programme 2005 2008 overview Tom Corsellis Antonella Vitale

programme 2005 - 2008 overview Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre followed by: the review process Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale, Shelter Centre 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre programme these products and services were derived from conversations with participants at past Shelter Meetings a description of deliverables and services will follow shortly Shelter Centre has received funding from DFID-CHAD to develop the following 4 deliverables and 6 services over the next 3 years : deliverables: 1. Shelter After Disaster 2. Shelter Principles 3. Shelter Module 4. Shelter Coordination services: 1. Shelter Meeting 2. Shelter Funding 3. Shelter Training 4. Shelter Volunteering 5. Shelter Register 6. Shelter Library programme review process • we will inform you of our progress every Shelter Meeting • participants can feedback through working groups for each deliverable and service 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre programme deliverables: Shelter After Disaster Shelter Principles Shelter Module Shelter Coordination feedback from you…. 1. are these the most important deliverables and services? services: Shelter Meeting Shelter Funding Shelter Training Shelter Volunteering Shelter Register Shelter Library 2. what other deliverables and services would you like developed? 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre followed by: coffee 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables the following deliverables and services will now be presented in detail Shelter Centre has received funding from DFID-CHAD to develop the following 4 deliverables and 6 services over the next 3 years : deliverables: 1 Shelter After Disaster 2 Shelter Principles 3 Shelter Module 4 Shelter Coordination services: 1 Shelter Meeting 2 Shelter Funding 3 Shelter Training 4 Shelter Volunteering 5 Shelter Register 6 Shelter Library 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables the revision process will begin this afternoon tangible impact: there will be consensus field guidance for stakeholders on post disaster settlement 1. Shelter After Disaster the revision in two phases of 'Shelter After Disaster Guidelines for Assistance', the key guidelines first published by UNDRO in 1982 a collaboration between Shelter Centre and OCHA the revised guidelines will be published by OCHA in 2008 the first phase of the revision will be a scoping study the revised guidelines may be accompanied by a parallel compendium of case studies and papers 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

wider group of contributors Shelter Centre deliverables 1. Shelter After Disaster phase 1 10 contributors add using structure consultants finalise present to SM 06 a ‘Scoping study to inform the revision of Shelter after Disaster’ donor: UN/OCHA coordinating organisation: Shelter Centre antonella@sheltercentre. org, tom@sheltercentre. org core consultant team: Yasemin Aysan Tom Corsellis 2006 Ian Davis Antonella Vitale 2007 study 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre agrees with OCHA plus SM 05 b new structure Shelter Centre deliverables 1. Shelter After Disaster phase 2 case study consultants identify good practice Shelter Centre integrates structure and good practice donor: DFID coordinating organisation: Shelter Centre case studies schedule: 2006 scoping case studies 2007 case studies structure final draft published printed 2008 launch draft field guidelines complete phase 2 schedule: 2006 launch at SM 08 a study 2007 structure first draft final draft 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat field test 2008 launch

Shelter Centre deliverables suggestions for case study consultants? …… 1. Shelter after Disaster feedback phase 1 ‘Scoping study to inform the revision of Shelter after Disaster’ phase 2 guidelines revision is the right way to proceed? who wants to join the working group? the working group reviews the case study group 2006 study 2007 structure first draft final draft 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat field test 2008 launch

