oxfam GBRedRSFLThe Sphere ProjectASFA&D EWB Aidworld Humanitarian ICTUniversity of CranfieldUniversity of Cambridge 1. Shelter Meeting feedback frequency in the past it has been 2 days every 6 months duration the Shelter Centre programme review will now take one of those days… should it then be 2 days plus 1 day for the Shelter Centre programme review? location venues outside Geneva? parallel satellite meetings in the South? participation would Shelter Meeting welcome hosting the sectoral cluster meeting, should the cluster request it? 2006 2007 2008 SM06a SM06b SM07a SM07b SM08ab SM08b

  5. Shelter Centreservices • 2. Shelter Funding • establishment of a fund to be managed by Shelter Centre but guided by the Shelter Meeting and following DFID Conflict and Humanitarian Fund protocols • there will be 6 meetings over 3 years, each with a budget • we will: • identify proposals • prioritise the projects • agree who is to undertake the work • identify other revenue streams for Shelter Funding, or for specific projects tangible impact: improved capacity, engagement of donors, advocacy, sustainability opportunities 2006 2007 2008

  6. Shelter Centreservices 2. Shelter Funding previous proposals 2.1 ‘Translation of the transitional settlement guidelines into other languages’ 2.2‘A publicly-available on-line library on reconstruction issues, … case-study mission reports, contributed by the Shelter Meeting participants …. Field assessment tools should also be included,aswell as country specific lessons learned.’ 2.3‘A training programme for decision makers and government officials’ 2.4‘A toolkit and procurement manual for wood, and later other materials’ 2.5 ‘An independent study should be rapidly made of impregnated plastic sheeting, concentrating upon safety, effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost’ 2.6‘Guidelines on the use of plastic sheeting should be updated and made freely available (ref Howard and Spice, Oxfam GB, 1979) ’ 2.7‘Preliminary review of existing NFIs guidelines, prior to final decision on guidelines on the use of plastic sheeting including other shelter NFIs, such as shadow netting, blankets, and stoves’ guidelines for the submission of proposals for funding will be circulated by the end of January 2006 to elicit first proposals to be discussed at SM06a

  7. Shelter Centreservices 2. Shelter Funding feedback any other project proposals? can we finalise a list? who will do the work? 2006 2007 2008 1 new project 1 new project 1 new project 1 new project 1 new project 1 new project

  8. Shelter Centreservices • 3. Shelter Training • the development of training capacity for the sector • 3.1 the development and expansion of www.sheltertraining.org, including training from other organisations • 3.2 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training at your headquarters, leaving you with a training course developed for the needs of your organisation • 3.3 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training in some field operations latest: basic GPS training will be developed by Shelter Centre and MapAction for Oxfam GB, which has kindly granted permission to make it freely available on the website 2006 2007 2008 available to train at headquarters or in the field

  9. Shelter Centreservices • 3. Shelter Training feedback • 3.1 the development and expansion of www.sheltertraining.org, including training from other organisations • what other training would you like us to develop? what other training do you have that we can post on Shelter Training? • 3.2 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training at your headquarters, leaving you with a training course developed for the needs of your organisation • who wants free training? • 3.3 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training in some field operations • who would host Shelter Centre?

  10. Shelter Centreservices • 4. Shelter Volunteering • volunteer and internship capacity development • 4.1 create a database of potential volunteers for non- operational work • 4.2 link projects undertaken outside the aid community • 4.3 involve experienced professionals as well as graduates • Shelter Meeting organisations should feel free to contact volunteers through the service tangible impact: increased sectoral capacity, advocacy, innovation and learning 2006 2007 2008 prototype operational evaluation revision

  11. Shelter Centreservices • 4. Shelter Volunteering feedback • 4.1 create a database of potential volunteers for non- operational work • do you need volunteers? • 4.2 link projects undertaken outside the aid community • would you like to be able to request projects? • 4.3 involve experienced professionals as well as graduates • what basic training should be offered to make them suitable for first missions? • what basic experience do volunteers need? • what information about them do you need? what information about them do you need? an online order form? - availability - CV - contact details - brief description

  12. Shelter Centreservices • 5. Shelter Register • development of an on-line register of specialists, coordinated with existing services • 5.1 development of an on-line register of specialists and trained potential first missions who have done, or wish to do, paid field work • 5.2 include academic capacity able to undertake assessment, evaluation, and NFI research and development • the Shelter Register will ideally be coordinated with existing services and registers tangible impact: increased access to capacity, opportunities for capacity building and learning 2006 2007 2008 prototype operational evaluation revision

  13. Shelter Centreservices • 5. Shelter Register feedback • 5.1 development of an on-line register of specialists and trained potential first missions who have done work or wish to do paid field work • what would your requirements be to make use of such as register? • 5.2 include academic capacity able to undertake assessment, evaluation, and NFI research and development • would you make use of such capacity? 2006 2007 2008 build and populate Shelter Register

  14. Shelter Centreservices Shelter Library web log: average 90 visits per day ‘TS:DP’ – 10 / day ‘Water sanitation and shelter equipment manual’ (Oxfam) 26 / month conversion charts – 430 / month • 6. Shelter Librarywww.shelterlibrary.org • expansion of the field library www.shelterlibrary.org, on-line and via CD • over 100 key documents • plus other guidelines, standards, software, country profiles, conversion tools

  15. new for 2005!! Shelter Centreservices • 6. Shelter Librarywww.shelterlibrary.org • Google search function added! contributors include: MSF – Int UNDP UNHCR UNISDR UN/OCHA NRC ODI Oxfam GB Sphere Project you can now search inside the Word and PDF documents held on the Shelter Library

  16. Shelter Centreservices • 6. Shelter Library feedback what other sector material would you like to see? what general material would you like to see? e.g. 1951 Convention who has material to contribute?

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