Strengthening Protection

About this project

In oPt, an estimated 21% of households in Gaza have at least one member with a disability, and 9% include at least one child aged 5-17 with a disability. A notable 56% of households indicated the lack of access to mental health and psychosocial support services, which is a priority need. The need to enhance community-based committees in detecting and referring protection cases, the need for structured psychosocial support and the special attention that should be given to women in various sectors have also been highlightedin the MSRNA. Under outcome 2, focusing on the access to essential services (food and economic security and WASH) and the resilience to future shocks, Oxfam will work to enhance the resilience, public health and food security status of households affected by protracted conflicts and climate change. This will be done through the provision of protection-risk informed life-saving basic needs, livelihoods support and the building of community-led disaster preparedness and response capacities. Oxfam will support vulnerable households of IDPs, refugees, host communities and survivors of violence with income generating activities and financial and in-kind assistance, as well as social safety nets in some cases to increase these households’ resilience. Small scale farming and breeding activities will also be supported. Autonomous water supply stations will also be rehabilitated with management committees set up and trained, and sanitation infrastructures with gender…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty

Published by

Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Palestinian Territories

Sectors

Emergency food assistance

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07769-03:PS.

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