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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...
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 objective of humanitarian S&S assistance is to ensure access to safe and appropriate living spaces in
neighborhoods where affected households can resume critical social and...
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...
After the devastating January 12, 2010, earthquake, USAID/OFDA initiated what became its largest-ever shelter and settlements sector program. Eventual spending exceeded $108 million to support a...
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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...
The September 22 Shelter and Settlements Workshop co-sponsored by USAID/OFDA and InterAction represented the first North American shelter initiative since at least 1996. Nearly 70 participants...
This report documented the achievement of the Winter Shelter/Community Stabilization Project where households in northeast Afghanistan were ensured a healthy and sanitary environment to enable...
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...
This workshop was aimed to provide a forum for participants to review, analyze and discuss five main issues pertaining to the impact of flood and typhoon on housing; existing shelter options and...