These 6 thematic papers and three country contexts are the outputs from a humanitarian
review commissioned by USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) and conducted by
CARE International UK and the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) at
Oxford Brookes University. The review primarily aims to document and learn from the
challenges and successes of over twenty years of USAID/BHA Shelter & Settlement
humanitarian responses in Afghanistan from 2002 to 2021, in the years following the 2015
earthquake in Nepal and after the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Documents shared:

• Afghanistan Summary Report
• The Philippines Summary Report
• Nepal Summary Report
• Thematic Paper 1: The significance of Shelter – Maximizing impact through support to Shelter and Settlements assistance
• Thematic Paper 2: People and Places – Meeting interconnected needs through collaborative responses
• Thematic Paper 3: Going local – Benefits and implications of Community-centred programming in Shelter and Settlements assistance.
• Thematic Paper 4: A form foundation – Addressing Security of Tenure as a key driver of effective Shelter and Settlements programming.
• Thematic Paper 5: Relief to Recovery – The potential of Shelter and Settlements assistance on the humanitarian side of the Nexus.
• Thematic Paper 6: When will we learn? – Investing in Research and Knowledge management to improve Shelter and Settlements programming.