Prepositioning Emergency Shelter and NFIs Kits for Mosul IDPs In preparation for the expected outcomes of the Mosul operation, the volume of displacement is likely to increase dramatically. We have already responded to displacement from Mosul through the distribution of 1000 food parcels and through operating a primary healthcare center in Debaga Camp in collaboration with the IOM. Qatar Red Crescent is fully aware that it is critical to assist in preparing the rapid response capacity for shelter needs capable of withstanding the full extent of displacement yet to be realized. We will do this by providing the most basic requirement in shelter solutions. 

It is expected that around 350,000 people will be displaced in Quadrant Four and many IDPs are already settling in Tikrit. The needs of those currently displaced must be met as quickly as possible. We are ready to respond to the immediate needs of those in Screening sites should any be assigned in Quadrant Four. Particularly as many people may remain in screening sites for long periods of time as they await accommodation and travel arrangements. 

QRC plans to preposition: 

1000 Basic Emergency Shelter Kits for non-camp IDPS in areas of longer settlement.
650 Emergency Sealing-off Kits for IDPs in temporary out-of-camp settings. 
600 Winter Appropriate Basic NFI Kits

As mentioned in the Mosul Central Planning Map Explanatory Notes, families may need to build their own shelters with rudimentary kits and those in abandoned buildings will with reinforce their shelters with Sealing-Off Kits kits. For this reason guidance to the appropriate usage of the kits is essential and QRC will hold regular awareness sessions once the response stage begins. QRC is also mindful that certain groups will be particularly vulnerable and will require special assistance during the response- women, girls and unaccompanied children. This will be taken into account during the stage of distribution and shelter assembly needs . 

The project will be implemented in line with UN Standards and closely following the guidelines set by the Shelter Cluster. Flexibility during the response is critical, with each context requiring different modalities of assistance. Technical advice will be sought from the cluster and the different kits will be kept in storage, ready to be distributed as needed. 

QRC enjoys close coordination with the Iraq Red Crescent, which has facilitated access to difficult areas in the past and will prove to be an asset for access and coordination with local authorities for this response. Close coordination will be key in order to access checkpoint and screening areas. 

It is expected that those families fleeing the violence in and around Mosul will be in need of the most basic necessities. This will make them vulnerable to the cold weather as winter season sets in, exposing them to diseases, as a lack of sufficient health services is expected. QRC would like to prevent this by preparing them for winter, supplementing the response objectives of this project through the provision of winterization kits covering 5000 HH (these are already in our warehouse). 

Emergency shelter and NFIs kits kits will be prepared and prepositioned in QRC warehouses in Sulaymaniyah and Salah Al-Din.