Gaza Crisis – MEPL81 (Revision 1)

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Gaza Crisis – MEPL81 (Revision 1)

Appeal Target: US$ 5,427,915 Contributions/ pledges received: US$ 1,998,870 Balance requested: US$ 3,429,045

Geneva, 16 January 2009

Dear Colleagues,

The Gaza Strip si experiencing a devastating war with the attacks by the Israeli army on Gaza since 27 December 2008. The attacks were preceded by 18 months of blockade by Israel and ongoing rocket fire by Hamas militants on Israel. The war has caused up until today more than 1,100 dead and 5,000 injured amongst the Palestinian population with many civilian casualties – about 40% of which are now estimated to be children and women according the Gaza Ministry of Health. In addition there is widespread destruction of the civil, governmental and international infrastructure. Some 1.5 million people in Gaza – more than half of them children – are living in one of the world's most densely populated areas with no freedom of movement and no place to run or seek refuge from the conflict. With access virtually cut off since late June 2007, poverty, unemployment, basic supply shortages and desperation in Gaza are mounting.

The UN has warned that there are "critical gaps" in aid reaching Gaza and there is concern for a major humanitarian crisis with 1.5 million people suffering from acute shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies in addition to the ramifications of the daily air bombardments and street fighting. An UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesperson reports that the idea that there was no humanitarian crisis in Gaza was absurd. On 12 January 2009, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported an increasing number of civilian casualties and a lack of basic food commodities. UN agencies and non- governmental organizations are cooperating together through the coordination mechanisms.

ACT members and implementing partner organizations have also been targets of bombardments, resulting in casualties and immense damage. On 5 January, three mobile health clinics, supported by DCA, were destroyed in an Israeli air strike. The three clinics were built inside small trucks and were functioning as mobile health facilities in Gaza. On 11 January, Israeli missiles struck an ACT-supported clinic in Shaja’ih in Gaza city, run by the DSPR. The clinic is completely destroyed with all its equipment and medical supplies.

ACT is a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies worldwide. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Switzerland. Gaza Crisis 2 MEPL81, Revision 1

While international efforts have been mounted to broker a truce, humanitarian access is limited and relief agencies are significantly struggling to gain access and transport humanitarian relief in a timeframe that is equal to the scope of the crisis.

ACT members, DSPR, IOCC, YMCA; NCA, and DCA organized in the ACT Palestine Forum, have been active to support the population in Gaza since the first attacks were launched. The ACT Palestine Forum has been able to delivery emergency relief materials including high energy biscuits, blankets and medicines on 12 January via the Kerne Shalom border crossing as part of a UN World Food Programme convoy.

This revised appeal takes into account the escalation of violence and includes immediate relief activities for the period of three months. During the crisis phase, members plan to act together to bring in materials including food supplements, medicines, medical supplies and equipment, cash for food and cash for work, and psychosocial assistance. The appeal will be extended for some of the members until the end of 2009, to continue the support to most vulnerable families by providing job opportunities, promoting income from agriculture, providing emergency relief, educational and medical supplies. In addition, DSPR proposes to reconstruct the clinic that was bombed. Some activities will be contingent on the future prospects of a ceasefire and increased stability within Gaza. To be noted that the appeal includes to limited extent also activities for the West Bank.

Coordination: In agreement with members of the forum, NCA has seconded a coordinator for a three month crisis period with the task to strengthen the coordination and communication pertaining to the appeal implementation and support the forum structure in relation to emergency planning.

Given the difficult access to the area and lacking specific assessments of the needs, this appeal revision is preliminary for the next few weeks and will be revised again on the basis of a thorough needs assessment. Please note that for this reason some of the activities and funding requirements are only preliminary.

MEMBER ACRONYMS:

DSPR: Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees, of the Middle East Council of Churches IOCC: International Orthodox Christian Charities YMCA: Young Men Christian Association, East Jerusalem NCA: Norwegian Church Aid DCA: DanChurchAid

Project Completion Date: DSPR : 17 July 2008 – 31 December 2009 IOCC/YMCA: 17 July 2008 – 31 December 2009 NCA: 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009 DCA: 7 January, 2009 –7 March, 2009.

Reporting as per ACT Guidelines:

Reports due ACT Interim narrative & financial Final narrative & financial Audit CO reports reports DSPR 30 June 2009 28 February 2010 31 March 2010 IOCC/YMCA 30 June 2009 28 February 2010 31 March 2010 NCA April 2009 30 September 2009 31 October 2009 DCA n/a 30 April 2009 31 May 2009 COORDINATION 30 May 2009 n/a

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Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance Requested

DSPR IOCC / NCA DCA COORDI TOTAL YMCA NATION Appeal Target(s) 1,725,329 2,496,077 814,147 300,000 92 ,362 5,427,915 Less: Pledges/Contr. Recd 252,935 1,586,063 101,520 20,000 38,352 1,998,870 Balance Requested from ACT 1,472,394 910,069 712,627 280,000 54 ,010 3,429,045 Alliance

Please kindly send your contributions to either of the following ACT bank accounts:

US dollar Account Number - 240-432629.60A IBAN No: CH46 0024 0240 4326 2960A

Euro Euro Bank Account Number - 240-432629.50Z IBAN No: CH84 0024 0240 4326 2950Z

Account Name: ACT - Action by Churches Together UBS AG 8, rue du Rhône P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 4, SWITZERLAND Swift address: UBSW CHZH12A

Please also inform the Finance Officer Jessie Kgoroeadira ([email protected]) and the Programme Officer Michael Zschiegner (mzs@act -intl.org) of all pledges/ contributions and transfers, including funds sent direct to the implementers.

We would appreciate being informed of any intent to submit applications for back-donor funding and the subsequent results. We thank you in advance for your kind cooperation.

For further information please contact: Director, John Nduna (phone +41 22 791 6033 or mobile phone + 41 79 203 6055) or ACT Program Officer, Michael Zschiegner, (phone +41 22 791 6420 or mobile phone +41 79 608 8133) ACT Web Site address: http://www.act-intl.org

John Nduna Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office Gaza Crisis 4 MEPL81, Revision 1

DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION

General Description of the Gaza Emergency

The Gaza Strip has is experiencing a devastating war with many civilian casualties - half of which are now estimated to be children. In addition there is widespread destruction of the civil, governmental and international infrastructure. Some 1.5 million people in Gaza, - more than half of them children, are living in one of the world's most densely populated areas with no freedom of movement and no place to run, no place to hide. With access virtually cut off since late June 2007, poverty, unemployment, shortages and desperation in Gaza are mounting.

The UN has warned that there were "critical gaps" in aid reaching Gaza and there is concern for a major humanitarian crisis with 1.5 million people suffering from acute shortages of fuel, food and medical supplies in addition to the ramifications of the daily air bombardments and street fighting. The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) spokesperson said that the idea that ther e was no humanitarian crisis in Gaza was absurd. The OCHA situation report of January 12, 2009, refers to the increasing number of civilian casualties and a lack of basic food commodities.

As of January 12, 2009, fears of a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza strip have increased due to serious shortages of food, water, medicines and shelter. About 250,000 people in the northern part of Gaza are also reported to be without electricity. Health institutions – hospitals and clinic – are jeopardized by lack of medicines, materials, fuel, staff and infrastructure damage or destruction.

Children lack basic food and serious nutrition deficits for small children, pregnant /lactating women and elderly is a danger (OCHA report Jan 12, 2009). Many Gaza residents are now homeless and without access to temporary shelters and or protection form the cold. Community and individual trauma is widespread and will have a long term effect.

Humanitarian aid Gaza access: Egypt has partially closed the Rafah crossing to Gaza and Israe li access points to Gaza are controlled by the Israel Defense Force (IDF). Presently all humanitarian transports are limited (by IDF) to IDF /Hamas cease fire periods (3 hours daily). Access between Northern Gaza and the rest of Gaza is only possible via the coastal road west of the former Israeli settlement of Natzarim and this access is only possible for humanitarian assistance approved by IDF The UN has established coordination mechanisms – with 2 major clusters Food /logistics (WFP lead) and Health (WHO ). Palestinian authorities and UN agencies /INGO/NGO organizations are cooperating together through the coordination mechanisms.

Gaza Transport : As of Jan 12th 2009, the IDF has mandated UN Logistics under WFP as the only IDF approved mechanism for determining priorities and transport coordination of all humanitarian assistance to Gaza. It is very possible that soon all humanitarian transport to Gaza will be also transported by UN Log with vehicles with UN license plates in order to speed up the entire supp ly pipeline. Access to Gaza through Israeli controlled crossing by humanitarian workers and specialized professionals (doctors/nurses – psycho social experts) is impossible.

Background of the Emergency The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The conflict is rooted in a long term dispute over land claimed by Jews as their biblical birthright and by the Palestinians, who seek self-determination. This has resulted in factional conflicts and the world’s longest continuing refugee crisis with more than 40 percent (1.7 million) of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians living as refugees, many living in crowded refugee camps. Despite repeated attempts to end the Israeli –Palestinian conflict, there is no peace settlement in sight. Neither side has lived up to commitments outlined in the “2003 roadmap” – which was designed as a phased timetable to lead to a viable Palestinian state alongside Israel. Palestinian militant groups continue their attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians, while Israel continues building settlements in the West Bank.

In the Palestinian Territories, a power struggle between rival Palestinian factions has led to the establishment of two administrations. Hamas, a militant group whose stated aim is the destruction of Israel, controls Gaza, Gaza Crisis 5 MEPL81, Revision 1 while the Fatah party controls the West Bank. In the last few years conditions in the Palestinian territories have deteriorated due to increased Israeli border closures and checkpoints which have impacted Palestinian free access to public services and work/ trade in Israel. Socio-economic conditions in Gaza, which is subject to the most severe restrictions, have continually worsened and the population has become increasingly reliant on food aid.

Present Overall Situation: Palestinian Gaza Strip & West Bank Since late 2000 the West Bank and Gaza have seen declining incomes and high rates of unemployment and poverty, exacerbated both by violent internal conflict and by restrictions on the movement of people and goods. Basic social services and public infrastructure, inc luding schools, parks, health clinics, roads, and agricultural and water facilities, are urgently in need of repair and rehabilitation throughout the West Bank and Gaza. With the population struggling to survive and having exhausted many of their coping mechanisms, little attention has been given to the maintenance, repair, and construction of basic infrastructure. The impact of the crisis is most severe among the poorest and most disadvantaged Palestinians, including breadwinners formerly employed in Israel who are now unemployed, social hardship cases (households with members who have chronic diseases or disabilities), households headed by women and those who rely on petty trade and agriculture. Youth between 18-24 years old are also particularly vulnerable because of their age, pressures of living in a conflict area, and unemployment.

The backbone of Palestinian food security is farming and agricultural production but in many of the rural villages agriculture is confronted with the great challenges of land confiscation, land appropriation and closures and their negative impact on the life and livelihoods of simple farmers. In many of the areas unemployment is as high as 50%, the poverty level is over 60%, and food insecurity is 50%. In addition, many of the West Bank communities are isolated by the separation wall with difficult access and movement of people and merchandise. As previously noted, the Gaza Strip and West Bank continue to experience declining incomes and high rates of unemployment and poverty, exacerbated both by violent internal conflict and by restrictions on the movement of people and goods. This situation is further complicated and worsened by the current escalation of war and conflict in Gaza, economic sanctions or blockade, and increasing isolation by external forces or the separation wall. A large number of vulnerable Palestinian families and institutions are unable to afford or access essential items including food, water, hygiene, sanitation, and education. Large numbers of health clinics and hospitals face critical shortages of essential medical equipment, supplies and essential pharmaceuticals.

Gaza: The continued blockade of Gaza has brought its economy, particularly its private sector, to an almost complete halt with 95% of Gaza’s industrial operations stopped. The unemployment rate of 33% (over 100,000 unemployed) is likely to become higher in 2008 and for the medium term, at least, unemployment in 2009 would be endemic following the end of war. Of the 57% poverty rate among Palestinians, 79% are found in the Gaza Strip with 35% of them in deep poverty. Poverty rates cannot be an indicator in this case as the whole population is now captive and the economic activity has altogether ceased which means that for the overwhelming majority of the population, reliance is on aid coming from outside of the Gaza Strip. According to World Bank, if remittances and food aid are excluded and poverty is based only on household income, the poverty rate in Gaza jumps to almost 67%. This percentage is certainly higher with the war on Gaza.

West Bank: The ongoing construction of the Separation Wall has left over 10,000 Palestinians, mostly in the Northern West Bank, caught in the seam zone between the 1967 border and the course of the Separation Wall. Although the West Bank economy is overall in a better shape than that of the Gaza Strip and has not been touched directly by the ongoing war in Gaza, many of the Palestinians experiencing poverty live in the West Bank. The poverty is mostly a reflection of the unresolved political situation and the continuation of Israeli occupation practices of movement restrictions and separation. The 19% unemployment rate in the West Bank translates into over 150,000 unemployed. In addition, access to quality water and sanitation is increasingly problematic while there is concern that the quality of educational standards together with students’ performance are deteriorating. Movement restriction through the more than 560 Israeli military checkpoints and additional flying checkpoints puts sustainable economic development into question.

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Impact on Human Lives in Proposed Response Areas

Palestinian Gaza Strip · The industrial & agricultural economy and infrastructure are devastated and at a complete halt · Educational & healt hcare infrastructure is devastated and struggling to survive · Financial institutions are closed, and access to cash is almost non-existent · Employment has been almost completely terminated or suspended in all sectors · Food insecurity is rapidly expanding throughout all segments of the population · There is significant war-related trauma among all segments of the population, which will continue to cause personal, family and societal issues after the current war/conflict ceases.

Palestinian West Bank · Significant economic and social problems continue as a result of movement restrictions, enforced isolation and the ongoing construction of the Separation wall. · Unemployment currently stands at 19%, affecting 150,000 workers. · Access to water resources is denied to large parts of the population, particularly in the northern West Bank areas. Families and farmers are increasingly dependent upon water cisterns and rain water catchments systems. · Assessments indicate that 33% of West Bank families face food insecurity. · Schools and essential community infrastructure are in overall need of repairs or renovation.

Description Of Damages In Proposed Areas of Response

Palestinian Gaza Strip · United Nations estimates (As of 16 Jan 2009) indicate 1105 casualties since the start of the current war/conflict, and 5,000 injuries. · The World Food Program is currently able to access only 50% of their targeted beneficiaries · Bakeries in Gaza are rapidly running out of flour stocks, and residents often wait up to 6 hours or more to purchase or receive bread. · Extensive and continuing destruction and war damages are inflicted upon essential infrastructure, government buildings, housing, schools, hospitals and clinics through Gaza. · Fuel supplies essential for transportation, electrical generation, water supply, heating and cooking are mostly unavailable – causing widespread electrical blackouts and disruption of critical life-sustaining services. · Medical supplies and medicines are in critically short supply and medical care facilities are overwhelmed by casualties and injuries. Critically injured or chronically ill patients are denied access to treatment outside of Gaza.

Security Situation in Proposed Areas of Response Palestinian Gaza Strip · Gaza is currently under extensive continuing military attacks from land, sea and air. · Access and movement within Gaza is increasingly difficult, with the Gaza strip currently divided into 4 zones during the conflict. · Access of humanitarian assistance and workers into the Gaza Strip is completely controlled, and possible only through close coordination and cooperation with military and civil authorities, as well as the United Nations and other actors. · Movement of people and humanitarian goods inside Gaza is subject to exposure to the normal dangers of an active war zone and conflict area.

