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IOM Pakistan- One Room Shelter Program

IOM Pakistan- One Room Shelter Program. The Program. The IOM ORS program is a shelter assistance program aimed at providing permanent shelter to the more vulnerable victims of the floods Cash is provided directly to beneficiaries at reaching construction milestones

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IOM Pakistan- One Room Shelter Program

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  1. IOM Pakistan-One Room Shelter Program

  2. The Program • The IOM ORS program is a shelter assistance program aimed at providing permanent shelter to the more vulnerable victims of the floods • Cash is provided directly to beneficiaries at reaching construction milestones • Strong emphasis is given to community participation.

  3. Program Statistics • Currently the program is being implemented in: • 3 provinces: KPK, Sindh & Punjab • 17 Districts • 136 Union Councils • 1664 villages and village councils and focal points • Currently planned for: 37,276 ORS • Assessed and first tranche: 35,601 ORS • KPK 1,100 • North Sindh 11,418 • South Sindh 10,398 • Punjab 12,685 • 227,846 people housed in permanent shelter • 44 Implementing Partners

  4. Beneficiaries are selected on established vulnerability criteria • Elderly • Disabled • Women or Orphan led households • Very poor • Totally damaged • Protection issues • Large families.

  5. Village Councils • Village Council formed amongst villagers • Village Council nominates a Financial Focal Point • Village Council nominates vulnerable beneficiaries • Implementing Partner verifies selections

  6. Implementing Partners • Primary role is to verify village council selection of beneficiaries according to vulnerability criteria • Mobilize community to build their own shelter and assist those less able • Provide technical guidance in Disaster Risk reduction and “Build Back Better” • Supervise and monitor cash distribution

  7. Progress to Date • 35,601 in progress • 29,272 plinths completed • 15,666 walls complete* • 6,389 roofs complete • 4,379 occupied

  8. Issues and Lessons Learned • Duplication by other programs • Lack of information on their programs • Delays in cash transfers between banks • Access to banks often difficult • Slow banking procedures • Low technical and managerial capacity of some implementing partners, requires a lot of capacity building and skills transfer. • Some regional lack of skilled masons and carpenters • Timelines of beneficiaries between need to earn income and need to construct shelter

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