https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/bangladesh/shelter

Shelter/NFI Sector MeetingDate: 27th February 2020

Venue: ISCG Conference Room, ISCG, Cox’s Bazar Bangladesh

S/ NFI SECTOR COORDINATION TEAM

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COORDINATORTonja Klanšek

+880 185 941 6931sheltercxb.coord@gmail.com

CO-COORDINATORRatan Kumar Podder+880 173 031 8574

sheltercxb.coord1@gmail.com

SECTOR ASSOCIATEBijoy Kumar Barua+880 181 805 9253

sheltercxb.natassoc@gmail.com

IM OFFICERBrenda Chimenya

+880 186 961 0231sheltercxb.im@gmail.com

TECHNICAL COORDINATORFederico Rota

+880 185 950 7940sheltercxb.tech1@gmail.com

WEBSITEhttps://www.humanitarianresponse.info/en/operations/bangladesh/shelter

LOCATIONParjatan Luxury Cottage (1-3),

2nd cottage, ISCG, Motel Road, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

HLP COORDINATORDepika Sherchan

+880 188 802 6754sheltercxb.hlp@gmail.com

Agenda

• Facility Rationalization (SMSD)• Shelter/NFI Sector SAG elections• Update form Shelter TWiG• AOB

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FACILITY RATIONALIZATION

27 February 2020

SMSD Sector

• Support to CiCs• Emergency Preparedness • Dignified living conditions• Community representation

• 6 SM partners• 13 SD partners• 3 SP partners

FACILITY RATIONALIZATION: WHY?

• Sporadic self-settlement during the influx made it impossible for actors to plan services and communities. Humanitarian and government actors responded to the overwhelming need as quickly as possible.

• Adapting to needs and the current funding landscape Refugees have different needs to ensure dignified living spaces. At the same time, in the post emergency phase, donors are asking for more evidenced-based interventions, partners have changed, .

• Environmental impact and long-term planning to mitigate damage and to prepare for changes in camp size.

• Better data facilities mapping, sector-wise facility mapping, population data, environmental/topographical analysis.

EXISTING USED AREA VS USABLE LAND & FOOTPRINT AREA

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Existing Facilities Area vs Useable Area & Footprint Area

Existing Facilities Existing Shelter (Footprint- facility area) Existing WASH Existing Pathways Existing Open Space Footprint Area Useable Area

Facility Rationalization – Findings

• Useable space is extremely limited; only six camps show any available useable space.

• In some camps, the existing footprint exceeds the useable area, indicating that some structures may be in hazard prone areas or unusable land.

• Services and facilities do not always correspond to population needs. • Shelter comprises 60-70% of the useable land. All other facilities

comprise 9 -15% of useable land.

FACILITY RATIONALIZATION: FINDINGS

FACILITY RATIONALIZATION PRINCIPLES

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integrate

double story

decommission & replace

modular design

USE SPACE MORE EFFICIENTLY MAXIMIZE RESOURCES FOR BENEFICIARIES ENSURE SAFETY & ACCESSIBILITY

gap analysis

rationalize targeted beneficiaries

centralize building

consolidate within & between sectors

natural hazard mitigation

infrastructural consideration

decommission & incremental planning

natural hazard consideration

Key objectives

• Environmental rehabilitation and protection• Ensure safety – Disaster Risk Reduction• Ensure basic services and adequate living condition –

facility rationalization

> Resource-efficient> Resilient> Socially inclusive

wildlife corridors

Key infrastructure

Consolidation of facilities

Riparian areas

MACRO SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN

2. Key infrastructure> Hierarchy of roads

1. Consolidation of services > Facility rationalization

3. Environmental rehabilitation> Blue-Green Network

Short-term2020

Mid-term(2025?)

Long-term(2030?)

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Secondary education

Highereducation

Primaryeducation

Long-term strategy? Consolidation? Coverage area per facility?

Facility Rationalization – Next Steps

-Action plan for each sector based on needs and available space. -Sharing findings and action plan with RRRC and CiCs.-Project approvals should align with rationalization plans and the Macro Settlement Development Plan. -Site improvement, development, and services/activities should align with the rationalization exercise and the Macro Settlement Development Plan.

EXISTING SHELTER FACILITIES

Sector Facility Type Existing number according to ISCGV25

Shelter/NFI Warehouse 32Shelter/NFI Storage 9Shelter/NFI Non-Food Item (NFI) Distribution Center 12Shelter/NFI Distribution Point 29Shelter/NFI Container 4Shelter/NFI LPG Distribution Center 9Shelter/NFI Bamboo Distribution Center 1Shelter/NFI Bamboo Treatment Center 2

Total 98

NEXT STEPS FOR SHELTER FACILITIES

- FACILTY MAPPING- WHAT TYPES OF FACILITIES REQUIRED - EXISTING NUMBER OF FACILITIES- NUMBER OF FACILITY REQUIRED (To serve the 100% population)- SIZE OF THE FACILITIES (Sqm)- WHAT WOULD BE THE IDEAL LOCATION (Accessibility , Minimum Distance)- WHICH FACILITY TYPES CAN BE CONSOLIDATED?

