CO-International & National Influencing Under its policy and influencing work: Oxfam will carry out the following:

1. Conduct a research to investigate the PNCTP run by MOSD in OPT.  The research will also investigate the adequacy of targeting mechanisms and the efficiency of the Palestinian National cash Transfer Programme (PNCTP) as follows:
Targeting: the changes in the levels of vulnerabilities and shifting in its types indicate that new categories and levels of vulnerabilities were created. With such changes, there is a need to reviewthe targeting criteria adopted by the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), to better include the changes in the socioeconomic situation at the household level.
Efficiency: the increasing level of vulnerabilities and collapse in different sectors, families are losing their livelihoodmeans, indicating that the quarterly intervention is not efficiently helping families to meet their needs, especially with familiesthat solely depend on this cash transfer.
Critically analysing the approach adopted by thePNCTP through evidence-based studies can influence the MoSD to review their framework and allow #new or old# vulnerable families to be included within the PNCTP, to ensure better inclusion of vulnerable families within this program. In addition, it willprovide a framework to better understand the level of increasing needs at the household level and the shift on these needs to ensure more efficiency of the PNCTP intervention to meet those needs. The evidence-based advocacy intervention will take place at the national level, MoSD, and in parallel, advocacy efforts will also target the donor community to increase funding levels to meet the increasing level of humanitarian needs, with focus on increasing funds to the PNCTP.
Finally, the research will investigate the role of the donor community in promoting the effectiveness and inclusiveness of PNCTP and in implementing other sustainable measures for increasing protection and food security of vulnerable communities in Gaza Strip.
Dissemination of research findings: to ensure a wide dissemination of the research finding, a workshop will be implemented to share the research findings and recommendations. The workshop will target members from civil society, UN agencies, MoSD, and other interested parties.

3.3 Conduct influencing actions at the national and international level focusing on the national social protection system in Gaza

Premised on the research findings and dissemination plan, Oxfam will implement influencing activities at the national andinternational levels, with the strong involvement of key Palestinian civil society organizations in Gaza. This will include, sharing civil society knowledge with regards to influencing at the national level, in addition to the direct engagement of civil society with communities in the Gaza Strip.

Advocacy products will be produced and used in different national andinternational platforms. The targeted audience will include the MoSD, PA donors and international community, Donor community (EU institutionsand EU Member States in particular). The influencing products will be based on the research findings, as following:
- Policy brief based on the findings of the research,
- A product linking the scope of the research with the findings of the Oxfam#s PCMA.
- A case study developed on the household level to highlight the shift in vulnerabilities. A photo mission will be organized to collect stories and pictures documenting the increased and shifting levels of vulnerabilities in Gaza.
To ensure efficienttargeting of public audiences within the influencing activities, the above-mentioned products (especially case studies and pictures) will be disseminated through Oxfam#s network and social media platforms.
In addition, three roundtables will take place at different levels: MOSD in the Gaza Strip, MOSD in the West Bank and at donors/international community level. The round tables will facilitate evidence-based influencing toward the identified stakeholders, using the research findings and the other influencing products realized during the implementation period of the project. The influencing products will also be used through Oxfam#s global network, and Oxfam affiliate#s regular engagement with different governments in their own countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, UK, Germany, etc.).