Provision of Shelter and NFIs Assistance to IDPs in response to new arrivals living in camps without shelters and those sharing living spaces with others in selected LGAs in Adamawa and  Borno state. UNHCR continues to effectively respond to emergency needs in North-East Nigeria to address gaps identified by the Shelter/ NFI sector displacement through the provision of Protection, Shelters and NFIs. This project will target IDPs new arrivals living in camps without shelters, and those sharing living spaces in Borno State (Jere, MMC, Ngala, and Gwoza LGAs) and Adamawa State (Yola North, Yola South, Girie, and Song LGAs). In line with the Humanitarian Response Plan, this project will provide 2,900 emergency shelters Bama type (630 e-shelters under priority 1 770 e-shelters under priority 2 and 1,500 e-shelters under pipeline) and 1,150 Sector improved NFI kits. Throughout 2019, in Borno State, UNHCR has provided shelter assistance to 1,700 families comprising 8,500 individuals in formal camps -Stadium and Teacher Village Camp (TVC) in Maiduguri, under the NHF standard allocation, and in Bama and Ngamdu (to those affected by floods) under NHF 1st Reserve Allocation 2019. The shelter beneficiaries were mostly displaced persons from Kukawa and Monguno axis who had been without shelter in TVC and Bama reception centre. UNHCR also provided shelter assistance to IDPs and Refugee returnees earlier this year to 100 HHs in Gwoza Gwoza LGA of Borno State. In addition, UNHCR also responded to fire outbreak incidence in Gajiganna, Gubio, Kukareta (Yobe State) and new arrivals in Ngala with NFI kits reaching out to 6,315 individuals. In response to the rainy season contingency plan, UNHCR repaired 1,082 emergency and 1200 transitional shelters in GSSS Bama and Bakassi IDP camps respectively benefitting 11,410 individuals. As the number of new arrivals increases Jere, MMC, Ngala, Gwoza, Yola North, Yola South, Girie, and Song LGAs reception centers due to military operations in Borno and Adamawa States, there is need to provide emergency shelters and NFIs for life-saving emergency assistance. UNHCR will enhance contingency planning through the provision and prepositioning of NFI kits and Emergency Bama Shelters support to promote the protection, safety and dignity of affected Persons of Concern (PoCs).

Despite the achievements made in the past, the need for shelter and NFIs continue to grow due to the unabating spiral of violence that pushes more IDPs to find assistance in camps already congested. The inadequate support to IDPs and lack of spacious land is likely to scale up the number of IDP’s hosted within the existing camps which has forced 3,809 households IDPs to live without shelter and NFI assistance since their arrival and 7,593 Households living in partitioned communal shelters are in very urgent need of more dignified emergency shelters and NFIs (2019 Second Reserve Allocation Strategy Paper). 

UNHCR shall build upon progress made in 2019 and proposes, under this action to: 
1. Provide 1,150 improved NFI kits in Adamawa State.
2. Provide 2,900 Emergency Shelters Bama type in Borno State (1,400 emergency shelter under direct implementation (630 priority 1 amp 770 priority 2) and 1,500 under pipeline).
3. Undertake repairs of 760 shelters in Borno State.
The actual numbers of shelters and NFI kits response per location of Borno State (Jere, MMC, Ngala, and Gwoza LGAs) and Adamawa State (Yola North, Yola South, Girie, and Song LGAs) will be determined during the implementation phase with Shelter/NFI/CCM Sector approval.
The selection of beneficiaries will be based on needs assessment and vulnerability screening in the locations at the time of implementation. Identification and verification of beneficiaries are guided by UNHCR’s Protection principles.