Self-recovery from Humanitarian Crisis

A research project on Shelter Self-Recovery

The aim of this project is to co-develop best-practice programming guidance for the support of self-recovery that places the priorities and agency of individuals, families and communities at the centre.

Our Research Project

The project is funded by a grant from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) Global Research Translations Award (EP/T015160/1). The project will promote increasingly resilient communities through evidence-based research and practice to support the inevitable process of self-recovery after humanitarian crises.

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“The best way to support self-recovery remains poorly understood. Despite some notable successes, the sector still struggles to know how best to assist self-recovery in a way that keeps the agency of disaster- affected people at its centre” (Schofield and Flinn, 2018)

Shelter and Health

As part of the project's focus on the wider impacts of shelter, we hosted a large online Multi-sectoral Learning Day on Shelter and Health. The final meeting report, presentations from the day and meeting information are all available to view and to download.

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"Self-recovery is recovery with agency" (Newby, 2018)

Blog post on Shelter and Health

We've written a blog to explain why humanitarian action must promote and enable healthier housing for all.

Click here for the CARE blog

COVID-19 and Shelter

We have published a blog post on the CENDEP website on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for shelter programming.

Click here for the cendep blog

Our Partners

Oxford Brookes University