Envelope 1- Provision of Shelter Repair for EQ-Affected People ltpgtThe project aims to contribute to the second phase of earthquake response by assisting people whose houses were affected by the earthquake through assessing the damage in their houses and rehabilitation of houses with moderate damage. The project will repair and rehabilitate 350 partially damaged houses in four communities (Maalaqa, Western Marj Akhdar, Ein Elsoda, and Jisr-Ash-Shugur) in Jisr-Ash-Shugur subdistrict, Jisr-Ash-Shugur district, Idleb at an average cost of $ 1500 per shelter unit as recommended by the SNFI cluster. Thus, it will respond to the shelter needs of 350 families, including HHs of IDPs and host communities affected by EQ. IDPs will be hosted for at least one year rent-free after the rehabilitation of the houses.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtThe project will provide safe access to shelter to a total of 1750 people, roughly disaggregated as 350 men, 400 women, 500 boys and 500 girls (mostly women and children) this ratio is roughly made based on previous experience and on RNA results. Locations selection was done while prioritizing the areas more affected by the earthquake and based on the needs assessment conducted by our ME team.ltbrgtThe project is expected to contribute to the reduction of the suffering and enhance the protection and dignity of most vulnerable women, men, boys, and girls with attention to PWDs, who will constitute at least 10% of beneficiaries and other vulnerable groups such as elderly and children under five from IDPs and host communities in areas affected by the earthquake by allowing them access to more dignified and long-term shelter solutions through rehabilitation of damaged houses in Idleb governorate using the Cash for Shelter (self-help) modality, which recommended by the cluster and Allocation strategy.lt/pgtltpgtSDI has successful experience in using this modality, which had a positive impact on the community and a higher rate of beneficiary satisfaction, and we have further developed our approach and tools using lessons learned from previous projects.  ltbrgt Rehabilitation works will be specified by the engineering team of SDI with detailed BoQs, specifications, sketches and guidelines, explained to and agreed upon with each beneficiary to be conducted by landlords and monitored closely by SDI team for best results, including removal of rubble repair and installation of wood, steel, PVC and aluminum works for doors and windows rebuilding walls, repair ceilings and floors plastering, electric, water networks and painting. Cash will be provided to homeowners through financial Service Providers FSPs on at least three installments, one small down payment at the beginning, then later installments will be according to the actual achievement.lt/pgtltpgtBeneficiaries with vulnerability, such PWDs, and female heads of households will be provided with more technical assistance in order to enable them to conduct the works and thus benefit from the project.ltbrgtMOUs will be signed with local authorities, SDI team will verify HLP due diligence and ensure the commitment of both owners and IDPs to the terms of the contract. Protection, Gender, GBV and PSEA considerations are incorporated into all stages of the project, including having female team members, awareness sessions for beneficiaries, information sharing, a clear, well-advertised complaint mechanism...etc. while focusing on community participation of all social groups within the community (women, elderly, youth, children and disabled, etc.). This project will be implemented by SDI’s field team, which has previous good experience, good relations with local authorities and full access to the selected locations.ltbrgtIndirect beneficiaries will include landlords whose houses are repaired, repair laborers and workshops in addition to motivating markets and reviving the economy in the targeted locations, which will have a positive impact on the whole community.lt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt