In a resettlment programme for Angolan refugees in southern DRC, Oxfam provided materials for the refugees to build their own houses. It was also felt to be important to integrate this with the local villages. The houses the refugees actually built were tiny, because this was what they were used to. Since the houses were smaller than Sphere minimum standards, the donor complained – the standards hadn’t been achieved. Oxfam explained that they had provided sufficient materials but people hadn’t wanted to build in that way. In other words, they had fulfilled another Sphere requirement – that the context and wishes of the community should be taken into account.