Title: Strengthening Gender Based Violence Preparedness and Prevention in Emergency Situations in Seven UNRWA Refugee Camps in the North Area of West Bank - Palestine

In this project proposal, United Nation Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) West Bank Field will tackle the issue of gender based violence (GBV) within the refugee populations through a multi-sectorial approach. The overall development goal of the project is to contribute to the reduction of GBV within the Palestinian communities in West Bank, Palestine, and the main goal is to strengthen GBV preparedness and prevention in emergency situations. The three main objectives of this project are (i) to strengthen organizational capacity to address GBV in the context of emergency preparedness; (ii) to develop result based framework (system) for GBV prevention/mitigation processes in emergencies; and (iii) to strengthen participation of target communities and beneficiaries in GBV prevention processes. The project’s site will be West Bank area in Palestine which has a land area of 5,640 km2, and has an estimated population of 2.79 million of which 1.42 million are males and 1.37 million are females. The primary target beneficiaries of the project are the refugees living in seven refugee camps in the North area of West Bank, Palestine. The seven camps are: (i) Jenin Refugee Camp, (ii) Nur Shams Refugee Camp, (iii) Tulkarm Refugee Camp, (iv) Far’a Refugee Camp, (v) Camp No.1 Refugee Camp, (vi) Askar Refugee Camp, and (vii) Balata Refugee Camp.