Life Saving Shelter and Non-food assistance for conflict and flood  affected IDPs The proposed intervention will provide life-saving assistance to 30250 internally displaced persons impacted by man-made disasters like inter communal conflict and natural and who are in critical need of shelter (emergency and transitional) and non-food items (NFI) in Ethiopia. 
Natural disasters including flooding, drought, landslide and conflict are recurrent phenomena in most parts of Ethiopia. These disasters are major causes of displacement for large numbers of people and result in loss of human life and assets, disruption of livelihoods and damage to basic services and infrastructure. According to the DTM (Displacement Tracking Matrix) Round 12, conducted nationwide July/August 2018, 509,987 households (2,881,975 individuals) were displaced in various regions of Ethiopia. The highest rates of displacement are reported in Oromia (36%), Somali (35%) and SNNPR (22%) regions, respectively. The primary drivers of displacement across the country include conflict, climate induced shocks and other shocks.

As per ES/NFI cluster data, as of 04 July 2018 and out of the total caseload 312,246 households remain unassisted.  Since the second week of July there has been significant response particularly in Gedeo- West Guji which effectively decreased the overall gap.  But there have also been fresh displacements in Somali, Oromia and other regions due to conflict. With current needs exceeding the ES/NFI kits in stock and pipeline, the cluster is forced to prioritize its response, so that only a fraction of acute needs is currently met. Within the proposed EHF project, NRC will target 5000 HHs in Oromia, Somali and other regions through in kind and cash ES/NFI assistance. In addition, NRC will target 500 HHs in West Guji areas through construction of transitional shelters and provision of shelter repair kits. 

The project will be implemented through a coordinated response of the following Cluster members: Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC), CARE, GOAL, CRS, Save the Children, ZOA and World Vision. NRC will target beneficiaries through a combination of in kind and cash interventions. Cash-based assistance will be provided in project locations where quality materials and skilled labour are available on the local market and can be purchased directly by beneficiaries. In a situation where the market is assessed to be not functional and/ or the authorities do not support cash intervention, NRC in coordination with the cluster will change the modality in to in kind intervention. 

NRC has extensive experience in shelter and NFI interventions (both in kind and cash) and will use lessons learned from previous interventions to ensure quality programming.  Under this project, NRC will provide life-saving Shelter and NFI assistance to 5500 Internally displaced HHs in Somali (37%), Oromia (45%), Oromia- West Guji(9%) and other regions(9%)priority locations. Exact areas of distribution and construction sites will be identified through joint assessment by ES/NFI Cluster members, recipients of this grant and in coordination with regional, zonal and local government authorities. People who have been internally displaced in 2018 due to conflict and/or natural disasters (mainly floods), and who are in critical need of Shelter and NFI will be prioritized.