Life Saving Emergency Shelter, Non-Food and WASH Response to Newly Displaced Households in Liben, Dawa, Bale and Borena Zones The proposed intervention will provide life-saving assistance to 46225 internally displaced persons in 2017 impacted by conflict along the common border areas of Oromia and Somali regions  particularly Liben, Dawa, Borena and Bale zones and are in critical need of emergency shelter (ES) , non-food items (NFI)  and Sanitation interventions.

Natural disasters mainly attributed to drought, flooding, 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 DTM Round 7, conducted nationwide in September/ October 2017 a total of 267062 households (HH) representing 1,615444 individuals are in a situation of internal displacement in various regions of Ethiopia with the highest displacements reported in Oromia and Somali regions.  The primary drivers of displacement across the country include conflict, drought and flood. 

Since the start of 2017, as per DTM R 7, it is reported that 110,855 HHs are newly displaced with the vast majority located in Somali and Oromia regions. This number has already surpassed the projected displacement in 2017 under the Humanitarian Requirements Document (HRD) 2017 which projected a total of  68,000 newly internally displaced HH (376,000 individuals). In light of the new displacement and massive needs NRC proposes to intervene in ES/ NFI and WASH sectors targeting IDPs in Liben, Dawa, Bale and Borena zones where majority of the newly displaced IDPs reside and prioritized for assistance by the ES/ NFI and WASH clusters,  For the WASH intervention NRC will prioritize 12 IDP sites in Liben zone Deka Suftu Woreda of Somali region through  provision of latrines and hygine promotion activities. 

ES/ NFI  intervention- The project will be implemented through a coordinated response of the following partners: the Norwegian Refugee Council, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Save the Children and GOAL- Ethiopia . In total, through the joint IOM, NRC, Save the Children and GOAL interventions, ES/NFI assistance will be provided to 13000 households (9,500 in kind and 3500 in cash). The ES/NFI kits will be distributed in Dawa(30.80%) , Borena (34.7%),Bale (23%) and Liben (11.5%) zones . Exact areas of distribution will be identified through joint assessment by ES/NFI Cluster agencies in coordination with regional and zonal government authorities.

For cash-based assistance NRC will provide assistance to 3500 households in project locations with access to quality materials in the local market. The cash-based intervention is based on the recommendations of the ES/NFI Cluster’s continued development of experience based knowledge on cash interventions in the sector. Plastic sheet and rope will be provided in- kind for cash beneficiaries.  In addition to the cash distribution NRC will also assist 1500 households through distribution of in-kind Emergency Shelter (ES) and NFI kits.