Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable people, specifically persons with disability, injuries and elderly, by enhancing shelter standards and accessibility to minimize the impact of acute crisis in the Gaza Strip. The proposed project targets persons with disabilities, persons with injuries and elderly living in sub-standard shelters through light repair, upgrading and physical adaptation, in compliance with the shelter minimum standards and prioritizing those affected by the escalation of May 2021. The intervention is fully aligned with the First Allocation Strategy, responding to the Priority One “Support the most vulnerable people prioritizing those affected by escalations in Gaza” and 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview. The project is need-based designed and tailored on the findings of a socioeconomic assessment conducted in July 2021 by HI and MA’AN, a general assessment targeting persons with disabilities receiving physical and functional multidisciplinary rehabilitation session (December 2021), and identified persons with new disabilities following the May escalation that constitute the identified list of potential beneficiaries. It also incorporates the recommendations from the Multi Sectoral Needs Assessment (MSNA) conducted in July 2021 and follows the priorities established in the waiting lists of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MoPWH). At cluster level, the project responds to the identified priorities and recommendation by targeting persons with disabilities for shelter interventions including adaptation.
Following the self-help approach, the project aims at undertake light repair and adaptation of 56 partially damage/sub standards shelter through the provision of restricted cash, responding to the needs of Persons with Disability, Persons with Injuries, and elderly. The intervention will be implemented in line with the international accessibility standards and the minimum standards of the Shelter Cluster, taking in consideration the full participation of the targeted beneficiaries in the different phase of the implementation. HI will provide technical follow-up of the repairs and adaptation, supporting the building process and ensuring safe building practices. 
HI will also guarantee equitably access to assistance and services adapting its technical support modality to overcome potential barriers or difficulties encountered. An inclusive participation of women, men, girls and boys is guarantee in application of the self-approach methodology, method that also enforce the ownership of the beneficiary.  The project and the expected impact will be closely monitored by applying HI project quality framework and monitoring and evaluation processes e ensuring the technical support needed by each beneficiary. The use and dissemination of clear information regarding the HI inclusive feedback and complain mechanism guarantees the accountability to affected population, which was presented during the assessment phase, the orientation session and follow-up visits, moreover dedicated focus group will be organized and material disseminated.
In terms of coordination, the project will be implemented in coordination with the Shelter Cluster and its members, while a specific coordination on the implementation of the self-approach will be pursued with the Cash Working Group. Another level of coordination will be with the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) and MoHPW, aiming at avoiding duplication and exclusion. Strong coordination also with the strategic partners of HI will be guaranteed, mainly in the identification phase, and the referral covering other needs identified aim at an holistic approach. No financial partnership had been foreseen in the current grant as the action will be limited to HI technical expertise and to enhance the efficiency of the resources.
Finally, the project will constitute also an opportunity to enhance the capacity of the Shelter Cluster Members in disabilities mainstreaming and accessibility interventions leading. Coordinated field visit will be organize presenting the different phase of the process with practical indication on how to provide a more inclusive humanitarian response.