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Provision of MPCA to improve access to basic needs and resilience of children and their caregivers, in conflict-affected areas within the West Bank ltpgtSave the Children (SC) draws from its extensive experience in MPCA, its sector engagement in the CWG, in Gaza, West Bank and at the national level. We aim at improving the well-being and resilience of children and their caregivers residing in conflict-affected areas within the North and Middle governorates of the West Bank. Specifically, refugees in Jenin Camp, Nour Shams Camp in Tulkarem, and Akbet Jaber in Jericho who will be targeted through the regular MPC.lt/pgtltpgt ltbrgtProject locations have been selected based on SCI’s assessments and in coordination with the CWG, UNWRA and other stakeholders to avoid duplication and maximize coverage. The aim of the project will be achieved through a Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance, primarily centered to ensure access to essential commodities and services and promote economic stability. The project will provide predictable financial assistance to vulnerable households to sustain their income and resilience to chronic shocks and protracted crisis. The regular MPCA, will consist of four transfers per targeted household, which value is estimated at 1,250ILS based on the CWG calculations of transfer values and recommendations. The disbursement of cash will be facilitated through the Bank of Palestine (BoP) or Palpay, with which SCI has an ongoing financial service providers’ agreement. SCI will conduct Feasibility and Risk Analysis to assess MPCA viability and appropriateness prior and during the project implementation and will monitor market and financial services functionality in case adaptive strategies will be required. ltbrgtWhen possible, SCI will promote integrated approaches with other existing programmes in targeted locations to expand the services available to target communities, notably around child protection and MHPSS, and ensure economies of scale.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtThe project will target a total of 696 individuals (145HH). Priorities will be given to children and women highly affected by the conflict and economic insecurity, including displaced families, children and women with protection risks, families who lost their assets, women HH have none or little income and suffer from high dependency rate (within those families with PLW and/or with children under 5 years of age will be favored), and persons with disabilities. ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt
TBD: Food Security Response to Gaza emergency ltpgtOxfam and Ma’an will contribute to meeting critical food needs through delivery of in-kind humanitarian food assistance to 2412 households - 14,472 women, men, boys and girls. Oxfam and Ma’an will target informal will target IDPs residing in informal shelters, with hosting families, and non-sheltered IDPs in the South (Khan Younis and Rafah) as well as the Middle and North, depending on what is feasible and safe. lt/pgt
Provision of emergency and trauma care to respond to emergency health needs for people in Gaza - December 2023 ltpgtThe project aims to support the capacity of the local health system during and in the aftermath of the October 2023 war on Gaza. It will focus on emergency and trauma care by procuring lifesaving essential trauma and emergency drugs, disposables, lab reagents, and equipment to be released immediately to the health system in Gaza. Specialised Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) will be deployed to provide surge medical capacity to treat injuries and infections amongst Palestinian civilians in the south of Gaza, supporting existing healthcare staff and building the capacity of the local health system in the current emergency.  lt/pgt
Supporting the Gaza health emergency response following the October 2023 hostilities ltpgtWHO will directly engage in life-saving activities to provide immediate relief to vulnerable IDPs and the hosting communities of this unprecedented emergency. Through a series of activities, WHO will mainatin access to health services at different levels of care, including prehospital, primary (including communicable diseases surveillance and managment), secondary, and specialized surgical care. To this endeavor, WHO will mainly work through local implementing partners, i.e. the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Central Blood Bank Society (CBBS), Al-Awda Association, and Gaza Community Mental Health Program (GCMHP), to ensure service provision to 489,270 vulnerable patients across the five governorates of the Gaza Strip. lt/pgtltpgtWHO will be responsible for procuring the medications, equipment and supplies needed by partners to restore the treatment capacity of a plethora of health facilities that would otherwise become nonfunctional due to the problematic access to essential medical supplies.ltbrgtlt/pgt
Life-saving WASH assistance to the Gaza Population ltpgtltbrgtIn response to the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Palestinian Environmental Friends (PEF) and Oxfam jointly present a 6-month initiative addressing the critical needs of 5,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rafah and Khan Younis. The initiative focuses on the provision of water, recognizing its fundamental role in sustaining life and mitigating health risks. It includes the distribution of 834 water storage containers (20L jerry cans) to 834 households, reaching approximately 5,000 people. Additionally, daily trucking of 15m3 of safe drinking water, sourced from boreholes with desalination units, will benefit existing IDP shelter sites in Rafah and Khan Younis. The project also emphasizes the enhancement of domestic water storage capacities by distributing 1,668 jerry buckets (14L each) to the same households. ltbrgt  ltbrgtHygiene support is a pivotal component, with the distribution of 834 emergency hygiene kits tailored to IDP households. These kits, in alignment with WaSH cluster guidance, encompass essentials like sanitary pads, baby diapers, and cleaning supplies. Simultaneously, 50 environmental cleaning kits will be disbursed to IDP shelters, promoting sanitation in communal spaces and addressing broader hygiene concerns. This intervention will directly benefit approximately 5,000 same individuals. ltbrgt  ltbrgtThe initiative integrates health education, leveraging Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials to disseminate key hygiene behavior change messages. These materials will cover basic hygiene topics, including personal and environmental hygiene, food safety, solid waste management, and menstrual hygiene. Additionally, the engagement of 20 local hygiene promoters, incentivized according to established standards, ensures sustained awareness efforts and community participation in health promotion. lt/pgt
Strengthen the healthcare system’s capacity to respond to emergencies and build community resilience to cope with the impact of current and future crises (SO3) ltpgtltbrgtThe project aims to enhance the health system's emergency preparedness in four urgent care centers  (Beita, Ni'lin, Biddya, and Silwad) in the West Bank (WB) by training health workers at the Ministry of Health (MOH), prehospital care responders, and community volunteers in trauma care and ensuring that medical supplies are available during emergencies for immediate release and that emergency responders are provided with trauma-related items. As a result of daily escalation with settlers and Israeli forces as well as the difficulty accessing health facilities during the golden hour, these locations have been prioritized by the MOH and the health cluster. During the course of the project, 150 healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, paramedics) from MOH urgent care centers and emergency medical service (EMS) will participate in trauma training using the Primary trauma care and Advanced trauma team approach.  With this approach, the four teams are able to communicate more effectively within themselves and improve their performance, leading to better results.  Moreover, 280 community volunteers from the same locations and surrounding areas will be trained as first responders. In addition, we will procure essential medicines, emergency equipment, disposable items, emergency bags, and first aid kits to assist the MOH urgent care centers, PRCS emergency medical service (EMS), and the community at four locations in the West Bank to enhance their capacity and readiness to respond to emergency situations.ltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gt (Expected to cover about 37,044 beneficiaries). This project is in line with priority objective 2.1:
Strengthen the healthcare system’s capacity to respond to emergencies and build
community resilience to cope with the impact of current and future crises (HRP SO3) and
under the activity 2.1.1: Trauma and mass casualty management capacity building
of health facilities, health workers and communities including prepositioned supplies.lt/pgt



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Emergency Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance to Support Households in Crisis ltpgtOn October 7, 2023, a morning attack on Israel was followed by aerial bombardment of Gaza. Since then, sustained bombardment of Gaza has continued until the brief humanitarian pause from November 24 until December 1, 2023, after which the bombardment resumed. Israel has also launched a ground invasion. Initially focusing on North Gaza and Gaza City, the ground invasion is steadily moving south. Gaza is currently divided into north and south along Wadi Gaza, with displaced Gazans unable to return to the north, even during the humanitarian pause. More than 1.8 million Gazans, nearly 85% of the population, are internally displaced. Women, men, girls, and boys across Gaza have lost their homes, livelihoods, and belongings. ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtCRS is proposing a 3-month intervention named Emergency MPCA to IDPs in Gaza to serve 2,810 internally displaced families (approximately ltbrgt16,860 people) with a one-time emergency cash transfer. The targeting strategy will be validated at project startup and will prioritize displaced households facing acute needs across the Gaza Strip. The project targeting strategy will be in line with the approach of Emergency MPCA actors under the Cash WG and coordinated to prevent duplication. The objective of the project is that households affected by the current conflict in the Gaza Strip are supported to meet their most urgent basic needs, as they prioritize them. The project is part of CRS’ overall Gaza Emergency Response, which has the primary goal of addressing short and medium-term needs related to food, shelter, psychosocial support, and water, sanitation, and hygiene.lt/pgt
Supporting critical humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip through essential health and nutrition services ltpgtGaza is experiencing an unprecedented level of humanitarian crisis. Since 7 October 2023, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has continued to deteriorate with significant damage inflicted by the eruption of unprecedented scale of hostilities affecting the entire population of the Gaza Strip. