Provision of Life-saving Shelter and NFIs in Xudur District, Bakool Region The project is part of the response to drought in Xudur district in Bakool region which has also experienced recent attacks on civil populations by non-state actors, thereby forcing scores of local residents to flee their homes. 

The intervention will target IDP households that have been displaced by the current drought and to some extent insecurity and have not received similar support previously. A total of 3500 households who have been displaced and forced to move without basic household items will receive  standard NFI kits each and out of these, 1000 HHs that are most vulnerable and lack shelter will additionally receive standard emergency shelter kits (ESKs) . In total therefore, 3500 households translating to 21000 people including 3570 men, 3990 women, 6930 boys and 6510 girls will benefit from NFIs while 6000 (1020 men, 1140 women, 1980 boys and 1860 girls) among them will receive ESKs and assisted to build shelters.

The beneficiaries reside in 14 camps including Abal, Balanbale, Dhiil, Dhurshenshabele, Doondadiir, Doonfeylahow, Elberde, Garasweyne, Hol Ade, Kainey, Lahelow, Moranshilinle, Tiyeglow and Yowkoyow  located around Xudur town which has been the destination of fleeing IDPs. The sites have been selected in consultations with other partners including UNHCR and Juba Foundation which are at different stages of providing similar support in the district.  Reports and observations show that the displaced families are living in makeshift shelters made of tattered clothes and sticks, which has exposed them to protection risks. These families lack basic non food items leading to conditions that are injurious to their dignity especially for women, girls, boys, people living with disability and the elderly. All the support will be provided in kind.

In the spirit of convergence and complementarity which are core to this allocation, HAPEN will coordinate closely with Protection/GBV/HLP and Health/Nutrition partners working in the same district.  

Selection criteria based on vulnerability will be discussed with communities and partners to ensure acceptance before embarking on a community-led selection process. The key considerations are expected to be newly arrived IDPs, child-headed households, women-headed households, pregnant and lactating mothers, elderly, households with people living with disabilities (PLWDs), and households with a high number of children under 5 years. 
 
A community response and feedback mechanism (CFRM) will be set up or activated and will feature a combination of channels including CFRM desks, a hotline, suggestion boxes at the distribution sites, camp management and community alders acting as conduits to collect and convey feedback and grievances from community members. 

Protection will be mainstreamed throughout the implementation period. In this regard, the organization will work closely with the protection/HLP partner and in the spirit of Do-No Harm, 10% of the beneficiaries will be drawn from the host communities who are also largely affected by the drought in order to address the perceptions of exclusion and the potential tensions that undermine the protective environment for women, girls, minorities, PLWDs and the elderly. Participator approaches will be employed where community teams will include representatives of persons with disabilities, the marginalized and minorities throughout the project lifecycle. 

Once distribution is completed, post construction/distribution monitoring will be conducted to determine how effective the distribution was by focusing on quantity and quality of items, usefulness to the beneficiaries and protection considerations during the project process and impact among others. The PCM/PDM will target 70% of the beneficiaries.