Programme Two

Protection and Empowerment of the Most Vulnerable Groups

Children, women, youth, persons with disabilities and older persons, in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Programme Components

This programme seeks to protect and promote the rights of children, women, youth, persons with disabilities and older persons by fostering safe, inclusive and non-discriminatory communities, combining targeted capacity building and rights-based awareness raising with survivor-centred psychosocial, legal and economic support services.

Programme Structure and Logic

Protection and Empowerment of the Most Vulnerable Groups in Society(children, women, youth, persons with disabilities, older persons)EmpowermentProtectionCapacity building to claim and defend rightsVocational and specialised trainingSmall enterprises and temporary employmentEconomic empowermentRaising awareness of the rights of marginalised groupsBuilding the capacity of marginalised groups and service providersPsychosocial and legal support servicesMonitoring violations against marginalised groupsHighlighting the issues of marginalised groupsIntegratedrights-based approachEmpowerment trackProtection trackEmergency response componentRelief items, in-kind support and multi-purpose cash assistanceDistribution of relief parcelsMulti-purpose cash assistanceCoordination with humanitarian partnersPost-distribution follow-upExpected resultsEmpoweredindividualProtectedcommunitySafe, dignified and resilient communitiesin which vulnerable groups can claim their rights and live free from violence

Programme Objectives 2026-2028

  1. Contribute to a protective and safe environment free from all forms of violence, discrimination and rights violations against vulnerable groups (children, women, youth, persons with disabilities and older persons) in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
  2. Contribute to the economic, social and political empowerment of vulnerable groups (children, women, youth, persons with disabilities and older persons) in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, enabling them to claim their rights and build sustainable livelihoods.

Would you like to partner with us on this programme?

We welcome contact from institutions, partners and anyone interested.