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, as of 24 December, over 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, including 136 UNRWA staff. It is also estimated that approximately 70 per cent of those killed are women and children, and over 50,500 have been injured. Some 1.9 million or 85 per cent of the population is estimated to be displaced across the Gaza Strip, of which around 1.4 million are taking shelter at 156 UNRWA installations. Due to access and communication constraints, these figures are preliminary and the number of casualties and injured are expected to be higher than reported. lt/pgtltpgtThis project will contribute to UNRWA to respond to the ongoing emergency though covering the critical health and nutrition needs. The project activities are expected to support the provision of essential primary and secondary healthcare services, including sexual and reproductive health (including clinical management of GBV cases), non-communicable disease (NCDs) management, and maternal and child health services, and disease surveillance and outbreak response and preparedness. The project will also support nutrition counselling to caregivers of infants and young children and provide life-saving early detection and treatment to children with severe wasting and moderate wasting. ltspangtDue to the rapidly changing situation, actual implementation of the project including the costs may change at the time of implementation and based on evolving needs and availability of other donations. lt/spangtlt/pgt
Emergency humanitarian response to improve access to essential goods for affected populations in the Gaza Strip. ltpgtThis project presented by AAH aims to meet the imminent needs of populations affected by the crisis since October 2023 in the Gaza Strip, in line with the needs presented by the Cash Working Group (CWG) and listed in the 2023 Flash Appeal but also the HNO 2023. This project aligns with the Flash Appeal and the clusters’ strategic objectives. As indicated in HNO 2023, unconditional cash assistance remains the preferred form of assistance, even after the drastic situation change in the Gaza Strip end of 2023. AAH is in line with this demand and proposes to provide assistance to 1,200 households through MPCA.ltbrgtThe project is based on the identified needs in line with WFP assessments, the Cash Working Group (CWG) assessment and consultations and participatory discussions/focus groups in the targeted communities which were carried out by AAH. Since the beginning of the war, AAH has led emergency WASH, FSL and MPCA response reaching to this date ~950 households (already distributed and planned) under Spanish and French funding.  ltbrgtDue to the security situation across the Gaza Strip since October 2023, AAH was not able to conduct thorough field assessments. However, AAH spoke with representative to gather needs as well as relied on previous assessments. AAH was a key actor in the CWG contributing to the monitoring of PalPay agents (opening, damage, cash availability) and participate to the market assessment efforts. AAH will dedicate part of this project to continuing the support to the CWG in conducting on assessments to confirm needs and priorities.  ltbrgtAAH will have to continuously shift approaches while implementing as required as the  as the situation is very volatile, the action was kept broad enough to allow service in the most relevant manner at any given time.  Considering the extreme situation, a level of flexibility will be necessary with regard to documents, means of verification and visibility guidelines.  AAH asks for a waiver of the visibility obligation of the HF. AAH cannot guarantee that the original documents (invoices etc.) will be preserved after the war. Scan copies will be made available as supporting documents.  lt/pgt
Gaza Food Security Emergency Response ltpgtIn response to the intensifying needs of vulnerable individuals in Gaza Strip, Mercy Corps proposes supporting conflict-affected households in the Gaza Strip with food assistance. The project aims to alleviate food insecurity by supporting 2,780 conflict-affected households in the Gaza Strip to meet and prioritize their urgent and basic humanitarian needs and reduce the use of negative coping strategies. ltbrgtThe project is covering 6-month activities and is complementing existing emergency cash programming Mercy Corps is implementing in Gaza, adding an emergency response food security component. In detail, the project will support 2,780 vulnerable HHs with food basket distribution.ltbrgtThe project aligns with the response strategy of the Flash Appeal (1st revision - Nov, 2023) for the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), originally published on 12 October 2023 and with the 2023 OPT Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) which already identified 58%of Gaza population in need of humanitarian assistance. More specifically, it will contribute to the Flash Appeal Strategic Objectives (SO) of alleviating food insecurity for the Food Security Sector (FSS).ltbrgtThrough the provision of essential 2,780 food basket supplies, including ready-to-eat meals, and the delivery of this in-kind food, prioritizing vulnerable groups, the project is contributing to FSS SO3: “Capacity of vulnerable Palestinians to cope with and overcome the protracted crisis, including environmental threats, is supported, and solutions to violations and other causes of threats are pursued”.ltbrgtThroughout the implementation of the project, Mercy Corps, in close collaboration with selected service providers, will procure, package, and transport food baskets to Gaza. Mercy Corps will also coordinate closely with other actors, particularly through the FSS, to ensure coordinated distribution inside Gaza. Furthermore, Mercy Corps is currently assessing several potential CBOs, including past and current partners, taking into account their history, location, and capacity. Consequently, Mercy Corps will coordinate with the selected CBOs to distribute food baskets for 2,780 households.ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtActivities updates and progress information will be shared to enhance coordination with partners and relevant actors. Mercy Corps will utilize FSS coordination tools (weekly FSS survey, FSS tracker response, Humanitarian Aid prioritization tool), and will additionally report to the Log Cluster any delays in trucks crossing the border.lt/pgt
