NFI and Emergency Shelter ASSESSMENT / VERIFICATION REPORT ASSESSMENT: X VERIFICATION: (tick) Report Date: Assessment Undertaken August 17-23 Assessment/Verification date(s): Location Information State: Eastern Equatoria/Imatong County: Torit Payam: Nyong, Himodonge, Ifwotu Boma: Ilangi, Enyif, Otese GPS Coordinates: Ilangi boma, Nyong payam: 04 24 36.27 N, 32 34 58.63 E; Enyif boma, Ifwotu payam: 04 24 02.97 N, 32 33 50.44»E; Otese boma, Himodonge payam: 04 18 00.75 N, 32 39 39.23 E Team Details Name Organisation Title Contacts: Email/Mobile/Sat Phone J. D. Bodard, CARE Team Leader NA Juma Mario CARE Project Officer Mario.juma@care.org Other organizations that participated in the Assessment include HI, War Child Holland, War Child Canada, SC, Plan, AVSI, Zoa and Caritas Summary of Population Type / Numbers A. Total population resident in area -Ref Census to County level B. Total number of IDPs/returnees -Households and individuals -Ref sources - can be multiple -Specify conflict IDP, disaster IDP, returnee -If returnee, in transit, stranded, or final destination? Organised or spontaneous? -Do registration list/s already exist? Made by whom? C. Total number in need of shelter/nfi assistance -Households and individuals -Specify population type (IDP, returnee, host community) -Verified? List available? TO be provided later requesting from census dept. Focus of the assessment is population affected by conflict since the events of July 2016. Total Number of Households Looted is estimated at 1200: 300 (Ifwonyak); 700 (Enyif); and 200 (Lowdo, Madaram). These households are also displaced. Source: RRC (state level). Lists do not exist, although RRC inferred they were creating one, this did not occur. The information on displaced household is not available, neither at the local level nor with the RRC. They are discreetly living among the communities. However, for persons whose houses were burned and looted, the estimated numbers are as above. As lists do not yet exist, CARE is currently starting the identification and verification of these beneficiaries. Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 1
Situation Overview -Note any prior assessments (eg IRNA) and attach to this report -If no prior assessment has been done. summarise information gathered through questionnaire at Annex 1 The joint assessment was the first assessment undertaken by humanitarian actors following the events of July. These were undertaken in August and September, before the deterioration of security (which is sharply limiting movement at this time). Summary of Shelter/NFI Situation -Summarise information gathered through questionnaire at Annex 2 -Include maps and photographs where relevant - Include any information gathered on community and intra-household gender dynamics, as related to shelter and NFI - Most displaced persons (IDPs) within Torit are being hosted by relatives, whose household size has doubled as a result. Local authorities said that about 5,202 were displaced in Torit County, but had not registered (or verified) the numbers. - Most persons fled with little or nothing at all and have limited livelihoods options to purchase NFIs. Many who tried to return to their huts found their places burned or looted, with nothing left. - Please see attached report for more details. Assessment/Verification Methodology -Which assessment/verification methods did you use and why (eg household interview, focus group discussion, shelter observation inside and out, market survey) -If verifying, are you working from an existing list, or are you creating a list from scratch? -How many interviews/fgds/observations did you conduct? What questions did you ask and why? -Did you use sampling techniques? If so, please describe. -Is there any information you feel less confident about? If so why? The multi-agency, multi-sector team undertook the assessment over a four-day period. Data collection was predominantly qualitative, using a combination of Focus Group Discussions, Key Informant Interviews, Household Surveys, Markets Surveys and guided observations. A total of 202 women, 128 men, 30 boys and 30 girls participated in Focus Groups Discussions. For the Key Informant Interviews, a total of 24 women and 34 men were interviewed. Assessment tools were adapted by each sector from existing cluster assessments and OCHA s Initial Rapid Needs Assessment tools. Each group compiled a sector-specific report and presented findings to the broader assessment groups. In the current security environment, the RRC has been reluctant to do identification at the household level so as not to raise expectations for immediate support. Therefore, all numbers provided by the RRC are not backed up by lists at this time, but CARE, but CARE is currently in the process of doing the verifications in areas still accessible. RECOMMENDATIONS If emergency shelter and/or NFI distribution is recommended: Define targeting criteria - Provision of basic NFIs to individuals whose houses have been Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 2
-need/vulnerability (if vulnerability, define vulnerability categories) Specify items to be distributed -Number and type per household - NFI/ES, full kits, loose items -Specify if quantity of items distributed will vary by household size Key considerations for distribution -Eg access, logistics, security and protection concerns, push/pull, stakeholders/partners to work with burned or looted. - Pre-position items in order to be able to provide assistance immediately following the verification process. NFI items identified by the community for a medium-sized family are: Plastic Sheets, Blankets; mosquito nets, kitchen sets; plastic sack, kangas; sleeping mats. In addition, CARE is considering the provision of soap and bucket (to be discussed with the WASH cluster). Note: number of items to be confirmed and communicated on Pipeline Request Form. The key consideration is regarding the security situation. We would not want to put staff at risk of going on the field and identifying households, without knowing that we will be able to distributed the items immediately following this process. If emergency shelter and/or NFI distribution is not recommended: Summarise reasons and propose next steps, if any -eg referral to other clusters NENEXT STEPSXT STEPS Immediate next steps Timeline Who is responsible - Re-submit Shelter/NFI Pipeline form and obtain items from Shelter/NFI pipeline, as CARE has currently begun verification process and this should be followed as soon as possible by a distribution in current context - Receive items in Torit (to be stored at UNMISS, at UNHCR rub hall - Distribute items as soon as possible Please submit to IOM Juba (cc your Shelter and NFI Cluster State Focal Point) If this is a verification report, and distribution is recommended, include: 1. Completed Pipeline Request Form 2. Distribution List in excel format Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 3
