Improving access to mental health care and psycho-social support services for the acutely vulnerable women and children impacted by covid-19 and recent escalation in the Gaza Strip The project addresses main problem of "Limited access to community based integrated CP/MHPSS services by acutely vulnerable women and children impacted by COVID-19 and recent conflict." It responds to time critical needs identified in needs assessment conducted on 30-31/5/2021 with AISHA MH clinic’s clients. Overall objective is " Improved mental health and psychosocial well-being and resilience of acutely vulnerable women gt18-59 and gt59 years and children 10-17 years impacted by COVID-19 and recent conflict" It will be achieved “only if” outcomes are realized: 1. Enhanced wellbeing and capacity building of front-line workers from CP/MHPSS service providers to implement counseling and case management across all CP/MHPSS responses 2. Improved emotional, mental and social well-being and enhanced resilience of acutely vulnerable women gt18-59 and gt59 years and children 10-17 years exacerbated to by covid-19 and recent conflict. and 3. Increased sensitization and responsiveness of local and national duty bearers towards improved CP/MHPSS support services for most vulnerable womengt18-59 and gt59 years and children10-17 years.
The project targets directly 13700 BNFs (7795 women, 2355 men, 1775 girls and 1775 boys, out of them 1369 with disabilities) identified based on vulnerability criteria: women/ men18-59 and gt59 years amp adolescent girls/ boys 10-17 years impacted by covid-19 and recent escalation including IDPs, Injured (men, women,children), family members of martyrs, with disabilities, SGBV survivors, female- headed households according to their location, status, protection risks and needs severity. Beneficiaries are selected from locations which are COVID-19 hotspots and severely impacted by the recent escalation, particularly Gaza North (Beit Hanoun, UM-elnaser) and Gaza (Gaza City, Remal, Shejaeya) governorates and remote communities in Deir Balah (Buraij, Maghazi) KhanYounis (Zanna, Garara) and Rafah (Shuka, TalSultan) amp ARAs. 
AISHA is well suited to implement the project as it manages a licensed specialized mental health clinic, competent CP/MHPSS specialized staff and experience in working with women and children impacted by covid and previous escalations across Gaza Strip and coordination with related state actors. 
The project links to HRP 2021 SO2, and Protection Cluster Objectives 1,3 and 4, eligible actions, and standard activities/ indicators based on 3Rd reserve Allocation Strategy Paper.
Activities are: I) capacity building for MHPSS actors on self-care and PSEA, clinical supervision amp recreational activities for AISHA staff II) 8 mobile clinics in 5 governorates will provide a blend of remote and in-person MHPSS like PFA to 600 women and 690 children structured individual PSS to 400 women amp 470 children and group PSS to 210 women amp 270 children specialized mental health to 120 women amp children case management to 150 women ampchildren yoga to 100 women amp children multi-purpose cash to 100 women recreational kits to 100 girls/ 100 boys’ households III) community engagement, accountability amp advocacy like radio announcement, remote community meetings, online leaflet, fact sheet, feedback/ complaints mechanism, prevention of SEA, 3 panel hearing sessions amp remote advocacy campaign.
AISHA ensures a human rights framework, participatory MEAL, staff codes of conduct/ethics, PSEA, AAP, feedback/ compliant mechanisms, orientation and training of CP/MHPSS workers, community mobilization amp ownership, dissemination of information to affected people on their rights/ interventions and positive coping mechanisms, safety/security/dignity amp full access to services based on humanitarian principles, gender equality, mainstreaming protection ampGBV, COVID-protective measures amp ethical considerations for CP/MHPSS remote amp in-persons working modalities (Informed consent, professionalism, privacy ampconfidentiality)