Improving the Living Conditions for the most Vulnerable HHs of IDPs, Host Community, and Returnees through the Provision of Sustainable Shelter Solutions in Salh  Al-Mudhaffar Districts (Taiz Governorate) and Marib City  Marib Al Wadi Districts (Marib Governorate) under Priority 2 The districts of Taiz city, including Salh and Al-Mudhaffar, have been affected badly due to war in Yemen. The clashes in many parts of Salh district forced a lot of HHs to leave their houses in the frontline to safer areas in the same district. These vulnerable HHs of IDPs along with vulnerable HHs of returnees and host community live in rental accommodation although they cannot afford rent payment, which makes them at high risk of eviction. Similarly, Al-Mudhaffar district was a place of clashes in the beginning of war, so a lot of houses were damaged partially or completely. Recently, the situation in this district has become stable and safe. This has encouraged a lot of vulnerable HHs to return to their areas however, they found their houses damaged and inappropriate for living in, which makes their need for cash assistance for house rehabilitation vital to sustain their returns. 
Marib Gov. has become the safe destination for most of the IDPs from all over the country, hosting the largest IDP population in Yemen with some living in IDP sites in Marib Al Wadi. In several of these sites the shelters have been affected badly due to heavy rains and wind and a lot of IDPs are living in inappropriate shelters. Besides, in Marib city, there are a lot of HHs of IDPs living in leased houses despite their inability to pay rent, putting them at risk of eviction. As a result, they urgently require help in the form of cash for rental subsidies. All this highlights the need of these affected HHs for support to develop their resilience through mid and long-term shelter solutions.
To respond to the needs of the affected people stated above, this 10-month project has been proposed with a set of activities planned and would be put into action in accordance with the cluster's objectives and the strategy of the SA1 of YHF 2022, giving priority to the most vulnerable and affected HHs in the light of the cluster's vulnerability criteria to improve the living standards and resilience of 802) vulnerable HHs (PWD, female-headed HHs, people with specific needs, etc.) with about 5,614 individuals as follows: 
1. The provision of cash for rental subsidies to 432 affected HHs (232 HHs in Salh district – Taiz amp 200 HHs in Al-Qadisiah neighborhood in Marib City district – Marib) for six months to alleviate their financial burdens and preventing their evictions or resorting to negative coping mechanisms. 
2. The provision of cash for house rehabilitation and reconstitution to 70 HHs of returnees in some priority areas in Al-Mudhaffar district – Taiz as a long-term shelter solutions to sustain their returns.
3. The provision of shelter maintenance and upgrades to 300 HHs of IDPs in 7 priority sites (Jaw Alnaseem Alsharqi, Jaw Alnaseem Al A'la, Jaw Alnaseem Alawset, Al-Bahi, Alghawyah, Alribat, amp Bani Dhabiyan) in Marib Al Wadi district – Marib.
Being an area-coordinator of the CCCM cluster in Taiz city and an active partner of Shelter/NFIs and other clusters, having its headquarters in Taiz where Salh and Al-Mudhaffar districts are located, having a sub-office in Marib city where Marib city and Marib Al Wadi districts are located, carrying out several projects in the targeted districts in various sectors, having good relations with the local authorities in the targeted districts and the concerned offices in the two targeted Governorates, and having experienced staff BCFHD can implement the activities under this project successfully.