As co-lead of the Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) sector along with the Housing and Public Building Construction Unit (UCLBP), and the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC), IOM will support the reconstruction and rehabilitation of homes and buildings in areas affected by earthquakes and will preposition items in advance of potential natural hazards. IOM also provides support, through in-kind and cash-based modalities, depending on the context and assessments by IOM, those who have been displaced due to the growing insecurity and gang violence in the capital of Port-au-Prince. Activities include:

• Provision of shelter materials and essential household items (NFIs) including fixing kits, kitchen items, jerry cans, and solar lamps to IDPs affected by gang violence and in natural disaster-affected areas (earthquakes, floods, etc.The roll-out of structural evaluations and the support to the reconstruction and rehabilitation of evacuation shelters (hospitals, schools) in collaboration with the GoH; 
• Strengthening of the SNFI Sector Coordination and enhancement of the support to sector partners, ensuring an effective and coordinated response, both in serving beneficiaries and providing technical support to partner organizations;
• Conduct of technically informed “Build Back Safer” communications campaigns to increase awareness of and encourage safer construction techniques, through highly visual, engaging, and culturally relevant messaging;
• Conduct of rapid on-site training to facilitate safe and durable beneficiary community led-reconstruction techniques.
• The prepositioning and replenishment of contingency non-food items (NFI) stockpiles in four IOM warehouses for the prompt delivery of goods in different areas of the country;
• Maintenance and strengthening of the NFI pipeline to support the capacities of the GoH and the humanitarian community in the timely delivery of life-saving commodities and supplies to the affected people; and
• Support to relocate and assist displaced households to access durable solutions, including relocation, ensuring the process is informed and voluntary. This can be done by provision of financial support for rental payments;

IOM will provide life-saving primary health services, referral and health facility support, complementing mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), in the most vulnerable areas such as border areas, informal displacement sites, and in areas of return. Activities will include: 

• Improving access to health-care services, particularly considering the current cholera outbreak, to vulnerable populations in isolated or underserved areas of return and informal IDP sites through the provision of primary health care consultations, referrals to and from higher levels of care, and the provision of basic hygiene kits;
• Conducting health promotion outreach activities in the most vulnerable areas, such as the border, and those areas affected by cholera; and
• Providing medicines, medical supplies and equipment to enhance the capacity of health staff to safely respond to incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) and make necessary and timely referrals to appropriate available services.

IOM will provide mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) with a focus on services that ensure a strengthened protective environment amongst the most vulnerable groups. All MHPSS activities will be in line with IOM's Manual on Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies and Displacement. Interventions will include:

• Facilitating referrals and access to available MHPSS services and other measures to ensure social considerations and safety of beneficiaries for repatriated migrants, internally displaced persons following gang-clashes in Port-au-Prince and those affected by natural disasters;
• Strengthening referral mechanisms by making IOM's 8840 hotline available to all beneficiaries, providing remote counseling and referrals to specialized MHPSS services;
• Training and equipping MHPSS staff, including those operating the IOM’s 8840 hotline, to be able to safely and ethically respond to potential GBV cases and make necessary referrals to appropriate available services;
• Providing focused MHPSS services (individual and group counseling);
• Providing referrals services to specialized mental health care for people with severe mental health conditions; and
• Training of first responders on basic psychosocial skills, Psychological First Aid (PFA) and stress management.

IOM will provide relief and assistance to the most vulnerable migrants and displaced people, including individuals with chronic diseases and disabilities, the elderly, children and pregnant women, survivors of GBV and victims of trafficking (VoTs), as part of IOM’s comprehensive protection assistance. These consist of in-kind and cash-based modalities. Initiatives will include:

• Providing reintegration support and post-arrival protection assistance for repatriated migrants to help them reach their communities of origin safely and with dignity;
• Facilitating access to documentation for Haitians living in migration-prone areas and vulnerable migrants;
• Providing specialized case management services at individual and household levels, including management and referral of special cases such as survivors of GBV, VoTs, and people in need of MHPSS;
• Providing training on the detection of cases of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to the affected population; providing referral mechanisms, conducting awareness-raising activities on SEA and reporting mechanisms with the affected population;
• Ensuring a robust approach to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA), including the reinforcement of the capacity of relevant actors to address and manage such cases Raising awareness on trafficking in persons in the humanitarian context among at-risk communities and frontline service providers;
• Enhancing the coordination among stakeholders through concrete actions to promote and ensure the respect and fulfillment of human rights;
• Ensuring that protection is mainstreamed in all of IOM’s interventions through training of staff on protection principles and the Institutional Framework for Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Crises (GBViC) (risk identification and mitigation), adapting interventions’ designs to better include the needs of vulnerable groups and mitigate the barriers and risks they face in accessing services;
• Building institutional and community capacity for the establishment of complaint mechanisms and ensuring the Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP); and
• Co-leading the Migrant Protection Working Group, within the Protection Sector.

