This technical guidance document supports the implementation of safe and effective non-structural rapid building repairs as an Emergency Shelter Solution for affected households in Gaza, under Cluster Objective 2 of the Shelter Cluster Palestine Gaza Response Strategy.

Repairing damaged dwellings will be prioritized for implementation and scale-up when feasible. This is contingent on several factors, including the cessation of military operations, a functional local market, access to construction materials, and availability of fuel and machineries. The implementation modality of repair assistance as cash, in-kind or hybrid should be determined based on regular market assessments. Non-structural repairs to lightly damaged dwellings can enable rapid habitability, facilitate returns, restore connections to the neighbourhood, and contribute fundamentally to longer-term recovery.