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SHELTER/NFIs

BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

The North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon have suffered from a serious crisis for the past seven years, leaving more than 2 million people in need of humanitarian assistance (HNO 2023). The deteriorating security situation, killing of civilians, and burning  of houses and other property has resulted in the displacement of over 225,516 people , forced to flee their homes with a total of 10,000 most vulnerable displaced to bushes and villages. The North-West Region has been greatly affected with over 226,708 displaced people (MSNA August 2021)
The shelter and NFIs general outlook for the  South-West and North-West Regions is daunting, with a high percentage of the displaced population settled in the bushes in rural areas and suffering from the lack of basic shelter needs.
In May 2018, the humanitarian community launched an Emergency Response Plan. Shelter and NFIs (Non-Food Items) was identified as the key sectorial priority. 

According to the Sustainable Development Goal number 11 which talks about making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, SHUMAS in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have striven repeatedly to address these shelter needs.

INTERVENTION STRATEGY

To make cities and human settlement inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, SHUMAS operates using the following strategies:-

  • Provision of rental assistance to IDP students/pupils. 
  • Provision of Shelter kits to Internally Displaced Persons  involved in pendulum displacements.
  • Provision of NFIs to Vulnerable IDPs, returnees, and host communities affected by crisis. 

OBJECTIVE.

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable through the provision of rental assistance and non food items/shelter kits to persons in need.

ACHIVEMENTS.

  • SHUMAS has provided rental assistance to more than 328 vulnerable IDP students and pupils in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon. 
  • Provided 395 matrasses to 289 households of 2,312 individuals to improve access to safe shelter and ensure the sustainability of affected persons.
  • Provided 2,031 shelter kits to crisis affected persons to enhance access to safe shelter and to build resilience during the ongoing Anglophone crisis. 

CHALLENGES. 

  • Very limited resources.
  •  Poor calls and internet network in project sites.
  • Rising Insecurity.
  • Very bad roads and hence high transport fares. 

TESTIMONIALS
 

 My name is Ashimi Rebecca. I am 52 years old and from Benada. It has never been easy on our side since the beginning of this crisis in 2017. Frequently, we experience confrontations between the NSAGs and SSFs, just like the recent one that made me and my household escape to a bush settlement where we are sleeping on the floor with no mattress, no lighting, and most often my children are sick with malaria as a result of mosquito bites.

Today,  SHUMAS and IOM have provided for me and my household everything that we need in life: pots, solar lamps, tarpaulins, umbrella, mats, and containers to preserve water inside my makeshift shelter in the bush.

I am delighted with all these items that SHUMAS and IOM have given to me, as they will continually make life very easy for me and my household.

 


 
 I am Gladys Bih from Big Babanki, a 43-year-old mother of 6 children. This crisis has caused a lot of worry for us here, with frequent confrontations between the NSAGs and SSFs that sometimes lead to loss of lives and destruction of properties. For fear of the unknown, my household and I forcefully left Big Babanki for Douala, where life has not been the same for us, with difficulties in finding food and a place to sleep. All this is compounded by a couple of health challenges we faced. Therefore, we needed to come back to Kedgom Keku. In my village of origin, my house was burnt down by the NSAGs, leaving me with no pots to cook food, no containers to carry water, and a very poor sheltering condition. I am very grateful to SHUMAS and IOM for the support rendered to me today. I have been given tarpaulins, pots, containers, plates, cups, mats, umbrellas, and other household equipment. These things will help a lot as we frequently run to the bushes for safety, sleeping under tree shades on the bare floor, having no containers to drink water, and most often being attacked by malaria. We pray that this gesture extends to all other families, given that many more households are still suffering here. May SHUMAS and IOM never lack.
 
 GALLERY
 
 

(Distribution of RRM kits in Ako)

 

(SHUMAS Staff sensitizing beneficiaries in Widikum)

 

(Beneficiaries standing with their items in Widikum)

 

(Assembling of distibution items in Nni)

 

(Beneficiaries standing with their rations in the distribution point in Ako) 

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