Providing shelter support for the most vulnerable families in Gaza In alignment with the 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview (HNO) and Shelter/NFIs Cluster 2022 Strategy, Objective 2 “Vulnerable households exposed to harsh weather and protection concerns are supported to meet basic needs and enhance coping capacity” Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in partnership with Improvement and Development for Communities (IDCO) aims to deliver shelter rehabilitation and climate protection assistance to ensure that vulnerable households are protected.  
The project is also linked to HRP 2022 Strategic Objective 2 “The basic needs of vulnerable Palestinians living under occupation are met through the provision of quality basic services and improved access to resources, in accordance with the rights of protected persons under IHL” and Strategic Objective 3 “The capacity of vulnerable Palestinians to cope with and overcome protracted crisis, including from environmental threats, is supported, while solutions to violations and other root causes of threats and shocks are pursued. 
The project's overall objective is to ensure that 140 vulnerable households living in substandard housing units and/or their housing unit is in need of weather protection from Gaza and North Gaza Governorates are supported with durable shelter solutions that meet their basic needs, enhance their coping mechanisms and that protection and Gender Based Violence risks (GBV) are reduced through safe and dignified shelters. Completed works will translate into reduced vulnerability and enhanced resilience to weather conditions as well as decreased resilience on yearly assistance.  
Support will be tailored to the actual needs considering beneficiaries’ priorities based on agreed bill of quantities (BoQs) and technical engineering support. The repair activities will focus on achieving physical and climate protection as a priority and adequate living space with appropriate toilet and kitchen facilities and suitable sleeping and living areas.  The project aims to provide: 1) basic shelter rehabilitation and repair of 84 sub-standard housing units up to the minimum standards, based also on beneficiaries’ consultation and priorities, focusing to enhance the living space conditions, weather protection and to improve privacy, dignity and safety. The required support will be provided through conditional cash transfer with technical support and supervision, or -in exceptional cases- through a contractor approach if the beneficiaries are unable or not willing to manage the required coordination to complete the agreed works. 2) Provision of construction services for weather protection support of 56 households previously affected or at risk of exposure to harsh weather conditions. This intervention will be tailored to the assessed needs, and the type of support will be selected based on the technical assessment. The beneficiaries' selection process will prioritize the families with the highest socio-economic and housing status vulnerabilities, focusing on people currently living in overcrowded conditions without age/gender-based separation in bedrooms, female-headed households with low incomes, and people with special needs including pregnant, lactating women, families with numerous children/dependents, elderly headed household with no support, persons with disabilities . 
This project will also complement NRC’s ongoing interventions supporting cases under NRC Protection Case Management and referred cases from Gaza Protection Consortium (GPC) in need of shelter rehabilitation support. NRC through the cash for Rental Assistance programming is currently supporting cases in risk of eviction or imprisonment and will also cover cases in need for a short term relocation until rehabilitation or winterization works for their housing units is completed. NRC fund will also cover hygiene NFI and awareness material to improve hygiene practices and ensure protection against COVID-19 especially after the recent rise in positive cases which is witnessed worldwide