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CASH BASED APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONAL SHELTER

CASH BASED APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONAL SHELTER. Lessons Learned by PMI-IFRC Yogyakarta & Central Java Earthquake. CONTEXT. Earthquake on 26 May 2006 Two provinces of Java seriously impacted 5 749 dead; 38 000 injured Over 303 330 homes destroyed or seriously damaged Man made disaster.

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CASH BASED APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONAL SHELTER

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  1. CASH BASED APPROACHES TO TRANSITIONAL SHELTER Lessons Learned by PMI-IFRC Yogyakarta & Central Java Earthquake

  2. CONTEXT • Earthquake on 26 May 2006 • Two provinces of Java seriously impacted • 5 749 dead; 38 000 injured • Over 303 330 homes destroyed or seriously damaged • Man made disaster

  3. RELIEF ASSISTANCE • Reached nearly 120 000 families by Nov 2006 • This included: • 11,877 tents • 110,944 tarpaulins • 100,000 hygiene kits, sarongs & food parcels • Extensive public health, water and sanitation & psycho social support programs

  4. ER NEEDS ASSESSMENT • Mapped poverty with damage & loss • Assessed impact on community coping strategies and vulnerabilities • Conducted market impact survey

  5. FINDINGS • Analysis pinpointed 2 vulnerable sub-districts not well covered by other agencies • Communities identified shelter as most pressing need - closely linked to livelihoods and trauma issues • GOI owner self build program likely to take time to get started – rainy season coming • Goods and services available

  6. PROGRAM GOAL To empower community members to rebuild their lives starting with the construction of a transitional shelter

  7. PROGRAM Small Cash GrantsVia Traditional Mutual Support Mechanism • To neighborhood groups to buy tools & basic materials & build temporary shelter • Funds delivered through group bank account in 3-4 tranches • Community contributes labour and materials recovered from rubble

  8. BUILDING BACK BETTER

  9. BUILDING BACK BETTER • Cooperation with local universities • Technical inputs to design and messages • Posters, pamphlets, t-shirts, etc • Students trained to deliver “build back better” messages under staff supervision • Mobile construction clinics (UGM) • Involvement of local media • Radio, TV, print reinforced the messages

  10. COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY • Live-in teams – one team per village • All documentation, especially financial information, on a public notice board • Audio visual materials and training • Regular formal community consultation

  11. IMPLEMENTATION • 2 months to reach agreement on approach • 1 month for community preparation • 1 week to build 740 “model” houses through public competition • Then the take off point was reached ….

  12. RESULTS (+) • 12, 250 “decent” shelters in 9 months • Cost per unit under USD 200 • People able to return to work • Vulnerable people reached – no conflict • Financial skills learned • “Has turned tragedy into opportunity”

  13. RESULTS (-) • Targets/expectations high & hard to manage • A deeper outreach strategy needed to ensure women’s full participation • “Competition” from other programs

  14. NEXT STEPS • PMI capacity increased to build upon this work • Continue to work with communities, building on trust established through shelter provision • PMI volunteer teams doing multi-sector mapping • Further recovery, disaster preparedness and risk reduction activities with communities

  15. LESSONS LEARNED • Empowering communities to lead their own recovery does work but takes time & resources • Meaningful risk reduction at community level requires this, along with good local partnerships • Simplicity and good, clear communications key • Cash-based approaches can build ownership, give flexibility & support local business recovery • Shelter an effective lead-in activity but should not be done in isolation from other sectors

  16. ACHIEVING GOOD RECOVERY & RISK REDUCTION OUTCOMES IN SHELTER/HOUSING: IT IS NOT ABOUT BUILDING STRUCTURES IT IS ABOUT BUILDING TRUST WITH COMMUNITIES

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