Over the past two decades, Somalia has been locked in a cycle of violence and chaos, which has led to deaths of thousands and displacement of millions more. More recently, however, security conditions have somewhat improved. Nevertheless, thousands of Somalis have been displaced from their homes by droughts, armed conflicts and floods, and continue to be so. This has left many families homeless and without access to adequate and reliable shelter. Instead, most IDP families live in buuls (bush houses), which are made of worn out clothes, tins and cartons. These shelters do not provide privacy, protect the residents from harsh weather conditions nor are they secure, which puts them at risk of sexual harassment and rape. Furthermore, the living conditions in many of these settlements are extremely poor and lack appropriate shelter, services such as schools and hospitals and basic amenities.
In response to this crisis, HINNA with partnership of NRC constructed 475 transitional shelter between March 23 – 25 April, the project seeks to provide shelter to 475 families in Rajo settlement in Wadajir district in order to protect their dignity, ensure privacy and protection as well as better security. Majority of the beneficiaries were IDPs flee from lower shabelle and middle Shabell as well as a few vulnerable host community were beneficiated from the project .