Palestinian West Bank · Additional restrictions have been place on movement of residents with additional checkpoints established throughout West Bank areas. · Frequent military operations can occur at any time. · S ignificant numbers of civil demonstrations and solidarity movement events require close monitoring and precautions to prevent unnecessary exposure of staff to security risks. · Labour strikes and closure of businesses, schools and other institutions are inc reasingly common. Gaza Crisis 7 MEPL81, Revision 1

Access into volatile areas of the West Bank requires advance planning and coordination.

COORDINATION OF ACT APPEAL

ACT Members included in this appeal are members of the ACT-Palestine Forum and maintain good working relationships and communications with all ACT -Palestine Forum members. The appeal activities by DSPR, IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA, NCA (and DCA) will be fully coordinated through the approved structures and process established by the ACT-Palestine Forum. The Forum holds regular meetings attended by the representatives of the Forum members. Members have focused on improved coordination, cooperative work, needs assessments, emergency preparedness, evaluations, and other priorities. The intervention areas and sectors have been fully communicated among ACT members involved in the appeal.

ACT Palestine Forum Emergency Coordination: The ACT Palestine Forum (APF) has agreed on a joint – APF - consolidated Gaza response and established a “Gaza Emergency Coordination” team facilitating all APF activities /implementations. This team is facilitated by an NCA seconded (from Oslo) Emergency coordinator and 2 staff persons seconded by APF members. Presently, the APF is chaired by NCA, co- chaired by IOCC.

ACT Palestine Emergency Communication includes: - Daily up-dates from Gaza for to be shared with ACT APF and with ACT CO. - Daily reports on activities of the Forum, to be shared with the ACT APF and ACT CO. - ACT Geneva compiles/coordinates and share it with the global network.

Communication budget: NCA is presently in charge of the APF coordination and has seconded a coordinator for the period of the crisis phase (January – March 2009). Costs for the coordinator are carried by NCA through back donor funding. In addition, communication and coordinat ion expenditure is budgeted as part of the appeal. NCA will be in charge of monitoring the implementation and reporting in line with the guidelines of the ACT alliance.

Coordination of psycho-social interventions : ACT members DSPR, IOCC and YMCA have planned activities to help the affected population in Gaza to cope with traumatic experience the war is causing. To assist the members with these activities, external support is suggested to assist the residential social workers and psychologists in planning, coordination and procurement of treatment. The coordination budget includes to this end a budget line. The activities and methodology will be further developed and presented in a revised version of this appeal.

Humanitarian Coordination : The UN has established coordination mechanisms – with 2 major clusters Food /logistics (WFP lead) and Health (WHO). Palestinian authorities and UN agencies /INGO/NGO organizations are cooperating together through the coordination mechanisms. Until access to and within Gaza is safe for specialist personnel, interagency assessments are being carried out based on information from the extensive network of humanitarian staff who continue to operate in Gaza.

NGO Coordination : APF coordinates with Association of International Development Agencies - AIDA - is the principle coordination forum for international NGOs operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). It has served and facilitated the work of its NGO members for over 30 years. AIDA's core functions are information provision, policy analysis, linkages with the relief and development assistance community, advocacy, security and training.

ACT Members’ participation and protection principles and Code of Conduct (CoC): The APF members are committed to securing integration of the Code of Conduct, participation and protection principles in all activities – both in emergency post emergency phases. Essential mechanisms will be required throughout the implementation of the response. Gaza Crisis 8 MEPL81, Revision 1

During the initial phase of the APF Emergency program – due to restricted access – it will be difficult for APF to assist /monitor integration of these mechanisms in Gaza based partners distributions or emergency activities implementations.

However, APF will implement the following 9 “basic “participation /protection principles and CoC mechanisms:

· All APF staff are informed about and have signed the Code of Conduct · Beneficiary distribution lists are established and agreed upon within a small committee compris ing of 3 members, 2 representatives from recipient community, 2 representatives from implementing NGO. Efforts are made to establish a gender balance. · Supporting female heads of households signing for food rations · Monitoring of distribution by the same committee · Informing recipients about the CoC and the designated CoC monitor · Designate CoC monitors (from within the emergency committee including a female representative) · Reports on all complaints and CoC reports and relevant issues · Follow up on all complaints and CoC reports and relevant issues · Reports to APF validating these mechanisms and / or provide explanation if not implemented.

Budget for ACT Appeal Coordination

Expenditures Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units NOK USD

1.1. INCOME - Through ACT Geneva

1.2. INCOME - Cash and In Kind Donations Received Directly

Norwegian Church Aid 270,000 38,352

TOTAL INCOME received and pledged 38,352

EXPENDITURE

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009 CRISIS & POST CRISIS PHASE

Coordinator and Coordination Lump 53,250 Information/ Communication/visibility Lump 8,260 Communication (Telephone, Fax, Mobiles) Lump 852 Coordination of Psycho-social interventions 30,000

Total budget 92,362 Contributions received 38,352 Balance requested from ACT 54,010

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A. Middle East Council of Churches / Department of Service to Palestine Refugees (MECC/DSPR)

I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER

Middle East Council of Churches / Department of Service to Palestine Refugees

II. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER & IMPLEMENTING PARTNER INFORMATION

MECC/DSPR is the Department of Service to Palestine Refugees, founded in 1950, affiliated with the Middle East Council of Churches since 1974. The primary objective of MECC/DSPR is to provide services in the areas of health, education and vocational training, community development and village infrastructure to Palestinian refugees and poor in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel.

MECC/DSPR is the primary implementing NGO through the Near East Council of Churches Committee for Refugee Work in Gaza and the Near East Council of Churches - International Christian Committee in the West Bank.

The Near East Council of Churches Committee for Refugee Work in Gaza has been operating a service program to Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip since 1951. This program covers the fields of health primarily through Mother and Child Primary Health Clinics, vocational training, relief and rehabilitation. The NECC/Gaza Area Committee has handled four previous similar emergency appeals.

The Near East Council of Churches - International Christian Committee in the West Bank is a service institution that has been operating since 1949. It undertakes programs in the fields of community service and infrastructure, land reclamation and rehabilitation with refugees.

DSPR and all of DSPR’s local partners uphold the principles of the Code of Conduct of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement / ACT Vision, Mission and Values and to the Code of Conduct on Sexual Violence, Abuse of Power, and Corruptive Behaviour. DSPR also upholds the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Relief (SPHERE) and will follow these standards in implementing all the activities and programs of this emergency appeal.

III. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

Location The Gaza Strip is the primary location of the DSPR response with the West Bank continuing on the agenda, particularly as affects food security for some communities in the Northern West Bank. In the job creation component of the proposed response, contact will be made with partners, community based organizations, public institutions and other service societies. Aside from the job creations already stipulated in the original appeal for Gaza, we seek to offer more job creation opportunities throughout 2009 and in all localities of the Strip. In the Gaza Strip, the Primary Health Clinics in the greater Gaza City area as well as the Clinic in the Rafah region will be the focus of assessing and providing in part coverage of health care for the most impoverished families and those families who suffered the consequences of the war on Gaza. The localities in the Gaza Strip cover all the Governorates of Rafah, Khan Younis, Middle Area, Gaza and the Northern one. As is the practice coordination with PNGOs and other organizations working in the field will ensure that we reach out to families and individuals in greatest need. In the West Bank, the focus would be the Northern West Bank.

Through coordination with part ners and sharing information with public bodies, DSPR aims to reach out for groups that other organizations are less likely to serve. In both the West Bank and Gaza, DSPR has the experience in serving across these territories and in coordinating their pres ence with local groups. DSPR is also in touch with international organizations to exchange notes and information and make its intervention more effective.

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Number of Beneficiaries

Food: Cash support /relief food –water support: Crisis Phase 3,000 families, Post Crises 3,000 families (average 6 members per family) with a total of 36,000 individuals.

Health Job support: 12 professional/para professional will be employed on part time basis to cop with emerging needed of the clinics

Psycho social interventions: number to be determined through clinic referrals by the medical staff.

Supplemental Nutritional Food for children: Crisis Phase 40,000 children

Drinking water: Crisis Phase 100,000 bottles

Food Security Program: Post crisis phase will include people who are suffering from food insecurity in the Northern West Bank

Job creation –cash for work - Crisis Phase 1,913 Individuals, Post Crises 5,737 Individuals

Special attention will be given throughout to women and children, in particular to women in the cash for work component. The unit of intervention in this emergency appeal is the Family Unit and hence the inclusion of women and children beneficiaries is ensured.

Criteria used for Beneficiary Selection in Emergency Food Relief The Criteria of Families and Individuals eligible is based on the premise that these families have become further impoverished due to the increased emergency situation. · Individuals who have been unemployed for at least six months and whose families are dependent on them. · Women heads of households that seek employment and who were unable to do so. · Women graduates of specialized courses or schools and universities that have not yet joined the labor force but are searching for employment. · Families with no source of income and with children in need of elementary provisions, including nutritional and medical attention. · Families experiencing unemployment and with no alternative source of steady income. · Families incapable of meeting the costs of medical attention and the medications required. · Families with one member or members having special needs whether medical, short rehabilitation, access and mobility with no or limited means of public or private help. · Families with chronically ill members that cannot meet the recurring expe nses of the chronic illness. · Families on lists of the very needy maintained by municipalities, village and town councils, governorates, charitable organizations and community groups.

The process of selection of beneficiaries is a community partnership based process in which job needs are compiled and unemployed persons listed in order to make the match between job needs and employment needs. In the same manner lists of most needy families are compiled, information exchange undertaken with CBOs such as Women’s and Popular Committees in the various areas, municipal councils, relevant public institutions to arrive at those most needy both for relief and job support. The beneficiaries are also an important source of information on the neediest families. Usually and from past experience with the emergency appeals in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, beneficiaries themselves point out to others who are desperately in need of assistance. Almost always the information received from these beneficiaries is corroborated by private and public agencies and organizations.

Upon establishment of the needs that meet up with the specified criteria in this appeal, lists will be drawn up of the families and individuals most at risk. These lists will be discussed further with organizations working in the field in order to ascertain that there is no duplication and that the emergency intervention has an oPtimal effect.

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IV. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Goal To reduce suffering and improve livelihood of the affected population

Objectives

1. Enable families through cash grants, cash for work and /or food distribution –water -in the Gaza Strip to cope with the ongoing emergency situation of food insecurity. 2. Provide the poorest of patient families to NECCCRW Primary Health Clinics with in part support to cover health care fees and related medical needs. 3. Introduce Psycho-Social mechanisms that would tend to the traumas and stresses of families and children who come to the clinics. 4. Rehabilitate health clinics / facilities 5. Improve livelihood of vulnerable farmer families

Activities planned for the implementation period (July – December 2008)

Objective 1: Cash for food/ food distribution - Gaza: create 85 jobs per day on average for contracts of up to 3 months each - West Bank: create 42 Jobs per day for contracts of up 3 months each - Gaza: Provide 2,080 families with 200 NIS equivalents to US$67 to cover the purchase of basic food necessities and commodities. (Exchange rate can fluctuate.) - West Bank: Provide food packages to 1,040 families of US$67 each package.

Objective 2: Health support - Gaza: Cover 520 families in partial coverage of health care fees and medical needs in the Primary Health Clinics of NECCCRW. Maximum coverage for each family is US$50.

NB : These activities have been partly implemented to the extent of funds available (to the tune of 160,000 US$). Reports on the implementation are due in the end of February 2009 and will be shared with the members as soon as they are available.

Activities of the crisis phase (January - March 2009)

Objective 1: Cash for food/ food distribution - Gaza: To provide 3,000 families with USD$61 to cover the purchase of basic food necessities and commodities. - Gaza : To provide emergency nutritional food inputs –water -to vulnerable groups - Gaza: To provide work opportunities for 1,913 individuals

Objective 2: Health support - Gaza: To cover 500 families in partial coverage of health care fees and medical needs in the Primary Health Clinics of NECCCRW. Maximum coverage for each family is USD$50. - Gaza: Medications (according to list provided – initially for six months replenishment of medicines.)

Objective 3: Psycho-Social Intervention - Gaza: Emergency interventions for individual/family crisis support - Gaza: `To Employ 3 social workers employed

Activities of the intermediate (post-crisis) phase (April - December 2009)

Objective 1: Cash for work and cash for food/ food distribution - Gaza: To provide 3,000 families with USD$61 to cover the purchase of basic food necessities and commodities. - Gaza and West Bank: cash for work activities

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Objective 2: Health support - Gaza: To cover 1,500 families in partial coverage of health care fees and medical needs in the Primary Health Clinics of NECCCRW. Maximum coverage for each family is USD$50. - Gaza: To provide medicines and medications - Gaza :To provide financial support to increase targeted professional/para professional human resources at clinics

Objective 3: Psycho-Social Intervention - Provide social Workers (3 social workers employed for 9 months x $600/each/month) - Provide training, Family Workshops, Family Circles with Special needs

Objective 4: Reconstruct Clinic - Reconstruction of Shijai Clinic (destroyed during conflict)

Objective 5: Improve livelihood of vulnerable farmer families Food Security Program - support 100 domestic farms with 15,400 sqm land preparation - provide small plastic greenhouses - provide animal feeds to the most affect communities in the northern West Bank - Capacity Building for targeted beneficiaries 5 modules of 15 hour / module for 200 beneficiaries

Project implementation methodology Both the West Bank and Gaza DSPR/MECC Area Committees will do the work. In both areas mapping will be done of the most needy locations and target populations most at risk within these areas. This will be done through consultation of Community Based Organizations, the Ministry of Health and Southern Governorates . Contact and coordination will also be undertaken with the appropriate UN related bodies and other relevant bodies and authorities particularly for access purposes if and when needed.

Local Community Organizations are involved in the process of designating needy families and children from the beginning of the process. Consultations are ongoing with them and cooperation on finalizing the lists of the needy families and those persons in need of employment is continuous. In cases where implementation warrants active involvement of a number of local community organizations, DSPR/MECC is always part of this effort in order to oPtimize the impact of the relief activity. The beneficiaries will also be an important source for information on the neediest families. Beneficiaries are also consulted on what is most needed in terms of special and medical needs.

Job Creation/ cash for work In the Gaza Strip, social workers will establish contact with various public and private institutions and organizations to determine the needs for job creation and to specify the skills and qualifications of potential candidates to fill these jobs. NECCCRW will also involve its medical committee to determine the job needs in the Primary Health Clinics it runs as well as the Dental Clinic and laboratory and other medical services.

In the West Bank , the staff will make contact with municipal councils and other public and private institutions and organizations to determine needs for employment and to search for qualified unemployed personnel from the locality. With both Water Projects and Educational Infrastructure activities carried by DSPR West Bank in conjunction with community based organizations, the job creation component is likely to be focused on the communities served by these activities.

Food security program In the West Bank, Northern Governorates (Qalqilia, Tulkarem ,Jenin) show highest food insecurity levels resulting from various occupation practices and risks . Current agriculture production is 3% only from a potential of 23% of fit agriculture land .The target families will be those suffering from acute food insecurity and will be identified in cooperation with relevant governance authorities , filed visits and socio economic surveys , the out come will be analysed and compared to a set criterion to identify the prioritized target groups.

