Emergency assistance to address life-saving shelter and NFI needs of the most vulnerable households affected by the ongoing crisis in the Gaza strip. ltpgtIn the context of the current unprecedented crisis in Gaza, providing Shelter and Non-Food Items (NFI) kits is paramount to ensure the safety, protection and dignity of the most vulnerable, along with rapid and safe access to emergency assistance. Under this project, Acted and its implementing partner Unlimited Friends Association for Development (UFA), propose an intervention to respond to immediate critical needs of 1,090nbspvulnerable households (6,540nbspindividuals)nbspltbgtin the fivenbspgovernorates of the Gaza Strip (Middle Area, Khan YunisnbspRafah, Gaza and North Gaza)lt/bgt, through the provision of essential Shelter and NFIs, to ensure immediate life-saving assistance. Acted will target most vulnerable groups, including women, girls, boys, persons living with a disability (PwDs) and elderly people.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtThrough this project, Acted along with its implementing partner, will provide an emergency response to cover the urgent Shelter and NFI needs of IDPs’ households sheltered in non-UNRWA shelters and informal sites in the ltbgtfivelt/bgt governorates of the Gaza Strip. Acted plans to focus its intervention area on the south ltbgtand northlt/bgt, based on the coordination with other actors. Acted is also considering its operating capacity, with its warehouses based in the Middle Area, Khan Yunis,nbspRafah,nbspltbgtGaza and Northern Gaza governorateslt/bgt.nbspltbrgtAll identified activities will be carried out depending on the security conditions in the Gaza Strip. The entire implementation of the activities is conditioned by the following elements: the security situation is safe enough for Acted and the implementing partners’ team to carry out the activities goods are available with suppliers from the Gaza Strip or Egypt goods can enter the Gaza Strip either from the Rafah Crossing, the Allenby (King Hussein) Crossing or the Kerem Shalom Crossing.ltbrgtIntervention in the different types of shelters and sites will be carried out in coordination with relevant stakeholders such as the Shelter cluster. The provision of in-kind kits aims to ensure that the targeted beneficiaries have their most urgent NFI shelter needs addressed. This response represents the first phase of the response, aiming to provide direct support to the most urgent needs, providing the security conditions allow the activity to be carried out. Due to the shortage of supplies in Gaza, Acted has teams on the ground in Egypt and fully operational country responses in Jordan and Jerusalem (oPt). These teams will facilitate the purchase and transportation of kits from Egypt, Jordan and West Bank to the Gaza Strip via their respective border points, thereby, addressing any supply chain disruptions within the Gaza Strip. Acted, along with its local partner UFA, will therefore provide an urgent response, thus integrating into the response developed in the Flash appeal of 06/11 for a distribution of basic shelter/NFIs for affected and displaced families. Acted will also focus on winterization assistance to ensure that affected people can cope throughout the duration of the winter.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt