Lessons Learned & Best Practices: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Shelter Programme in Haiti 2010-2012

Due to the scale and complexity of the shelter programme, especially in the recovery phase, the IFRC decided to conduct a review of best practices and lessons learned from the past two years of shelter programming in Haiti that could inform its membership and secretariat for any new major catastrophe in Haiti as well as inform shelter operations world-wide. The best practice and lessons learned review was also an opportunity to learn about membership services and Movement cooperation. During March and April 2012 two consultants were engaged to discuss with PNSs, the HNRCS and the IFRC secretariat their own views of best practice and lessons learned, both at the field and headquarters level as well as conduct field visits to meet with national society staff and make technical observations of the different types of shelter solutions.