Lessons learnt from winter clothing distribution
Gaza Response, May 2025
Introduction

Palestinians in Gaza face severe challenges in accessing humanitarian aid due to the closure of entry points, stock shortages, multiple checkpoints within Gaza, and pervasive insecurity. 
While the Shelter Cluster globally encourages using cash or vouchers for non-food items (NFIs) such as clothing, this approach was not feasible in Gaza due to liquidity constraints and market dysfunction. IOM under the shelter Cluster umbrella launched a survey on lessons learnt for last winter clothing distribution, 10 Shelter Cluster partners participated in the survey, this document is reflecting the survey’s results and some bilaterial discussions with few shelter cluster partners, to be used for future programing.