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Venezuela

2022-11 Factsheet - Venezuela

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Cluster Alojamiento, Energía y Enseres, 2022

Highlights

  • By the end of November, the Shelter, Energy and NFI Cluster reached 46,959 direct beneficiaries through partner organizations and 352,276 indirect beneficiaries through interventions in institutions and community spaces providing essential services to population.   Activities covered 16 states and Capital District.  As key figures for the response, 82 constructions and rehabilitations and 176 NFI distributions were made for spaces.  16 Shelter Emergency Units, 283 street solar lamps and 47 systems to generate electricity were installed. Also, 10,556 portable solar lamps and 4,520 habitat kits were delivered directly for the most vulnerable population, 2,734 kits were provided for people in mobility, and 8,459 people had access to temporary collective shelters.Several meetings with the Ministry of Energy took place during November to define cooperation areas with UNHCR and the Shelter, Energy and NFI Cluster.  Conjoint projects to provide energy for remote communities were identified and a draft of a frame agreement was shared with the authority to formalize the collaboration for the coming years.
  • The second allocation of the Humanitarian Venezuelan Fund was launched in November for a total of US$6 million.  It was focalized in Amazonas, Apure and Sucre states, to address the needs of the elder population, children and adolescents at risk and women of reproductive age, in order to complement the CERF assignment for 2022.  The Shelter, Energy and NFI cluster participated in the strategic and technical revision of ten projects presented with a component of the sector; four projects were prioritized for funding.
  • As part of the liaison with authorities of the Capital District at regional and local level; OCHA, the Cluster and its Lead Agency UNHCR, participated in field visits to identify the needs of the temporary collective shelters that function and/or will function for people displaced by disasters associated with natural events.
  • During November a training in Rural Sustainability was carried out in Merida state by shelter partners, the training seeks to strengthen the response capacity of humanitarian actors and the self-recovery of rural communities facing of possible emergencies resulting from disasters associated with natural events, through climate-smart technologies.

    NFI

    Shelter

    Need analysis

    • As part of the Humanitarian Needs Overview review for 2023, joint needs analysis workshops were held with the participation of experts in Shelter, Energy and NFI sector in 11 states and Capital District. As a result, the intersectoral impacts of limited access to energy, shelter and NFIs were stated, also identifying the differentiated impacts on specific population groups.
    • 5 critical response areas were identified as result of the referred needs analysis: 1. Risk preparation and risk management for disasters; 2. Temporary collective shelters management; 3. Alternative sources of energy for remote communities; 4. NFIs focalized on specific basic functions/ protection purposes (mattresses/dragnets, mosquito nets, solar fans, refrigerators and kitchens); and 5. Rehabilitation of institutions infrastructure, including electrical installations and minimum equipment.

    Response

    • By the end of November, 46,959 direct beneficiaries were reached by Shelter, Energy and NFI activities (55% female and 45% male).   Also, interventions in institutions and other spaces providing essential services to population have reached indirectly 352,276 people of concern. Overall, the response covered 16 states and the Capital District.  The states with the highest number of direct beneficiaries were Apure, Zulia, Bolívar, Sucre, Amazonas, Miranda (prioritized states for 2022-2023 response), and Táchira and Barinas (border and transit strategic states).
    • As part of the Shelter Response, 82 constructions and rehabilitations of spaces providing essential services to population were completed. 22 in schools, 20 in individual shelters with specific needs identified, 18 in temporary collective shelters, 13 in community centers and spaces, 6 in health centers, and 3 in spaces managed by authorities and other spaces.  Also 16 shelter emergency units were installed in schools, coordination authorities for disaster response and prevention and community spaces in Aragua, Miranda, Bolivar, Zulia Tachira and Merida states.   8,459 people occupied temporary collective shelters in Táchira, Apure, Zulia and Sucre states, and 190 people were benefited from trainings on safe construction practices were delivered to contribute to the sustainability of shelter interventions in Zulia communities, and preparedness for disasters in Tachira.
    • As for interventions to improve access to Energy, 283 street solar lamps were installed to prevent protection risks in communities, schools, and community centers, 47 systems to generate electricity were installed in authority centers for disaster prevention and response, schools, community centers, and hospitals to benefit the population of interest. 81 people were directly benefited from energy interventions receiving trainings on alternative energy. 
    • Regarding access to basic NFIs, 38,087 individuals were benefited directly by distributions, including 4,520 habitat kits, 2,734 kits delivered for people in mobility, and 10,566 portable solar lamps delivered to mitigate protection risks. 176 distributions of NFIs were made for community spaces, coordination authorities, temporary collective shelters, schools and health centres to provide essential services to population in need.  
    • In 12 states and capital district, response with NFIs was associated with the preparation and response to disasters caused by recent floods, benefiting 12,857 people in need. NFIs distributions to respond to the contingency included solar lamps, habitat kits, kits for people in mobility, kitchen sets, plastic sheeting, and flashlights, among others, for vulnerable population affected as well as for institution providing the response.  Also, energy generation systems and emergency housing units were delivered for authorities with the responsibility of responding to disasters and emergencies.

    Gaps / challenges

    • There is a GAP identified in the availability, identification, and adequacy of collective temporary shelter to relocate population affected by recurrent disasters.  Coordination with local authorities has started in order to support the process of identification and management of theses spaces