Shelter Centre deliverables tangible impact: there will be a brief and clear consensus approach to future disasters 2. Shelter Principles the development and agreement of guiding principles for the sector at the last Shelter Meeting (November 2004) it was agreed to develop a common set of guiding principles for transitional settlement and shelter that would precede three different sub-sets of principles for those who are: (a) displaced, (b) affected by natural disasters, (c) reconstructing their homes following conflicts 2006 structure first draft final draft 2007 field test launch 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre deliverables 2. Shelter Principles feedback which publications can these principles be integrated into? which other initiatives should these principles be linked with? which languages should they be available in? questions or comments ? 2006 structure first draft final draft 2007 launch 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre deliverables tangible impact: increased availability of shelters that can be stockpiled for emergency response and that can be manufactured using open source specs and designs 3. Shelter Module definition, development, testing, and publication of the specifications for a new transitional family shelter, involving a consortium • transitional shelter for both conflict and natural disasters • designed to be adapted by beneficiaries • easy to manufacture, stock pile and airlift 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables performance specification: how many square metres floor area? 3. Shelter Module phase 1 funding by USAID/OFDA for the development of a performance specification for the Shelter Module donor: USAID coordinating organisation: Shelter Centre what colour? current consortium: DFID USAID JICA 2006 2007 specification 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre deliverables cold climate compliant 3. Shelter Module phase 2 a. b. c. d. e. liaison with manufacturers development of prototype testing of prototype publication of technical specification review response by manufacturers donor: DFID coordinating organisation: Shelter Centre SM 06 a 2006 specification prototype 1 2 2007 field tests prototype publish specs 3 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre deliverables what transitional shelter module do you need? 3. Shelter Module feedback … is the right approach to developing it? phase 2 a. liaise with manufacturers b. development of prototype c. testing of prototype d. publication of technical specification e. review response by manufacturers f. who would like to join the working group? phase 1 funding by USAID/OFDA for the development of a performance specification for the Shelter Module who would like to join the working group? 2006 specification prototype 1 2 2007 field tests prototype publish specs 3 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre deliverables tangible impact: there will be tools for sectoral coordination agreed and practised by stakeholders 4. Shelter Coordination (a) develop and agree simple sectoral coordination tools (b) disseminate, practise and contribute to existing sectoral tools for coordination and preparedness capacity building (c) develop a delivery system for deliverables and services when developing and implementing strategies in the field in the past, we found that the steps on the next slide were useful for this deliverable, it may not be possible to develop and agree tools for all of these steps it should be possible to agree what the steps should be 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables In the past we’ve found these 10 steps useful… building on our websites and CD we are developing a better delivery system… Shelter Base 4. Shelter Coordination 4. 1 develop a coordination structure from emergency transiting to return/reconstruction 4. 2 develop a common assessment method linking to monitoring and evaluation 4. 3 map where people are in what TS options what proportion are with host families, and where? 4. 4 map areas of responsibility what capacity is where to ensure equitable support? 4. 5 map the progress of works updated regularly 4. 6 agree specific guiding principles and standards adopting those relevant to the situation 4. 7 describe the appropriate TS options eg what support should be offered to host families? 4. 8 describe major implementing steps what will happen in winter, or in another quake? 4. 9 a public consultation and information strategy beneficiaries, government, and aid community 4. 10 a handover or exit strategy when should each phase stop and how? 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables Shelter Base will include: Shelter Library Shelter Training Shelter Coordination Shelter Register Shelter Funding presenter: Matthew Slater Shelter Centre 4. Shelter Coordination Shelter Base will be developed over the next year as the delivery mechanism for Shelter Coordination and all Shelter Centre services Shelter Base will: 1. not need to be installed on your Hard Drive 2. run off Hard Drive, USB key, RWCD-ROM, or internet 3. be freely distributable 4. be continuously improved 5. update itself at your command. . 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables 4. Shelter Coordination when there is new information available, you will receive a small message asking you which information you wish to download to update your Shelter Base, eg: 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables 4. Shelter Coordination Shelter Base can be expanded to include a number of coordination, implementation, and management tools: • etc. • • • tools to share maps, assessments, strategies tools to make maps, such as for areas of responsibility. tools to run coordination meetings tools to share contact details all these tools will be simple to use, without training the tools will look like web sites, but you will be able to edit them like Word documents 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre deliverables comments on the 10 steps? is the right way to proceed? are any coordination elements not included? 4. Shelter Coordination feedback 4. 1 4. 2 4. 3 4. 4 4. 5 4. 6 4. 7 4. 8 4. 9 4. 10 develop a coordination structure develop a common assessment method map where people are in what TS options map areas of responsibility map the progress of works agree specific guiding principles and standards describe the appropriate TS options describe major implementing steps a public consultation and information strategy a handover or exit strategy tools development 2006 2007 draft Shelter Base development 2006 prototype 2008 test publish 2007 beta test field test release 1. 0 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008 release 1. 1

