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As part of its Disaster Risk Reduction Programs, the United States Agency for International Development through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) initiated a series of...
The purpose of USAID/OFDA humanitarian shelter and settlements (S&S) assistance is to provide decent, safe, and habitable living spaces to disaster/crisis-affected populations in need of...
This document can also be found on the Official website of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) at: https://www.usaid.gov
This Fact Sheet...
This document can also be found on the Official website of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) at: https://www.usaid.gov
This bulletin...
This document was originally published on the official website of the United States Agency for International Development at: https://www.usaid.gov/
The...
This short synthesis was released by USAID regarding pre-fab shelter constructions. The synthesis outlines a few interesting point to consider when dealing with so called Pre-Fab shelters.
Sector overview
USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) remains at the forefront of the humanitarian community’s shelter and settlements (S&S) activities, all...
GOAL: The goal of any USAID/OFDA Shelter and Settlements (S&S) activity will be occupancy
of covered living space that can serve as minimally adequate shelter for disaster/crisis...
Neighbourhoods are geographic areas of cities typically defined by social, economic, and physical features, which often serve as the basis for administrative and political recognition within...
Case study prepared as part of a project, Evaluation of PostDisasterHousing Education as a Local Mitigation Approach. It examines the post-cyclone reconstruction program designed and conducted...