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Cash for food/ food distribution In the Gaza Strip, the equivalent sum of a food package (USD 61) will be given in cash to the head of the household, irrespective of gender. If married, both spouses are notified of the cash assistance being provided for their family. In cases where the head of household is incapacitated for any reason, his wife ONLY will be eligible to receive the relief assistance against a duly signed receipt.

The expected beneficiary is received in the DSPR office by the social workers according to a time-table where a brief social study containing basic information on the family and would include as well a copy of her/his ID and a certificate from the institution which has referred the case testifying that the family is a needy one without having income whatsoever and it complies with the condition that it has been qualified and recommended for assistance on the basis of need and not creed whether it is political or otherwise.

The beneficiary would then be referred to the cashier with the social study who will verify with the Gaza NECCCRW Executive Director and issue the amount on having her/him duly sign a receipt with the recording of her/his ID number on it.

In the West Bank, DSPR has planned to provide food packages – but re-consider changing the food distribution for support to farming activities to ensure food security. Activities will be revisited with the revision of this appeal.

Health

Gaza Strip: The social workers upon recommendation to the medical committee of NECCCRW Gaza will determine the families to be aided in part coverage of their medical fees and needs.

New medical teams will be contracted for the duration of this appeal in order to help out with the expected over demand in the health clinics. New social workers will be contracted to work with the Psycho-Social component of the Appeal.

Cash for work

In the Gaza Strip, social workers will establish contact with various public and private institutions and organizations to determine the needs for job creation and to specify the skills and qualifications of potentia l candidates to fill these jobs. NECCCRW will also involve its medical committee to determine the job needs in the Primary Health Clinics it runs as well as the Dental Clinic and laboratory and other medical services.

Reconstruction of clinic

DSPR plans to present to include activities to reconstruct the Shijai Clinic which was destroyed during conflict once an assessment of the damage will be possible. The present budget includes preliminary estimates

Inputs for project implementation - Coordinators will consult with the board; make decis ions, assign tasks and responsibilities, conduct field visits, and network with other organizations. The coordinator in the West Bank will assess job creation needs and come up with a list of eligible candidates in the various localities visited. - Social workers will have the responsibilities of visiting local community organizations, welfare offices and families at home, check lists of families and ensure the delivery or receipt of food or equivalent. Together with the Executive Secretary, they will decide on localities where eligible families need to receive assistance either in cash or in kind. The social workers will also undertake to assess job creation needs and to form a list of eligible candidates in the various localities. Gaza Crisis 14 MEPL81, Revision 1

- New Short Term Employed Personnel will ensure capacity to deal with the community based needs in the various projects, activities and services to which they are attached in short contract employment. - The Finance Officer will keep separate ACT appeal balance and issue in cooperation with coordinators the proper bids/tenders for food supplies and other materials. He has also the responsibility of following up all financial transactions and issuing periodic reports.

Transportation will be needed for delivering the food packages in the West Bank and for operational and monitoring purposes.

Commitment to Code of Conduct DSPR/MECC is committed to the SPHERE Code of Conduct and subscribes to the ACT Policy on HIV/AIDS and also adheres to the IASC Gender Handbook which seeks to promote gender equality in humanitarian action. In fact, an overview of people who DSPR intends to hire on short term contracts for this Appeal shows sensitivity to gender. In particular, we are aware of the role that Palestinian women play in their families and hence in humanitarian action they are equally included in delivery and in monitoring, follow up and evaluation activities.

Planning assumptions, constraints and prioritisation There is need to assess the security situation in the Gaza Strip and to see how best objectives can be accomplished in the face of the situation. In the case of full closure in the Gaza Strip, cash could still flow through bank transfers. The banks operating from headquarters in Ramallah in the West Bank have branches operating all over the Palestinian Territories, including Gaza. Accordingly, if there is no Israeli restriction on transfer of funds then DSPR should not experience any difficulty in transferring the needed funds. In the West Bank, if there are severe restrictions of access, DSPR will network with other organisations in the different localities to provide the help.

If the requested funding is not fully received, first priority will be the implementation of activities in Gaza.

Implementation time table MEPL81 starts July 17 2008 – ends December 31, 2009.

Transition or exit strategy As long as the political situation remains the same, there is no prospective for resuming normal economic activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. All involved in emergency relief have been painstakingly asking the question of how the intervention relates to sustainable economic activity of beneficiaries. As various studies have pointed out, the economic malaise of the Palestinian Territories is an induced one caused primarily by continuing occupation. Internal political division among Palestinians exacerbate the situation yet even if this division is resolved and occupation measures continue as at present, then the dire economic and social conditions affecting a majority of Palestinians will not change, if they do not become worse.

An exit strategy, in the middle of political turmoil and instability, will continue to be the focus of ongoing discussions among NGOs, public institutions and international agencies and partners. The ACT FORUM PALESTINE has proposed a study on intervention strategies that can be tied to some sustainability in terms of individual and family economic independence. As long as the macro factors, particularly those military and political, remain the decisive and determining factors, emergency intervention would have to deal with how to help families continue to cope with the situation of induced poverty. Even larger scale proposals for intervention, such as those of UNRWA, are dwelling on how to cater to the medical, food, educational and job creation components of relief. Thus together with offering emergency intervention, there is a need for a strong advocacy program that would insist on the need to end Israeli military occupation and all of its inhibiting measures and obstacles. Arriving at a peace accord acceptable to both Palestinian and Israeli populations is the best exit strategy.

V. ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

The Boards of DSPR Gaza and DSPR West Bank, composed each of 12 members, will supervise the proc ess of implementation of this Emergency Appeal. Gaza Crisis 15 MEPL81, Revision 1

The Executive Secretary of Gaza and West Bank will have overall responsibility to oversee the process of screening according to criteria eligibility. He will also authorise dispensing of cash and funds for purchase of food and other commodity supplies and to keep updated financial and narrative records, together with lists of names of families who benefited from this appeal.

Coordinators will consult with the board; make decisions, assign tasks and responsibilities, conduct field visits, and network with other organizations.

The Finance Officer will keep separate ACT appeal balance and issue in cooperation with coordinators the proper bids/tenders for food supplies and other materials. He has also the responsibility of following up all financial transactions and issuing periodic reports.

GIT Top man Software is used to record daily transactions. It is amenable to producing monthly statements and periodic reports detailing all transactions. The Executive Secretary, as principal co-signatory, needs another signature from the treasurer of the Board or an authorised member of the Board, to effect payments and financial transactions. The Executive Committee of the Board of DSPR Gaza and of DSPR West Bank controls all financial transactions.

Chief Accountants at Gaza and West Bank Offices will have a separate ACT account that will detail each and every transaction and that will be followed up and monitored by DSPR Central Office finance officer. The Executive Committee together with the Executive Secretary will decide on terms of reference for bids and will select the best offers.

VI. MONITORING, REPORTING & EVALUATIONS

The Executive Committee of the Board together with the Executive Secretary will have the responsibility to monitor ACT assistance. In the Gaza Strip, the monitoring process involves ensuring that the lists of neediest families and employable individuals that are provided by the governorates and institutions are verified in the offices; to ensure that these families have not received relief assistance within a year.

DSPR social workers will conduct visits to sample cases to follow up on how the family had utilized the relief cash assistance, to ensure that it was utilized in the manner it was intended.

In the West Bank social case studies which are hardship cases or in need of employment are prepared by social workers from the Popular Committees or the Ministry of Social Welfare beside Community Based Organizations and other NGOs working in the field . Likewise a similar process is introduced in the Job Creation component of the Appeal. This ensures that no duplication takes place and that all neediest cases are given same attention for food package distribution. The packages are verified by the NECC West Bank staff before being sealed off. Delivery to safe warehouses provided by local authorities is overseen by NECC staff. Distribution to selected beneficiaries is also overseen by local NECC staff. Final lists with beneficiary signatures will be made. Finally, random home visits to certain families will be made by the administration of NECC-ICC.

At the end of the appeal period, the external auditor assigned by MECC/DSPR Central Office would verify the process and prepare the report.

DSPR Central Office - The Central Office Finance Director monitors on an ongoing basis all the financial transactions related to the appeal through receiving a monthly backup of the accounting system from both the West bank and Gaza and in reviewing all the internal control procedures in both localities. At the end of the appeal the External Auditor coordinates with the Central Office Finance Director in issuing the Audit Report for the appeal after a series of reviewing and in-depth verification of the accounts.

A special separate external audit will be made for the ACT assistance within the prescribed period of time required by ACT. The DSPR Central Office finance officer together with the Executive Secretaries of both Gaza and the West Bank and their respective accountants will ensure the timely production of this audit report. The Executive Secretary of the Central Office will oversee the process. Gaza Crisis 16 MEPL81, Revision 1

An evaluation is not planned for this appeal. An evaluation was carried for on previous ACT Appeals the results and recommendations of which will help to implement the Appeal MEPL81.

Reporting schedule - Final narrative and financial reports to be received by ACT CO by February 28, 2010 within two months of end of project. - Audit report to be received by ACT CO no later than Mar ch 31, 2010, i.e. within three months of end of project.

VII. BUDGET

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD

INCOME - Through ACT Geneva

ACT/Lutheran World Relief USD (Aug 2008) Original Appeal 1,882 ACT/Lutheran World Relief USD (Aug 2008) Original Appeal 31,844 ACT/Fin Church Aid (Oct 2008) Original Appeal 63,404 ACT/Christian World Service New Zealand (Own Funds) (Jan 2009) Revised Emergency 73 ACT/Christian World Service New Zealand (NZ aid Funds) (Jan 2009) Revised Emergency 27,702 ACT /United Church Of Canada 7,710

INCOME - Cash and In Kind Donations Received Directly Christian Aid (Aug 2008) Original Appeal 70,000 Norwegian Church Aid (January 2009) Revised Emergency 50,321 INCOME PLEDGED - directly for Food Security Program

TOTAL INCOME received and pledged 252,935

EXPENDITURE

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009 CRISIS & POST CRISIS PHASE

IMMEDIATE CRISIS PHASE: 3 Months (Jan- Mar 2009) DIRECT ASSISTANCE Relief Assistance Cash grant for food to Gaza Strip families Family 3,000 60.67 182,010 Supplemental Nutritional food (Biscuits and other) for children Lump 11,200 Drinking water 100 ,000 bot tles incl. transportation to Gaza Borders 40,000 Cash for Work Individual 1,913 20.00 38,250

Health Medical Fees Family 500 50.00 25,000 Medications Lump 63,965 Strengthening Clinic Capacity 2 Doctor Month 3 821.33 4,928 3 Assistant Nurse Month 3 616.00 5,544 1 Cleaner Month 3 410.67 1,232 Gaza Crisis 17 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD 2 Drivers Month 3 462.00 2,772 2 Lab assistance Month 3 513.33 3,080 2 Assistant Pharmacist Month 3 513.33 3,080

Psycho- Social Assistance 3 Social Workers USD 600 Each for three months Lump 5,400 Mental Health professional 2 @ $ 750 Each for three months 4,500 Transportation and other related expenses 1,500

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE DSPR Gaza 392,461

Transport , Warehousing & Handling Transport Hire Vehicles and transportation expneses truck load 5 412 2,059 Warehousing (awaitng UNRWA Information) TOTAL TRANSPORT 2,059 Indirect Costs: Personnel, Administration, Operations & Support Staff salaries Chief Coordinator - Central Office month 3 1,013 3,040 Finance Officer- Central Office month 3 747 2,240 Secretarial & other Support- Central Office month 3 533 1,600 Communications Telephone, Fax & Postage, Stationary (Local Calls, Banks, internet Charges, International Calls) LS 2,500 TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 9,380

Audit Fees LS 0

Total Estimated Expenditure 1 January-30 March 2009 403,900

INTERMEDIATE POST-CRISIS PHASE: 9 Months (Apr-Dec 2009) DIRECT ASSISTANCE DSPR Gaza - Relief Assistance Continued Cash grant for food to Gaza Strip families Family 3,000 60.67 182,010 Supplemental Nutritional food (Biscuits and other) for children Lump 0 Cash for Work Individual 5,737 20.00 114,740

DSPR Gaza - Health Medical Fees Family 1,500 50.00 75,000 Medicines (according list) Lump 63,965 Strengthening clinic capacity 2 Doctor Month 9 821.33 14,784 3 Assistant Nurse Month 9 616.00 16,632 1 Cleaner Month 9 410.67 3,696 2 Drivers Month 9 462.00 8,316 2 Lab assistance Month 9 513.33 9,240 2 Assistant Pharmacist Month 9 513.33 9,240 Gaza Crisis 18 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD

DSPR - Clinic Reconstruction Reconstruction of DSPR Clinic (Details will follow in a special appeal to be more based on actual losses and expected expenses of reconstruction ) 350,000

Gaza - Psycho- Social Assistance training , workshops , family circles with Hiring of three social workers @ $600 each for 9 months Lump 20,700 Mental Health professional 2 @ $750 Each for Nine Months 13,500 Transportation and other related expenses 2,500

Subtotal Gaza 884,323

DSPR West Bank - DSPR West Bank Would like to transform the whole original appeal into an integrated program of Food Security for the communities of the Northern West Bank West Bank - Food Security Initiatives Direct Cost Agriculture 123,593 Animals 70,427 Capacity Building 7,200

Project Indirect Cost Project Manager Supervision 7,200 2 Site Engineer 16,946 Sub total Food Security Initiatives 225,366

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE Gaza and West Bank 1,109,689

Indirect Costs: Personnel, Administration, Operations & Support Staff salaries Chief Coordinator - Central Office month 9 1,013 9,120 Finance Officer- Central Office month 9 747 6,720 Secretarial & other Support- Central Office month 9 533 4,800 Chief Coordinator - West Bank month 9 800 7,200 Finance Officer- West Bank month 9 613 5,520 Communications Telephone, Fax & Postage, Stationary (Local Calls, Banks, internet Charges, International Calls) LS 3,730 TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 37,090

Audit Fees LS 7,500

Total Estimated Expenditure 1 April - December 31st 2009 1,154,279

2008 Original APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 18 July - 31 December 2008 Gaza Crisis 19 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD DSPR Gaza and West Bank Original Budget Gaza - Relief Assistance Cash grant to Gaza Strip families Family 1,659 66.92 111,021.26 Gaza - Job Creation 120 Jobs Created per day for up to 90 days each Individual 1,750 20.00 35,000.00

Subtotal Gaza 146,021.26

Food security TOTAL Food security (Committed ) 16,000.00

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE Gaza and West Bank 162,021 Indirect Costs: Personnel, Administration, Operations & Support Staff salaries 3,629

Communication Telephone, Fax & Postage, Stationary (Local Calls, Banks, internet Charges, International Calls) Lump 1,500

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 1,500

Total Estimated Expenditure Original Budget 1 July 2008-31 December 2008 167,150

Total Requested Budget 1July 2008- Decembe r 31st 2009 1,725,329 Income received and pledges as of 13 January 2009 252,935 Balance requested 1,472,394 Gaza Crisis 20 MEPL81, Revision 1

B. INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES – YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (IOCC/YMCA)

I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBERS

· Young Men’s Christian Association · International Orthodox Christian Charities

II. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER & IMPLEMENTING PARTNER INFORMATION

ACT Member: IOCC-Jerusalem/West Bank/Gaza Program (IOCC-JWBG) IOCC was established in 1992 as the official international humanitarian organization of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA). IOCC’s field program office in Jerusalem has been active in Jerusalem and the Palestinian Authority since 1997. With the support of local Christian Orthodox churches and in partnership with many Palestinian NGOs, IOCC has focused its humanitarian assistance on vulnerable communities and groups throughout the West Bank, Jerusalem and Gaza. Primary sectors of IOCC assistance over the past 7 years have emphasized: · Food Security/Agricultural Production · Emergency Employment/Income Generation · Emergency Relief Assistance (health, hygiene, education, school feeding, food security, other) · Improved Infrastructure for Rural Palestinian Villages · Improved Infrastructure for Palestinian Schools & Educational Institutions · Youth Serving Programs (Psycho-Social, Community, other) · Conflict Mitigation, Peace, Reconciliation · Civil Society Programs (Health, Training, Environment, other)

Roughly $10 million (USD) of programs have been implemented by IOCC-JWBG in past years funded by donors including ACT, USAID, ECHO, Greece MFA, and Private Foundations - as well as IOCC’s private donors and church constituency funding. IOCC-Jerusalem has a professional core management /program team with field staff located in Jerusalem and throughout the West Bank. All IOCC projects are audited by internationally accredited auditing firms annually, and IOCC programs are additionally evaluated by professional external evaluators. Implementation of all IOCC programs and assistance is in strict compliance with the Humanitarian Code of Conduct, SPHERE Standards and all ACT policies, guidelines and procedures. IOCC fully participates as a member of the ACT -Palestine Forum in order to insure effective, coordinated and collaborative work with other ACT member agencies working in Palestine and worldwide.

