TERMS of REFERENCE Lessons Learnt Workshop for UN-HABITAT ...

TERMS of REFERENCE
Lessons Learnt Workshop for UN‐HABITAT Sri
Lanka staff
Rapporteur
INTRODUCTION
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN–HABITAT) has
over thirty years of cooperation in Sri Lanka and has pioneered innovative
approaches in community rebuilding of housing and infrastructure
delivery, working closely with the Government, Civil Society
Organisations, development partners and communities. In its post
disaster recovery initiatives in the country, UN‐HABITAT has reached over
14,000 families with housing assistance and tens of thousands more have
benefitted from infrastructure initiatives. Currently UN‐HABITAT is in the
process of building over 8,000 houses for conflict affected families in the
Northern Province of Sri Lanka.
UN‐HABITAT is a pioneer stakeholder in the reconstruction sector in Sri
Lanka especially concerned with rebuilding the lives of conflict affected
people in the North. During 2010‐2011 we have been implementing a
housing construction project funded by the Australian Government
(AusAID). This project, which has reconstructed and repaired
approximately 4,000 houses in the Northern Province, is now nearing
completion. Since January 2011, UN‐HABITAT has commenced another
major housing construction project funded by the European Union (EU),
the Australian Government and SDC which is also targeting the
reconstruction and repair of 4300 houses for conflict affected families in
the North. Both these projects have been running in parallel for the past
6 months.

The framework given to complete the project along with the external
environment, has caused strain to the work and added pressure on staff
in completing the project on time.
As one of the first UN agencies to assist IDPs in the North on permanent
housing following the end of war, numerous lessons have been learnt by
UN‐HABITAT staff during the implementation of the AusAID project.
These good practices and lessons learnt stemming from the AusAID
project could be utilized in the new housing project, which is currently
being implemented, to achieve effective results. Hence, facilitation is
needed to revisit the strategies that have been adapted for the AusAID
project. These strategies could be changed and applied in the EU funded
project wherever necessary. Also the achievements and good practices of
the AusAID project can be replicated in the EU project by putting in place
relevant techniques and strategies. By doing so, the staff could resolve
bottlenecks that may arise in the EU project in a timely and efficient
manner.
A rapporteur is needed to document the workshop and produce a report
as a material which could be used as a reference for future projects and
for internal and external stakeholders alike.
ROLE OF RAPPORTEUR
‐ Understand the objectives of the workshop and prepare indicators to
measure success
‐ Attend all sessions of the workshop. ‘Minute’ discussions and collect and
summarise any of the participants written work (group work on flip
charts etc)
‐ Draw out and document important lessons and all best practices
‐ Document important discussions, views, theories relevant to the
organizations knowledge base.
‐ Comment on the impact and outcomes of the workshop, on personnel
and on project design, planning and implementation.

‐ The final report should be a high quality document which will be
circulated globally within HABITAT and will be shared with other agencies
‐ The rapporteur should deliver the draft report within 2 weeks of the
closure of the workshop and deliver a final report one week after
receiving final comments on the draft from UN‐HABITAT
PAYMENT SCHEDULE
Food and accommodation during the programme will be provided by UN‐
HABITAT
Payment: full amount upon completion of the assignment.