Sector Facility Standard Area sqm Benef. / Facility

Target beneficiary

% Target Benef. / Pop

Pop. / Facility

Shelter/NFI Warehouse 200Shelter/NFI Storage 200Shelter/NFI Non-Food Item (NFI) Distribution Center 188 1 / campShelter/NFI Distribution Point 15 10000Shelter/NFI Container 200Shelter/NFI LPG Distribution Center 300Shelter/NFI Bamboo Distribution Center 500Shelter/NFI Bamboo Treatment Center 500

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Seats available:- 3 national NGOs- 3 international NGOs

Election process: Each organization gets 1 ballotOrganization present: (entered during Sector meeting)

- BRAC- Caritas- DRC- HEKS- Medair- Swiss Solidar- SDI- UNHCR- IOM- ISCG (observer)

SAG Election

Nominations received:National NGOs: - BRAC- Caritas/CRSInternational NGOs:- DRC- HEKS- Medair/World Concern

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For each candidate please put X in the box for EITHER:

YES – to be a member of SAGNO – not to be a member of SAG

Election process:

There are 6 seats available in the SAG and 5 candidates. This means that 1 seat will not be filled.

The election will still take place as each member should receive at least 50% of votes YES to be a member of SAG.

If at least 2 National NGOs and 2 International NGOs do not receive more than 50% of YES votes then the call for nominations for unfilled seats will be repeated.

SAG Election

Presentations from SAG nominees

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National NGOs- BRAC- Caritas

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BRAC as a National Organization

• BRAC, is the largest non-governmental organization in theworld

• Established in 1972 soon after the independence forhumanitarian assistance and focused on housing.

• BRAC is present in all 64 districts of BD as well as in 11 otherCountries

• BRAC employs over 100,000, roughly 70% women, reaching126 million people

• BRAC has over 5,000 Civil Engineers all over the country and200 exclusively for Rohingya Camps

• BRAC is a global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes development and humanitarian contexts

BRAC as a National Organization

• National and internationally experienced staff led theProgramme and also have strong linkages with national NGOs.

• BRAC’s achievements are unmatched by any other civil societyorganization responding to the crisis till date.

• The results demonstrate an unmatched surge and logisticallycapacity to procure, deliver and install life savings hardwareand materials, and to identify and target vulnerablebeneficiaries at a massive scale within a very short period oftime.

• Presently working in all 34 camps and BRAC ShelterComponent is serving in 11 camps with a strong TechnicalTeam and established four Bamboo Treatment Plant and twomore plant in 2020

SAG will guide the sector in a consultative and coordinated manner withpolicy decisions and strategic direction.

The reasons of my interest are:• To contribute in developing the Sector Strategy as well as development

of contingency and other response plans.• To contribute in develop and guidance on resource mobilization and fund

raising strategies.• To provide guidance and support to the sector’s TWiG as and when

required.• To work with Sector Coordination Team in critical issues and concerns.• To identify gaps and needs, and provide recommendation.• To make best use of my vast experience to work internationally in

humanitarian crises management.

My interest in SAG Membership and Contribution

About Caritas Bangladesh (CB)

CB founded in 1967. At present it has eight Regional Offices, 177 field offices, 88 programs,6688 staff and 2.3 million program participants with annual expenditure around 33.3 millionUSD;CB is operational with Integrated Development, Shelter/NFI, WASH, Protection, Disaster Management and Human Resource Development;CB is implementing different development, disaster risk reduction and emergency response program in Cox’s Bazar district since 1970;CB historically responded in Rohingya Crisis in 1978 and 1992 and presently implementing different need-based activities under Shelter/NFI, Site Development, DRR, WASH, Protection at Camp Level and Host Community sector;

Interest Behind In SAG Membership• Implemented low cost housing project for 446,715 families over Bangladesh

since 1970;• Technical staff for disaster-friendly housing in Bangladesh; • Manual for low cost housing in Bangladesh;• Co-leading S/NFI Sector, Mid-term Shelter design and TWiG in Rohingya

response;• Use of community led and sustainable approach for LCH;• First started MTS & LPG in Rohingya Response;• Institutional linkage with CRAterre & BUET on disaster friendly low-cost houses

already developed 35 shelter designs • As active member in national level shelter/NFI Cluster in Bangladesh;• Member of Caritas Internationalis Shelter Working Group;

