Shelter/NFIs Emergency Response in Tambura, Western Equatoria and Aweil East, NBeG This 6 months’ project will focus on ''Providing access to emergency shelter and lifesaving non-food items to the flood and conflict affected people in Aweil East County of NBeG ( including Payams Baac, Malual Bai, Madhol, Tong, Mangok and Yargot)  and Tambura County of WE State (Including Payams Tanbura, Source Yubu and Mupoi). The project aims to reach 50,000 persons (8333 households) affected by flooding and conflict (9,500 men, 10,500 women, 14,500 boys and 15,500 girls) with an estimated total of 7,500 persons living with disabilities (15% of the total target). 

The project team will distribute 8,333 shelter/NFI kits to the flood and conflict affected people. The composition of the kits will be based on the assessment outcomes and the approved list of NFIs by SFP and Cluster coordinators. The distribution of shelter and NFIs will be based on vulnerability criteria, addressing the needs of large families, households with children under 5, pregnant or lactating woman (PLW), unaccompanied elderly (gt 60 years), people living with disability (PLWD), female headed households, child headed households, unaccompanied minors and the chronically ill.

NRC will work through the rapid response team/mobile teams (RRT) to register and verify beneficiaries, distribution of Survival/shelter kits will be done. The kits shall be requested from core pipeline through the cluster recommendation.

In line with the allocation strategy, the project will ensure inclusiveness and participation ensuring equitable participation. In assessments, distribution committees will be encouraged and supported, while distribution activities will be scheduled to allow for women and girls involvement

The project will promote timely delivery of assistance through deployment of mobile teams in line with humanitarian response priorities for 2021 as outlined in the HRP and SNFI Cluster. 

The project team will work in close coordination with S/NFI cluster, cluster focal points, and its activities will be informed by the gaps identified through the assessment missions carried out by NRC or other actors on the ground or joint assessments. NRC will also coordinate its operations with all local partners on ground. 

The specific needs of the persons displaced by floods and conflict in Aweil East and Tambura have shortage of shelter supplies. NRC will focus on distribution of Shelter and NFI kits to meet the shelter needs of men, women, boys and girls. These beneficiaries will be selected jointly with the community and will put into considerations the minimum standards of protection and shelter due diligence guidelines. 

The project team will ensure that women and girls are not exposed to risk of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) at the distribution points and to have the distribution site within short walking distances from the beneficiaries’ homes/areas of displacement. In case drinking water is not available in nearby locations, water will be provided by NRC team at the distribution sites. Elderly, physically incapable, pregnant women and others who require special attention will be prioritized during distribution so that they are served early and comfortably. Feedback desk will be provided at each distribution site so that beneficiaries register their complaints with NRC on the entire project process and quality of the supplies/Kits. NRC will conduct post distribution Monitoring (PDM) in at least at 50% in locations of distribution.

The project will be implemented in line with the COVID-19 guidelines ensuring that the staff and beneficiaries practicing social distancing, using face masks and washing hands with soap/cleaning agent.