Shelter Centre services Tom Corsellis & Antonella Vitale Shelter Centre 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre services Shelter Centre has received funding from DFID-CHAD to develop the following 4 deliverables and 6 services over the next 3 years : deliverables: 1 Shelter After Disaster 2 Shelter Principles 3 Shelter Module 4 Shelter Coordination services: 1 Shelter Meeting 2 Shelter Funding 3 Shelter Training 4 Shelter Volunteering 5 Shelter Register 6 Shelter Library 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre services past participants include: MSF-B MSF-Nl MSF-International DFID CHAD-OT ECHO JICA USAID OFDA SDC UNHCR UN/OCHA UNDP UNEP UNOPS UN-HABITAT ICRC IFRC NRC Oxfam GB Red. R SFL The Sphere Project ASF A&D EWB Aidworld Humanitarian ICT University of Cranfield University of Cambridge 1. Shelter Meeting expansion of the sectoral forum www. sheltermeeting. org to include stakeholders appropriate to the guidelines revision and other outputs, including Southern and IFI representation how is Shelter Meeting to be conducted in the future? 2006 SM 06 a SM 06 b SM 07 a 2007 SM 07 b 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat SM 08 a 2008 SM 08 b

Shelter Centre services past participants include: MSF-B MSF-Nl MSF-International DFID CHAD-OT ECHO JICA USAID OFDA SDC UNHCR UN/OCHA UNDP UNEP UNOPS UN-HABITAT ICRC IFRC NRC Oxfam GB Red. R SFL The Sphere Project ASF A&D EWB Aidworld Humanitarian ICT University of Cranfield University of Cambridge 1. Shelter Meeting feedback frequency in the past it has been 2 days every 6 months duration the Shelter Centre programme review will now take one of those days… should it then be 2 days plus 1 day for the Shelter Centre programme review? location venues outside Geneva? parallel satellite meetings in the South? participation would Shelter Meeting welcome hosting the sectoral cluster meeting, should the cluster request it? 2006 SM 06 a SM 06 b SM 07 a 2007 SM 07 b SM 08 ab 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008 SM 08 b

Shelter Centre services tangible impact: 2. Shelter Funding improved capacity, engagement of donors, advocacy, sustainability opportunities there will be 6 meetings over 3 years, each with a budget establishment of a fund to be managed by Shelter Centre but guided by the Shelter Meeting and following DFID Conflict and Humanitarian Fund protocols we will: i. iii. iv. identify proposals prioritise the projects agree who is to undertake the work identify other revenue streams for Shelter Funding, or for specific projects 2006 2007 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre services 2. Shelter Funding previous proposals 2. 1 ‘Translation of the transitional settlement guidelines into other languages’ guidelines for the submission of proposals for funding will be circulated by the end of January 2006 to elicit first proposals to be discussed at SM 06 a 2. 2 ‘A publicly-available on-line library on reconstruction issues, … casestudy mission reports, contributed by the Shelter Meeting participants …. Field assessment tools should also be included, as well as country specific lessons learned. ’ 2. 3 ‘A training programme for decision makers and government officials’ 2. 4 ‘A toolkit and procurement manual for wood, and later other materials’ 2. 5 ‘An independent study should be rapidly made of impregnated plastic sheeting, concentrating upon safety, effectiveness, appropriateness, and cost’ 2. 6 ‘Guidelines on the use of plastic sheeting should be updated and made freely available (ref Howard and Spice, Oxfam GB, 1979) ’ 2. 7 ‘Preliminary review of existing NFIs guidelines, prior to final decision on guidelines on the use of plastic sheeting including other shelter NFIs, such as shadow netting, blankets, and stoves’ 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre services 2. Shelter Funding feedback any other project proposals? can we finalise a list? who will do the work? 2006 1 new project 2007 1 new project 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 1 new project 2008 1 new project

