Shelter and Non-Food Item (NFI) assistance to crises affected populations in Tigray, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Oromia, and Somali regions of Ethiopia. The proposed intervention will provide live-saving humanitarian assistance focusing on shelter interventions, to targeted internally displaced persons (IDP) and only 10% of vulnerable affected households (HH) from host communities. The proposed project intervention will target the affected population in cluster-identified priority locations in Amhara, Oromia, Somali and Tigray regions of Ethiopia. The project will mainly provide live-saving emergency shelter-NFI assistance. Key activities include distribution of In-kind emergency shelter and non-food items (ES/NFI) and Shelter repair assistance including cash for rent support and housing, land, and property (HLP) support. To ensure a well-coordinated response, IOM works in collaboration with Sub-national shelter cluster, Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) and protection cluster to ensure overall coordination and inclusive response. IOM as cluster lead agency will also follow an integrated emergency response with health, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions. IOM’s emergency responses are underpinned with Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), HLP due-diligence and protection mainstreaming throughout the project cycle. 

Under the proposed project IOM will assist 7,050 HHs (38,775 individuals). Primary target locations for the proposed response are Tigray, Amhara, Oromia, and Somali regions. IOM seeks to continue the provision of lifesaving and life-sustaining S-NFI services to individuals in prioritized communities in the targeted woredas. The project is in line with the EHF allocation strategy and identified needs and caseloads as per the S-NFI Cluster under the standard allocation. Key activities include: 
1) The provision of crucial In-kind S-NFI material assistance to 4,170 HHs, (2,100 In-kind and 2,070 HHs in Cash) 
2) Provision of Emergency Shelter (ES/NFI) assistance to 2,280 HHs
3) Cash for rent assistance to 500 HHs.
4) Rehabilitation and improvement of unfinished buildings 100 HHs.

The project is mainly targeting IDPs. To ensure social cohesion, IOM will also support/target 10% vulnerable affected host communities in need with essential ES/NFI assistance. The inclusive approach of including host communities within the humanitarian assistance caseload supports a needs-based response and contributes to improving social cohesion and community structure rehabilitation in displacement-affected locations. Additionally, IOM gives special consideration to COVID-19 preventive measures in emergency response, which increases needs for targeted humanitarian response. The direct support to Shelter and NFI programming can help decongest overcrowded IDP sites that are particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. IOM will continue providing integrated assistance with WASH, health and SMS, to ensure agreed standards are met and protection mainstreaming incorporated throughout its intervention. 

The project will ensure all activities prioritize the unique and specialized needs of vulnerable groups in every response. IOM have established Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms (CFMs) and AAP tools to advance equitable and accessible service delivery, whilst ensuring that gender-based violence (GBV) and HLP protection services are made available to beneficiaries. The project will ensure the inclusion and participation of women, persons with disabilities, youth, and other vulnerable groups during implementation and monitoring. Proposed activities are in line with and will contribute towards Objectives of the S-NFI Cluster, as well as the EHF Strategy Allocation Objectives.