Enhancing vulnerable communities and households’ access to essential needs and lifesaving basic services in oPt. ltpgtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gtltspan style="font-family:"gtThe ilt/spangtltspan style="font-family:"gtntervention proposed by AAH and
MA’AN aims to address the needs highlighted in the 2022 oPt (HNO),
specifically shelter needs in Area C. It also aligns with the 2023 First
Standard Allocation Strategy (prioritized pillars 1 and 2), the shelter cluster
objectives, the 2023 oPt HRP) and its SO2  SO3. The intervention will
provide tailored shelter emergency solutions driven by a needs-based
assessment, through the rehabilitation of the Caves of Masafer Yatta (MY)
communities and the provision of Non-Food items (NFI). This rehabilitation
is a temporary shelter solution and based on the targeted communities’ preferences
as a last resort, who are under the threat of imminent forcible transfer. The
project will create an opportunity for them to stay on their lands. lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:8.0ptmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt
font-family:"gtAAH and MA’AN will be targeting 9
communities in MY: Khirbet Al Fakheit, Khirbet Al Majaz, Mirkez, Halaweh,
Maghayer Al Abeed, Tuba, Umm Faggarah, Jinba and Ar Rakeez. The communities are
extremely exposed to protection threats including risks of demolitions and
forcible eviction from the Israeli Forces (IFs) considering the Israeli high
justice court’s ruling in May 2022, which paved the legal road for the IFs to
execute the expulsion plans. The rehabilitation is part of a contingency plan
and will ensure protection by having a ready to use shelters in case of
demolition while considering dignity and safety for women, men, boys and girls
in each household (HH). Female-headed HHs and all vulnerable groups will
be targeted, using the AAH and MAAN’s assessment conducted for this very
purpose, which plays an integral part in the design of project activities. This
intervention complements the preliminary assessment done by OCHA, the shelter
cluster, and the cluster’s partners in coordination with MY local council
aiming at addressing the needs required for rehabilitating the Caves in 14
communities to provide preventive and emergency solutions ahead of any expected
demolition measures. There are around 102 caves that can be considered for
rehabilitation in MY, 27 of which have already received support for
renovation (e.g., from the Ministry of Public Work).ltbrgt
To complement these actions, the project will (1) rehabilitate 70 Caves in the
9 communities covering 70 families composed of 112 men , 108 women, 123 boys,
118 girls a tailored approach using cash as a modality will be adopted to
account for the needs of each HH member and allow implementation in a very
risky environment (2) deliver a NFI kit to each of the household to increase
the dignity and comfort in their new housing (3) deliver gender-sensitive
protection awareness sessions and training to enhance protection of the
targeted communities and groups. Selected households will be informed of their
rights and potential risks involved in cave rehabilitation prior to implementation.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:8.0ptmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt
font-family:"gtltbrgt
lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:8.0ptfont-family:"gtThe
intervention will utilize the full coverage Shelter Model Approach developed jointly
by AAH and MA'AN, aimed at upgrading and rehabilitating households' caves. With
their extensive experience, AAH and MA'AN will ensure active community
involvement throughout all project phases.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:8.0ptfont-family:"gtTo
achieve this, a specialized officer will lead comprehensive community
engagement, including behavior change and awareness sessions. The planning
process will involve the local council and community representatives, while the
assessment process will engage the targeted population. Two community foremen
will facilitate this engagement.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:8.0ptmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt
font-family:"gtOn 14.07/2023, a top-up was concluded
by HC in oPt in response to the recent military operation against Jenin in oPt under
the project code "CBPF-OPT-23-S-INGO-24531". The escalation of the
conflict led to severe damages, resulting in a significant number of
Palestinian casualties, internal displacement, and extensive damage to the
camp's infrastructure.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-size:8.0ptmso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt
font-family:"gtAAH, will provide direct cash
assistance to support 50 housing units to help affected HHs in repairing minor damages in their housing units in Jenin Refugee Camp.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt





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