Food Assistance, Livelihood Protection and Restoration for Food Insecure Vulnerable People in Kunduz and Nuristan Provinces in Afghanistan. ltpgtAfghanistan is experiencing a significant humanitarian
crisis, characterized by the potential for systematic challenges and serious
impact human well-being. This situation is also causing setbacks to the
progress made over the past two decades, including a reversal of the
advancements made. During the winter season, limited opportunities for food
production and income generation, along with scarcity in land pastures and crop
residuals for livestock, further exacerbate existing vulnerabilities.ltbrgtlt/pgt

ltpgtAccording to the 2023 Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs
Overview (HNO), the country is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis with
a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. While in past
years, humanitarian needs have been driven mainly by conflict, the key drivers
of humanitarian need in 2023 include drought, climate change, protection
threats (particularly for women and girls) and the economic crisis.lt/pgt

ltpgtThe UNOCHA estimated that at the beginning of 2023 that a
record 28.3 million people will need humanitarian and protection assistance
this year, up from 24.4 million in 2022 and 18.4 million in 2021. The WFP said
nearly 20 million people were projected to be acutely food insecure between
November 2022 and March 2023, including more than six million people in
Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 4 (Emergency). According
to IPC, Between May and October 2023, a slight seasonal improvement is expected
with the number of people in IPC Phase 3 (Crisis) or above likely decreasing to
around 15.3 million, including just under 2.8 million people experiencing
Emergency (IPC Phase 4).lt/pgt

ltpgtThe problem is further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine which has led to a global shortage in cooking oil The rising fuel
costs contributes to increased transportation costs. These impacts are felt in
Afghanistan, where the price of wheat went up by an additional 20% following
the invasion. Although by May 2023 the domestic prices of cooking oil
significantly decreased since reaching their peak in July 2022, it remained 21%
higher than May 2020 prices.ltbrgtltbrgtltspangtAdditionally, the drop in temperatures during cooler and
winter months contributes to below-average animal fodder, overstretched
veterinarians and increased transportation costs leading to increased a risk of
severe loss of livestock which is an important source of food and income for
many families in rural Afghanistan.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltpgtConsequently, the proposed project aims to improve the food
security and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in Kunduz and Nuristan provinces, ultimately contributing to the protection and
restoration of livelihoods for IPC phase 3+ food-insecure individuals through
the following interrelated and interlinked outcomes: (i) Vulnerable individuals
in the target areas have improved access to food through a three-month in-kind
food assistance program (ii) Vulnerable households have the tools and
resources needed to establish sustainable small-scale
livestock.ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltpgtThis project will enhance
the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities through
support to livelihoods stabilization and food security through provision of
food assistance to 3,440 vulnerable families for three months with focus on those in IPC Phase
3+ (50% of the food basket). This project will also provide 700 families with
livestock packages, including animal feeds like wheat straw, Animal Feed and de-wormers, fostering sustainable livestock management.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtAn additional 1,150 food packages will be distributed to vulnerable families in Kamdish (250), Barg-e-Matal (250), DoAab (250), Nurgram (400) districts of Nuristan province, so the total beneficiary under output 1 will be 3,440+1,150 = 4,590ltbrgtThe additional food assistance will be distributed to the beneficiaries in two rounds in June and July 2024. ltbrgtltbrgtlt/pgt