Emergency Shelter Rehabilitation for Vulnerable Families in Area C The implementation of this 8 months project will be a new phase of PHC’s Housing Rehabilitation Program (HRP) that will provide emergency housing rehabilitation to 36 vulnerable families in Area C of Ramallah and Jerusalem governorates whose shelter is unfit for weather conditions, does not meet the Minimum Shelter Standards, overcrowded, and unsafe. PHC’s theory of change (ToC) underlies the development results in PHC’s Strategic Plan 2019-2023, and it underpins and further describes the priorities established in the Strategic Plan to support the different segments of the Palestinians. Therefore, the overall objective of the project is to respond to the immediate shelter and protection needs of vulnerable populations in Area C. This response will follow PHC Results-based management strategy will be through a self-help support approach for the most vulnerable families to provide shelter repairs and weather solutions for shelters aiming at: (1) Promote self-reliance, maintain, and support most vulnerable families with shelter-related solutions. (2) Enhance the protection and reduce the likelihood of displacement or forced eviction. (3) Contribute to solving the problem of overcrowding houses by creating new spaces through rearrangement. (4) Promote more environmentally friendly housing, cost, and energy-efficient building practices. (5) Enhance the economic situation for vulnerable families so reducing the probability of renting and/or regular maintenance. (6) Enhance the winterization and summarization conditions for the vulnerable families.
PHC’s proactive approach to emergency preparedness is in place to ensure early action is taken when required. It includes risk monitoring, the establishment of coordination and management arrangements, and preparing for joint needs assessments along with the Palestinian official bodies. The official bodies will provide and support services inside the community using available resources and skills. In addition, PHC has its internal Program Committee PC that is tasked to set the eligibility criteria of applicants and track and monitor the project's progress. The PC will screen the applications and raise the most vulnerable cases to the Advisory Committee for the final selection. PHC also has an External Advisory Committee, which consists of community representatives who acquaint with the areas of the target group and familiar with their needs and challenges to support the program implementation and participate in the selection of the beneficiaries according to shelter conditions and socio-economic situation of families.
Gender is mainstreamed in the whole process of the project to increase beneficiaries' coping capacity and to contribute to building resilience, PHC involves beneficiaries in the project cycle. They will be involved in determining their needs, especially FHHs, the PWDs, and the elderly and to take their recommendations, feedback, complaints, and lessons learned in order to take suitable action accordingly. Protection is also mainstreamed throughout the project to ensure compliance with Do-No-Harm principles and to prepare beneficiaries against security-related risks or shocks. The action follows an holistic approach which couples the provision of essential services and materials, with legal and incident profiling, provision of risk preparedness tools and resources and reinforcement of communities' capacities to engage local authorities, humanitarian and development actors. PHC will respond to 36 vulnerable families in Area C (about 265 Direct beneficiaries) with a total budget of ($348,049.89). This program provides financial support in the maximum amount of $9,500 and in an average of $7,150 to Palestinians living in Area C. 
The methodology for identifying the level of interventions for rehabilitation will follow the policy of PHC HRP which is based on the current physical conditions of houses, poverty level, and the income level of people living in.