Provision of Environmentally friendly transitional shelters for returnees in Garaaya, Beltebei and Magan villages of Umdukhun locality in Central Darfur state. OPS CODE, SUD-17/ER/111152: In line with Sudan integrated response planning framework to promote sustainable return and reintegration (This framework for an integrated response, developed by the RRR (Recovery, Return and Reintegration) Sector, brings together efforts and expertise of humanitarian and development actors in selected areas of return. The protracted nature of Sudan’s displacement has demonstrated that it is not sufficient nor efficient to implement humanitarian and development activities in isolation, but that a sustainable response in support of return and reintegration requires closer cooperation among all stakeholders. Due to the increasing number of returnees in the three locations of Garaaya, Beltebei and Magan in villages priotized by the sector, SORC in coordination with stake holders like TGH, IMC, CRS, IOM, and UNOCHA,  as partners on the ground will coordinate on the models of shelters to be constructed to avoid overlapping/duplication, SORC already has a detailed copy/map of the shelter with dimensions to be constructed that was shared by the ESNFI sector. SORC will also coordinate with RRR/UNDP and UNHCRESNFI as technical support to provide 110 households with environmentally friendly transitional shelters (huts construction) transitional shelter design includes environmentally friendly locally produced and procured materials such as wooden poles for beam ,roofing, Bamboo on top of the wooden pole, grass mats on top of bamboo for covering roof using tyre ropes and walls complimented/built by soil blocks, window and fix/ install door and window made of steel iron for EVIS/ PSN of returnee HHs  and conduct training for further 190 households targeting 190 participants on soil brick laying that will also enhance the skills of the community and enabling beneficiaries trained in construction techniques to assist others in constructing their shelters and possibly generate household income. transitional shelter construction,fire and flood awareness, Gender, HIV/AIDS and Environmental protection as per the UNEP standard for sustainability purposes. 
SORC will conduct assessments and verification of beneficiaries for  transitional shelters Hut construction to ensure priority assistance is given to people with specific needs (PWSNs) and construct exactly the IOM type of shelter as recommended by the sector to Extremely vulnerable individuals (EVIS) based on assessed need and the most vulnerable in line with agreed sector guidelines. However disaster risk reduction and environmental conservation will be undertaken to ensure resilience is built with consideration to role of gender, skills built and environment is protected.  The beneficiaries will be identified from among extremely vulnerable  returnees communities PSN protection standard as direct beneficiaries based on Verification and assessments . The proposed activities will contribute to both the short and long-term improvement among the targeted households.Additionally, SORC  will support the establishment of land committees to support in the design of the village structures in close coordination with the Humanitarian Aid Commission and the State Ministry of Planning the land committee will support in the selection of trainees and community workforce and site planning. The targeted community will be provide with soil block making machine, will be trained on brick laying and shelter construction to ensure continuity of program in case SORC project life cycle comes to an end hence sustaining program. SORC was previously targeting 300 Metal frame transitional shelters compared to the version recommended by the sector, different models with different costs. however following discussions and  recommendation from the RRR and the ESNFI sector, SORC was asked to target the shelter design IOM is using or used on the ground and that resulted into targets dropping to 110 due to field market survey by SORC staffs of which the cost is lower than IOM's  by 163$.