YHF SA 1 2022 – Provision of shelter maintenance and upgrades to vulnerable IDPs in 15 hosting sites in Abs and Mustaba districts in Hajjah Governorate (under the allocation priority 2) RADF, as the local CCCM partner of UNHCR, is managing 78 IDPs hosting sites with 26660 HHs and 149970 individuals in 6 Districts in Hajjah Governorate. 
In June 2022, RADF had conducted a Multi-Sectoral Need Assessment (MSNA) in the managed 78 IDPs hosting sites with the aim of determining the number of the HHs and individuals in these sites and to identify needs and gaps in all sectors.
The effects of prolonged conflict and natural disasters such as heavy floods have resulted in increased displacement and vulnerabilities. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in IDP hosting sites and in the open areas are severely affected. Many IDPs were already living in miserable poverty, often in overcrowded, makeshift shelters made from plastic sheeting or mud. As a result of the flooding and other destruction factors, their shelters have been washed away or became sustained significantly damaged. It is expected that thousands of people will be affected as the rainy season continues harder than before. IDPs may be forced to have shelter in schools, abandoned buildings, with relatives, live out in the open areas, or in whatever is left of their damaged shelters. This will expose them to homelessness and associated protection risks, including lack of privacy and potential exploitation and abuse.
The site’s types are spontaneous settlement, and the lands are private and some of them are public. The primary shelter types in the targeted IDPs sites are makeshift shelter, emergency shelter, and transitional shelter. With the prolonged and protracted displacement, the shelter of the targeted IDPs HHs has become dilapidated and most of them require either maintenance or upgrade to ensure more sustainable shelter solutions.
The overall objective of this project is, therefore, to enhance dignified living conditions for 1217 of the most vulnerable HHs affected by the conflict in 15 IDPs hosting sites in two districts, Abs and Mustaba, in Hajjah governorate through the provision of shelter maintenance and upgrade to the IDPs HHs living in IDPs sites and are at risk. RADF targets a total of 1217 households (HHs), including an estimated 8519 Individuals 2096 men, 2104 women, 2198 boys and 2121 girls.
This project is designed to address the IDPs HHs direct needs in 15 IDPs hosting sites located in the hard-to-reach areas and the IDPs hadn’t received any shelter assistants and/or being in newly established sites with limited access to the basic services and at risk of being exposed to the natural hazards such as the heavy floods and the high temperature as well as to prevent them from being exposed to the protection risks that threat their lives. 
RADF aims by this project to provide an integrated response in these IDPs hosting sites that are currently under their management and ensure that needs and gaps are sufficiently addressed by providing the shelter assistants in addition to the protection and CCCM services provided through their CCCM project implemented in the same areas. 
This project main standardized Shelter activity is The Provision of Shelter Maintenance and Upgrade which is covered under priority 2 of the Yemen Humanitarian Fund (YHF) 1st Standard Allocation 2022 “provision-- of emergency, life-saving assistance, and protection to the most acutely vulnerable internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities most at risk.”

The main output of the project is that the shelters of 1217 households (HHs) in 15 IDPs sites will be maintained and upgraded through these activities:

1. Coordinate with stakeholders: 
2. A kick-off workshop with authorities and stakeholders
3. Mobilize and sensitize communities
4. Beneficiaries’ verification
5. Technical assessment to identify the actual needs for the IDPs shelter maintenance and upgrade:
6. Purchase and supply of shelter maintenance items
7. Distribution and installation of Shelter maintenance items
8. PDM survey
9. Closure workshop/lesson learned session