Emergency provision of shelter  materials and  Non Food Items  to   newly  Displaced IDPs  affected by flooding in Baidoa District  Bay Region. In south west state the floods have affected an estimated 70,000 people according to UNOCHA flash flood update #4 and another 40,000 have been displaced by flash floods across the region. Baidoa and Bardale are the worst affected. It is with this in mind that WRRS has proposed to respond with this life critical intervention.

In close coordination with the agencies working in Baidoa and Bardale district  WRRS will ensure to provide emergency shelter materials and NFIs particularly in Baidoa district and Bardale  area  to respond to the emergency needs of the newly displaced and  flood affected populations across the two areas. The project will target the most vulnerable IDPs in IDP settlements across the two locations that is Baidoa, and Bardale location. The target will include both new and affected IDPs. The project will target only IDPs the newly displaced and the old IDPs affected by flooding. The project will comprise of two components, Procurement and distribution of Emergency shelter materials that will contain: Local available stick for vertical Post ( Philipian Tree), Local available sticks for truss, door and windows (Philipian Tree) OR White wood(8cm x 4cm size each), Local available sticks (Philipian Tree) for horizontal frames amp roofing OR white wood (5cm x 2.5 cm size each) , Local available sticks (Philipian Tree) at the base of roof truss OR White wood(10cm x 2.5cm size each) among other materials, shelter cluster standard NFI Kits that contains plastic sheet, blanket, sleeping mat, kitchen set, mosquito net, solar lamb and jerry can among others. This will be in order to address the time critical needs for the newly flood displaced population.

The project main objective is to provide 8772 people (1439 women, 1437 men, 2947 boys and 2949 girls) who have been affected by flooding in Baidoa and Bardale locations. The project is in line with the shelter cluster strategy and objectives. The project will ensure all the target beneficiaries have access to ESKs and NFIs t distributions, PDM will also be conducted to the locations of distribution

WRRS will carry out a rapid market survey to ascertain the availability of ESKs and appropriate NFis in the local market as well as market functionality.Due to the current emergency and the growing need of the materials WRRS will conduct a direct distribution to safe on time and prevent further vulnerability of the affected populations. 
This will ensure a complementary approach to the provision of services for vulnerable people in Bardale location and Baidoa District. WRRS will mainstream protection monitoring in the project implementation by ensuring that the proposed locations for distribution are carefully considered in terms of the threat of physical attacks, threats to safety such as mines, or environmentally unsuitable areas such as areas prone to flooding. WRRS will coordinate with relevant government authorities, regional cluster leads and other partners working in the area with a view of strengthening local institutions to ensure proper coordination and implementation of the planned activities.