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November 16 / 2006. Cash for Rehabilitation Home owner driven housing reconstruction project in Sri Lanka A project funded by the people of Switzerland. Cash for Shelter. Cash : distribution of cash grants to affected populations for self-rehabilitation Shelter : - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Cash for Repair & Reconstruction Project, Sri Lanka
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November 16 / 2006
Cash for Rehabilitation
Home owner driven housing
reconstruction project in Sri Lanka
A project funded by the people of Switzerland
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Cash :
distribution of cash grants to affected populations for self-rehabilitation
Shelter :
damaged houses as alternative to tents or temporary structures
Cash for Shelter
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Reminder on “cash” approaches
OwnershipAffected people decide on how to use the money
They have the responsibility of their own recovery
RecoveryAffected people reintegrate the social and economic system
Avoids to maintain them in the logic of assistance
EconomyNo need for important and expensive implementation structure
Triggers local economy
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Functioning economic systemMaterial & labour supply
Transport, services
Existing local structures Financial system (bank, post)
Authorities
Local social solidarity
Community
Culture
Conditions for a successful participatory approach
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Partly damaged
Fully damaged
The DisasterMore than 100’000 houses affected in a large range of destruction :
Minor Damage
Total Destruction
Affected DivisionsD
AM
AG
E
Appropriate for shelter
0 %
100 %
~40 %
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The Assessment
200 m
100 m
Risk / Disaster Reduction• Buffer zones, evacuation routes, EWS• Reconstruction standards
Criteria• Habitability (safety, structure)
• Land / House ownership• Identification of damage (disaster/usual)
• Beneficiary selection (rich/poor, vulnerable/affected)
Technical assessment• Precision (+ precision => - problems)
• Coordination (gov/org)• Amount (basic repair or more – services, sanitation)
• Options (cash for rent, support to host families)The initial Buffer Zone
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The Categories
Theoretically each house is a specific case
Financial support according to damage
Ideally the simplest way would be only one category
Lump sum as compensation (insurance concept)
Practically it depends on many different factors
Political, financial, social, religious, ethnic
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Partly Damaged1'000 USD
In 2 instalments
Fully Damaged2'500 USD
In 4 instalments
The Categories in Sri Lanka
In situSelf- reconstructionNo specifications
Relocation (new plots)Donor built
50 m2 / 5’000 USDInsideBufferZone
OutsideBufferZone
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The Program
Through multiple, conditional cash grants, the program aims to assist all affected house owners living outside the buffer zone to repair or reconstruct fully or partially destroyed houses.
It is a nation wide Government of Sri Lanka program.
Principle : a house for a house
Eligibility criteria :
Tsunami affected
Prove ownership of land
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1st instalment 500 $
Foundation
2nd instalment600 $
Walls
3rd instalment800 $
Roof
4th instalment600 $
Doors & Wind.
1st instalment500 $
50 %
2nd instalment500 $
100 %
Fully damaged Partially damaged
The Payment system
2’500 USD for fully damaged in 4 instalments
1’000 USD for partly damaged in 2 instalments
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Cash distributionPayments verificationMonitoring use of moneySecurity
ReconstructionAvailability/prices of materialMonitoring progressTechnical support
AdministrationBeneficiaries' listsInstalment release Coordination/information
Implementation aspects
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Personnel Structure
Coordination National level Policy dialogue
Donor/Gov coordination
Management support Regional levelTransparency
Project management
Information platform
Technical support Beneficiary levelTraining
Verification & Monitoring
Awareness
INF
OR
MA
TIO
N
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Beneficiary identificationEstablish national beneficiary database
StandardsDesign, construction
CoordinationLocal gov. /Int. agencies
General Operational Challenges
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Limit between early recovery and reconstructionHouses designs, prices, standards
Over-fundingPrices, duplication, demands
CapacitiesLocal / International
Specific Operational Challenges
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ReconstructionReconstruction of villagesPlanningNew infrastructures
Approaches
Early RecoveryProvision of Shelter
Reconstruction of damage
Little infrastructure change
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ConflictJaffna (North)
TsunamiHikkaduwa (South)
Affected populations
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Local authorities need support Support to local initiatives enhances chances of success
Information platform is fundamentalEach situation needs specific information exchange system
Transparency promotes equityProjects and assessments are usually run in parallel
Duplication is more and more accepted (over-funding)
Lessons learned