2023-12 Factsheet - North West South West

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Highlights

By the end of December 2023, partners who had not collected their data did so and that brought a drastic change in the figures of beneficiaries. Shelter cluster partners were able to reach 15,349 households (94,392 individuals) in 9 sub-divisions of the Northwest, Southwest, West, and Littoral regions. The shelter interventions consisted of cash distribution for light and medium repairs, reaching 60 households, and cash for rent reaching 3,595 households. Recipients of this shelter assistance were able to improve on their shelter and living conditions as well as ensure security of tenure in the respective shelters they occupy. This will go a long way to reduce protection
and health risks to the beneficiary household members.

NFI

Shelter

Coverage against targets

Need analysis

Armed conflicts still continue to cause the displacement of close to 1500 individuals from their homes into bushes or uncompleted buildings or neighbouring communities across the Northwest and Southwest regions. The different events cited below present the different shelter needs of the people who have been displaced.

According to IOM emergency tracking tool #219, an estimated 268 individuals (73 households) were forced to flee their villages in Furu-Awa subdivision
(Menchum division) and Ako sub-division (Donga-Mantung division) of the North-West region because of ongoing violence between State Security Forces (SSF) and Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs). The majority fled on foot and have found shelter in Make-shift shelters. Most of them intend to return to their original locations once the situation is relatively calm due to poor living conditions in their current locations.

Also, according to ETT#221, an estimated 482 individuals (96 households) were forced to flee their villages in the Wum and Fungom sub-divisions (Menchum division) of the North-West region because of ongoing violence between State Security forces (SSF) and Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs). The majority fled on foot and have found shelter in non-damaged buildings.

In the Southwest region, according to EET #220, an estimated 315 individuals (52 households) were forced to flee their villages in the Konye sub-division (Meme division) of the South-West region because of ongoing violence. The majority fled on foot and motorbikes and found shelter in the bushes. Most of them
intend to return to their original locations once the security situation permits their safety.

EET 222 also records an estimated 428 individuals (96 households) who were forced to flee their villages in Akwaya sub-division (Manyu division) and in Mbonge sub-division (Meme division) of the South-West region because of ongoing violence. The majority fled by motorbike and have found shelter in non-damaged buildings.

Response

Row Labels	Real Housholds	Real Individuals
Littoral	1316	3966
# of HHs assisted with core and essential Non-Food Items	657	2454
# of HHs assisted with rental assistance	659	1512
North-west	4204	24285
# of HHs assisted by constructed/repaired/rehabilitated house/apartment	10	60
# of HHs assisted with core and essential Non-Food Items	2739	16615
# of HHs assisted with distributed/installed emergency shelter materials/kits	683	4348
# of HHs assisted with rental assistance	772	3262
South-west	7149	50668
# of HHs assisted by constructed/repaired/rehabilitated house/apartment	50	50
# of HHs assisted with core and essential Non-Food Items	4896	27163
# of HHs assisted with distributed/installed emergency shelter materials/kits	932	20471
# of HHs assisted with rental assistance	1271	2984
West	2680	15473
# of HHs assisted with core and essential Non-Food Items	1787	10267
# of HHs assisted with rental assistance	893	5206
Grand Total	15349	94392

Gaps / challenges

1. While analyzing the lessons learned, members of the shelter cluster came up with the following points below that could be termed as challenges and the way forward. Firstly it was noted that it is important to do a Needs assessment before any shelter implementation to significantly guide the response and improve on quality of intervention; the case of Egbekaw. Secondly, coordination with the shelter cluster is paramount to ensure efficiency and effective response in any of emergency to prevent duplication of assistance.

2. It was further noted that the timing for project implementation concerning seasons greatly affects shelter programming. This is principally because some locations cannot be easily accessible during the rainy season and some shelter activities cannot be carried out during the rainy season.

Some shelter cluster partners were not able to respond in time to emergencies because of a lack of pre-positioned stocks. The primary reason for this is the poor funding situation. The shelter cluster should increase advocacy towards donors, especially concerning Rapid Response mechanisms.

The tools, contingency planning, guidelines, and standards developed by the shelter cluster were very helpful especially the bill of quantities and due diligence when carrying out rental assistance and repairs.

The capacity to respond to emergencies was limited in terms of funding, pre-stocking, and manpower.