Annexes: Annex 1: Example questionnaire on general situation Annex 2: Example questionnaire on shelter/nfi need ANNEX 1 General Situation Questionnaire GI.1 Type of assessment site Spontaneous Settlement of IDPs in an urban area Spontaneous Settlement of IDPs in a rural area Affected area (affected by conflict incident or natural disaster) IDPs on the move (site where IDP s are transitioning to another site) x IDPs living with host families in urban area x IDPs living with host families in rural area, as well as peri-urban Area of origin for returnees Returnee transit site/way station Other (please specify) GI.2 At the assessment site what kind of population is residing X Population directly affected by conflict or disaster (either wounded/killed or targeted due to violence) X IDPs directly affected by conflict or disaster (either wounded/killed or target due to violence) IDPs not directly affected by conflict or disaster (fleeing area of origin due to insecurity/violence) Population on way back to area of origin (returning population which have not reached area of origin) Population recently returned to the area of origin Other (please specify) GI.3 What kind of incident has affected the population or forced them to flee from the area of origin? Violence (Cattle raiding) X Violence (including military operations, small weapons, bombing, etc.) Floods Fire Health epidemic Food insecurity Voluntarily returned home but land is occupied by other communities Previously displaced and when returned home, land is occupied by soldiers or other armed groups Evicted by military or State authorities Returnees at final destination without allocated land Returnees at final destination with allocated land Stranded returnees Returnees in transit Other (please specify) Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 4
GI.4 How is the relationship between the displaced and the host community? Host community willing to assist for as long as necessary X Host community willing to assist, but for limited time Tensions already exist Other (please specify Not applicable (not near host community, etc) GI.5 In the crisis-affected or displaced community, are there any of the following: (mark all that apply) Older persons (over 60 years) who are living alone and do not have any support from their relatives and/or community. Children under 18 years who have been separated from both parents and/or caregivers. Estimated number of separated children: Persons who have physical and/or mental disability. Female Headed of Household: Divorced, separated or widowed single female with minor children. No effective community links: Persons or families who are displaced and have become vulnerable due to the impossibility to relate to the community and who do not receive any support from the community. This information not yet known - will provide in verification process. GI.6 What is the estimate number of people living on the site? Population Households Ask this question from multiple sources State sources: IT is not ONE site; estimated number of households whose houses have been burned or looted is 1,000 in the two areas currently accessible to CARE (Bur not accessible at this moment). GI.7 What is the status of population at the site of assessment? GI.8 State area of origin of the population? Number of people on the site are increasing Number of people on the site are decreasing Number of people on the site are about the same Not known. State Imatong (EES) County Torit Payam Same as those targeted by the proposed activities. GI.9 How many people are killed, injured, missing due to the current incident/crisis? (state time period of reported number) Boma Number of People Dead in last days Number of People injured in last days GI.10 Do people have cattle with them on site? How many? Other livestock? (goats, chickens etc) GI.11 Do IDPs have access to their place of origin, and/or a timeline for return to place of origin? Number of People missing in last days NA NA Not at this time, as freedom of movement is severely affected by the conflict. Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 5
SN.1 Total number of houses/shelters in the area (specify if how many permanent and how many temporary): To be verified. ANNEX 2 Shelter NFI Specific Questionnaire Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 6
SN.2 Average number of people sleeping in each house/shelter (include those staying with a homestead, but sleeping outside the shelter/house): SN.3 Type of shelter used by local population (check one) X Tukul Brick structures Simple bamboo / wood structures clad in grass (rakuba) Other (please specify) No shelter is used by local community SN.4 Number of shelters per household among the local Not known population? SN.5 Where are the crisis affected, displaced or returnee population currently sleeping? The majority of IDPs, including those whose houses have been burned or looted, are staying at the homes of relatives. They share crowded Tukul space, sleep in kitchens or live in makeshift shelters from poor quality material. SN.6 Are local materials available and accessible to the crisis affected, displaced or returnee population for gathering to build shelters? (check one, and ensure detail on whether people are physically able to collect material and build shelters consider gender, age, land availability, security) Yes - please list which materials are available, which member of the household usually accesses them and how: No please provide explanation and detail on accessibility Those further from town cannot access the market, due to restrictions of movements. Those closer to the center can access the market on days were security permits. SN.6 Are shelter materials/nfi available and accessible at the local market? (check one, and ensure detail on whether people can access items at the market do they have cash to spend?) Yes - please list which materials and items are available, with detail on accessibility and how much each item costs: No Since the crisis, the market place has been functioning at a lower capacity. There are some goods available, but prices have escalated. SN.7 Do the crisis affected/displaced or returnee population currently have: (check yes or no for each) At least 2 water containers (10 20 litres) each? Yes X No Do households have at least one large and one medium cooking pot with a lid, and a knife and two spoons? X Yes (shared with others) No Plastic sheeting Yes X No Blankets Yes X No Sleeping mats Yes X No Mosquito nets Yes X No Soap Yes X No Clothing X some did, but others had nothing No Shelter framing materials Yes X No Tools for building shelter (eg panga, maddock please specify which) Yes X No Tools for collecting food (eg fishing or hunting equipment please specify what) Yes X No SN.1 For households that have NFI and/or shelter material, how did they obtain these? Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 7
Brought from home, carried Purchased at the local market Donated by local community Distributed by an aid agency Name of organisation: When: Republic of South Sudan www.sheltercluster.org 8