Reinforce protection capacities of highly-vulnerable and deeply underserved Palestinian households from natural, man-made hazards and conflict escalation Urgent emergency response aiming at improving the living conditions of highly-vulnerable and deeply underserved Palestinian families in Area C and Hebron H2. It consists on a tailored package of interventions involving the rehabilitation of shelters in H2 and Area C, and the provision of protective material to vulnerable households exposed and affected by natural or manmade hazards.
The action includes the rehabilitation and/or upgrading of 75 shelters and the provision of protective assets to 17 households, reducing the exposure of targeted beneficiaries to both man-made and natural disasters, weather conditions and risk of water borne diseases and health problems. Specifically, in the H2 area the action consists in basic repairs and rehabilitation of dilapidated homes, while in Area C it consists in improving shelter substandard to minimum SPHERE standards, including WASH facilities, for families. Further, in the H2 area the action intends to assists households with shelter protective materials, contributing to reduce the risk of settlers’ and IF’s violence and mitigating the effects, vulnerabilities and risks associated with living in restricted and prohibited access area, especially for women, children, elderly and people with disabilities.
The action, which responds to needs highlighted in the 2019 HNO through activities endorsed by UN-OCHA in the approved 2019 HRP “HPSE19-SHL-150148-1”, is fully in line with the 2019 HRP Strategic Objective  2 and 3, addressing the West Bank’s purposes of the allocation strategy for objectives 1 and 2. The activities contribute to the Shelter Cluster Objective 2 - through the rehabilitation of substandard housing units, the provision of coaching/training for shelter rehabilitation through the community implementation approach (self-conducted HHs rehabilitation), and the provision of material assistance.
The intervention complies with the minimum SPHERE standards for adequate housing, Shelter Cluster minimum agreed standards, gender, and adequate access to housing by people with disabilities. Specifically, the proposed activities consist in a full rehabilitation and/or upgrading of concrete and stones shelters, and internal rehabilitation shelter and WASH works (e.g. bathrooms and kitchens) - along with provision of technical coaching/training for shelter rehabilitation. 
Providing adequate shelters will contribute to dignity and safety of beneficiaries, reducing the risk of settlers’ violence and mitigating the effects, vulnerabilities and risks associated with living in restricted and prohibited access area, especially for the most vulnerable groups (women, children, elderly and people with disabilities). These activities will also support communities’ resilience in face of protracted threats and chronic vulnerability. Shelter rehabilitation and upgrading activities, coupled with the implementation of a community participation methodology, will allow to advance in the fulfilment of the objectives, empowering communities in terms of coping capacities, ownership and expertise, and protection response mechanisms. 
The 5 selected communities are located in 3 Governorates: Tel al Rumeidah (H2, Hebron), Al Jaba’a, Jubbet Ad Dihb, Khallet Sakariya (Bethlehem), Khirbet Atuf (Tubas).
The leading agency of the action is We World – GVC ONLUS (WW-GVC), in partnership with MAAN Development Centre. WW-GVC was born from the fusion of GVC and WE WOLRD, two NGOs complementing each-other experiences. WW-GVC in oPt keeps the full and entire continuity with the work conducted by GVC (annex Communication to OCHA).