Essential food assistance to individuals in shelter and hosting communities affected by the Gaza conflict ltpgtFollowing the Gaza hostilities since October 7th and the internal displacement of over 1,8 million people in an increasingly small geographical area south of Wadi Gaza the humanitarian community is witnessing catastrophic levels of acute ltbrgtFood insecurity throughout all areas of the Gaza Strip. According to the recently published IPC brief between 24 November and 7 December, over 90% of the population in the Gaza Strip (about 2.08 million people) was classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). Among these, 938,000 people (over 40% of the population) were in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 377,000 (over 15%) were in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5).  ltbrgtThe scope of the proposed intervention is to provide essential food assistance to the population affected by the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) intends to support IDPs inside collective shelters, with a focus on informal shelters, as well as hosting communities. The project consists of the provision of Vegetable Baskets and Ready-to-Eat Food Parcels that will be procured inside and outside the Gaza Strip, respectively. The activities will be carried out with the support of the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC). PARC is an implementing partner that already collaborated with PUI in the implementation of food assistance activities in the Gaza Strip, including during the ongoing conflict supporting 1000 HH with food assistance. PUI aims at contributing to the food consumption needs of the targeted population distributing food items that are currently unavailable or inaccessible to the targeted population. ltbrgtWith this intervention, PUI plans to purchase and distribute 3,950 Ready-to-Eat Food Parcels. Another 3000 Vegetable Baskets will be purchased by PARC for this scope, PUI will transfer part of the funds to its implementing partner to finance the procurement and support the team implementing the distributions. The proposed targeted areas are Rafah (40%), Khan Yunis (20%) and Middle Area Governorates (40%). The total caseload for this intervention is 4850 Households/27160 beneficiaries. ltbrgtThe RTE Food Parcels purchased by PUI will be procured outside of the Gaza Strip, most likely in Egypt, where PUI is in the process of finalizing its supply chain immediately after the onset of hostilities. Other procurement options are being closely monitored should they prove to be feasible, cheaper and more reliable in the immediate future (supply chain from Jordan). PARC will procure the Vegetable Basket inside the Gaza Strip to support the existing market system, which was already utilized by PARC and PUI for their recent food assistance activities.  ltbrgtIn coordination with the FSS cluster and other FSS actors, PUI will keep monitoring the internal market in Gaza. In case the market functionality is fully restored and should the procurement from abroad become difficult, expensive or irrelevant, PUI will consider the possibility of replacing the in-kind modality with e-vouchers through PALPAY network. ltbrgtThe intervention will start on the 30th of December 2023 and will end on the 29th of June 2024, for a total project duration of 6 months. ltbrgtThroughout the implementation period, PUI will ensure that crosscutting considerations, such as Protection or Inclusion related elements, will be taken into account throughout the implementation period. PUI also commits to coordinate the proposed action with all relevant stakeholders to maximize the impact and reduce any risk of duplication. A relevant mechanism to gather complaints and feedback and monitor the activities will be put in place to ensure accountability toward the affected population for PUI and its implementing partner.lt/pgt