Temporary Shelter and Hygiene Promotion Project in Galkaiyo, Puntland, 2011

The area around the town of Galkaiyo, southern Puntland, there are (Nov 2010) almost 60.000 displaced people living in very basic and difficult conditions in 21 spontaneous settlements. This SIDA- funded project aimed to work with a target group of 2000 of the most vulnerable households, (12.000 persons) supporting them with temporary shelter and a range of hygiene inputs. In a context beset by security constraints and a continuing influx of newly displaced people, the identification of the most vulnerable, has been challenging, however, critical in order to reach those with the limited resources available. Shelter is needed upon arrival, so timing was critical, but hard to fulfil.