National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL
National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL
National Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza 2014-2017_FINAL
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56The <strong>National</strong> <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Reconstruction</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Gaza</strong> <strong>2014</strong>SECTION 4: RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION INTERVENTIONS4.3.3 Trade <strong>and</strong> servicesRelief <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>Reconstruction</strong> Total- $130m $77m $207mSimilarly to industrial firms, all trade <strong>and</strong> services firms reporting damages will undergo a damage assessment that will certify thelevel of losses <strong>and</strong> eligibility <strong>for</strong> assistance.Compensation <strong>for</strong> production losses will be distributed as a first step in early recovery.Thereafter, the Government will implement a series of interventions under the umbrella of a Commercial <strong>and</strong> ServicesRehabilitation Program (CSRP). The CSRP will provide cash grants to micro, small, <strong>and</strong> medium enterprises (MSME) who havebeen affected by the assault. Co-ordinated interventions will offer commercial MSMEs (e.g. vendors, <strong>and</strong> small workshops) cashgrants to repair damages in their facilities, replenish their lost stocks, <strong>and</strong> resume their businesses. The program will also identifydamages in the services sector (e.g. hotels, restaurants, <strong>and</strong> ICT firms) <strong>and</strong> provide grants to damaged enterprises to repair<strong>and</strong> furnish their facilities <strong>and</strong> get back to work. If needed, businesses will then be connected to financial institutions (such asmicrofinance institutions) that work in <strong>Gaza</strong> in order to ensure access to finance <strong>for</strong> future needs.The program will be implemented in a phased approach <strong>and</strong> payments will be done on installments to ensure that the businesseshave actually fulfilled their commitments in terms of repairing their facilities <strong>and</strong> procured goods <strong>and</strong> / or productive assets.4.3.4 Employment <strong>and</strong> LivelihoodRelief <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Recovery</strong> <strong>Reconstruction</strong> Total- $62m $7m $69mUnemployment has increased from the pre-assault 45 percent, as a result of damage to industries <strong>and</strong> commercial enterprises.Job creation will stimulate early recovery both at the household level <strong>and</strong> in key private sector areas that can use manpower torehabilitate <strong>and</strong> re-activate their industries.Cash-<strong>for</strong>-work (CFW) will be a key early recovery initiative, supporting other interventions, including repair <strong>and</strong> recovery, includingrubble removal <strong>for</strong> temporary housing, infrastructure works related to reconstruction, labor intensive road tiling, digging ditches<strong>for</strong> water <strong>and</strong> wastewater pipes, <strong>and</strong> repairing industrial zones.