And the Irish NGO, they have given a kind of target working group and the shelter working group along with the Irish NGO goal with coordination with the UNHCR, they developed a kind of joint shelter strategy. So, they have been some, this particular strategy have addressed some key issues, that has to be included in the process.

So, the widely varying degree of shelter experience and knowledge of design and construction between assistance agencies, which can lead to inadequate solutions with significant variance between shelter solutions. So, also there is a disconnect between the transitional shelter and the permanent provision and design of uncertainty because we are not sure how this is going to turn out, so the durable shelter end-point was unknown.

There is also need to integrate livelihood assistance with shelter provision because it is not just for the home we are providing, how they can procure their livelihood later on, how they can do their farming facilities, how they can if there any labour how can they can get the work. So, this is all the livelihood aspects which has to be addressed.

In the household selection, in assisting target group one, the following prerequisites has been applied where the security in the area of return, because the first and prior most is because already they have been undergoing a lot of shocks because of the political stresses. So, first thing we have to ensure the security in the area of return, household registration that is where they have to register or the beneficiaries and all.

But the problem is, with this kind of categories, it’s not possible to accommodate everyone. Everyone may not have procured the land, everyone may not have able to afford to make their own move you know, so there is a bit complex situation of the resources, the financial resources may not be sufficient, for the whole entire community. So, that is where you need to select only the needy is to given the priority for the neediest households and would be eligible for shelter assistance with priority.

And then shelter design, because this is where the owner driven practices are already advocated in many disaster and displacement practices.

Ability to upgrade temporary shelters into permanent houses, relocation of shelters or disassembly of shelter materials with meaningful reuse.

They have also adopted some basic principles. You know, one is the ability to build and inhabit the shelter within two days of receiving assistance.

The beneficiaries will then build the walls with materials locally available such as additional corrugated iron sheets, mud and straw bricks.

Based on these guidelines, for GOAL and UNHCR brought local artisans to upgrade, to build prototypes in this Nakuru place.

However, the artisans started modifying the design, the pole sizes were too small and inadequately spaced, built a housing frame using a vernacular technology of the Rift Valley.

Many felt it was small, but then the introduction of this plastic sheeting has a temporary wall material that many people as a psychological interpretation, they felt it is not durable.

A bill of quantity has been derived from the prototype shelter and where a standard shelter kit has been developed, about 497 shelter kits in its Nakuru warehouse.

Then, the community members offload the truck and then they divided the materials into kits and each household then arranged the transportation from the distribution point to their home.

The artisans assisted beneficiaries in setting out the shelters, monitored the quality and provided the technical assistance but most of these kits have been erected in a days’ time you know 2 days, 3 days.

Personalization is a natural response to the cultural deficiencies and as well as economic feasibilities and opportunities.