Shelter Cluster Vanuatu - Public Works Department Shelter Cluster Meeting Ambae Volcano Response

Shelter Cluster Vanuatu
  Public Works Department
      Shelter Cluster Meeting
     Ambae Volcano Response
          21 August 2018

         Shelter Cluster Website

Agenda

   Agenda
   Action Items from previous meeting
   Current situation Maewo & Santo
   Maewo response – cluster & partner updates
   Strategy update
   Shelter Cluster Vanuatu – team update
   Key Contacts
   AOB

Action Items from previous meeting
Action                                             Owner        Due Date         Comments
Circulate meeting presentation, minutes, map,
                                                    Ryan           07/08             Done
key contacts and resources discussed
Formalize basic immediate strategy, circulate
                                                     SCV           07/08             Done
for feedback and endorsement
StC, Care, VRCS to share contacts and             StC, Care,
                                                                   ASAP              Done
encourage ground coordination                     VRCS, SCV

Cluster to make request to fill NFI stock gap        SCV           07/08          In progress…

Draft to discuss for intermediate needs,                         Before next
                                                     SCV                         To be discussed
contingency planning                                           cluster meeting

Discuss potential environmental impact &
                                                  SCV w/ IOM       ASAP               TBC
bring in other stakeholders
Integration of other clusters, Dpt of Forestry,
                                                                 Before next
Resettlement Coordinator for future SCV              SCV                             Done
                                                               cluster meeting
meetings

Current Situation

Maewo: estimated 2,631 people / 746 households
             (17th August, NDMO Sit Rip #17)
 NDMO registration of people, and tracking of movement is ongoing
 No comprehensive assessment of needs carried out to date
 Shelter Cluster, VRCS, CARE Int and Save the Children continue supporting
 distribution of NGI and the construction of emergency shelters

Santo:       estimated 4,250 people / 1,000 + households
           (13th August, NDMO Sit Rep #16)
 Sanma EOC open 20th August
 Community-led registration of Ambae evacuees

Current Situation - Santo
Ryan Smith scoping mission 14th – 17th August, consulting PWD, Provincial
Officials, NGOs, VRCS and affected communities.

Key findings:
 Santo was chosen by Ambae evacuees, as it has access to basic services,
 opportunity for work and other forms of income generation, such as markets,
 and availability of accessible land to purchase. Family and community
 connections to Santo were also a major influence in choosing to come to Santo.
There are potentially critical gaps in emergency support, including food, WASH,
 shelter and protection support for up to 300 households (up to 30% of the
 estimated evacuee population on Santo).
Comfort, dignity and safety were consistently noted as issues of displaced
 Ambae evacuees in Santo, after food, WASH and shelter needs.
Ambae evacuees are mobilizing as a community to coordinate self-registration
 of all Ambaeans across locations in Vanuatu and abroad.
Ambae evacuees are also working as a community to purchase communal land
 for relocation on Santo.

Current Situation - Santo
Key quotes from interviewees (anonymized):

 “On Maewo, Ambae evacuees are going there because of arrangements by
 chiefs, same language, and have asked for access to land there. It is chief-to-
 chief arrangement. People who have moved to Maewo probably have
 limited resources, next to nothing, so only option is go where government
 support is.”
 “I leave work at night, and I see people just sitting around outside. They
 don’t have anywhere to lay their head. Where some people are living is not
 safe, and it is without dignity or comfort.”
 When asked: “Why did you come to Santo?” one reply was:
  – “We want to be able to plant our gardens, be able to grow crops for ourselves
   and sell. Where would we plant our gardens on Maewo, and who would we sell
   our crops to on Maewo? We would be competing with Maewoans. Here (in
   Santo) there is a market, and there is access to all services, including stores,
   hospital, etc.”

