unhcr shelter programme in afghanistan
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UNHCR SHELTER PROGRAMME IN AFGHANISTAN. MISSION STATEMENT. To facilitate the gradual & voluntary return of displaced Afghans ( refugees and IDP ’ s) to their community in conditions of safety and dignity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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 ?