Use:Reconstruction and Housing

From FOSSWiki

Housing Coordination in Sri Lanka

Reference article: http://www.asiantribune.com/show_news.php?id=16495

"In Sri Lanka, government sources told Oxfam that approximately 5,000 permanent houses out of the 78,000 needed will have been built by the end of the year, addressing just 6.4% of the need. Fifty per cent of the sites for some 39,000 homes will have to be on 'new' land, due to the buffer zone rule." ... "The governments of each of the three worst-hit countries (Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India) need to address delays caused by bureaucratic and political debates over the use and allocation of land for permanent shelter. In deciding such issues, tsunami-hit communities must also have their say. Governments must ensure that minority or vulnerable groups - such as women, members of socially excluded castes, those previously renting property are fairly treated and consulted in the granting of land and land titles." ... Oxfam also advised NGOs to properly allocate resources and key personnel where they are most needed. "Where their capacities are inadequate, they must step aside."

I think Sahana can help as follows:

• Coordinating/tracking all NGOs => organization registry
• Managing the requests for housing and the allocation to NGOs/Gov orgs => A modification to the request management system
• Tracking the allocation of housing by family => A new module