Emergency Housing & Shelter
Turn exposure and uncertainty into a safe, dry, dignified place to sleep tonight.
Project overview
Displacement in Gaza is rarely a single event — many families have moved again and again, each time starting over with nothing. Emergency Housing & Shelter meets them at that moment of loss with the essentials of survival and the first steps back toward a home.
At the fastest end, we distribute emergency shelter kits: tarpaulins, timber and tools, rope, ground insulation, blankets and cooking sets — everything a family needs to establish a safe, dry living space quickly. In winter we add thermal layers and waterproofing before the rains and cold arrive, because a tent that floods is no shelter at all.
Where a damaged building can still be used, we go further, sealing and repairing a single safe room within a family's own home. Restoring one weatherproof, lockable room transforms daily life — it means privacy, protection from the weather, and somewhere to keep a family's few belongings secure.
As reconstruction becomes possible, this project shifts toward more durable repairs and rebuilding. The goal never changes: every family we serve deserves more than to survive — they deserve to come home.
Objectives
- Distribute emergency shelter kits to newly displaced families
- Provide winterisation materials ahead of the cold and rains
- Seal and repair a safe room within damaged homes where possible
- Prioritise the most exposed families and highest-risk sites
- Move toward durable repair and rebuilding as access allows
Impact
Results for this project will be published as dated distribution reports on the Transparency page. Until then, the budget below shows what each item costs, as an estimate.
Where the budget goes
| Emergency shelter kit | $90 |
| Winterisation pack (blankets & sheeting) | $130 |
| Safe-room repair & weatherproofing | $400 |
| Full family shelter repair | $2,500 |
From the field
