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Habitat Resource Centers

Habitat Resource Centers. Mario C. Flores Director – Disaster Response Field Operations. Supporting Livelihoods Strategies In Disaster Response. Shelter Meeting 09a – Geneva, 7-8 May 2009. About Habitat for Humanity……. NGO, Christian inspiration, federated model

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Habitat Resource Centers

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  1. Habitat Resource Centers Mario C. Flores Director – Disaster Response Field Operations Supporting Livelihoods Strategies In Disaster Response Shelter Meeting 09a – Geneva, 7-8 May 2009

  2. About Habitat for Humanity……. NGO, Christian inspiration, federated model Habitat entities in 95+ countries HQ + 5 Area/Regional Offices Program focus: shelter & housing Disaster Response with LTR, reconstruction & development vision

  3. Habitat Resource Centers - HRCs: “A program methodology for delivery of shelter & housing assistance resources & services” “A model to support processes in the social production of shelter & housing” “An approach to fill gaps in local shelter & housing production value chains”

  4. Backblack Back tarp 1 Thatch 1 Sticks Stiocks 2 Front tarp Roo fTarp

  5. Fundamentals of HRCs Design based on understanding local shelter/housing value chains Effective deployment of demand-based development resources & services Site-based, mobile or virtual (“practice” rather than “place”) Targeted subsidies to start up practices and to add missing value Business model supports sustainable livelihoods framework “In post-disaster environments, where value chains are usually disrupted and distressed, HRCs can address the shelter needs of communities by introducing a recovery platform that responds to priority needs, helping deploy often scarce resources in the most effective way”

  6. Afghanistan

  7. Bangladesh

  8. Pakistan

  9. Backblack Back tarp 1 Thatch 1 Sticks Stiocks 2 Front tarp Roo fTarp Habitat Resource Centers • Land • Technical assistance for: • Secured tenure • Land rights • Materials • Production • Recycling • Salvaging • Pre-fabrication • Labour • Skills Training • Contract facilitation • Design • Risk reduction (mitigation) • Information sharing • Appropriate/new technologies • Finance • Selection/allocation • Loan processing • Micro-finance • Save & Build “As a disaster response methodology, HRCs identify gaps in the local supply of materials, design, finance and skills and address them in ways that support livelihood strategies”

  10. THANK YOU! Habitat for Humanity International 270 Peachtree St NW Atlanta, GA 3030 U.S.A. www.habitat.org/disaster

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