Current Situation - Santo
Key quotes from interviewees (anonymized):

 “Many female headed households since many men have earlier moved to
 cities like Luganville and Port Vila.”
 “Ambae evacuees have requested tents while they wait to build on land
 they purchased, or wait to purchase land.”
 “It is so hard not responding to them (Ambae evacuees), some are in
 situations that are not safe and there is lack of dignity for women and
 children.”
 “(The Ambae evacuees) could stay a longer time here (Luganville), possible
 that could add stress socially to host situations.”

Current Situation - Santo
Estimates regarding Ambae evacuees and land:

 10% of evacuees purchased land was purchased during the
 2017 evacuation, and Ambae evacuees have moved directly
 there this time.
 20% - 30% of evacuees purchased land sometime after the
 2017 evacuation and in the time period leading up to this
 current 2nd State of Emergency evacuation, and evacuees have
 moved directly there.
 60% - 70% of evacuees are in Luganville and are currently
 looking for land in Santo to purchase and settle there.

Current Situation - Santo
Given an estimate of 1,000 Ambae households on Santo, one interviewee
estimated:

 100 HH have moved to land purchased around the 2017 evacuation
 200 - 300 HH have moved to land purchased after 2017 and leading up to
 current SoE.
 –This does not imply that there isn’t need for humanitarian support.
 500 - 600 HH are currently being hosted in a variety of situations, from
 family homes, churches, indoor/outdoor spaces, etc. but have at least some
 kind of security and have come with some emergency shelter & NFI they
 received on Ambae.
 100 - 300 HH are described as have very little security, settling in open
 spaces, parks and other city or private property, with limited or no
 emergency shelter & NFI and some sleeping outside and exposed to the
 elements.

Shelter Cluster Update - Maewo
                                       Qty
Donor   Item                                            Activity
                                 Delivered
        Tarpaulin IFRC
MFAT                                2,050          852 tarpaulins distributed
        standard 4mx6m

MFAT    Shelter toolkit               202              58 toolkits distributed

DFAT    Tent 42m2                       2                     Used as storage

        Solar Street Light
DFAT                                   15    Transferred to the Health Cluster
        (community)

DFAT    Solar Lantern (family)        350       123 solar lanterns distributed

        Bed Net 100D
DFAT                                1,000    Transferred to the Health Cluster
        2mx2mx2m

Shelter Cluster Update - Maewo

Shelter Cluster Update - Maewo

CARE International Photos - Maewo

One long structure for the displaced community in Namumu. The structure basically sits right
next to the beach (potentially at risk of storm surges). Its unclear if there are partitions inside.

CARE International Photos - Maewo

Displaced community camp in Marino, on land that community says may become water logged
when it rains.

CARE International Photos - Maewo

Recently arrived displaced community setting up their tarpaulins near Marino. They were
dropped off at this site at around 3.30pm and had to set up their shelter very quickly. It rained
that night, and it’s unclear if they managed to get all their tarpaulins set up in time

CARE International Photos - Maewo

Possible permanent relocation site to the north.

Shelter Cluster Partner Updates

 Current response, plans for resettlement support…

DRAFT Strategy

DRAFT Strategy

Current Pending Stock Request

Item               Unit    No.      No. of    Potential         No. of units
                           units    units for Coverage from     gap, shelter
                           per HH   2k HH     VRCS (600 HH) &   request – to
                                              Shelter Cluster   cover 2,000
                                                                HH
Tarpaulin (IFRC-   piece   2        4,000    3,200              800
spec)
Shelter Tool Kit   kit     1        2,000    800                1,200
Sleeping mats      piece   2        4,000    1,200              2,800
Blanket            piece   2        4,000    1,200 (Est)        2,800
Kitchen Set        kit     1        2,000    600                1,400
Solar Lantern      piece   1        2,000    950                1,050

Multi-Sector Needs Assessment
 IOM here supporting NDMO with displacement management; including
 displacement tracking and assessments (DTM), site management (CCCM), and
 environmental impact of displacement.
 Want to know…
      a) what information has already been collected? feel free to send the blank
      survey form
      b) if there are additional information gaps relating to your specific field of
      intervention which could be filled through a coordinated, multi-sector
      assessment.

