Shelter

September 2005 - Shelter

GOAL adopted a two-tier approach to the issue of shelter. In the short-term or rehabilitation phase GOAL worked to provide temporary shelter for those families whose homes were completely destroyed and repair packs to families whose homes were partially damaged by the tsunami in order to render them habitable. In the longer term GOAL is working to support resettlement and reconstruction, with major repair works and building permanent new homes. GOAL is also involved in supporting and developing capacity in the construction industry.

450 Temporary Shelter Units have been constructed for families in Ampara, benefiting an estimated 2,250 people in the area.
GOAL is the leading agency for temporary shelter construction in Hambantota District and is constructing 300 shelter units benefiting approximately 1,200 people. GOAL has also been granted permission by local government to construct 100 permanent homes in the region.

AMPARA

HAMBANTOTA

February 2005 - The First Temporary Home Construction in Hambantota District

GOAL's first priority is to design a prototype temporary shelter that will fulfill budgetary and habitability criteria. These are photographs of this first shelter constructed, in Wanduruppa village near Ambalantota in the country's south.

GOAL is working to provide immediate temporary shelter to those families who’s homes were totally destroyed by the Tsunami, GOAL aims to construct 1,180 shelters such families by June of 2005. Progress has been slow initially due to some problems regarding allocation of land, entitlement and lack of suitable building materials.

The shelters cost an average of 420 USD each and conform both to the international standards of shelter provision in emergencies and Government guidelines. Beneficiaries are consulted regarding the location of the shelters and their construction in order to ensure that the shelter meets their needs.