Possible Contributions In SAG• Provide support and guidance to S/NFI Sector for the preparation of

temporary shelters in the living condition of Rohingya people;• Review of shelter related documents;• Review of technical and operational guidelines for the implementation of

shelter programs;• Promote community led approach for shelter programing;• Support for coordination and collaboration with different stakeholders

including government counterparts;• Support for identification of advocacy issues for shelter;• Initiate innovative ideas for effective design of shelter;

International NGOs- DRC- HEKS-EPER- Medair/World Concern

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SAG NOMINATION

Program Brief Description

DRC in coordination with other actors (SMS, Protection) will provide Shelter services for four UNHCR camps providing 30000 HH or 131,000 individuals with care and maintenance materials including Rapid Distribution of materials during monsoon period, TSA I, construction of more durable various facilities as communal centers and MTS construction. On top of that DRC is operating a Bamboo Treatment Plant producing up to 6,000 treated bamboo borak per month in order to supply many of its activities with more durable bamboo.

Shelter Activites Objective 1, shelter and infrastructure established, improved and maintain of HHs living in

adequate dwellings and includes the following activitiesShelters materials and designs are improved through community-participatory planning, linked to construction works that enable safe, dignified and resilient living conditions.Activities:1. Training key focal points in the camps setting to access shelter at the block level.2. Vouchers based distribution system to support the provision of shelter materials to target

households in need of items to reinforce/care and maintain the household structure.3. Steel Frame Transitional Shelters according to UNHCR designs and site planning. 4. MTS constructions towards SMS / CiC support for relocations or disasters 5. Operation of Bamboo treatment plant for supply treated bamboo (borak)the household for maintenance and repairs6. TSA I / Training of individuals according to sector’s standards for HHs upgrade. 7. Technical Support for structural reinforcement of existing buildings and construction of durable settlements such as community centers, child friendly spaces, etc.

ShelterEmergency Focal Point established and trained for emergency preparedness.

Activities:

1. One catchment FP to be trained and engaged in the coordination of shelter response based on the cyclone response mechanism.

2. Rapid response from Voucher teams to focus on material distributions and repair of shelters damaged during severe weather conditions.

Service to persons at heightened protection risk through training and skills development in different shelter related activities provided

Activities:

Training of beneficiaries in terms of understanding construction methodology. The training will focus in building techniques, Shelter maintenance and strengthening/reinforcing.

DRC Shelter Nomination

DRC as an active participant in the Shelter Technical Working Group is eligible to stand for election for the SAG. As a Shelter partner with UNHCR, IOM and other partners, DRC is committed to active participation and give voice to NGO priorities and ensure that the needs of the affected population is reflected in the sector response.

Thank you for your kind consideration

Humanitarian Aid – Rohingya Response Bangladesh

Ziaur Rahman, 27 February 2020

Full name of the organization: HILFSWERK DER EVANGELISCHEN KIRCHEN SCHWEIZ (HEKS)Is organization national or international: InternationalShort description of the organization: HEKS was founded in 1946 in Switzerland. As an aid organization, HEKS places the dignity of every person at the center of its commitment. All people should be able to live a dignified and socially, economically and politically safe life. HEKS focuses on the development of rural communities, humanitarian aid and church cooperation: HEKS combats the causes of hunger, poverty and injustice with a focus on access to land, provides emergency aid after natural disasters and armed conflicts, and supports the diaconal work of the reformed Churches in Eastern Europe. HEKS is active in over 30 countries worldwide with over 200 projects. HEKS is active in Bangladesh since 1971.

Why are you interested in SAG membership and what you can contribute: HEKS’ Shelter intervention contributed a lot in the camp 15 where HEKS has a lead in the sector and providing about 11,000 transitional shelter assistance by its dedicated Engineering and mobilization team. Throughout the process, HEKS learned a lot and always contributing to the Shelter sector for further improvement. However, membership of the SAG will allow HEKS to contribute its practical knowledge and experiences in the advisory body to further strengthen the sector.If organization has implementing partners for shelter/NFI/LPG/HLP projects names of the implementing partners: HEKS implements Shelter/NFI projects directly.Name and position of the person representing organization in SAG (person that will represent organization in SAG has to have decision making authority within the organization): Mr. Ziaur Rahman, Program Manager WASH and Shelter, HEKS, Humanitarian Aid Department, Cox’s Bazar.

