Re- Generate the Income of Vulnerable Female-led IPC phase 3 and 4 Households Through Poultry Package Support in Keti, Kijran, and Khedir Districts of Daikundy Province ltpgtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
line-height:normal"gtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtThe combined impact of a
series of acute droughts since 2018, the prolonged political crisis and
conflict that affected the country for over forty years and economic collapse
in the second half of 2021 has generated a hunger crisis of unprecedented
proportions. High acute food insecurity persists across Afghanistan, as a
combination of a collapsing economy and drought is depriving nearly 20 million
Afghans of food, classified in Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phases 3 or 4), between
March and May 2022 (the lean season) as per the 2022 IPC report. Among these
are about 6.6 million people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 13 million in
Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Afghanistan’s food security situation remains highly
concerning, exacerbated by economic decline and high food prices. About 6.6
million people are classified in Emergency (IPC Phase 4), characterized by
large food gaps and/ or employing emergency coping strategies to access food. ltbrgt
In addition, a weak to moderate La Niña event has been affecting Afghanistan
since October 2021. Precipitation anomaly experienced at the start of season
which has led to below average precipitation, still exists across most parts of
the country. Additionally, low soil moisture and low snow water volumes have
already led to moisture stress. As result of the below average wet season, low
snow coverage, and cold wave impact in last winter, it’s expected that the
upcoming harvest products will be below average in this province. In the recent
IPC analysis (April, 2023), 5% of people has been classified in IPC phase 4,
40% in IPC phase 3 for current period while the percentage of people in phase 4
moves to 10% in the projection period. This shows that Daikundi is one the most
vulnerable area in the country and food security situation is getting worse. ltbrgt
With reference to IPC analysis conducted in April 2023, around 50% of HHs has
been classified in IPC phase 3 and 4 in Daikundi while AFSMS 2023 data also
shows a worrying food security situation in this province.  According to
this assessment, 65% of people are poor, 32% are in borderline, and only 2%
have acceptable food consumption. The evidence shows that, 95% of households
needed to borrow money or in kind items in the last 3 months, due to lack of money
and the first main reason for borrowing was to provide food (74%) of
households. This means that during the lean season, all of these people are
running out of food stock, and they need urgent food or alternatives to
generate incomes.lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gt  lt/spangtltbrgtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt
VOPOFA will support (6,006), individuals (858 female-led households/
286 per districts) in Kiti, Kejran, and Khedir districts of Daikundi
province with poultry package assistance to improve the daily food consumption
of targeted HHs and to augment their income. VOPOFA will support these (female-led) vulnerable
and food insecure lt/spangtHouseholds withltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt one-time poultry package delivery. As
per the FSAC recommendation that every targeted female-led household will be provided with a
poultry package worth of USD 395 containing the following items:lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gt

lt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:automso-margin-bottom-alt:auto
line-height:normal"gtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt1. Chickens - Qty x 30
(3 Roosters and 27 Hens)lt/spangtltbrgtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt
2. Poultry feed - Qty x 150 Kgslt/spangtltbrgtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt
3. Feeder - Qty x 3 pieceslt/spangtltbrgtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt
4. Drinker - Qty x 3 pieceslt/spangtltbrgtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt
5. Chicken coop materials and medicine to prevent chicken disease. lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gtThe assistance
will build the livelihoods of targeted vulnerable households and improve their
resilience against shocks. At the same time with the in-kind poultry packages
support, VOPOFA will provide technical training to the beneficiaries for
enhancing their technical capacity in poultry forming at community levels and
linking them with the market to sell their products and provide food basic
needs. Food commodity prices have increased lt/spangtsignificantly  income reduced for majority of HHs in this province. ltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gtAmong all others, female-led households are most vulnerable food insecurity category in Daikundilt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt. To address thelt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt need and alleviate suffering, VOPOFA support IPC phase 3 and 4 female-led HHs with lt/spangtpoultryltspan style="font-size: 12pt"gt support. lt/spangtltspan style="font-size:12.0ptfont-family:"gtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gt





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