EQ Phase 1: (Provision of cash for shelter rehabilitation to the most vulnerable people in NW Syria) ltpgt**Mercy-USA for Aid and Development in this project will support the most vulnerable people in NW Syria with Cash for shelter rehabilitation through self-help modality in ltbrgtJisr-Ash-Shugur, Janudiyeh, and, Badama sub-districts for 397 HH : the cash transfer value will be 1000 USD-2000 USD (Average 1500 USD, BoQ Attached) and beneficiaries will receive three cash disbursements as following:ltbrgtltbgtFirst Disbursementlt/bgt: 20% of the estimated BoQ cost of the shelter after signing the agreementltbrgtltbgtSecond Disbursement:lt/bgt  50% of the estimated BoQ cost of the shelter

after evaluating the achieved work by Mercy-USA technical team and estimated expenditure and spending around 70% the first disbursement ltbrgtltbgtThird Disbursement:lt/bgt 30% of the estimated BoQ cost of the shelter

after completion the rehabilitation activities of the shelter and became safely occupied against the earthquake with better living conditionsltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtNumber of beneficiaries who will be targeted 397HH - 1985 individuals (Men 397- Women 476- Boys 576- Girls 536) from them 100 PWD (Men 20, Women 24, Boys 29, Girls 27) ltbrgt
by using cash modality for implementation.

ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtCash will be distributed to the beneficiaries as per schedule above by contracted Financial Service Provider/s (FSP)lt/pgtltpgtThe selection criteria for shelter rehabilitation include the following

:lt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtHousehold security assessment lt/pgtltpgt Damage level assessment:  "should be medium damage",  It is worth motioning that, this project might target some minor structural damages if the shelter can be rehabilitated to be safely occupied by beneficiaries, so the shelter safety and resistance to earthquake is key technical factor to be considered given the high prevalence of aftershocks so far. 

lt/pgtltpgt Housing land and property assessmentlt/pgtltpgt Vulnerabilities assessment includes: HH Size, Dependency ratio Gender of HH head Status of household head Vulnerability Status of HH members, Displacement status Shelter Status Access to income. Each vulnerability indicator has a weight score thus, the higher the score, the more the vulnerability.ltspan style="font-size: 14px"gt ltbgtDisability will be lt/bgtlt/spangtltbgtinclusionlt/bgtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtltbgt criteria in this projectlt/bgtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltbrgt**Accountability to Affected population (AAP) will be given high priority in this project by communications and sharing information with beneficiaries during all project phases, as well as using complaints and feedback mechanism which is accessible to all beneficiaries especially the most vulnerable such as persons with disabilities, the elderly, women and girls, thus taking corrective actions based on need, so PWD will be provided by special toilet, accessible doorways, wide enough for wheelchairs and ramps and handrails to ease accessltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtltbrgt
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lt/pgtltpgtltbrgt** Furthermore, MEAL plan will be for all project stages such as verification of vulnerability assessment, distribution monitoring, PDM, with using different MEAL tools.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgt**HLP documents will be given high attention, so all HLP documents for all selected shelters should be available to be cleared.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtltbrgt lt/spangt



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