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RESPONSE
• 26 partners are actively providing assistance
• Partial assistance means that although a household has received some SNFI items, not all their needs have been met
• SOKs can be used to consolidate makeshift shelters or to protect damaged housing to facilitate return where possible
• 28,000 tents, 7,600 SOKs, and 35,000 NFI kits are currently in the pipeline
• The vast majority of assistance is currently provided in-kind; cash will be pursued further when market conditions allow
• Further details in the Cluster response strategy and website dashboard Funded 26%
CHALLENGES
• Slow entry of items into Gaza due to limited aid trucks and bureaucratic processes complicating procurement; rising prices of shelter materials in surrounding markets, including high freight rates and shipping costs
• Need to restore commercial imports and re-establish local markets to relieve pressure on in-kind provision
• Restrictions/denial of key shelter items including timber, hand tools, and cooking stoves
• Lack of security and access to IDP locations, including logistical challenges such as lack of fuel and rising social tensions as a result of the limited quantity of aid available in comparison to the huge outstanding needs
• Unplanned sites and lack of adequate tools leading to water damage to makeshift shelters and tents, and recurrent displacement resulting in loss and need for re-distribution of assistance