Evaluating the long-term impact of shelter programmes Ian Pearce, Habitat for Humanity Great Britain Victoria Batchelor, Arup International Development

Mission Statement Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life, to develop communities with people in need by building and renovating houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which every person can experience God’s love and can live and grow into all that God intends.

1)Demonstrate the love and teachings of Jesus Christ 2)Advocate on behalf of those in need of decent shelter 3)Focus on shelter by building and renovating simple, decent, affordable houses 4)Engage broad community through inclusive leadership and diverse partnerships 5)Promote dignity through full partnership with Habitat homeowners and future home partners 6)Promote transformational and sustainable community development Mission Principles

Why housing?

Some key questions What is “good” development? How do we know that, in fact, we are doing what we intend to do? How do we measure the impact of our work? What are the reference points – internal and external? How do we validate our choices as a development organisation? 5

Habitat’s Tsunami Disaster Response Projects Habitat’s effort served more than 25,000 families in four countries Tested the organization’s systems, processes and policies with impact on organizational development and growth.

Assessment tools

Habitat’s need A partner with: Global reputation Technical expertise Development oriented Local presence An assessment tool with: Instrument validity Objective and replicable Links infrastructure with poverty reduction and sustainability Possibility of comparing projects across contexts and across sectors

Why Arup? Geographical overlap Arup’s ownership structure Arup have a long-term relationship with HFH Arup’s International Development group operates on a not for profit basis

Aspire A unique collaboration between Engineers Against Poverty and Arup to support the integrated appraisal of poverty reduction and sustainability performance of housing and infrastructure programmes

Habitat’s Tsunami Disaster Response Projects What was the impact of Habitat for Humanity’s tsunami response shelter program on sustainability of communities and sustainability of livelihoods?

Aspire : Research Literature Review Comparative Analysis Project Life Cycle Analysis Conceptual Framework Indicator development Prototype software Testing

Aspire : Concept Literature Review Comparative Analysis Project Life Cycle Analysis Conceptual Framework Indicator development Prototype software Testing Institutions Economics

Aspire : Development best case worst case

Aspire : Testing WATSAN, Maji Na Ufanisi, Kenya Kindergarten, Sabre Trust, Ghana Irrigation Pilot Project, PIDG, Zambia Source: PIDGSource: Maji Na Ufanisi/Arup Housing, Belgian Red Cross, Sri Lanka School and health facility, UNOPS, Sri Lanka Gautrain, South Africa Source: Belgian Red CrossSource: UNOPS

Aspire: Process 1.Define boundaries and objectives 2.Identify stakeholders 3.Review list of sub-themes 4.Policy and regulatory framework 5.Data collection 6.Data entry 7.Initial outputs 8.Feedback to stakeholders 9.Review based on feedback 10.Final outputs

1. Define boundaries Geographical: four countries Scale: programme level Time: five years ( )

2. Identify stakeholders HFH National Offices HFH International ‘Home-partners’ Volunteers Partner NGOs Local government Disaster Response Agencies Donors

3. Review of indicators Should any be excluded? drylands / forests carbon pricing Where will we get the information?

4. Policy and regulatory framework Local regulations National regulations International standards Building codes Planning requirements Disaster response policies Eligibility criteria

5. Data collection Desktop review/research Community workshops

5. Data collection Desktop review/research Community workshops Household interviews

5. Data collection Desktop review/research Community workshops Household interviews Direct observation

5. Data collection Desktop review/research Community workshops Household interviews Direct observation Stakeholder interviews

6. Data entry

7-9. Initial outputs, feedback and review average output “best case” “worst case”

10. Final outputs and reporting

Institutions Strong in all sections Environment Strong in materials and land Weak in energy Economics Strong in equity, macro and viability Society Strong in population, culture and stakeholders Outcomes of the tsunami-response assessment

Strengths Population Vulnerable groups Culture Socio-cultural identity Vulnerability Physical exposure

Water Drainage systems Energy Energy sources Livelihoods Access to finance Health Drainage Vulnerability Location Climate change resilience Access to livelihoods and finance Opportunities

Relevance to Haiti Relates to the Paul Collier agenda – Haiti as a fragile state ASPIRE assesses the impact of shelter – not just the shelter itself ASPIRE can be used throughout programme development, not just at the end

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Exercise 1: Community structure

Exercise 2: Timeline

Exercise 3: Mapping

Exercise 4: Livelihoods

Exercise 5: Assets