1. Haiti Earthquake Shelter
Emergency Response Plan
Vulnerable Female Headed Households with Families
15th January, 2010
By: Steve Baines, MuhammadAmeen Memon, Qiao Ding

2. The Challenge: Problem Identification
• Earthquake 7.0, 12th January, 16.53 P.M. in Leogane
• 1.5m IDP
• 180,000 houses damaged/destroyed
• Severely damaged airport and port
• Communication systems: hospitals and electrical networks severely
damaged
• Looting and sporadic violence

4. Problem Analysis
• 80-90% buildings damaged in Leogane
• Limited government infrastructure
• 20,000 to 30,000 people dead
• Relief taking longer to reach Leogane
• The camps in Leogane in poor condition because of overcrowding
• Fear of aftershocks
• Numerous needs, limited resources
• Our priority: vulnerable families with children

5. Strategic Objectives
• Our Strategic Objective is to provide temporary shelter support within
the immediate Leogane area for the emergency and rehabilitation
phases to female headed households with families only.
• To provide support, assistance and finance to displaced households to
enable them to find their own preferred alternative rehousing solutions
• To time-limit our intervention by facilitating camp closure through
assistance with dwelling reconstruction and repair and through targeted
financial assistance to move on.
• Emergency relief and rehabilitation phases only

6. Demographic Profile of Camp Dwellers
Age Group Numbers
0 - 6 months 20
7 - 11 months 12
1 - 3 years 48
4 - 6 years 48
7 - 9 years 48
10 - 18 years females 85
19 - 50 years females 220
51 - 65 years females 30
65 + years females 20
Pregnant women 35
Breast-feeding women 30
10 - 18 years males 65
19 - 65 years males 80
65 + yeas males 12
* Based upon negotiation with local authority and NGO

7. Important Considerations
• Legal instrument of intervention
• No immediately available alternative site
• Permission from local authorities
• Security arranged through municipality
• Cooperation and consultation with the
local NGO
• Space available for communal kitchen,
health and education facilities

8. Phase1 - Emergency
• Football stadium selected for security and space
for essential facilities (Local Authorities confirm
/ allow use as a camp)
• 2 tarpaulins per family (emergency shelters) plus
contingency plus shelter kits
• Assistance from volunteers sourced through local
NGO partner
• Basic registration (emergency shelters)

9. Phase 2 – Transitional Shelters
• Detailed registration and follow-
up needs assessment
• Training for volunteers on tent
assembly
• Replace emergency shelters with
ICRC recommended frame family
tent (5 persons) with winterization
kit
• Other transitional shelter
options were considered

10. Our Camps
•Camp Design to incorporate:
• Water supply and sanitation facilities
• Health facilities
• Nutritional facilities
• Distribution site and storage facilities
• Administrative centre, reception area
• Other community facilities: market, schools, meeting places, etc.
• Floor plan

11. Sphere Standards and Our Camp
• Numbers-153 households, 5 persons each=765 people
• Vulnerable female headed households with children are
considered priority.
• Covered area: 3.5 m2 per person ✖️765 people=2.677m2 (p258)
• Tent size=19m2 (3.8m2 per person)
• Total surface area: min 30 m2 per person=22,950m2 (p257)
a football pitch of 120mx 100m = 12,000m2 plus associated
stands, buildings & area around stadium

12. Phase 3 – Relocation options

13. Holistic Assistance: MoreThan Just A Roof
• Health facilities
• Education facilities
• Community development
• Workshops “Build Back Safer”
• Life SkillsTraining
• Enablers

14. Project Plan (Timeline)

15. Budget

16. Management
Cluster consultation:
• To join a shelter cluster
arrangement for Haiti
(ICRC)
Leogane region coordination:
• Links with municipal authorities
• Collaborate with local NGO
• Links to Food & Nutrition,
Education, Health,Wash, NFI
and Protection
Camp management:
• Monthly meetings with camp
management committee
• Agree relocation policy with
camp representatives
• Public meetings as required
necessary
Monitoring & Evaluation:
• Evaluation criteria agreed at outset
• Developing a set of indicators and publicizing
• Evaluation by camp residents and NGOs

17. Our Guiding Principles
• Participation
• Community Based Initiatives
• Cultural Appropriateness
• Accountability
• Transparency
• Impartiality
• Self-reliance