ACT Member: East-Jerusalem YMCA (EJ-YMCA) The East-Jerusalem YMCA is a non-profit community based Christian association (founded in 1948) whose mission is to build and empower individuals and communities by offering programs that develop a healthy spirit, mind and body based on Christian principles. Centered on core values of caring, honesty, respect, dignity, justice and responsibility, the East-Jerusalem YMCA strives to identify and assess the needs of the Palestinian community in an effort to develop programs that address identified aspirations of youth and families. Currently, the YMCA operates a variety of programs and activities that respond directly to the needs of people within all sectors of the Palestinian society, placing special emphasis on young men and women. These YMCA programs include: · Vocational Training Center (since 1952): Providing training for men and women to enable them to become productive members of their society and support themselves and their families. · Rehabilitation (since 1989): Since 1989, providing comprehensive services (psycho-social, vocational, rehabilitative) to victims of the first Intifada, as well continuing to provide these services to persons affected by injuries, disabilities and trauma today. · Extension Services Unit (since 1992) : Working to stimulate long term, self -sustaining jobs and micro-enterprise development in the vocational/industrial sector of the Palestinian West Bank/Gaza. · Youth Opportunities: Stimulates new educational, recreational and economic opportunities for disadvantaged Palestinian youth through training and sustainable career counseling. Gaza Crisis 21 MEPL81, Revision 1

· Women’s Training (since 1993): Improving the socio-economic status and involvement of women in the Palestinian society through strengthened decision making and economic productivity.

The EJ-YMCA has operational facilities, programs and staff located in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Aquabat Refugee Camp, Jericho, Beit Sahur, Gaza, Nablus, Hebron, Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqiliya and Salfit. Implementation of all ACT programs and assistance by the EJ-YMCA will comply with the Humanitarian Code of Conduct, SPHERE Standards and all ACT policies, guidelines and procedures.

III. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

All beneficiaries receiving ACT appeal assistance will be residents of the proposed response areas in the Palestinian Gaza Strip and/or West Bank as follows:

Crisis Phase Response: 3 Months (Jan-Mar 2009)

Emergency Food and Non Food Assistance will be provided to: Al Ahli Hospital; Union of Health Care Committees; Health Clinics; Kindergartens; Schools; Community Centers, Gaza Orthodox Society; Other Palestinian partner agencies in Gaza Strip (Rafah, Khah Younis, Gaza City)

Estimated number of Beneficiaries Nutritional Food Supplements for 25,000 Children/Mothers Emergency Food (flour & rice) distribution for 2,500 families (12,500 persons) Emergency Non-Food Distribution (Water buckets, hygiene, blanket) for 2,500 families (12,500 persons. Total of 50,000 persons.

Emergency Family Food Assistance Grants will be provided to: identified extremely poor/vulnerable beneficiary families served by the EJ-YMCA in Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Younis and Palestinian Refugee Camps.

Estimated number of Beneficiaries 1,800 Families / 9,600 Persons

Emergency Psycho-Social Services will be provided to the Network of EJ-YMCA centers, youth centers, community centers and other community-based partners of the EJ-YMCA in five districts in the Gaza Strip.

Estim ated number of Beneficiaries Community Based Open Days/Joy Day Events: 1,000: Community Based De-Briefing Sessions: 1,250 Individual Counselling Sessions: 1,000 Community Based Sessions: Parents & Care Givers: 1,000 Total: 4,250 Children/Care givers

Intermediate & Post Crisis Phase Response: 9 Months (Apr-Dec 2009)

War/Conflict Clean -up Emergency Job Creation will be carried out to the benefit of communities, schools, hospitals and other institutions affected by damages from the current war and conflict in Rafah, Khah Younis, Gaza City.

Number of beneficiaries: · Emergency Clean-up of War Debris & Damages will employ Un-Skilled Labor Person of a minimum of 3,000 person/workdays. · Emergency Rehabilitation of Facilities/Infrastructure un-skilled labor person/days to 6,000 person/workdays. · Skilled Labor Person of 1,000 person/workdays. In total, estimated number of beneficiaries will amount to 10,000 person / workdays.

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Psycho-Social Assistance Program will assist the Network of EJ- YMCA centers, youth centers, community centers and other community-based partners of the EJ-YMCA in City, Rafah, Khan Younis and Palestinian Refugee Camps.

Number of beneficiaries : needs to be established on the basis of a needs assessment

Support to Severely Disabled Persons w ill be provided to Four Homes of Mercy – Providing residential care and services for Palestinians with severe disabilities and disorders in Bethany, West Bank.

Emergency Job Creation will be provided to

· Communities/Villages Impacted by the current war/conflict in Gaza: Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Younis and Palestinian Refugee Camps

· Bethlehem Governorate, Bethany, Jerusalem and other areas where communities/villages are impacted by the separation wall and restricted movement

Improved Food Security activities are planned in

· Communities/Villages Impacted by the current war/conflict in Gaza City, Rafah, Khan Yunis and Palestinian Refugee Camps

· Rural Communities/Villages Impacted by the separation wall and restricted movement Qalqiliya Governorate, Nablus Governorate.

Number of beneficiaries: 75 Families (Estimated 450 persons) will benefit from distribution of Seeds, Tools, Drip Irrigation for home gardens and greenhouses, another 75 families from 25 hours of training.

Donated Relief Materials will be provided to

Ahli Arab Hospital; Al-Awda Hospital; Al-Huda Medical Center; Red Crescent Society; Union of Health Care Committees; Health Clinics; Kindergartens; Schools; Gaza Orthodox Society; and other Palestinian partner agencies of IOCC and YMCA.

Pales tinian social service, schools, hospitals, clinics or health organizations working throughout the West Bank communities in partnership with IOCC and YMCA.

Number of beneficiaries will be as follows:

- Personal Hygiene Material (Towels, Soap, Comb, Toothbrush, 1st Aid Items: 22,000 Persons - New -Born/Infant Materials (Diapers, Shirts, Sleepers, Sweaters, Blankets: - 7,500 New-Born/Infants - Educational Supplies: Paper, Notebooks, School Bags, Rulers, Pencils: 15,000 Students - Medical Supplies /Equipment/Medicines (Hospital/Clinic Disposable/Consumable Medical Supplies), Rehabilitative Equipment (Wheelchairs, Prosthetic, Etc), Hospital/Clinic Bedding, Supplies, Uniforms, Clinic Surgical Supplies, Small Medical Exam Equipment (Blood Pressure, Other): 10,000 Patients - Food Supply, Water, Electricity: Four Homes of Mercy: 50% of 9 Month Costs: 90 Residential Patients

Selection of Beneficiaries All beneficiaries will be selected from the poorest and most vulnerable members of their respective communities, and whose lives have been impacted by the current Gaza war/conflict sanctions, the separation wall, restriction of movement, isolation and other factors. Crisis and Post-Crisis Emergency Support: Beneficiaries will be comprised of families, infants, children, youth, men and women who are considered to be especially vulnerable and in need of life-sustaining assistance. Gaza Crisis 23 MEPL81, Revision 1

Emergency Job Creation Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries will be comprised of older youth/young adults, men and women meeting the selection criteria within the ACT appeal area of assistance Improved Food Security Beneficiaries : Beneficiaries will be comprised of rural family farmers meeting the selection criteria within the ACT appeal area of assistance. Criteria for Beneficiary Selection IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA will utilize a poverty score card (PSC) index and system which is a proven tool for rapidly checking the poverty status of specific households. The PSC consists of a small set of easily verifiable variables - each of which is an indicator of a household's or individual’s poverty status. The beneficiary’s cumulative score against these variables gives an accurate and quickly obtainable poverty status assessment and will determine eligibility of the household or individual beneficiary. A representative sample of a typical PSC utilized by IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA in the OPT has indicators and criteria in the following categories: · Income Sources: Age of primary breadwinner, Employment status, other..... · Assets: Consumer goods, household appliances, vehicle, telephone, other.... · Access to Social Services: Health, Education, other .....

IV. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

Goal To provide emergency assistance relief supplies, materials and support to vulnerable Palestinian families, individuals, educational and health-care institutions affected by the Gaza war/conflict and improve livelihood of unemployed households and improve community infrastructure: water supply and educational facilities

Objectives Original ME81 Appeal phase July 2008 - July 2009 Objective: Provide immediate job opportunities for unemployed households Objective: Enhance the Agricultural Production of rural families & improve their economic condition (through improved household gardens and water resources and improved knowledge) Objective: Provide essential emergency relief supplies, materials and support to vulnerable Palestinian Families, individuals, educational and health-care institutions”

NB: Activities having been carried in the period between July - December 2008 consisted of food and water supply, contributions to the electricity costs for the Four Homes of Mercy and emergency job creation (payment of wages and construction material). The activities will be continued in a revised form until the end of 2009.

Objectives - Crisis Phase (January - March 2009)

Objective 1: Provision of nutritional food supplements (fortified biscuits and milk) to children and mothers affected by the Gaza war/conflict, flour and rice to vulnerable families affected by the Gaza war /conflict, essential non-food items (water buckets, hygiene, blankets, etc) to vulnerable families affected by the Gaza war/conflict.

Objective 2: Provision of short term small cash grants to vulnerable families affected by the Gaza war/conflict to allow local purchase of essential food supplies.

Objective 3: Provision of community based psycho-social activities and interventions to war and conflict affected children, parents, families and care givers in Gaza

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Activities and implementation methodology

Objective 1: Provision of food supplements

Activities consist of pprocurement, transport and distribution of nutritional food supplements, flour and rice, and of essential non-food items.

Procurement and transport of Crisis phase food and non-food item s will be accomplished through the established coordination structure and procurement team of the ACT Palestine Forum. Transport and clearance of ACT crisis phase food and non-food assistance will be coordinated through the UN logistics systems. Inside Gaza, EJ-YMCA staff and structures will receive the crisis phase food and non-food assistance, and arrange for transport and distribution to targeted beneficiaries

Objective 2: Provision of short term small cash grants to vulnerable families

The activity consists of the provision of short-term small cash grants to families for local purchase of food.

Beneficiary family cash grants of $50 USD will be provided by the EJ-YMCA to the family head of household. If married, both spouses will be notified of the cash grant assistance. Beneficiary families will be selected on the basis of the poverty score card system which serves for verification by the staff of EJ-YMCA in Gaza communities. Receipt of cash grant provision will be signed by the beneficiary and ID number recorded. The staff will ensure that beneficiary substitution will not be allowed.

Objective 3: Psycho-Social Assistance (crisis and post crisis)

Activities will Include · Capacity Building/Training: Will target the selected community-based counselors to enhance their performance and professional skills. · Open Days (Joy Days) in the 5 Gaza districts: 30 events to support recovery and overall balance in the psychological status of the children. · Debriefing Sessions (Community Based Intervention): YMCA will conduct 12 sessions for each group composed of 20 targeted children. This will benefit 200-240 children over the duration of the project in each district. · Individual Counseling: Will target the most impacted children, who be selected in accordance with standard and pre-established criteria set by the counselors. · Sensitization for Parents & Care Givers: Community based initiatives and sessions which will build awareness of the psychological impact of violence on children. 200 care givers in each distric t will participate in these activities over the duration of the project.

Description of Needs Children comprise 54 per cent of Gaza's population and are extremely vulnerable. Safe places of refuge during the current war/conflict are not available even in United Nations schools, mosques, or hospitals. Recent reports indicate that more than 319 children have died during the since 27 December 2008. In some instances, entire families have died during the shelling of their homes or in their cars seeking a safe refuge from the conflict. The effects of witnessing the war and conflict, as well as the deaths of family members, relatives and friends will cause long-term trauma and lifelong psychological scars.

The Psychological Effects of War on Palestinian Children in Gaza are exposed in the unique study of “health and epidemiology” researcher John Pringle. Pringle's study is considered by many to be the only study of its kind, and describes the relationships between war trauma and the Psychological problems of children living in Gaza. According to the study: · A child who has had a severe head injury has 4 times the risk of emotional disorder. · A child who has been severely beaten has 3.9 times the risk of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. · A child who has witnessed friends injured or killed has 13 times the risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Gaza Crisis 25 MEPL81, Revision 1

· A child in a refugee camp has 5 times a greater chance of witnessing traumatic events and 4 times a greater chance of direct physical trauma.

The psychological impact of the war/conflict has severely affected the psychological status of all Gaza civilians, but primarily the children of Gaza as a result of the collapse of the normal support societal systems (family, school, community). This has resulted in severe symptoms including fear and panic, bed-wetting, anxiety, stress, and hopelessness.

IOCC/EJ-YMCA will immediately implement Psycho-Social activities and interventions in Gaza as soon as the war/conflict situation and security conditions permit. The Psycho-social program and activities will aim at providing a variety of services including supportive counseling, insight-oriented psycho-therapy and problem solving, and other professional approaches to more than 1000 bereaved children and 200 care-givers who live in the most war-affected areas and communities of the Gaza strip. Services will be provided on an individual basis and/or in supportive group sessions for the children, parents and care-givers.

The ACT appeal assistance will be implemented by a team of 10 field social-workers who will be based in the 5 districts of Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, Gaza city, Khan Younis and Rafah. The team will be supervised by an experienced coordinator who will follow up and supervise the professional implementation of the activities on the ground and ensure effectiveness and adherence to the goals and objectives of the psycho- social assistance program. The EJ-YMCA currently provides programs providing psycho-social services to victims of violence and trauma throughout Palestine, and has professional staff trained in community-based psycho social interventions, including staff participation in trainings conducted by ACT/Church of Sweden Aid.

The IOCC/ YMCA plans to provide community-based psycho-social activities and interventions aiming at treating and reducing trauma and stress resulting from war and conflict for children, families and communities in Gaza.

