Final Evaluation of UNOPS Transitional Shelter Project

Final evaluation of UNOPS transitional shelter project, Haiti

The Haiti earthquake of January 12, 2010 is widely considered to be the most challenging natural disaster in recent history. The American Red Cross (ARC) responded to the devastating earthquake with massive support. ARC human, financial and material resources immediately went to the support of the largest Red Cross/Red Crescent deployments in its history, including twenty-one Emergency Response Units supported by more than seventy Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies.

To further respond to this disaster, ARC planned its early recovery programming in tandem with ongoing emergency response operations. In this context, ARC launched a Request for Applications (RFA) in April 2010 focused on the transitional shelter and host family support components of ARC’s Haiti Assistance Program. A total of five transitional shelter partners were selected for funding under this objective to construct a total of 6,500 transitional shelters.

The goal of ARC’s shelter program is to meet immediate and long-term shelter needs of people left homeless by the earthquake. Ultimately ARC expects to support shelter through all phases of recovery, but this RFA focused on the transition phase.

In addition to constructing transitional shelters, all projects were required to address access to water and sanitation, either through direct implementation, partnerships or any other mechanisms in order to achieve the Wash cluster guidelines for transitional shelter beneficiaries. DRR, environment, capacity building, long term recovery and gender were to be taken into account as part of project design and implementation activities.

UNOPS was funded under Objective 1 of the RFA, to support vulnerable earthquake-affected families living in inadequate shelter with transitional shelter intended to bridge the gap between relief and reconstruction. The aim of the UNOPS project was to achieve the following objective: to provide durable transitional shelters and WatSan assistance for communities affected by the earthquake.

The purpose of this evaluation is: 1. To provide inputs for the future meta-evaluation, as well as for the implementation design for the permanent housing program. 2. To determine positioning and lessons learned for similar future shelter projects/programs. 3. To assess compliance with Grant Agreement requirements

How to apply:

Proposals must be sent to: arc.evaluation@gmail.com. Please use the following in the subject line of your email: “Consultant – UNOPS Evaluation”