Shelter and NFI Response to Gaza Emergency ltpgtIn the context of the current unprecedented crisis in Gaza, providing Non-Food Items (NFI) kits and cash are 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 partners Unlimited Friends Association for Development (UFA), and Fares Al-Arab (FAFD) propose an intervention to respond to immediate critical needs of 1,510 vulnerable households (8,456 individuals) in the Middle Area, Khan Yunis and Rafah governorates of the Gaza Strip, through the provision of essential NFIs, to ensure immediate life-saving assistance. Acted will target most vulnerable groups, including women, girls, boys, people with disabilities (PwDs) and elderly people.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtThrough this 6-month project, Acted along with its implementing partners, will provide an emergency response to cover the urgent NFI needs of IDPs’ households sheltered in non-UNRWA shelters in the Middle Area, Khan Yunis and Rafah governorates of the Gaza Strip. Acted plans to focus its intervention area on the south, based on the coordination with other actors supported by the HF that are currently directed towards the north. Acted is also considering its operating capacity, with its warehouses based in the Middle Area, Khan Yunis and Rafah governorates. Based on the emerging needs and the operational possibilities, Acted may consider intervening in the northern of the Gaza Strip and Gaza, depending on local partners, and access assessment.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtAll 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 sage 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 Kerem Shalom crossing or Egypt through the Rafah crossing.lt/pgtltpgt  ltbrgtIntervention in the different types of shelters will be carried out in coordination with relevant stakeholders such as the Shelter cluster. To avoid duplication of assistance and to foster complementarity of activities, Acted coordinated with relevant stakeholders including Oxfam, MA’AN, and NRC. 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, as soon as the security conditions allow the activity to be carried out. Due to the shortage of supplies in Gaza, Acted has a team on the ground in Egypt to purchase and facilitate the transportation of kits from Egypt to the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing, thereby addressing any supply disruptions within the Gaza Strip. Acted, along with its local partners UFA and FAFD, 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 with the onset of winter.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtActed plans to use the fund in several instalments according to the activities that will be possible or in one go depending on the evolution of the situation.ltbrgtlt/pgt