ACT members IOCC and EJ-YMCA will jointly implement all proposed ACT emergency assistance/interventions through a cooperative partnership which fully utilizes the capacities, knowledge, structures, assets and experience of both members in order to the benefit of targeted beneficiaries. On a functional level the requesting ACT member in the new appeal will be IOCC-JWBG, who w ill ensure overall accountability and compliance to ACT policies for all appeal assistance, as well as additional compliance requirements of any ACT member back-donor entity providing funding to the ACT Appeal. EJ-YMCA will assume the lead role for the implementation of assistance in Gaza, OPT , through their established structure and offices, and will be supported in all appeal activities by the staff and structure of IOCC-JWBG.

Community-based psycho social activities and interventions will be developed and implemented utilizing the extensive professional experience of the EJ-YMCA staff team in Gaza, and supported by the Psycho-Social team of the EJ-YMCA in Palestine. Psycho social activities will be community based through the existing network of 30 community or local partners and centers in Gaza. The EJ-YMCA currently provides programs providing psycho-social services to victims of violence and trauma, and has professional staff trained in community-based psycho social interventions, including participation in trainings conducted by ACT/Church of Sweden Aid.

Objectives Post - crisis (April - December 2009)

Objective 4: Provide immediate job opportunities for unemployed households Objective 5: Enhance the Agricultural Production of rural families & improve their economic condition (through improved household gardens and water resources and improved knowledge) Objective 6: Provide essential emergency relief supplies, materials and support to vulnerable Palestinian Families, individuals, educational and health-care institutions”

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Objective 4: Provide immediate job opportunities for unemployed households

Activities and implementation methodologies · Employ an estimated 300 workers for an average of 10 days each (3000 person/workdays) for the cleanup of war damages and debris in Gaza.

· Employ an estimated 700 workers for an average of 10 days each (7,000 person/workdays) for the improvement and rehabilitation of educational facilities, village/municipal infrastructure, public facilities, community centres, youth centres and recreational facilities - through the employment of labourers and workers to perform various works

The IOCC/YMCA hiring process and procedure for beneficiaries of emergency job creation does not discriminate on the basis of religion, nationality or ethnic background of beneficiaries. Local labor laws and internationally-recognized workers’ rights are always adhered to and will be followed under this project. IOCC/YMCA will adhere to the following plan for hiring all skilled and un-skilled laborers, as well as any required technical/engineering partners:

Advertisements will be placed in the local media and tender bids in a fair and competitive manner to hire any required engineering firm that will serve as a technical partner. This partner will be tasked with overseeing the design, tendering, management and quality control of all construction, rehabilitation and renovation works at the village level.

The Village Committees, NGOs and village leadership will partake in the process of identifying and recruiting the local workers under the supervision of IOCC and YMCA. Village Committees will locally announce and advertise the availability of laborer opportunities.

Based on past successful work experience of emergency employment projects in Gaza and the West Bank , IOCC and YMCA was able to develop strict selection criteria to help identify direct beneficiaries. When devising mechanisms and criteria for selecting the beneficiaries, all concerns of the local communities were taken into consideration especially those pertaining to possible patronage and nepotism. Furthermore, following several discussions and community feedback, a special form (questionnaire) was designed to collect data for the identification of the beneficiaries. The selection will be verified through the community committees coupled with home visits for verification. The following criteria were agreed upon for the selection process: - The overall monthly income of the family should be less than $USD 350; - Average family size: 6 members and more; - The breadwinner of the household should be unemployed for a minimum period of 6 months and/or more; - Absence of other source(s) of income; - Not benefiting from other project(s) and/or social benefit/support; - Families with disabled person(s) will have special consideration

IOCC and YMCA will publicize the program in the targeted villages. The process will be fair and open to all people in the community irrespective of gender. The selection criteria of beneficiaries will be strictly applied. Prior to the final decision, IOCC and YMCA field staff and local community representatives will conduct home visits to the individual beneficiaries’ homes to verify the information provided by the questionnaires. Leaflets, posters and notices in mosques and other public places will be posted in the 9 villages/communities to advertise the emergency job creation program.

Specific emergency job creation projects will be indentified in the targeted communities through a collaborative process with IOCC, YMCA, village councils/leaders and local organizations – to determine the priority needs for water, educational or community infrastructure rehabilitation.

Different tools and forms will be developed and will be applied in monitoring the project implementation. IOCC and YMCA project officers will be present at the project sites daily providing beneficiaries with the needed Gaza Crisis 27 MEPL81, Revision 1 support, meeting with partner staff and the committees for feedback, recommendations and reporting on project progress and problems encountered.

Signed agreements with partners and beneficiaries, tracking records for beneficiaries’ attendance at work site sheets will be developed in addition to documents confirming the salary paid to each beneficiary. The involvement of the beneficiaries in the implementation of the different activities is in congruence to the philosophy of IOCC and YMCA and is deemed necessary for the success of the program. Beneficiaries are the focal point for the implementation of all activities whether during the preparation stage, execution and later follow -up and evaluation. Their involvement, interaction and feedback will determine the degree of success of the different Operation activities.

Construction/Rehabilitation Material Costs:

Construction and/or Rehabilitation materials necessary for projects targeted in the Emergency Job Creation assistance are budgeted at 40% of the total direct cost, with the remaining 60% allocated for payment of wages to skilled and un-skilled laborers.

Exact costs for construction and/or rehabilitation materials utilized in each specific emergency job creation project will vary in accordance with the material needs specified for each water, educational or community project/activity. However, the 40% allowance of the total direct program cost is based upon the past years of IOCC/YMCA experience in Gaza and the West Bank implementing over $6 million USD of emergency employment projects.

All construction and/or rehabilitation materials will be procured in accordance with ACT procurement guidelines, as well as stringent IOCC/YMCA procurement guidelines and procedures related to bidding, contracts and payment to suppliers.

The total requested ACT appeal budget for construction/rehabilitation materials is $85,000 and will consist of the following:

- Emergency Clean-Up of War Debris & Damages: 5,000.00 (USD) Emergency Rehabilitation Community Facilities/Infrastructure including - General Construction/Rehabilitation Materials Inclusive of: plumbing, sanitary, paint, plaster, concrete, timber, roofing, electrical, metalwork, interior finish, doors, windows, etc. - General Construction/Rehabilitation Materials Inclusive of: plumbing, sanitary, paint, plaster, concrete, timber, roofing, electrical, metalwork, interior finish, doors, windows, etc. - Recreational/Sports Facility Materials Inclusive of: Fencing, gravel, topsoil, paint, fixed/stationary equipment, other… 80,000.00 (USD

Objective 5: Enhance the Agricultural Production of rural families

Activities and implementation methodology

Improvement and proper use of home gardens for 75 family beneficiaries by procurement and provision of needed equipments, tools, seedlings, irrigation materials and other inputs.

Improvement of knowledge and skills for 75 family beneficiaries through the provision of theoretical and practical training for increased knowledge in agricultural/garden production, and supplying them with the needed manuals and training kits.

IOCC/ YMCA will advertise the project and assistance in the targeted Gaza and West Bank villages. Selection of beneficiaries will be made according to set criteria. Bid advertisement, local open tender and procurement of the necessary home garden equipments will be accomplished.

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IOCC/YMCA Palestinian partner organizations will conduct theoretical and practical training designed for the management of household gardening, beekeeping, nutrition, food production, marketing and cooperative work for 75 family members at a total of approximately 1100 hours. - Each training session will comprise 3 hours - Training manuals in 2 subject areas: home gardens, and marketing and cooperative work will be re-printed and distributed to the beneficiaries and the community - IOCC and UAWC will hold regular meetings with the trainers for feedback and progress review - IOCC and UAWC will conduct regular meetings with the trainees for feed back

IOCC and IOCC will provide technical support, follow-up and supervision of the beneficiaries throughout the life of the project, hold regular meetings with the beneficiaries to review progress, strengths and weaknesses and evaluation the activities and lessons learned.

Objective 6: Improve availability/access to essential personal hygiene items, to essential school supplies for Palestinian students, to medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals for Palestinian hospitals, clinics and health-care providers.

Activities and Implementation Methodology · Provide personal hygiene kits/materials to vulnerable/poor Palestinian families · Provide newborn/infant care kits to vulnerable/poor Palestinian mothers/children · Provide of school kits/materials to vulnerable/poor Palestinian students and schools · Provide of urgently needed medical supplies, equipment and pharmaceuticals to Palestinian hospitals, clinics and other health-care providers. · Provide of food supply, water supply and electrical costs to the ‘Fours Homes of Mercy’ located in Bethany, OPT .

Emergency Relief Materials will be donated by IOCC and long-standing partners in the USA. All emergency materials will be coordinated and controlled through IOCC’s Gift’s-In-Kind staff coordinator for global support/materials.

ACT emergency funds for the ‘Four Homes of Mercy’ for the purchase and/or payment of Food Supply, Water and Electrical Costs will be fully documented by receipts, vouchers, and purchase orders. The financial accounts of the Four Homes of Mercy are audited annually by an internationally accredited auditing firm.

IOCC/YMCA will receive emergency materials in Gaza and the West Bank through the long-standing partnership with the American Near East Refugee Committee (ANERA), who has an established mechanism/authority to receive donated materials tax-exempt in Israel. Materials will be received directly by IOCC and stored for distribution in IOCC/YMCA warehouses.

IOCC/YMCA will distribute all emergency materials with and through long-standing Palestinian partner organizations in Gaza and the West Bank, and will cooperatively identify and select beneficiaries with these partner organizations. Proven and capable Palestinian partners will be utilized, as well as new organizations that apply for emergency materials through IOCC/YMCA in accordance with standard criteria. Examples of partner organizations:

- Aid to the Aged (ATTA) - Al Awda Hospital: Jabalya Refugee Camp - Helen Keller School for the Blind - Union of Health Care Committees - Youth Clubs/Organizations - Al Huda Medical Center - Children’s Clubs - Palestine Physician’s Syndicate - Arab Orthodox Clubs - Caritas Health Clinics - Private Schools/Kindergartens - Red Crescent Society - Gaza/West Bank Public Schools - Al Ahli Hospital - SOS Children’s Village - Lazarus House Gaza Crisis 29 MEPL81, Revision 1

- Abu Dis Home for the Aged - Gaza/West Bank Community Health Clinics - Gaza/West Bank Hospitals

The anticipated date of donation and delivery for all emergency relief materials is November 2008 – January 2009. Distribution and utilization of materials will commence immediately following arrival in IOCC/YMCA warehouses.

Inputs for Project Implementation Staff: Implementation of appeal assistance will require a percentage of the time of existing professional and technical staff within the operational structures of IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA. The percentage of time required and a detailed list of staff positions is noted in the budget.

Equipment: IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA will utilize existing equipment and facilities within their operational structures for implementation of appeal assistance. Such equipment and facilities will include vehicles, offices, office equipment, communication equipment, etc.

Transportation: IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA will utilize existing vehicles within their operational structures for transport of project staff and other transport needs. This will be supplemented by available public transport (bus/taxi) and/or reimbursement to staff employees for personal vehicle use during the course of implementing appeal assistance.

Planning Assumptions, Constraints, Prioritization · Security and political situations, military raids, arrests, targeted assassinations and counter attacks · Internal violence and family conflicts · Restricted access to targeted areas and unpredictable closures Assumption: The necessary permits are obtained

· The security and political situations, military raids, arrests , civil disturbances, demonstrations, targeted assassinations and counter attacks Assumption: Stable or Status-Quo political environment, improved security measures and capable local staff from proposed areas

· Closure and restricted access to the targeted areas and unpredictable closures Assumption: The necessary permits are obtained

· Beneficiaries’ commitment and cooperation Assumption: Strong support and involvement of local committees from the proposed areas during all phases of appeal implementation

· Internal community conflict, tribalism, patronage and nepotism Assumption: High risk - Will require IOCC/YMCA monitoring to mitigate

Pre-conditions · No delay in funding flow from ACT International · No anticipated problems regarding the identification and selection of the beneficiaries

Prioritization: The IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA implementation plan calls for implementation of proposed appeal assistance throughout the 12 month revised appeal period. However, in the event of reduced and/or delayed flow of ACT appeal funds, priority will be placed on Crisis Phase Assistance, Emergency Job Creation, and the provision of Emergency Materials/Support.

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Implementation Timetable

Description 2008 Activities Crisis-Phase Intermediate & (Jan -Mar 2009) Post Crisis Phase (Apr -Dec 2009) Crisis Phase Food & Non Food Assistance/Relief Crisis Phase Family Cash Food Grants Crisis, Intermediate, Post Crisis Phase Psycho Social Activities/Interventions Intermediate & Post Crisis Phase Emergency Job Creation: Clean-up Intermediate & Post Crisis Phase Emergency Job Creation: Community Infrastructure, Facilities, Other… Intermediate & Post Crisis Phase Improved Food Security Crisis, Intermediate, Post Crisis Phase Provision of Donated Relief Materials Follow-up and Monitoring Mid Term/Final Reporting Evaluation and Impact Assessment

V. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Day-to-day management of the ACT appeal assistance will be undertaken by the established management, financial, administrative, program and compliance structures of IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA. The project will be managed in the oPt by program managers of IOCC and YMCA, who will devote a percentage of time to the project and will be supervised by the IOCC-JWBG Representative and the General Secretary of the EJ-YMCA.

Project Managers and Field Officers of IOCC and YMCA will oversee overall day-to-day project implementation and support staff. These staff will be responsible for monitoring and observing the implementation of the program and the execution of the different program activities on a day-to-day basis. They will also be tasked with collecting the necessary data and follow-up.

The IOCC-JWBG Finance and Administration department will manage and oversee all financial and administrative controls, and related systems and procedures for the program, including all necessary procurement in compliance with ACT policy/guidelines. IOCC is the requesting ACT member in this ACT partnership appeal proposal, and will receive all ACT funds, as well as maintain compliance related for all financial reporting of ACT appeal funds.

The relationship between ACT members IOCC and YMCA will be defined by a formal MoU, which will fully detail the management, implementation, administration, financial control and compliance tasks or responsibilities assigned to each partner. In addition, all management, financial, logistics and related controls, systems and procedures carried out in the oPt are governed, reviewed and monitored by IOCC’s International Headquarters Finance, Programs and Administration Departments.

Procedure · The ACT Coordinating Office will notify IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA concerning appeal funding · ACT appeal funds will be transferred to the designated account at IOCC Headquarters · IOCC–JWBG will received ACT funds in the oPt in a project specific bank account from IOCC Headquarters. Gaza Crisis 31 MEPL81, Revision 1

· IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA will document and report all financial expenditures on a monthly basis, · Implementation, management and supervision of the ACT appeal will be carried out by IOCC- JWBG and EJ-YMCA · According to the host country laws, IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA are audited annually by internationally accred ited audit firms. · A computer based accounting system will be utilized to document all revenues and expenditures and keep track of the financial status of all project activities. · A specific audit of the ACT appeal funds will be scheduled following the close-out of appeal activities, and will be conducted in accordance with ACT policies and guidelines.

