Building Resilience of Vulnerable Families in the Gaza Strip Addressing the Shelter-Related Vulnerabilities ltp style=""gtltspan style="text-align: justify"gtThe project includes two main components that
support enhancing the resilience of the most vulnerable communities in the Gaza
Strip by providing adequate shelter solutions. This project is intended to
improve the emergency preparedness and response capacity of MA’AN Development
Center through the physical stockpiling of urgent non-food items. It includes
pre-positioning NFI kits to respond to the urgent needs of the affected
population at the onset of an emergency considering their age and gender
requirements. The NFI kits to be procured and pre-positioned within this
project will serve affected people during emergencies, including armed conflict
and weather. On the other hand, the project provides for the protection and
safety of vulnerable families who have poor access to adequate shelter.
It includes supporting 30 families living in substandard shelters through
rehabilitation activities to meet shelter basic needs and minimum standards
with a particular focus on meeting the needs of people with disabilities. This
aligns with the allocation strategy objectives of “Capacity to respond to
natural or manmade hazards in a timely, efficient and effective manner is
increased” and “Vulnerable households exposed to harsh weather and protection
concerns are supported to meet basic needs and enhance their coping
capacities".lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style=""gtltspan style="text-align: justify"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style=""gtThe project includes procuring and
pre-positioning a set of NFI kits that are adequate for the different gender
and age groups including women, men, and children at five warehouses managed by
MA’AN and its three partner CBOs in North Gaza Governorate and Gaza City. In
addition, the project will focus on increasing the capacity of hosting
communities in Gaza and North Gaza governorates and community-based emergency
structures in the targeted areas to provide adequate and gender-sensitive
responses to the needs of the affected population during future
emergencies. MA’AN capitalizes on its community-based emergency response
structures involving partner CBOs, local emergency response committees, and volunteers
across the Gaza Strip to implement an adequate, timely, and
effective emergency response at the onset of an emergency. This
intervention will enhance the response capacity of MA’AN to reach out
additional 500 families with adequate NFIs support in emergencies. In addition,
lta name="_Hlk129092747"gtthe project will target a total of 60 volunteers,
involving MA’AN emergency community-based committees and other response
structures of Acted, with training on tools for emergency response, child
protection, PSEA, self-protection measures during emergencies, self-recovery,
and mainstreaming the humanitarian standards and protection principles in
emergency response to be able to support IDPs and affected people during and
post emergencies. lt/agtThis intervention is closely coordinated with the shelter
cluster and Acted as a first responder covering Khan Yunis and Rafah.ltbrgt
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The second component of the project targets families whose houses were damaged
during the last winter storms in 2023 and showed serious protection concerns
due to shelter conditions. A total of 30 families will be targeted including 62 men, 61 women, 50 girls, and 53 boys. The main activity is to provide cash
grants for shelter rehabilitation to address shelter-related vulnerabilities. A
cash-based self-help approach for shelter rehabilitation will be implemented
according to families' needs. This will maximize the impact on
beneficiaries while fostering ownership and resilience of the targeted
community. The identification of the targeted families was conducted in coordination
with the shelter cluster and the Ministry of social development. MA’AN
capitalizes on its community-based emergency response structure to support
the implementation process to ensure accountability to the affected population.lt/pgt

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