Create adequate living space for  Substandard shelters of  most vulnerable households and people with disabilities in the Gaza strip Oxfam in partnership with the Youth Empowerment Center (YEC) and in close coordination with the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MoPWH), National Society for Rehabilitation (NSR), Shelter cluster coordinator and shelter cluster members (MA’AN, GVC and NRC), is proposing an emergency response action fully aligned with OCHA’s objective 2 (Normal Track) of the 2020 2nd Standard Allocation Strategy in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt). The action’s objective is to contribute to enhancing the coping capacity and meeting the basic needs of vulnerable households with protection concerns due to their substandard housing conditions through shelter rehabilitation/adaptation support and provision of shelter/household NFIs. The intervention will ensure that targeted families including girls, boys, women, men, elderly and people with disabilities (PwDs) have adapted and adequate living spaces with integrated hygiene WASH facilities considering the specific protection and shelter needs of women and PwDs.
Oxfam and YEC plan to target 55 HHs with PWDs and with people injured during the great march of return (GMR) (385 individuals 193 males, 192 females) including160 vulnerable HHs with substandard shelter conditions (1120 individuals 569 males, 551females). Shelter adaptation and rehabilitation works will meet shelter basic needs and minimum standards, including adapting living spaces to meet quarantine needs and people at higher risk of Covid-19 infection.. 
Physical, weather, protection, privacy, dignity, safety, security, gender and protection concerns, special needs of people with physical disabilities and access-concerns will also be considered The action will also contribute to increasing targeted BNFs’ awareness and capacity to protect themselves and others from the spread of the virus. This will be conducted through the dissemination of Information, education and communication (IEC) materials (remotely through Facebook joint mobile calls and WhatsApp groups in addition to using Braille for blind people) aligned with the Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) guidelines and key messages of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) related to PWDs’ COVID-19 inclusion in humanitarian actions.
The nominated list of HHs with PWDs and GMR injuries was provided to Oxfam through the NSR and verified by (MoSD). The nominated list of vulnerable HHs with substandard housing conditions was provided by (MoSD) in coordination with (MoPWH) considering the social hardship cases (MoSD) database.
The final BNFs will be selected in close coordination with MoSD, MoPWH, NSR, and shelter cluster members taking into considering protection concerns, economic and shelter technical vulnerability criteria. 
The project’s design considers gender and protection principles, emphasizing the participation of male and female beneficiaries of all ages to respond to HHs’ specific needs, and protection concerns including prioritize their needs considering budget limitations. Protection principles include facilitating equal and dignified access to tailored services according to identified needs, ensuring protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all sensitive beneficiary data. The proposed action will contribute to alleviating the domestic burden on women and children and enhance gender and age responsiveness. This will contribute to managing care duties and household chores more effectively including enhancing women’s engagement in decision making processes and participation in public life at the HH and community levels. 
The proposed action is also informed by Oxfam’s experience in working on designated emergency shelters at the HH level incorporating its local and global track record related to Shelter, WASH, hygiene promotion, gender and disability inclusion.