VI. MONITORING, REPORTING, EVALUATION

The purpose of monitoring the ACT appeal assistance will be to ensure that activities are according to the detailed work plan - effectively fulfilling the specific objectives and achieving the desired results within the implementation plan. For all components of the project IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA will apply standardized monitoring processes and criteria that will facilitate ongoing information gathering and reporting throughout the appeal assistance period and as stipulated by ACT. For this operation, IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA will conduct monitoring for a four-fold purpose to: · Ensure that the project is implemented according to the work plan; · Confirm that assistance is reaching the targeted beneficiaries and achieving the desired project objectives; · Record results; · Determine future needs, if any.

Monitoring will help measure progress and results throughout the ACT appeal period and will take the form of formal and informal visits to the beneficiaries during the implementation period. All field monitoring reports of the partners, project officer(s) and supervisors will be based on field observation and interviews with the beneficiaries and will be shared with IOCC and YMCA management staff to ensure that proper implementation steps are taken.

Different tools and forms will be developed and will be applied in monitoring the project implementation. IOCC-JWBG and EJ-YMCA project staff will be present at the project sites on a regular basis, providing beneficiaries with the needed support, participating in meetings for feedback and recommendations – as well as reporting on project progress and problems encountered. Signed agreements with beneficiaries, tracking records for beneficiaries’ work and/or participation will also be utilized. IOCC-JWBG and the EJ-YMCA are aware of and in agreement with ACT membership guidelines and are committed to adherence to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross - Red Cross Movement - NGOs in Disaster Relief, the Sphere Standards, and of the need to implement the activities in line with the ACT Gender Policy Principles. Gaza Crisis 32 MEPL81, Revision 1

VII. BUDGET

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD

INCOME - Through ACT Geneva ACT/Finn Church Aid (Sep 2008) 71,520 ACT/Church of Brethren USA (Dec 2008) 15,000 ACT/Undesignated (Jan 2009) 30,000 INCOME - Cash and In Kind Donations Received Directly IOCC: Cash Donation-Middle East Crisis (Dec 2008) 5,400 IOCC: Cash Donation-Gaza Crisis (Dec 2008) 608 IOCC: Cash Donation-Emergency Funds (Jan 2009) 25,000 INCOME PLEDGED (both through ACT Geneva and directly) IOCC: Cash Donation-Jahab Funds (Jan 2009) 13,535 IOCC: Donated Emergency Relief Materials (Aug 08-Dec09) 1,425,000 TOTAL INCOME 1,586,063

EXPENDITURE

DIRECT ASSISTANCE

2008 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 18 July - 31 December 2008

CRISIS & POST CRISIS PHASE: 5 Months (18 Jul-31 Dec)

Gaza & West Bank: Support to Four Homes of Mercy Food Supply Total 2008 1 11,300 11,300 Water Supply Total 2008 1 2,000 2,000 Electricity & Heating, Total 2008 1 4,000 4,000

Gaza & West Bank: Emergency Job C reation (EJC) EJC Wages: 80% Unskilled Labor Total 2008 1,512 16 24,192 EJC Wages: 20% Skilled Labor Total 2008 252 24 6,048 Construction/Rehab Materials: Total 2008 1 20,160 20,160

Direct Programme Related Costs IOCC: Driver/Security Officer (Salary) Total 2008 1 870 870 IOCC: Driver/Security Officer (Benefits) Total 2008 1 240 240 YMCA: Field Officer (Salary) Total 2008 1 468 468 YMCA: Field Officer (Benefits) Total 2008 1 87 87 IOCC: Field Officer Total 2008 1 870 870 IOCC: Field Officer Total 2008 1 166 166 IOCC: Staff Personal Vehicle Use/Reimbursement Total 2008 1 0 0 IOCC: Asst. Field Officer Total 2008 1 360 360 IOCC: Asst. Field Officer Total 2008 1 120 120 YMCA: Field Officer Total 2008 1 498 498 YMCA: Field Officer Total 2008 1 93 93 YMCA: Asst. Field Officer Total 2008 1 343 343 YMCA: Asst. Field Officer Total 2008 1 64 64

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

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Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD IMMEDIATE CRISIS PHASE: 3 Months (Jan -Mar 2009)

Gaza Crisis: Food & Non -Food Relief Supplemental Nutritional Food (Biscuits, Milk, Other) Lump 1 100,000 100,000 Nutritional Food (Flour, Rice, Other) Lump 1 50,000 50,000 Non Food Items (Blankets, Other) Lump 1 25,000 25,000

Gaza Crisis: Family Food Relief Cash Grants For Local Food Purchase (600 Families x 3 Mo) Grant 1,800 50 90,000

Gaza Crisis: Psycho -Social Assistance YMCA: Psycho Social Coordinators (2 @ $1,000/Month) Month 3 2,000 6,000 YMCA: Psycho Social Community Staff (8 @ $500/Month) Month 3 4,000 12,000 Materials/Supplies: Psycho Social Activities (10 @ $100/Mo) Month 3 1,000 3,000

Direct Programme Related Costs IOCC: Driver/Security Officer (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 3 386 1,159 IOCC: Driver/Security Officer (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 3 122 366 YMCA: Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Salary) Mo 3 950 2,850 YMCA: Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Benefits) Mo 3 180 540 YMCA: Asst. Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Salary) Mo 3 700 2,100 YMCA: Asst. Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Benefits) Mo 3 130 390

INTERMEDIATE CRISIS PHASE: 9 Months (Apr-Dec 2009)

Gaza: Emergency Job Creation (EJC) EJC Wages: Labor for Cleanup of Debris, Other Day 3,000 16 48,000 EJC Materials/Tools/Supplies: Debris Clean-up, Other Lump 1 5,000 5,000

Gaza: Psycho-Social Assistance YMCA: Psycho Social Coordinators (2 @ $1,000/Month) Month 9 2,000 18,000 YMCA: Psycho Social Employees (8 @ $500/Month) Month 9 4,000 36,000 Materials/Supplies: Psycho Social Activities (10 @ $100/Mo) Month 9 1,000 9,000

DIRECT ASSISTANCE (Continued…)

Gaza & West Bank: Support to Four Homes of Mercy Food Supply (50% of Monthly Cost for 80 Patients) Month 9 2,825 25,425 Water Supply (50% of Monthly Cost for 80 Patients) Month 9 500 4,500 Electricity & Heating (50% of Monthly Cost for 80 Patients) Month 9 1,000 9,000

Gaza & West Bank: Emergency Job Creation (EJC) EJC Wages: 80% Unskil led Labor Day 6,000 16 96,000 EJC Wages: 20% Skilled Labor Day 1,000 24 24,000 Construction/Rehab Materials: Water/Sanitation Projects Lump 1 10,000 10,000 Gaza Crisis 34 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD (Piping, fittings, concrete, water meters, other…) Construction/Rehab Mateirals: Educational Projects Lump 1 35,000 35,000 (General Construction/Rehab Materials: plumbing, sanitary, paint, plaster, concrete, timber, roofing, electrical, metalwork, interior, doors, windows, etc.) Construction/Rehab Materials: Community Infrastructure Lump 1 35,000 35,000 (General Construction/Rehabilitation Materials: plumbing, sanitary, fencing, gravel, paint, plaster, concrete, timber,equip, roofing, electrical, metalwork, interior, doors, windows, etc.)

Gaza & West Bank: Improved Food Security Home Gardens: Water Tanks & Drip Irrigation Family 75 325 24,375 Home Gardens: Seeds & Seedlings Family 75 175 13,125 Home Gardens: Fertilizer, Tools, Sheeting, Fittings, Other Family 75 500 37,500 Home Gardens: Beneficiary Training Family 75 100 7,500

Direct Programme Related Costs IOCC: Driver/Security Officer (30% of Monthly Salary) Month 9 386 3,476 IOCC: Driver/Security Officer (30% of Monthly Benefits) Month 9 122 1,098 IOCC: Field Officer (30% of Monthly Salary) Month 9 410 3,693 IOCC: Field Officer (30% of Monthly Benefits) Month 9 76 688 IOCC: Asst. Field Officer (30% of Monthly Salary) Month 9 332 2,991 IOCC: Asst. Field Officer (30% of Monthly Benefits) Month 9 39 351 IOCC: Staff Vehicle Use/Reimburse (30% of Monthly Cost) Month 9 120 1,080 YMCA: Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Salary) Month 9 950 8,550 YMCA: Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Benefits) Month 9 180 1,620 YMCA: Asst. Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Salary) Month 9 700 6,300 YMCA: Asst. Field Officer (2 @ 30 % of Monthly Benefits) Month 9 130 1,170

Sub Total 833,724

IMMEDIATE & INTERMEDIATE CRISIS PHASE: 12 Months (Jan-Dec 2009)

Gaza/West Bank: Donated Emergency Relief Materials Medical Supplies, Medicines, Equipment Container 1.5 750,000 1,125,000 Educational, Hygeine, Newborn Materials, Food Container 1.5 200,000 300,000

Sub Total 1,425,000

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE 2,258,724

TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLIN G

2008 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 18 July - 31 December 2008

Transport IOCC: Vehicle Fuel Total 2008 1 0 0 IOCC: Vehicle Maintenance Total 2008 1 307 307 IOCC: Vehicle Insurance Total 2008 1 180 180 YMCA: Vehicle Fuel Total 2008 1 360 360 Gaza Crisis 35 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD YMCA: Vehicle Maintenance Total 2008 1 150 150 YMCA: Vehicle Insurance Total 2008 1 90 90

Transport, Shipping, Handling Donated Emergency Relief Materials: Warehouse, Trucking Total 2008 1 1,162.0 1,162

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

Transport IOCC: Vehicle Fuel (50% of 2 Vehicles) Month 12 400 4,800 IOCC: Vehicle Maintenance (50% of 2 Vehicles) Month 12 200 2,400 IOCC: Vehicle Insurance (50 % of 2 Vehicles) Month 12 133 1,600 YMCA: Vehicle Fuel Month 12 400 4,800 YMCA: Vehicle Maintenance Month 12 200 2,400 YMCA: Vehicle Insurance Month 12 133 1,596

Transport, Shipping, Handling Warehouse Rental Month 12 750.0 9,000 Local Transport, Trucking, Distribution Month 12 1,000.0 12,000 Donated Emergency Relief Materials: Transport, Fees, Other Lump 1 30,000.0 30,000

TOTAL TRANSPORT, WAREHOUSING & HANDLING 70,845

CAPITAL ASSETS ( over US$500)

2008 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 18 July - 31 December 2008

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

Capital Assets: 2009 Appeal Assistance IOCC: Laptop or Desktop Computer & Accessories Each 1 1,750 1,750 IOCC: Printers/Scanners Each 1 500 500 YMCA: Laptop or Desktop Computer & Accessories Each 1 1,750 1,750 YMCA: Printers/Scanners Each 1 500 500

TOTAL CAPITAL ASSETS 4,500

INDIRECT COSTS: PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT

2008 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 18 July - 31 December 2008

IOCC Staff Salaries Program Manager Total 2008 1 1,296 1,296 Project Manager Total 2008 1 1,920 1,920 Finance Manager Total 2008 1 1,650 1,650 IOCC Staff benefits Program Manager Total 2008 1 276 276 Proj ect Manager Total 2008 1 496 496 Finance Manager Total 2008 1 436 436 Gaza Crisis 36 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD IOCC Staff Travel Local Travel Costs - Taxi, Parking, Tolls Total 2008 1 0 0 IOCC Office Operations Office Rental Total 2008 1 780 780 Office Utilities Total 2008 1 108 108 Office Expendable Supplies Total 2008 1 442 442 Computer Expendable Supplies Total 2008 1 37 37 Postage & Delivery Total 2008 1 0 0 IOCC Communications Telephones, Mobiles, Internet Total 2008 1 159 159 IOCC Other Office Maintenance/Repair Total 2008 1 0 0 Equipment Maintenance/Repair Total 2008 1 66 66 Legal Services Total 2008 1 0 0 Accounting Services Total 2008 1 38 38 Computer/IT Services Total 2008 1 0 0 Office Equipment Services Total 2008 1 0 0 Bank Charges Total 2008 1 242 242 YMCA Staff salaries General Secretary Total 2008 1 628 628 Program Director Total 2008 1 504 504 Project Manager Total 2008 1 360 360 Finance Assistant Total 2008 1 234 234 YMCA Staff benefits General Secretary Total 2008 1 117 117 Program Director Total 2008 1 94 94 Project Manager Total 2008 1 67 67 Finance Assistant Total 2008 1 44 44 YMCA Staff Travel Local Travel Costs - Taxi, Parking, Tolls Total 2008 1 24 24 Staff Vehicle Use/Reimburs ement Total 2008 1 88 88 YMCA Office Operations Office Rent Including Taxes Total 2008 1 407 407 Office Utilities Total 2008 1 89 89 Office Expendable Supplies Total 2008 1 56 56 Computer Expendable Supplies Total 2008 1 34 34 Postage & Delivery Total 2008 1 22 22 YMCA Communications Telephones, Mobiles, Internet Total 2008 1 123 123 YMCA Other Office Maintenance/Repair Total 2008 1 56 56 Equipment Maintenance/Repair Total 2008 1 34 34 Legal Services Total 2008 1 120 120 Accounting Services Total 2008 1 101 101 Computer/IT Services Total 2008 1 28 28 Office Equipment Services Total 2008 1 22 22 INDIRECT COSTS: PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS & SUPPORT (Continued….)

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009

IOCC Staff Salaries Country Representative (20% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 1,217 14,602 Program Manager (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 1,457 17,484 Gaza Crisis 37 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD Project Manager (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 864 10,371 Finance Manager (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 724 8,686 Finance Assistant (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 315 3,781 Admin Assistant (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 300 3,594 IOCC Staff benefits Country Representative (20% of Monthly Benefits/Housing) Mo 12 467 5,606 Program Manager (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 316 3,796 Project Manager (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 221 2,654 Finance Manager (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 189 2,269 Finance Assistant (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 96 1,153 Admin Assistant (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 96 1,157 IOCC Staff Travel Local Travel Costs - Taxi, Parking, Tolls (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 IOCC Office Operations Office Rental (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 405 4,860 Office Utilities (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 75 900 Office Expendable Supplies (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 45 540 Computer Expendable Supplies (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 23 270 Printing, Publications, ACT Visibility Materials Mo 12 100 1,200 IOCC Communications Telephones, Mobiles, Internet (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 135 1,620 Postage & Delivery (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 IOCC Other Office Maintenance/Repair (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 60 720 Equipment Maintenance/Repair (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Legal Services (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 225 2,700 Accounting Services (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 38 450 Computer/IT Services (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Office Equipment Services (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Bank Charges (ACT Appeal + Related Accounts) Mo 12 100 1,200 YMCA Staff salaries General Secretary (15% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 650 7,800 Program Director (20% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 680 8,160 Project Manager (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 750 9,000 Finance Assistant (30% of Monthly Salary) Mo 12 500 6,000 YMCA Staff benefits General Secretary (15% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 120 1,440 Program Director (20% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 125 1,500 Project Manager (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 140 1,680 Finance Assistant (30% of Monthly Benefits) Mo 12 90 1,080 YMCA Staff Travel Local Travel Costs - Taxi, Parking, Tolls (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Staff Vehicle Use/Reimburs ement (30% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 150 1,800 YMCA Office Operations Office Rent Including Taxes (18% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 425 5,100 Office Utilities (18% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 100 1,200 Office Expendable Supplies (18% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 60 720 Computer Expendable Supplies (18% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 35 420 Postage & Delivery (18% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 YMCA Communications Gaza Crisis 38 MEPL81, Revision 1

Description Type No. Unit Cost Budget Unit Units USD USD Telephones, Mobiles, Internet (8% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 135 1,620 YMCA Other Office Maintenance/Repair (18% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 60 720 Equipment Maintenance/Repair (25% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Legal Services (25% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 225 2,700 Accounting Services (25% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 38 456 Computer/IT Services (25% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Office Equipment Services (25% of Monthly Cost) Mo 12 30 360 Bank Charges (ACT Appeal + Related Accounts) Mo 12 100 1,200

TOTAL PERSONNEL, ADMIN & SUPPORT 157,007

AUDIT & MONITORING

2008 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 18 July - 31 December 2008 IOCC/YMCA: Audit of ACT Funds Estimate 1 0 0

2009 APPEAL ASSISTANCE: 01 Jan - 31 Dec 2009 IOCC/YMCA: Audit of ACT Funds Estimate 1 5,000 5,000

TOTAL AUDIT & MONITORING 5,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (Appeal Cash Funding) 1,071,077 TOTAL EXPENDITURE (Donated Emergency Relief Materials) 1,425,000 TOTAL APPEAL TARGET (Cash Funding & Donated Materials) 2,496,077 TOTAL INCOME TO DATE 1,58 6,063 BALANCE OF FUNDS 914,069

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C. NORWEGIAN CHURCH AID (NCA)

I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBERS

· Norwegian Church Aid

II. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER & IMPLEMENTING PARTNER INFORMATION

ACT Member: Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is an ecumenical non-governmental organization working to protect and uphold people’s rights. NCA has supported local organizations and institutions since the 1950s and has had an office in Jerusalem since 2005, which covers the Middle East including the Palestinian Territories.

