Transitional Shelter Guidelines

1. Transitional Shelter Guidelines Tom Corsellis: Shelter Centre

2. Content of this presentation An update on the progress of the Transitional Shelter Guidelines project • Introduction • Transitional Shelter Guidelines • Transitional shelter evaluation tool • 4. Project background • 5. Progress since SM9a • Transitional Shelter Guidelines contents • Questions • Plenary: what is transitional shelter?

3. 1. Introduction • The Transitional Shelter Guidelines project will have two outputs: • the Transitional Shelter Guidelines • the transitional shelter evaluation tool – a major appendage to the Guidelines Kenya, 2007/08, photo by Mark Lawler

4. 2. T. Shelter Guidelines • The Transitional Shelter Guidelines will: • define transitional shelter • assist the user in determining whether transitional shelter is an appropriate response in a given context • provide practical advice on the implementation of transitional shelter programmes • be practical, for use in the field

5. 3. T. Shelter evaluation tool • The transitional shelter evaluation tool will: • offer a tool for transforming evaluations into case studies • offer a general template for the evaluation of transitional shelter projects • allow for the easy comparison of transitional shelter projects

6. 4. Project background • Project initiated in July 2008, with DFID funding • Part draft completed in May 2009, and distributed at SM9a*. Comments taken on board! • Project ‘between funders’ for a year • Now funded by IOM • Due for completion in May 2011, • in time for SM11a • * Early draft available online in the Shelter Centre library www.sheltercentre.org/tsg/tsg

7. 5. Progress since SM9a • Guidelines currently undergoing major restructuringtaking on board ideas from: • break out group attendees from SM9a • IOM (project funders) • project implementers, interviewed during Pakistan mission • recent publications • Evaluation mission to Pakistan undertaken: • collection of case studies • interviews with project implementers • testing of evaluation tool

8. 5. Progress since SM9a • Key suggestions gathered during the Pakistan evaluation mission for Transitional Shelter Guidelines: • a ‘tool’ to assist the selection of TS types based on climate, culture, available materials, available labour, etc • best practise guidance on general construction, use of materials and DRR techniques for the most common TS ‘types’ • the guidelines should be suitable for use by field staff with little or no technical experience

9. 6. T. Shelter Guidelines contents Proposed guidelines contents Introduction What is TS When is it appropriate to use TS? Section 1: Process Coordination Strategy Assessment Section 2: Implementation Beneficiary identification Site selection Assistance methods Procurement and logistics Site preparation Shelter design and construction Sign over to beneficiaries

10. 6. T. Shelter Guidelines contents Proposed guidelines contents Example section contents Introduction What is TS When is it appropriate to use TS? Section 1: Process Coordination Strategy Assessment Section 2: Implementation Beneficiary identification Site selection Assistance methods Procurement and logistics Site preparation Shelter design and construction Sign over to beneficiaries • Shelter design and construction • Assessment of locally used materials and construction techniques • Formation of locally appropriate shelter standards • Common/tested TS designs • Guidance on common construction methods • Guidance on DRR techniques • Designing for transition to permanent solutions

11. 7. Questions? Any questions?

12. 8. Plenary: what is T. Shelter • To help define the scope of the Transitional Shelter Guidelines, we’d like to ask what you consider ‘transitional shelter’ to include:

13. 8. Plenary: what is T. Shelter Is this transitional shelter?

14. 8. Plenary: what is T. Shelter Or this?

15. 8. Plenary: what is T. Shelter What about this?

16. 8. Plenary Question 1 What is ‘transitional shelter’? Question 2 Do you or your organisation have any case studies or reports which you feel could inform the Guidelines? Question 3 Would you like to join the working group?

17. 8. Plenary Please don’t forget to fill in your question sheet and hand it in to a SC assistant before leaving For more information, questions and comments, contact transitionalshelter@sheltercentre.org