Shelter and Settlements

USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) members inspect shelter programming following the 2021 earthquake in Haiti.

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USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/BHA) remains at the forefront of the humanitarian community's shelter and settlements (S&S) activities, providing S&S to populations displaced by climatic shocks, complex emergencies, livelihood disruptions, natural disasters, and other displacement events. USAID/BHA continues to champion the sector's best practices through relying on experienced and dedicated staff with technical expertise related to S&S programming, operational support, and research. Effective S&S programming not only provides four walls and a roof to displaced households, but also facilitates access to stable S&S solutions informed by the interdependent, localized, and multi-sector needs of displaced populations. In FY 2021, USAID/BHA and partners implemented S&S activities in 32 countries.