UNHCR SHELTER UNHCR SHELTER PROGRAMME IN PROGRAMME IN AFGHANISTANAFGHANISTAN

MISSION STATEMENTMISSION STATEMENT

To facilitate the gradual & voluntary To facilitate the gradual & voluntary return of displaced Afghans ( refugees return of displaced Afghans ( refugees and IDP’s) to their community in and IDP’s) to their community in conditions of safety and dignityconditions of safety and dignity

Ensure that returnees enjoy access to Ensure that returnees enjoy access to rights and protection in common with rights and protection in common with all other Afghan citizens all other Afghan citizens

Ensure initial reintegration needs of Ensure initial reintegration needs of returnees and IDP’s are met in a timely returnees and IDP’s are met in a timely mannermanner

WHY INVESTING IN SHELTER WHY INVESTING IN SHELTER ??

Established, Afghan owned co-Established, Afghan owned co-ordination mechanisms for external ordination mechanisms for external assistance;assistance;

Combining UNHCR’s added-value and Combining UNHCR’s added-value and returnees’needsreturnees’needs

Expertise and experience in shelter Expertise and experience in shelter sector sector

WHICH PROGRAMME WHICH PROGRAMME DESIGN ?DESIGN ?

Voluntary Repatriation Form (VRF) at Voluntary Repatriation Form (VRF) at the heart of accountability;the heart of accountability;

Targetting most vulnerable returneesTargetting most vulnerable returnees

Focus on rural areasFocus on rural areas

Self-help modeSelf-help mode

IMPACT OF SHELTER IMPACT OF SHELTER PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME

Nine-month monitoring and evaluation Nine-month monitoring and evaluation review of shelter programme (2004-review of shelter programme (2004-2005); 2005);

Over past three-years (2002-2004), 99 Over past three-years (2002-2004), 99 % completion rate with 117,000 % completion rate with 117,000 families having built their houses;families having built their houses;

Programme reaching most vulnerableProgramme reaching most vulnerable “ “Shelter provides a basis from which Shelter provides a basis from which

livelyhood strategies can be pursued “;livelyhood strategies can be pursued “;

CHALLENGES IN CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

Standards compliant ?Standards compliant ?

Environment friendly ?Environment friendly ?

Real impact on returnees ?Real impact on returnees ?