NCA - Implementing partner

The Episcopal Diocese in Jerusalem through the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City was founded in 1882 by English missionaries; Al Ahli is now an institution of the Episcopal Diocese in Jerusalem, a church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Al Ahli is administratively responsible to the Diocese and its Board is headed by the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem.

Al Ahli Hospital provides health care services to refugees and residents. It has responded to the needs of the people as they occur, and in particular during the frequent crises related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict such as the one occurring in January 2009.

Al Ahli is a general hospital of 100-bed capacity now operating 50 beds because of limited resources attributable to the exigent circumstances in Gaza. Under normal conditions, Al Ahli cares for 4,000 inpatients and 30,000 outpatients each year. The hospital provides general medical, surgical, and pediatric services, as well as several special programs: care for elderly women, with emphasis on cancer detection and prevention; mobile clinics that provide food and medical care for vulnerable children and women who lack the basic necessities and have no proper access to health services. The hospital also provides clinical education for medical students and special training courses for the new graduate nurses and medical doctors. All of these programs are threatened by the current circumstances.

III. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

Location, number and type All beneficiaries/rights holders will be from Gaza and in the catchment area of Al Ahli Hospital which is located in Gaza City. The beneficiaries/rights holders are ill and war-injured Palestinian women, men and children living in the Gaza Strip who do not have the minimum means for basic medical treatment.

2008 period - 2600 impoverished outpatients will be provided free medical care (130 patients per week for 20 weeks). - 50 children with burns will receive 15 therapy session. - 300 malnourished children will be cared for over six months each. - 300 chronically ill women will receive treatment against hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis over a four- month period. - 200 impoverished women will be screened for breast cancer through mammography. - 200 poor chronically ill w omen and elderly will receive food parcels and commodities. - 60 personnel for new -job training and education over three-month periods.

2009 Period - Inpatient treatment for war-injured unfunded patients for 6months - Physical rehabilitation for 200 war-injured patients for 6 months - Psychotherapy and rehabilitation for children during and after the war - 300 underweight children (2 groups of 150 each for 3 months each) - 200 chronically ill elderly women (2 groups of 100 each for 3 months each) Gaza Crisis 40 MEPL81, Revision 1

- 300 poor families of patients will receive food parcels - Salaries for extra staff for 6 months

Selection criteria

A) Beneficiary/right holder of the free medical care and food relief: - Patients who cannot access medical care, due to transport difficulties. - Patients who are financially unable to meet the costs of their health care - People who are not covered by any health insurance system. - Deprived chronic ill women and poor children with malnutrition. - Disadvantaged women who are in need of mammogram tests for early detection of breast cancer.

B) Beneficiaries/rights holders for the food relief: - Women heads of household and unemployed. - Chronically ill women who do not have enough means to cover their medical expenses. - Families with no source of income and with one or more m alnourished children. - Elderly and women on lists of the very needy maintained by Governorate, community leaders and charitable organization.

The targeted beneficiaries/rights holders will be selected through interview and evaluation intakes by the Al Ahli Social Services Department. Criteria for benefit will include financial need demonstrable from interview and documentation; social conditions (single, divorced, or widowed women; unemployed head of household with dependents; members of families without source of income). Selection will also include medical evaluation, as relevant; for example, burns, malnourishment, and chronic illness.

C) Beneficiar ies /rights holder s for job training: - Youth and young adults who have been unemployed for at least six months or more and belong to families that left without source of income. - Graduates of universities, technical colleges and schools who have no work for more than a year and are searching for employment. . - Individuals who have been unemployed for six months or more and whose families are dependent on them. - Individuals’ unemployed and whose families are dependent on them.

IV. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION

Goal

Provide health care services through the Al Ahli Hospital for the most ill and marginalized persons living in precarious conditions, in particular women and children.

Specific Objectives (August 2008 – July 2009) 1. Poor, vulnerable and marginalized patients have access to health care. 2. War-injured patients receive the necessary acute and rehabilitative services. 3. Deprived, chronically ill women and underweight children with burns have received adequate health care services. 4. Underprivileged women who are at high risk of breast cancer have access to proper diagnostic services. 5. The most nutritionally vulnerable women have received food parcels. 6. 60 unemployed youth, graduates and undergraduates have enhanced their chances of being employed within the health care service sector.

Activities 1. Purchase essential supplies; 20000 liters diesel fuel and medicaments as attached list of needs and supplies for the hospital. Gaza Crisis 41 MEPL81, Revision 1

2. Provide free of charge medical services to - 130 deprived outpatients each week for twenty weeks, totaling 2600 outpatients. - 50 children with burns during 15 sessions each, totaling 750 sessions. - two groups of 150 malnourished children for 6 months, totaling 300 children. - three groups of 100 chronically ill women for 4 months, totaling 300 chronically ill women. 3. Perform diagnostic services with mammography screening for 200 women. 4. Provide food baskets and commodities for 200 poor women. 5. Provide two-month training courses within health care for three groups of 20 persons, totaling 60 attendants.

NB: These activities have been executed to the extent possible with the funds made available. A report has not been yet due. The activities are planned to be continued until the end of the planned period. In addition, a request is being made to extend the objectives and activities to respond to the emergencies as follows.

Emergency phase (Jan – March 2009)

Specific Objective Patients affected by the war receive the necessary acute, rehabilitative, and social and support services

Activities 1. Inpatient treatment for poor war-injured patients. Because of the financial stresses and burdens imposed by the way, patients have been treated to date essentially for free. This relief will provide payment for care delivered to 60 patients/month 2. Physical rehabilitation for 200 war-injured patients for 3 months 3. Treatment of 300 malnourished children for 3 months 4. Treatment of 200 chronically ill women for 3 months 5. Psychotherapy and rehabilitation for 300 psychologically traumatized children per month 6. Food aid for 300 poor families of patients 7. Extra health staff (3 doctors & 5 nurses) for 3 months. This will provide relief for the incumbent hospital staff who worked long hours during the initial phases of the war, as well as provide added staff for the increased patient demands.

Implementation methodology

Purchase essential supplies; fuel, medicines, and supplies To secure the general operations, the Appeal will support the hospital with fuel for operating generator and will provide basic medicines. The Al Ahli management, accounting, and pharmacy staffs will oversee the location, purchase and acquisition of the necessary supplies. Under the conditions of the blockade, it is necessary to identify sources for the needed supplies that understand and can accommodate the conditions. As a medical institution of long standing, Al Ahli has such contacts.

Provision of free medical services The Al Ahli Hospital will organize free medical treatment for the most marginalized areas through bringing primary health care services to villages and individuals who lack the basic necessities and cannot access health services. Along with the community-based partners who are women’s organizations, men’s clubs, community support organizations and the local municipality, the Ahli Social Unit will identify the most urgent medical, surgical and rehabilitative needs of the residents. A list will be drawn up by the community representative including the name, age and gender and health complaint of the participants. The Ahli management will assign special week days for the treatment and medical care of the atten dants. A medical team will be formed according to the needs of the participants. Generally, this team will consist of consultants in general surgery, general medicine, gynecology, urology, dermatology, orthopedics and pediatrics. Through these missions the medical team will offer a full range of essential medical services, including examination, diagnostic, free medications, admission for those in need, transport to and from the hospital as well as lunch for each participant. The programme transports patients (adults and children) from a nearby village each week, bringing them to the outpatient clinics at Al Ahli Hospital where they are seen by the social service, medical, and nursing staffs Gaza Crisis 42 MEPL81, Revision 1 and special departments as needed (e.g. rehabilitation). After rec eption at the clinic, the patients will be provided lunch and transported back to their homes.

The Al Ahli Hospital is equipped with a free-standing ambulatory facility with multiple examination rooms, and this facility is backed up by radiologic, pharmacy, laboratory, and rehabilitation services. In addition, the hospital medical staff is comprised of generalists and specialists who are necessary for the project (i.e. surgeons, pediatricians, gynecologists).

Treatment of children with burns Ahli Arab Hospital will offer proper medical treatments for children with burns whose families are poor and unable to pay for the cost. The Ahli social department will assess each child with burns, who is elegible for the hospital free medical care. The treatments of the children with burns will take place at the Ahli out patient clinics as well as at the unit for burns at the hospital. The Ahli surgical doctor with expertise in the management of patients with burns will be responsible for the patient's overall clinical management. The surgeon will work closely with a team of surgeons, nurse practitioners with expertise on burns and registered nurses, in follow up with the daily medical care. Depending on a patient's individual needs other specialists may be involved in the child's care, including the physical therapy services where a highly qualified physical therapist will provide services to children with burns according to a treatment plan that will help the child to restore the highest level of function. Moreover, the hospital will provide social services for the patient, his/her family, and try to solve problems that affect good patient care.

Malnourished children and chronically sick women The Ahli mainly aims to provide urgent medical assistance and treatment to alleviate the sufferings of poor children, sick poor women, and elderly who have no means to support their daily basic needs. Through this programme the hospital will be able to provide comprehensive medical care treatments and food for the malnutrition and underweight children as well as free care for women with chronic illnesses

Prior to the implementation of the program the Ahli Hospital will carry out the following tasks:

Procure medical supplies and disposal: The Ahli Hospital procurement department will prepare the bids and invite suppliers to participate in the tender. The department has to study all offers and select the best bids in terms of quality, price and time of delivery.

Select personnel: In addition to the hospital regular and medical st aff the Ahli will recruit one part time pediatric consultant and four nurses and a cleaner to implement the project.

Select beneficiarie/rightsholders: The Ahli social unit will work with the community grassroots partners and identify those children and chronically ill women in most need of health care.

Diagnostic services with mammography screening With a high rate of breast cancer in Gaza, it is essential to provide screening during a time when health care access is otherwise so severely restricted and when the disease of concern carries such a high societal burden.

The hospital has been very fortunate to receive from a generous donor a mammogram x-ray machine suitable to detect and evaluate breast abnormalities, both in women who have or have not breast complaints or symptoms. The hospital has contracted a part time radiologist who is capable to read the mammogram x-rays results, the breast ultrasound examination and initiate diagnosis. A part time x-ray female technician who is trained in safe operation of the mammogram machine will be working in the department. Two experienced part time nurses will be assigned for clinic management as well as providing health education and training for women to do self- examination. The social department at the hospital in cooperation with community-based organizations will identify women at high risk and in need of breast cancer screening.

Distribution of food baskets for poor women The increase in levels of poverty in Gaza strip has led into an increase in the number of families who are in need of food aid and other types of emergency assistance. The distribution of food parcels at Ahli will address the attendants of the Ahli free medical program who are identified by the Ahli medical and social team as Gaza Crisis 43 MEPL81, Revision 1 vulnerable and in need of food assistance. Attention will be given to women at high risk and have seven or more family members with no source of income.

The Ahli procurement department will call for quotations from different suppliers in Gaza. The department will study all offers and accept the best quotation in terms of quality, price and delivery date. The hospital will employ three daily workers for one week to fill the baskets with food items in accordance with ratios required by the humanitarian aid standards , as stated by the Sphere project; 1kg dry whole milk, 5 kg sugar, 5 kg rice, 3 litres cooking oil, 3 bags of macaroni, 3 cans of tomato paste of 580g each, 2kg white peas, 1 kg tea, 1 kg lentil, 2 cans of corn beef of 700g, 5 cans of tuna fish 275g each and 1 hygiene kit. The social unit at the hospital will distribute the baskets to the beneficiaries/rightsholders. Delivery receipts signed by each beneficiary/rightsholder will be obtained.

Training courses within health care services The training is aim ed at using the resources of Al Ahli as a well recognized medical and nursing training medical institution to enhance the capacity, and thus increase the opportunities for unemployed youth, graduates and undergraduates to get a job within the health care services. 99% of Ahli hospital graduate trainees previously have had much better opportunities of quick employments either at the Ahli hospital or at other health provider institutions.

The Al Ahli management staff and Human Resources Department will implement the training and job- creation component. Prior to the start of the implementation of the training program, the Ahli hospital will contract an external part time training consultant to manage and supervise the different training programs at the hospit al. The consultant will refine and develop the training curriculum of each course according to the needs as well as supervise the trainees in their practical and theory trainings. The consultant will assist in setting criteria and participate in the selection of the trainers and potential trainees. After advertising the Ahli recruitment department will select the trainees through a process of screening, examinations and interviews. The consultant will prepare the education materials that are needed for education. Each training course will contain theory and practice. The theoretical component will be composed of a series of lectures prepared by the consultant and conducted by qualified registered nurse specialists, physicians, head of accounts and the social unit. The medical library, which contains the most recent resources and audiovisual training equipment, will be of great support for the trainees.

The trainers will also accompany and supervise trainees in the clinical area. For the domestic services the head of the education committee together with the consultant and the head of each department will arrange special training courses in public and community safety, personal hygiene and on an appropriate technique that they ought to use in their field of service. The hospital will provide each trainee with the necessary lecture materials, uniforms and pay each trainee monthly stipend according to Ahli trainees scale of payments. At the end of each course the trainers will evaluate each trainee and certificates will be issued covering their training period at the hospital.

The implementation of this program is expected to take place during the period of one year (August 2008 – July 2009)

V. ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

The ACT member NCA will have the over all responsibility for the project and will supervise and oversee the implementation by the Al Ahli Staff. NCA has a long-standing relationship with the partner, the Diocese of Jerusalem/Al Ahli Arab Hospital, extending over many years and several different support projects. The personnel of both bodies are well known to each other and experienced in collaborating in the implementation of projects. The financial operations and procedures of the institutions are familiar, as are reporting requirements.

NCA will receive the funds from ACT and transfer to the Al Ahli Hospital in installments according to a contract signed between the Diocese of Jerusalem and NCA.