HILFSWERK DER EVANGELISCHEN KIRCHEN SCHWEIZ (HEKS)

Camp focal: HEKS-EPER

Medair Nomination Presentation for SAGPresented by,Md Ibrahim Bin AzizDate:-27 Feb 2020

Medair Introduction:• International, Swiss based

humanitarian organization • Medair aims to bring relief and

recovery to people in crisis, regardless of race, creed or nationality

• In Bangladesh from September 2017 in partnership with World Concern an INGO which has worked in Bangladesh for 27 years to support for RohingyaRefugees

• Medair is currently active in 11 countries including 5 of the top 10 most vulnerable places on earth, (Somalia, South Sudan, DR Congo, Syria, Afghanistan)

• Main working sectors of Medair are HEALTH AND NUTRITION, WATER, SANITATION, & HYGIENE (WASH), SHELTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE

• In Bangladesh we are responding on Health, Nutrition and Shelter Sector.

Presentation For SAG Nomination

Why are we Interested to become a SAG Member:1. Capacity (Strategic Level)• Medair being an emergency responder for any crisis that arises in different

countries and the learnings that Medair have received will definitely useful for the implementation of Shelter response program in Bangladesh.

• Medair has a dedicated Senior Shelter Advisor Group where the members are working at global level for both individual and country level strategic plan formulation, lesson learnt and improvements of the program.

• Medair has experienced shelter team working in country from the very beginning of Rohingya Response. The experience from the team and technical knowledge the team had acquired will add an abundant value to SAG.

2. Technical Support• Implementation level Medair has identified the necessity and importance of

cooking space, privacy and foundation for core structure of shelters and include key information in the training, piloting some successful projects and shared to the sector.

• For Foundation Medair introduced Helix foundation and concrete block to save the bamboo from earth contamination which actually extend the longevity of footing.

• Medair is continuously participating and contributing S/NFI sector and also had shared all of the technical improvement that has been developed in Shelter Program.

• Medair has shared the supervision plan, Estimation of Bamboo Structure and measurement of area concern to TWIG and S/NFI sector and Medair will continuously provide its active participation in Cluster. Presentation For SAG Nomination

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3. Advocacy and Advisory• Being a part of SAG member Medair can work in

consultative manner, policy decision making, strategic decision, and coordination mechanism.

• Medair has experience in working very closely with internal and external stakeholders like Government, Community focal points, responders and also beneficiary.

• For critical issues Medair always analyse the risk and take proper initiative.

• Durability, Adoptability, Habitability, Safety, Access and Emergency Response are the main motto of Medair in shelter construction during emergency response in which Medair have applied in Rohingya response programme as well and will continue advocating these parameters to be included and addressed.

• Medair has been always backing up with emergency plan, contingency storage for the future disaster response.

Presentation For SAG Nomination

Presentation For SAG Nomination

Questions ?Suggestions…

Thank You

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Updates from TWiGs

1) Shelter TWiG - TSA I Assessment update and TSA II Planning

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TSA I Assessment - Timeline V2

Item Start date End date Focal Status

Methodology and tool development

15th January 23rd January Shelter/NFI Sector + Shelter TWiG

Completed

Reflection Workshop (Tools endorsement)

27th January 3rd February Shelter/NFI Sector + Shelter TWiG

Completed

Technical Field Rapid Assessment

28th January 30th January Shelter/NFI Sector + Partners

Completed

FDGs with AffectedPopulation

4nd February 6th February Shelter/NFI Sector + Partners

Completed

Data Analysis and Consolidation

27th January 1st March Shelter/NFI Sector + Shelter TWiG

On-going

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Main structural concerns – TSA I

Main structural concerns from TSA I assessment:

• Lack of drainage and slope protection• Connections/ties• Lack of tie down• Lack of bracing• Lack of protected kitchen space

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To be addressed in future assistance

• Better information sharing and coordination with CiCs, RRRC, SMSD, other Sectors, etc. • Strengthened monitoring and technical assistance • Foster community-led initiatives and community-based monitoring• HH level site improvement (drainage and slope protection) • Improved connections/ties• Tie down• Bracing• Protected cooking space• Replacement of damaged/infested elements• Continuous maintenance • Spacing between rafters• Ventilation• Keep bamboo elements out of the ground

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TSA II Planning - Timeline

Item Start date End date Focal Support needed

TSA I Assessment 15th January 1st March Shelter/NFI Sector + Shelter TWiG

TSA II PlanningWorkshop – Session I

24th February Shelter/NFI Sector + Shelter TWiG

Partners interested in providing TSA II to attend

TSA II PlanningWorkshop – Session II

2nd March Shelter/NFI Sector + Shelter TWiG

Partners interested in providing TSA II to attend

Draft GN issued to partners

9th March Shelter/NFI Sector TWiG to review

Final version issued to partners

16th March Shelter/NFI Sector TWiG to endorse

TSA II GN shared with SAG

16th March Shelter/NFI Sector SAG to endorse

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TSA II Planning – Session I

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AOBJob advertising at RRRC office and DC officesNext Sector meeting: 12th March 2020Next 4W submission deadline: TODAY, next – 12th March 2020