DTM Dominica, Preliminary Report on Schools used as Shelter

The Ministry of Education announced the first phase of school reopening on 16 October 2017. Therefore, IOM prioritized schools currently housing the displaced population in the first round of DTM assessment. 43 of the pre-identified collective centers were schools and 33 of these were housing displaced individuals on 6 October. IOM aims to provide basic information on these targeted schools to inform the government and general humanitarian community of the situation in these collective centers and support provision of assistance. This report presents the results of assessments carried out from 11-14 October in 19 schools that are scheduled to reopen in the coming days.