In October 2015, the Middle Shabelle area of Somalia was severely affected by flooding caused by the Deyr seasonal rains. An estimated 4,899 households were reportedly affected by river floods and approximately 5,406 households by flash floods. This not only adversely affected livelihoods but also brought about displacement to nearby communities. In terms of livelihood, […]
On 29th May 2015, in response to the flooding of the Middle Shabelle region in Somalia, REACH, in coordination with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), triggered a Somalia Initial Rapid Needs Assessment (SIRNA). Funded by the EU Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO) and […]
From 18-23 April, REACH and the Somalia Shelter Cluster conducted a training event in Nairobi to launch a new cluster monitoring and evaluation framework. The training was intended to familiarise cluster partners with a newly developed set of tools and guidance, which will assist shelter actors with needs assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring of programmes. Thanks to the generous support of ECHO […]
An article by REACH on the importance of assessment in humanitarian shelter has been included in the latest volume of Shelter Projects, a publication and online collection of shelter case studies following conflict and natural disaster. The Shelter Case Studies Project, led by UNHCR, UN-Habitat and IFRC, has collected examples of good practice in shelter and settlement programming since 2008, and […]
