CRS Indonesia West Sumatra Transitional Shelter Evaluation Report

In response to the September 30, 2009 earthquake in West Sumatra, Catholic Relief Services and Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia distributed emergency shelter kits, followed by a large-scale transitional shelter (t-shelter) program consisting of cash grants and technical assistance. The t-shelter program ran through May 2010, reaching more than 11,000 households in 135 communities/ villages in three districts of West Sumatra. The objectives for the program evaluation were: 1. Assess t-shelter project progress focusing on the quality of technical assistance, cash grant, feedback mechanism, timeliness, and shelter completion. 2. Assess the quality of pondoks in compliance with the standards that were established for the project. 3. Identify good practices and critical gaps in the project implementation in order to provide recommendations for program quality improvement in the later stages of this programme and in future responses, as well as for general organizational learning. 4. Provide CRS program accountability to community, partners, stakeholders and donors. The evaluation the program's achievements are discussed in terms of relevance, accountability and appropriateness, coordination, effectiveness, efficiency and impact. Cross-cutting themes discussed are gender, progress of vulnerable households, and the environment.