Rehabilitation and provision of productive assets for farmers in the seam zone of Qalqilya and Tulkarem Governorates The project will contribute to the HRP strategic objectives 2 amp, the HF 2nd allocation priority one, and the Food Security cluster Priority Objective 1.2. It will do so by improving access to sustainable livelihoods for farmers working inside the seam zone of Qalqilya and Tulkarm through increasing the efficient use of agricultural water wells and irrigation networks inside the targeted area. The farmers inside the seam zone face specific challenges to cultivate their lands due to the different measures imposed by the occupation regime, which involve access restriction, settlement expansion, demolition, confiscation, limitation on goods transfer, etc.
The project is based on an a rapid needs assessment conducted by PUI in October 2022, through FGD with landowners and artesian wells’ owners inside the seam zone area at the junction of Qalqiliya and Tulkarm governorates. It aimed to assess the agricultural needs for this marginalized area, and to discuss the possible interventions to enhance their resilience and sustain their livelihood sources. It indicated that 270 farmers from Qalqiliya (Qalqiliya, Falamiya, Jayyous, and Sir) and Tulkarm (Kafr Jammal, Kafr Zebad, and Kafr ‘Abbush) rely on farming activities in their lands inside the seam zone area as their main source of income. Additionally, PUI coordinated with FSS, MoA Central and MoA Directorates of Qalqilya and Tulkarm, in order to identify and prioritize FSS needs and responses that could be provided in the area. In order to respond to the identified needs, PUI and Al’Ard will provide 3 types of support: 
	The project will provide 3 water storages / reservoirs (500m3 each). Each will be connected to one of the water wells. This will benefit 150 farmers inside the seam zone. 
	The project will support 30 farmers as well through the provision of internal water networks to enhance farming activities and rehabilitate unused lands. 
	An additional activity, recommended by the FSS cluster, will be implemented to rehabilitate a water carrier line connecting an artesian well from the village of Kafr Jammal to the lands of Kafr Kammal, Kafr 'Abbush, Kafr Zibad, and Kur. 100 additional farmers will benefit from it.
In total, 250 farmers’ households (1175 individuals 235 boys, 235 girls, 381 men, 324 women 59 elderly 29 PwD), as well as 300 workers (52 women and 248 men) will benefit indirectly from the action.

The project will be implemented in partnership with Al'ard and each organization will bring their expertise to the partnership: Al’Ard will use its proven experience on agriculture and water activities from a development perspective by focusing on the internal water networks and rehabilitating the water carrier line activities. While PUI will take the first activity of reservoir construction in parallel with coordination and access facilitation building on its relationship with Palestinian District Coordination and Liaison offices (PDCL) and other Palestinian Authority entities. PUI will support farmers with a protection lens through emergency and protective responses to occupation related incidents. PUI will lead this project and support the implementation through a transparent and a full partnership with Al-Ard. Furthermore, the project will complement the action of the West Bank Protection Consortium (WBPC) by supporting the resilience of farmers through improved access to livelihoods inside the seam zone. As such, PUI will mobilize its Consortium experience (tools, methodology, network) at different stages of the project. 
PUI will also be vigilant in mainstreaming protection, gender and other cross-cutting issues throughout service provision. By recognizing the different needs, risks, and capacities of different age, gender and diversity (AGD) groups, PUI ensures tailored and safe responses for those who need them the most. Moreover, PUI has a robust reporting and handling system in place for SEAH related complaints.