 Rapid Technical Assessment

Caroline Logan
Program Manager
International Organization for Migration, Vanuatu
Mobile: 7355196 (tvl) 5354827 (digicel)

“A Maewo chief’s representative meeting
was held at Nakoro (Rasa Ulumanu’s
Nakamal) where Government cluster leads
were requested to attend.

This meeting was an avenue for Maewo
chief’s representative to understand each
clusters priority and how they can support
at their level.

Chiefs also mentioned the permanent
relocation land plots (Loloruku, Naruru and
Sanasom) and assured the Government
cluster leads that on-going consultation with
customary land owners is currently
underway.

In the interest of planning, Maewo Chiefs
gave until 16th September 2018 (Penama
Day) as the cut-off date for planning
purposes.”

(NDMO Sit Rep #17, 17th August)

Jeff Barnard
Resettlement Coordinator
736-4952
jeffbarnard1111@gmail.com

Ambae Response Team
Vanuatu Association of NGOs (VANGO)
Vanuatu Council of Churches (VCC)
Malvatumauri National Council of Chiefs (MNCC)
In Partnership with Port Vila – Ambae Council of Chiefs

Protection Considerations in Shelter

 Protection Library on the Shelter Cluster Website.
 NGO staff should have PSEA training.
     “Seksual kondak_ bislama” PSEA Guidance in Bislama.
 Shelter focal point for Gender & Protection Cluster
   Sharon Alder
   CARE International
   sharon.alder@careint.org
   710-2623

Shelter Cluster Vanuatu – Support Team

 Ryan’s last working day is Friday, 24th August.
 Robbie providing in-country support this week, with
 possible return trip in early September.
 Recruitment for further coordination support is
 ongoing but expected for mid-September.

Key Contacts: Shelter Cluster
National
Harold ALLANSON, National Shelter Cluster Coordinator (Port Vila)
730-5797; 530-3954
hallanson@vanuatu.gov.vu

Penama Province
Morgan NGWANGO, Hub Shelter Cluster Coordinator (Maewo - Kerembei)
565-9985
mngwango@vanuatu.gov.vu

Sanma Province
Henry WELLS, Hub Shelter Cluster Coordinator (Santo)
771-4398
hwells@vanuatu.gov.vu

Key Contacts: Maewo

Provincial Government
Mr. Kelly TABI, Officer in Charge
Phone:
Email: ktabi@vanuatu.gov.vu

NDMO
Alice IAREM
Phone: 777-4307; 569-7131
Email: asanga@vanuatu.gov.vu

Key Contacts: Santo
Provincial Government - SANMA                  NDMO - SANMA

Prosper BULETARE                               Kensley Micah
Acting Secretary General
                                               Sanma Provincial Disaster and
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL
Sanma Provincial Government Council
                                               Climate Change Officer
VOIP 6710                                      Sanma Province
Office Phone: (+678) 7346071/7754532           Mobile: 7771307
Email: pbuletare@vanuatu.gov.vu                VOIP: 6703
                                               Office Phone: 36712
Provincial Government - PENAMA                 Email: kmicah@vanuatu.gov.vu

Georgina FAERUA, Acting Secretary General
PENAMA Provincial Government Council (located in Santo)
Phone: 561-7018
Email gfaerua@vanuatu.gov.vu

Useful Links
Shelter Cluster Vanuatu – Ambae Volcano Response website
https://www.sheltercluster.org/response/vanuatu-ambae-volcano-2018

Shelter Cluster Vanuatu – Public Folder (Dropbox)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xspva03cawchkk7/AAAPGheOeJfwCCNKzbbXbJJ8a?dl=0

NDMO – Ambae Volcano Activity 2018
https://ndmo.gov.vu/ambae-volcano-activity

VMGD – VMGD Manaro Voui (Ambae Volcano)
www.vmgd.gov.vu/vmgd/index.php/geohazards/volcano/our-active-
volcanos/ambae/manaro-voui