Shelter Centre services latest: basic GPS training will be developed by Shelter Centre and Map. Action for Oxfam GB, which has kindly granted permission to make it freely available on the website 3. Shelter Training the development of training capacity for the sector 3. 1 the development and expansion of www. sheltertraining. org, including training from other organisations 3. 2 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training at your headquarters, leaving you with a training course developed for the needs of your organisation 3. 3 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training in some field operations 2006 2007 available to train at headquarters or in the field 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre services 3. Shelter Training feedback 3. 1 the development and expansion of www. sheltertraining. org, including training from other organisations what other training would you like us to develop? what other training do you have that we can post on Shelter Training? 3. 2 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training at your headquarters, leaving you with a training course developed for the needs of your organisation who wants free training? 3. 3 the delivery by Shelter Centre of free training in some field operations who would host Shelter Centre? 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre services tangible impact: 4. Shelter Volunteering increased sectoral capacity, advocacy, innovation and learning 4. 1 create a database of potential volunteers for nonoperational work 4. 2 link projects undertaken outside the aid community 4. 3 involve experienced professionals as well as graduates volunteer and internship capacity development Shelter Meeting organisations should feel free to contact volunteers through the service 2006 prototype operational 2007 evaluation 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008 revision

Shelter Centre services what information about them do you need? an online order form? - availability - CV - contact details - brief description 4. Shelter Volunteering feedback 4. 1 create a database of potential volunteers for nonoperational work do you need volunteers? 4. 2 link projects undertaken outside the aid community would you like to be able to request projects? 4. 3 involve experienced professionals as well as graduates what basic training should be offered to make them suitable for first missions? what basic experience do volunteers need? what information about them do you need? 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre services tangible impact: 5. Shelter Register increased access to capacity, opportunities for capacity building and learning development of an on-line register of specialists, coordinated with existing services 5. 1 development of an on-line register of specialists and trained potential first missions who have done, or wish to do, paid field work 5. 2 include academic capacity able to undertake assessment, evaluation, and NFI research and development the Shelter Register will ideally be coordinated with existing services and registers 2006 prototype operational 2007 evaluation 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008 revision

Shelter Centre services 5. Shelter Register feedback 5. 1 development of an on-line register of specialists and trained potential first missions who have done work or wish to do paid field work what would your requirements be to make use of such as register? 5. 2 include academic capacity able to undertake assessment, evaluation, and NFI research and development would you make use of such capacity? 2006 2007 build and populate Shelter Register 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat 2008

Shelter Centre services Shelter Library web log: 6. Shelter Library average 90 visits per day expansion of the field library www. shelterlibrary. org, on-line and via CD ‘TS: DP’ – 10 / day ‘Water sanitation and shelter equipment manual’ (Oxfam) 26 / month www. shelterlibrary. org over 100 key documents plus other guidelines, standards, software, country profiles, conversion tools conversion charts – 430 / month 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

new for 2005!! Shelter Centre services 6. Shelter Library www. shelterlibrary. org Google search function added! contributors include: MSF – Int UNDP UNHCR UNISDR UN/OCHA NRC ODI Oxfam GB Sphere Project you can now search inside the Word and PDF documents held on the Shelter Library 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat

Shelter Centre services 6. Shelter Library feedback what other sector material would you like to see? what general material would you like to see? e. g. 1951 Convention who has material to contribute? 17 th - 18 th November 2005 | Geneva | hosted by UN-Habitat