Collective centres & spontaneous settlements: A last resort for displaced families in Yemen After more than 12 months since the escalation of hostilities, needs are higher than ever before
Life before displacement was already hard for the people of Yemen, with major underdevelopment, financial crisis, and poverty. The escalation of the conflict, over one year ago however has forced 2.75 million people to leave behind the one place where they found peace and calm: home.
The most vulnerable IDPs are those people staying in collective centres and spontaneous settlements. They do not have the option of staying with host families/friends and often face extremely poor living conditions and lack of access to social services. Those staying in collective centres including schools are often exposed to a number of protection issues and are under a lot of pressure from the host community to move on.
The Shelter / CCCM Cluster has identified a range of responses to meet the specific needs of IDPs according to their type of shelter:
- Robust emergency shelters are required for spontaneous settlements along with non-food items such as blankets, mattresses and kitchen sets to replace what has been left behind.
- Collective centres require upgrades to provide suitable shelter along with installation of WASH facilities.
- To rehabilitate and expand accommodation and services in 100 collective centres, it is estimated that the cluster would require 5.6m USD.
- To provide more durable shelter and NFI kits to 7,000 households in 40 spontaneous settlements, it is estimated that the cluster would require 3.1m USD.