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The program participants are engaged in all stages of the construction project from site selection and quality/progress monitoring to final inspection of the completed structure.  \nSeveral variations of owner-driven construction are listed below. These are not exclusive of each other. In many (re)-construction projects, combinations have been designed to suit the particular post-disaster context:  \nIn self-built construction, the program participants undertake the construction works themselves with technical assistance/ construction training/supervision by CRS/NGO. The construction materials are either sourced / distributed by CRS/NGO or, in a voucher/cash approach, the program participants are sourcing the construction materials themselves on the local market. The program participants and/ or CRS take on material delivery and material quality control responsibilities.  \nThe program participants may opt to employskilled laborers and craftsmen instead of undertaking the construction works themselves. In this case, the program participants take a managerial and monitoring role. The construction materials are either distributed by CRS/NGO or, in a voucher/cash, approach the program participants are sourcing the construction materials themselves on the local market.  \nCRS/NGO responsibility is to provide technical assistance/supervision to monitor the quality, progress and compliance with the intended scope of the project.  \nCRS/NGO may directly implement the construction works themselves through employing craftsmen and skilled/unskilled laborers from the affected communities. In this case, CRS/NGO takes on overall responsibility for sourcing the construction materials, supervising the labor force and monitoring quality and progress. The affected communities are engaged in site selection, design solutionsand monitoring, but not all program participants may be involved in the construction activities.(Also in this case, the program participants may source some locally available materials, such as river sand, thatch, etc.)  \nBook B cover photo: Comutee de ciblage monitoring owner driven construction in Madagascar 2012, Photo by Jeanne Ella Andrianambinina  \n26  \n\n| example 1: piloting community-based disaster preparedness innovations in west bengal and orissa, India, 2008-ongoing\u003Cbr>Flooding is a way of life in much of rural India, where annual monsoon rains swell the river systems that crisscross large areas of the nation’s vast landscape. Years of deforestation, coupled with poor land planning and overcrowding, have left millions of India’s rural poor facing recurrent disaster, as flood waters wash away their livelihoods, their material possessions and their homes, most of which are built of a simple mud construction without safe structural frame that is highly vulnerable to flooding. Many villagers have lost their homes several times in recent years, in some cases up to 10-15 times in their life, creating a cycle of poverty that becomes inescapable.\u003Cbr>The flood-resistant shelter project was one of three components of a comprehensive disaster risk reduction program in these villages. CRS’emergency shelter expert worked with communities to identify their vulnerabilities to disasters and to determine priority actions to increase their resilience to future flooding.\u003Cbr>A critical determinant of the ability to withstand floods is the presence or absence of a structural frame to support the roof. Without a solidly grounded structural frame, the mud walls collapse when they are saturated with water.\u003Cbr>In response, a shelter design – “concrete pillar model” – was developed with the community to make houses more resistant to floodwaters. Normal construction practices were studied and community discussions were held to identify appropriate ways in wh","cbCaig9oT5n1aoN6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig9oT5n1aoN6","pdf",931030,48,"English","# How to manage an owner-driven construction project\n## Roles and variations of owner-driven construction\n## CRS/NGO responsibilities and implementation models\n## Example: community-based flood-resistant shelter project","[{\"question\":\"What makes an owner-driven construction project different from other approaches?\",\"answer\":\"Program participants are positioned at the center of construction activities and are engaged throughout the project lifecycle, from site selection to final inspection of the completed structure.\"},{\"question\":\"How do variations of owner-driven construction differ in responsibilities for materials and labor?\",\"answer\":\"In self-built models, participants undertake construction with CRS/NGO technical assistance, while materials may be sourced or distributed by CRS/NGO or through vouchers/cash. 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