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The Director of Ahli Arab Hospital will have overall responsibility for the operation of the hospital and the outreach care program. The Medical Director is responsible for the medical functions of the hospital.

The Ahli Chief Accountant will be responsible to keep separate accounts record keeping for the ACT/NCA grant and assure that the funds are spent according to their designated purpose. The Chief Accountant will be responsible for the receipt and expenditure of the funds and also for following up all financial transactions and financial reporting.

Under NCA oversight, the Al Ahli Management Staff will carry primary responsibility for the project. The Ahli Director will authorize the Social Service Department to identify and contact beneficiaries. The Medical Director will supervise delivery of the actual medical services. Under the supervision of Ahli management the Human Resources will implement the training and job-creation.

VI. MONITORING, REPORTING & EVALUATION

The primary responsibility for monitoring the assistance from the Appeal, both financial and programmatic, resides with NCA. However, the on-site monitoring will be incumbent upon the Al Ahli management staff. The Al Ahli management will supervise and monitor the hospital’s Social Services, Human Resources, and Medical departments in their respective roles in this Appeal. This monitoring includes certifying that family and individual beneficiaries meet the criteria for need; that services are delivered as promised; and that there is no duplication of services from other relief disallowed programs.

Financial monitoring accrues to the Al Ahli management and Accounting Departments, but with oversight from three sources: the Accounting Department of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem; the Auditor of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem; and ultimately from NCA. The Ahli Chief Accountant also will be responsible to monitor ACT/NCA funds, and assure that they are us ed for their intended purpose, and that this process is properly documented. At the end of the project, an independent certified auditor will audit the ACT/NCA related statement of revenues and expenditure and issue separate Audit Report about the project.

Implementation Time Schedule: The intervention is planned for a period of 12 months: 1 August 2008 – 31 July 2009.

The reporting will adhere to the requirements of ACT. Primary responsibility for reporting toward ACT will lie with NCA. Al Ahli, backed up by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, will submit two narrative and financial periodic reports to NCA. A final narrative and financial report will be delivered to ACT CO within 60 days of termination of the project, and a financial audit report will be delivered within 90 days of termination.

VII. COORDINATION

NCA and Al Ahli Arab Hospital have a long history of collaboration and familiarity with their respective procedures and requirements. That co-ordination will continue on this Appeal and indeed assures that it can be implemented as proposed. Al Ahli will ensure with NCA that the relief efforts of this program co-ordinate appropriately with other NCA projects in Gaza to avoid duplication.

The Al Ahli Management staff and Social Services Department will ensure coordination with other local community organizations and agencies to avoid duplication but also to assure that the most needy beneficiaries are identified and served. This includes coordination with the Palestinian Ministry of Health, United Nations (UNRWA), and other non-governmental and charitable organizations. The hospital will work in conjunction with the grassroots and community-based organizations. These organizations will help in identifying the needy for the free medical treatment programs at the hospital

NCA and Al Ahli undertake to co-ordinate and cooperate with other ACT members to maximize the effects and benefits of this Appeal. This Appeal has been coordinated with other ACT members in Gaza. The Ahli Director is a board member of MECC/DSPR and the Executive Secretary of MECC/DSPR is a board member Gaza Crisis 45 MEPL81, Revision 1 of the Ahli hospital. They exchange information on a regular basis and explore new ideas in an aim to provide the best and most efficient medical care for the vulnerable and marginalised.

VIII. BUDGET

Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost NIS USD INCOME - Through ACT Geneva ACT Fin Church Aid 71,520 United Methodist C. Relief 20,000 Disciples of Christ 10,000 TOTAL INCOME 101,520

Expenditure August 2008 – July 2009 Essential Supplies

Fuel Liter 20,000 6 123,000 36,176 According Medicine and medical supplies list 170,000 50,000 Linen Materials 11,560 3,400

Medical Services

Free medical missions twice a week for 20 weeks for 130 patients/week Individual 2,600 54 141,440 41,600

Treatment of out-patients, 50 children for an average of 15 sessions each Sessions 750 41 30,600 9,000

Treatment of 300 malnourished children Children/for for 6 months, 153 NIS each 6 months 300 918 275,400 81,000

Treatment of 300 chronically ill women Individual/for for 4 months, 119 NIS each 4 months 300 476 142,800 42,000

Mammography screening Women 200 170 34,000 10,000

Food baskets/commodities

Total food baskets and commodities Women 200 205 41,000 12,059

Training and Job Creations Training consultant for one year Months 12 1,530 18,360 5,400 Training of three groups of 20 persons for 60 days 107,140 31,512

TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 1,095,300 322,147

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Description Type No. Unit Budget Budget Unit Unit Cost NIS USD Expenditure - EMERGENCY APPEAL JAN - MAR 2009 Medical Services Inpatient treatment for poor war-injured patients for 3 months Individual 108,000

Physical rehabilitation for 200 war- injured patients for 3 months Sessions 200 60,000

Treatment of 300 malnourished children Children/for for 3 months 3 months 300 81 ,000

Treatment of 200 chronically ill women Individual/for for 3 months 3 months 200 42,000

Psychotherapy and rehabilitation for Individual/for children 3 months 50,000 Food baskets/commodities

Total food for 300 poor families of patients Families 300 21,000

Personnel Ext ra health staff (3 doctors & 5 nurses for 3 months) Months 120,000

Operational costs DOJ/Al Ahli

One staff salary 3 months Months 5,000 Audit (1) 5,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURE REVISED 522,000 TOTAL EXPENDITUR ORIGIN AL & REVISED APPEAL 814,147 TOTAL INCOME TO DATE 101,520 BALANCE OF FUNDS 712,627

(1)The total audit fee for the hospital was 13 000USD in 2007.

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D. DanChurchAid (DCA)

I. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER

DanChurchAid

II. REQUESTING ACT MEMBER & IMPLEMENTING PARTNER INFORMATION

DanChurchAid is among the largest Danish NGOs working worldwide. It has been supporting work in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1950. It has a local Palestinian presence with a team of five led by Dr. Fadia Daibes Murad, with representation in Gaza. DCA is a member of both the VOICE and Concord NGO networks in Europe and has a Framework Partnership Agreement with ECHO holding a “P” partner status.

DanChurchAid has a decentralized office in Palestine with a program officer on the ground in Gaza. The IOCC/YMCA interventions will target a local food bank near the Jabalya Refugee Camp and the central blood bank working in the same area.

III. TARGETED BENEFICIARIES

- Relief food support will be offered to 2.500 persons who are not receiving any other assistance. - Health care targets the ensuring of the availability of donated blood to all in need particularly targeting the more than 4,000 persons who have been injured in the fighting (a number which is constantly increasing)

Criteria used for Beneficiary Selection in Emergency Food Relief The Criteria of Individuals eligible is based on the premise that these families have become further impoverished due to being IDPs in the current increased emergency situation and were forced to flee their homes due to the bombardments and ongoing fighting. Individuals who benefit under the food program have been identified as not eligible for any assistance from any other agency and are living in the UNRWA school because there is simply no other place for them to go.

The process of selection of beneficiaries has been based upon an on the ground assessment by the DCA program officer in Gaza in coordination with UN agencies and other INGOs and NGOs on the ground in Gaza.

Location for response

The Gaza Strip is the location of the response specifically targeting the densely populated Jabalya Refugee Camp area and influx of IDPs into the area.

Through coordination with INGOs, UN agencies and local NGOs, DanChurchAid will ensure that its intervention responds only to those individuals who are immediately affected by the war and who are not receiving any other assistance to live.

Additional coordination with the PNA MOH and the WHO will ensure that IOCC/YMCA intervention with the central blood bank is urgently needed to save lives.

IV. PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

Crisis Period (Gaza Relief)

Goal To reduce suffering and malnutrition for approximately 2,500 targeted beneficiaries in Jabalya camp during a time of acute need.

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Objectives

Food For two months, provide emergency assistance that has the following components: - To provide daily hot meals to 2.500 Internally Displaced Persons living in the UNRWA school in the Jabalya Refugee Camp for the next 60 days. These persons are receiving no other food assistance. - Provide fuel to operate a generator used to refrigerate blood in the central blood bank near the Jabalya Refugee Camp (will be funded by DCA outside this appeal)

Health - To supply fuel for the central blood bank refrig eration system that covers Gaza City benefitting all of the Northern Gaza Strip (will be funded by DCA outside this appeal)

Project implementation methodology

Food Provision In response to the situation in Gaza, IDPs have moved from their home residences with no resources. One such group has moved to a UNRWA school in the Jabalya Refugee Camp. UNRWA has helped them with some clothing and blankets but cannot afford to feed them as they are not qualifying for UNRWA assistance and UNRWA’s mandate covers on ly UN designated refugees.

With the presence of these people an urgent need for food provision developed. Through his knowledge of the area and the various programs and resources there, the DCA Program Officer identified a presence of existing food stocks in a food bank project that had previously been working, but was now not able to work as before. This food bank coordinated with farmers in the area who grew food and also had ample stocks of staple food.

Implementing Partner Food bank (also known as the National Agency for Family Care), is a local, independent Community-Based Organisation that has no political or religious affiliation. They were chosen by DCA based on their capacity to respond, their non-partisan and non-profit nature, their previous experience with CARE, ACF, and UN organizations. They currently have sufficient staff and resources to prepare and distribute the food, and have been doing so effectively for the past 6 days.

Through its own resources the food bank was able to provide the food to the 1,298 IDPs at a very reasonable price of $2 USD per day. This includes breakfast and a hot afternoon lunch meal to meet their daily needs for survival. Yet through this appeal we would like to increase the number of beneficiaries according to the growing needs.

Health In seeking to respond to the most relevant and urgent issues on the ground within the area where we are working, a need from the central blood bank arose to secure fuel for the facility. As the electricity is not functioning in Gaza, the central blood bank has a back up generator to provide power to the blood bank’s refrigerators which are essential to keep the blood ready for use.

This central blood bank is a governmental sponsored entity which is not receiving any assistance from any source in the current situation. It needs just over $100 USD per day in fuel just to keep its generator running and the existing stocks of blood safe from spoiling.

Due to the inability to transmit cash into Gaza, the arrangement of paying for the fuel has been secured by a verbal commitment to pay from the DCA Country Representative through the Gaza Program Officer. Fuel is secured and receipts are issued and given to DCA Gaza Program Officer.

Inputs for project implementation

The following items are financed by DCA within its cooperation agreements with its partners in Gaza and the West Bank:

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- DCA Palestine Gaza Program Coordinator will consult with his supervisor; make decisions within an assigned scope of work, assign tasks and responsibilities, conduct field visits, arrange services and goods and coordinate payments to partners in the actions and network with other organizations.

- The DCA Palestine Country Coordinator seeks, monitors, assesses, directs, decides on and is the accountable person on the ground for the targeted interventions.

- DCA short-term Project Officer is a 2 time former DCA Country Representative, and has just been deployed to the DCA office in Ramallah. As soon as possible, he will be deployed to Gaza.

- The Finance Officer in Ramallah will keep records and assist in processing payments.

- DCA staff in Copenhagen provide additional inputs as needed.

Commitment to Code of Conduct DanChurchAid is committed to the SPHERE Code of Conduct and subscribes to the ACT Policy on HIV/AIDS and also adheres to the IASC Gender Handbook which seeks to promote gender equality in humanitarian action. In fact, an overview of people who DSPR intends to hire on short term contracts for this Appeal shows sensitivity to gender. In particular, we are aware of the role that Palestinian women play in their families and hence in humanitarian action they are equally included in delivery and in monitoring, follow up and evaluation activities.

Planning assumptions, constraints and prioritisation There is a need to assess the security situation in the Gaza Strip and to see how best we can accomplish the goals, given the new realities. We assume that we can still find the food needed for the next two months in the local market and that that food can be secured and transported to the food bank near the Jabalya Refugee Camp

We also assume that we will be able to procure fuel informally in Gaza during the next two months.

Should a full reoccupation on Gaza take place, this may affect the ability to deliver these services, but chances are for the next two months, we will not see the IDPs return to their homes and the need for blood will continue well beyond the end of the project period. The restoration of electricity is by no means certain in the short term.

Implementation Time table

MEPL81 (DCA segment) starts 7 January, 2009 – ends 7 March, 2009.

Transition or exit strategy

In light of the ongoing war in Gaza, transition strategies can only be developed following a stopping of the violence and an opportunity for people to move around and assess properly the situation in Gaza going forward.

V. ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

The Gaza Task Force within DCA supervises the overall actions that the DCA Palestine office undertakes. A daily meeting in the current crisis is undertaken and minutes are distributed to all relevant parties.

The DCA Middle East region Coordinator is the central actor in Denmark regarding the work of the DCA Palestine office.

The DCA Palestine office is supervised by the DCA Palestine Country Coordinator who supervises a team of four persons: (1) A Program Officer in Gaza; (2) A Program officer in the West Bank; (3) An administrative assistant; and (4) A Fund Raising Officer.

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Finance issues are managed locally by the Administrative Assistant with administrative oversight by the DCA Copenhagen office.

VI. MONITORING, REPORTING & EVALUATIONS

In the Gaza Strip, the monitoring process involves a hand on approach from DCA Program Officer who will ensure that the interventions are undertaken according to plan and are documented accordingly. The DCA Program Coordinator in Gaza has, to date, been present for all food distributions that have taken place.

A register is maintained whereby all beneficiaries sign upon receiving their meals.

At the end of the appeal period, DCA Palestine will verify all actions undertaken and prepare a full narrative and financial report. All monitoring, reporting and evaluation will be supervised and undertaken by the DCA Country Coordinator for Palestine.

Evaluation MEPL81 can be helped by the results and recommendations of the evaluation on previous ACT Appeals. DanChurchAid is willing to apply the lessons learned from previous Appeals to this particular Appeal. These lessons will also be shared with partners within ACT and in the larger community.

Finance The DCA Palestine Country Coordinator in concert with her counterpart in Copenhagen and the Administrative Assistant will detail each and every transaction and that will be followed up and monitored by the DCA team in Copenhagen.

Reporting Schedule Final narrative and financial reports to be received by ACT CO by April 30, 2009 within one month of end of project.

VII. CO-ORDINATION

Co-ordination within the project DCA will continue its coordination with the UN system, WHO, other INGOs, relevant PNA ministries and private individuals to ensure that the assistance offered adheres to internationally recognized standards and is continually meeting the assessed need. DCA is an active participant in the health, logistic s, and food clusters.

Co-ordination with other ACT members DCA will cooperate with other ACT members and is ready to consult and work together to maximise the impact of the Appeals.

Co-ordination with other organisations in the area of intervention DanC hurchAid undertakes to implement the emergency appeal through full cooperation and coordination with the DCA local partners, international organisations and community based organisations.

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VIII. BUDGET

Type No. Unit Cost Actual Unit Units USD USD INCOME - Cash and In Kind Donations Received Directly DanChurchAid 20,000

TOTAL INCOME 20,000

EXPENDITURE DIRECT ASSISTANCE Crisis Phase (if applicable) Food Relief Assistance Hot Meal, 2 per day Day 150,000 2 300,000

Sub Total 300,000

TOTAL DIRECT ASSISTANCE 300,000 INCOME 20,000 BALANCE REQUESTED FROM ACT 280,000