IOM seeks to support governments, States and communities undergoing significant socioeconomic and political changes during and following a crisis, to (re)establish stability, prevent further forced migration and displacement, restore trust among community members, vulnerable populations and local authorities and lay the foundations for durable solutions, lasting peace and sustainable development. IOM's initiatives to support the most vulnerable and foster community cohesion include: 

• Supporting relevant public institutions through measures to improve the community’s resilience to absorb shocks and capacitating state and local governance, and promoting non-violent political processes, and social policy development;
• Promoting inclusive access to and the provision of essential services to Haitians living in conflict-affected areas; and
• Developing partnerships with the National Institute of Professional Training (INFP) and private sector institutions for the development of tailored vocational training to foster the integration of vulnerable communities and migrant returnees.

In line with IOM’s Progressive Resolution of Displacement Situations (PRDS) Framework, IOM's durable solution programming will support the most vulnerable IDPs through: 

• Supporting government and local authorities with capacity-building interventions aimed at covering gaps in available basic social services for vulnerable IDPs and returnees;
• Identifying key economic sectors (e.g. agriculture, textile, fisheries, and so on) in migration-prone areas for the development and implementation of short-term training programs and income-generating activities that prevent vulnerable groups to resort to migration as a coping strategy, while promoting the preservation of the environment;
• Promoting the engagement of the private sector in activities aiming at creating durable solutions for vulnerable IDPs through the establishment of cash-for-training/cash-for-work programs;
• Promoting the local economic development, and the livelihood of young entrepreneurs through the provision of technical skills, tools, and financial management training.
• Strengthening the partnership with the private sector to promote the inclusion of vulnerable Haitians in the economic market;
• ensuring legal and physical access of displaced populations to local economic opportunities, enabling self-reliance and reducing dependency.

IOM’s preparedness activities aim to build the capacities and improve the ability of key stakeholders (e.g. State actors, emergency response organizations, communities, and individuals) to anticipate and effectively respond to the impact of likely, imminent, or current hazards, events, or conditions in Haiti. Ongoing initiatives to support the most vulnerable regarding emergency preparedness include: 

• Building community’s capacity in the maintenance of emergency alert and early warning systems, including the management of evacuation shelters (see evacuation shelters under objective 1 also);
• Reinforcing the capacity of the General Directorate of Civil Protection (DGPC) to prepare and respond to a crisis through capacity-building activities on inventory, management and distribution of NFIs and warehouses; 
• Strengthening surveillance and reporting of infections during disease outbreaks, such as the Cholera 2022 outbreak
• Pre-positioning of NFI contingency stock across the seven IOM warehouses;
• Rehabilitating evacuation shelters such as hospitals and schools among other infrastructure, according to SPHERE standards;
• Building institutional and community capacity for the establishment of complaint mechanisms.
• Provide training and guidance to staff at national entities such as the UCLBP, the DGPC, and the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTC) in how to best coordinate an adequate response to disasters related to natural hazards such as through the yearly SIMEX (simulation exercise) to strengthen their life-saving capacities.
• Support government to assess and establish strengths, procedures, and operational gaps in humanitarian border management, to improve preparedness for migration crises and ensure migrants traveling out of/and returning to Haiti are appropriately protected.

In a context of high political instability, increasing social and economic insecurity, and frequent natural hazards, IOM aims to support the Government of Haiti in monitoring the movements, numbers, profiles, needs, and trends of forcibly displaced populations, forcibly repatriated migrants, and other populations on the move, so as to inform policies and programs which address the needs of vulnerable migrants. In order to do so, IOM will continue to:

• Install DTM’s Flow Monitoring (FM) methodology at official and unofficial points of entry (PoE) which has repatriated a growing number of Haitian migrants, in order to monitor and comprehend mobility types, flows, and trends between the two countries.
• Monitor mobility trends and assess the multi-sectoral needs of displaced populations by regularly deploying the DTM  existing network, tools, and methodologies to highlight urgent needs and priority sectors of intervention and ensure evidence-based, tailored, and adapted humanitarian response
• Develop, refine and adapt post-disaster needs assessment tools, in close collaboration with government and humanitarian partners, with the objective of streamlining and enhancing the efficiency of the registration of repatriated migrants and beneficiaries of voluntary return
• Conduct Protection Monitoring Surveys to assess the profiles, skills, intentions, and protection needs of repatriated migrants to facilitate their reintegration
• Implement Blue Border Monitoring (BBM) to bolster awareness of the needs and risks faced by migrants undertaking maritime migration and advocate for stronger protection of migrants
• Train and strengthen the capacities of governmental partners, such as the DGPC, ONM, and INS in information management to support a collaborative, concerted data management process, ensuring the sustainability of DTM methodologies and activities
• Strengthen the Early Warning System to better monitor the displacement situation and shocks in the Metropolitan Areas of Port-au-Prince to inform decision-making and programming, in particular in the context of public health emergencies
• Conduct in-depth research studies to garner a comprehensive understanding of migration drivers, migrant profiles, needs, and vulnerabilities, in order to develop more adapted protection oriented programs and policies