Dolow Shelter Project
Dollow Shelter Project Summary
- ADH-funded (18 months)
- 80 shelters (over 480 beneficiaries)
- Transfer of technology (skill building: house construction)
- Beneficiaries’ voice & choices are heard
- Intentional targeting of both the host community & IDPs
House Typologies
- Tin sheet design: Design based on community feedback, copying an existing typology common in the Gedo region. This 4X8 meter, two room house design
- Cement permanent house design. 4X4 meter cement sand block-house with 300 mm step and tin roof. More permanent design but is smaller in size when compared to family-sized house. However, add-ons are possible in the future
- SSB (Stabilized Soil Block), permanent house design. 4X4 meter SSB block-house with 300 mm step and tin roof. SSB breaths better than cement sand blocks and the house is cooler.
· Providing choice helps to ensure that people with different needs and aspirations can find a house which is right for them
Diversity in beneficiary selection:
Working closely with the Local Administration, the program has sought to a 40/60 per cent split between agro-pastoral poor in surrounding villages (60%) and IDPs (40%) in town. Targeting the most vulnerable in both communities, World Vision hopes to redress years of assistance provided to IDPs with very little going to surrounding communities.
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