Shelter and Settlements Working Group

Co-ChairsMario Flores

Sohini SarkarHabitat for Humanity International International Relief

and Development (IRD)mflores@habitat.org

ssarkar@chfinternational.org

ACTIVITIES FROM LAST YEAR ……….

A. STRENGTHEN THE LATERAL NETWORK• Improving the engagement of shelter stakeholders• Improving member engagement in GSC• Representing members via the SAG

 B. IMPROVE MEMBER KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES

• Promote and broaden the response to address settlements, DRR and cross-cutting issues

 C. ADVANCE AND PROMOTE COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY

• Represent and engage in key events• S&S Fellowships

 D. IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE S&S SECTOR ( AMONG SENIOR HUMANITARIAN

MANAGERS AND NON-SHELTER PRACTITIONERS)

• One-day S&S training on Sector Overview and Trends(Available soon as an online module)

ACTIVITIES PLANNED (2014/15)

A. GLOBAL S&S ROUNDTABLE• Bringing donors, NGOs, Academics and other sectors for a frank discussion• Identifying sector trends from perspectives of different actors• Addressing DRR, Urban, preparedness concerns• Addressing long-term funding challenges

 B. WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH URBAN AND DRR PRACTITIONERS / ORGANIZATIONS 

C. INCREASED FOCUS ON CRISES AND DISPLACEMENT CHALLENGES

 Questions / Comments: Hilmimhilmi@interaction.org

or shelter@interaction.org