Emergency humanitarian response to improve access to food for affected populations in the Gaza Strip. ltpgtltbrgtThis project presented by AAH aims to meet the imminent food security needs of populations affected by the crisis since October 2023 in the Gaza Strip, in line with the needs presented by the Food Security  Sector (FSS) Cluster and the Falsh Appeal. This project is in line with  the Clusters' strategic objectives.  ltbrgtAs stated in OCHA Flash Appeal #71, "increasing the provision of food aid to the affected population ensuring the availability of food is not only a fundamental humanitarian requirement, but also an essential moral obligation to safeguard the well-being and dignity of individuals and communities affected by the ongoing conflict." ltbrgtAAH proposes a project in line with these fundamental objectives, WFP assessments, FSS Cluster assessment and consultations and participatory discussions/focus groups in the targeted communities which were carried out by AAH.  ltbrgtDue to the security situation across the Gaza Strip in October 2023, AAH was not able to conduct thorough field assessments. However, AAH spoke with representatives to gather needs as well as relied on previous assessments. AAH will dedicate part of this project to supporting the FSS Cluster conducting on the site assessments to confirm needs and priorities.  ltbrgtAAH will have to continuously shift approaches while implementing as required. The action has been restructured with the current data and using anticipatory scenarios but as the situation is very volatile, the action was kept broad enough to allow service in the most relevant manner at any given time.  Considering the extreme situation, a level of flexibility will be necessary with regard to documents, means of verification and visibility guidelines.  lt/pgtltpgtConsidering the extreme situation on the ground, AAH has adopted a blanket derogation to its procurement processes which will apply to this project. The current derogation has been attached to this project proposal ltbrgtlt/pgt
Emergency Response with winterization and non-food items (NFIs)  for conflict affected IDPs and vulnerable hosting families in Gaza ltpgtThe humanitarian situation in Gaza since 7th October 2023 has continued to deteriorate since Palestinian armed groups launched thousands of rockets towards Israel and breached through the perimeter fence of Gaza at multiple locations. The Israeli Military declared a “state of war alert” and started striking targets in the Gaza Strip which resulted in countless military strikes from Israel in the Strip and in retaliation.ltbrgtThis situation has resulted in mass displacement with over 1.4 million IDPs in Gaza, living in dire conditions with little food, safe water, and no electricity. Shelter conditions have also deteriorated. The Gaza Ministry of Public Works reported the destruction of a total of 169,184 housing units, with 21,000 of these totally damaged, while 10,935 had severe/inhabitable housing units and 142,500 had major and minor damage. The total number of housing units reported as destroyed or damaged accounts for at least 50 per cent of all housing units in Gaza further increasing the vulnerability of the already displaced population. In addition, the upcoming winter period will pose well-being challenges especially for women and children.ltbrgtFurther, a disruption of the markets with the closure of all borders has reduced market functionality, with most goods being three to four times more expensive while most of the items such as bedding and cooking items are not available.ltbrgtNRC project will look at providing lifesaving response prioritizing emergency needs through the provision of in-kind support with non-food items, mainly:ltbrgta.	Provision of Sealing Off kits: 400 vulnerable IDPs and vulnerable hosting families living in damaged/substandard housing units in communal/informal settlements to reduce exposure to harsh weather conditions.ltbrgtb.	Winterization Kits: 770 vulnerable household IDPs living in collective centers and informal settlements provided with plastic sheets, rope and bedding items (including winter blankets)ltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtc.	Essential Household Kits:  870 vulnerable families will be provided with essential household items, such as beddings, cooking items, lighting, and jerrycan to maintain minimum living standards.ltbrgtFurthermore, NRC will collaborate with its local implementing partner Ma'an to reach existing community structures and ensure project participation of the project participants, while also ensuring additional support for distributions which requires engagement of local incentive workers.ltbrgtlt/pgt
Shelter and NFI Response to Gaza Emergency (US$ 500,000) ltpgtThe project addresses the critical needs of conflict-affected populations in the Gaza Strip by providing lifesaving NFIs. The geographical targets are Rafah, Khan Yunis, and the Middle Area, potentially expanding to additional locations contingent upon security conditions. The primary beneficiaries include Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in designated shelters, hosting communities, and informal shelters addressing the needs for Bedding Sets, Women's Dignity Kits, Children's Dignity Kits, Men Dignity Kits, and Elderly Kits. It aligns with the Fund allocation strategy, concentrating on sectors most impacted by the escalation, and addresses significant protection concerns in place resulting from the Israeli escalation of hostilities. ltbrgtThe intervention embraces inclusive and effective programming principles, emphasizing the needs of vulnerable groups, gender equality, disability inclusion, and community participation. MA’AN protection committees play a significant role in implementing and monitoring processes to ensure accountability and responsiveness within conflict-affected communities.ltbrgtAs a result of the project, a total of 5013 individuals including 2251 Women, 844 Girls, 1064 Men, and 854 Boys will benefit from improved access to lifesaving NFIs following safety and dignity standards.ltbrgtlt/pgt