Shelter

Needs

• HNO 2024: As approval to undertake a multisectoral needs assessment in 2023 was not attained from the Government of Syria, to inform the HNO, the shelter sector utilized 2023 needs estimates with application of a country specific version of the shelter severity classification methodology, incorporating earthquake damage data, and validating the output through expert panel consultations using a Delphi methodology. The outcomes indicate an increase of people in need of shelter/ housing assistance this year by 23% to 3.9 million people. This increase is largely attributed to earthquake (EQ) impact, situational displacement, and continued economic deterioration.
• Damage Assessment in EQ affected Areas: The technical assessment in the governorates of Lattakia, Hama, and Aleppo is substantially complete. The assessment is conducted through 3 phases, with phase 2 aiming to validate phase 1 findings for buildings identified as structurally damaged and phase 3 aiming to define the level of structural damage and retrofitting/ structural stability works required. The final phases of the assessment are being conducted by authorities supported (in part) by UN agencies.

Coordination

• 2024 HRP: Through an activity-based costing methodology, the shelter sector has developed shelter plans for 2024 to target more than 580,000 people (116,400 HHs) with an appeal of 107.6 million US dollars. 57% of the target is aimed toward durable shelter assistance with the remaining 43% toward emergency response. Many new activities have been added to the response with a focus on mainstreaming cash-based interventions and tailored assistance toward persons with specific needs (PWSN). 
• SHF 1st Standard Allocation: To mitigate the impacts of winter in underserved areas through a multi-sectoral approach, the shelter sector recommended and awarded 5 NGO projects and 1 UN project to a total value of approximately 4M USD.
• Streamlined Approval Process: The shelter sector analysed partner project implementation in 2023 to identify where time losses are occurring and propose improvements (if appliable) to the MoLAE agreed project approval process. The shelter sector identified that the most notable delays sit with partners as opposed to the common misconception that government level approvals are causing delay. Partners are advised to initiate on-ground assessment once initial approval is granted and to initiate tendering once the beneficiary list is submitted to authorities.
• Capacity Building of Sector Partners: The shelter sector assessed and mapped the topics identified by partners as requiring a level of capacity building under the areas of coordination, response delivery, and information management. Partners identified their top three needs to be emergency preparedness, proposal writing, and how to strategize their response. The shelter sector, in collaboration with shelter partners and with other sectors, will kick-off training sessions across Syria based on the outcomes.

Noon-food items

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HNO 2024: As approval to undertake a multisectoral needs assessment in 2023 was not attained from the Government of Syria, to inform the HNO, the NFI sector utilized 2023 needs estimates with application of a country specific version of the Shelter Severity Classification methodology, incorporating earthquake damage data, and validating the output through expert panel consultations using a Delphi methodology. For NFI, pillar 2 of the SSC framework drives initial needs determination for the NFI sector through indicators which inform the population who do not have or are unable to afford items to undertake cooking (46%), unable to store water & maintain adequate domestic hygiene (20%), unable to achieve adequate sleep quality (42%), and unable to maintain living space and personal warmth (29%).

• 2024 HRP: Through an activity-based costing (ABC) methodology, the NFI sector developed the sectoral appeal for 2024 of USD 118.9 Million (appeal) and 59.8 Million (critical requirement) to move toward achievement of sector targets in 2024. In Q1 of 2024, partners will be provided the opportunity to submit projects against established appeal targets.
• SHF 1^st Standard Allocation: This allocation was announced in early October. Strategic and Technical Review of proposal vetting was held on October 5th and 10th where 16 proposals in total were evaluated. 5 proposals did not pass as they did not meet the minimum threshold score or were excluded as they did not meet certain criterion. The review committee recommended 8 projects with a total value of USD2.4 million to reach an estimated of 111,418 individuals with critical winter assistance.
• Reserve Allocation: A cost Extensions waiver to address the urgent unmet winter assistance and needs of IDPs in Deir-ez-Zor was allocated to partner whom has existing ongoing projects in the governorate under an ongoing SHF allocations. based on sector’s assessments of critical gaps for the IDPs in Deir-ez-Zor that cannot wait for a reserve allocation and require an immediate response. three partners were eligible to receive the cost extension with a total of 747,986 USD.