Food Assistance and Livelihood Support in Herat ltpgtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtThe purpose of this project is to mitigate and reduce the impact of food insecurity on most vulnerable households with food insecurity ratings of IPC3+ during the lean winter months in Herat province. The proposed six-month project will be implemented across three districts: Obe, Gulran and Chisht-e-Sharif.lt/spangtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="line-height:1.2margin-top:9.95ptmargin-bottom:9.95pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtBased on market assessments and following the FSCA winterization guidance under this standard allocation, Mercy Corps (MC) will lt/spangtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:9.95pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtwill provide food assistance to 2.830 vulnerable householdslt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltul style="margin-top:0margin-bottom:0padding-inline-start:48px"gtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtTwo rounds of cash for food assistance to cover food needs for up to 3 months with overall: $37.5 *1 + $75*1 = $112.5lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtFirst round will be 1*50% of $75 = $37.5, which would cover nutrition needs for one month lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtThe second round will be 2*50% of $75 = $75, which would cover nutrition needs for 2 months. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtTransfer will be done in AFN at prevailing exchange rate lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtUnconditional cash although restricted to food needs which will be confirmed through post distribution monitoring (PDM)lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtThe Cash delivery will be done via pre-selected Hawala and cash in hand/ envelopelt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtTwo tranches will be providedlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtlt/ulgtltp style="line-height:1.2margin-top:9.95ptmargin-bottom:9.95pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtIn addition, MC will provide livestock support to 1,400 vulnerable farmerslt/spangtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltul style="margin-top:0margin-bottom:0padding-inline-start:48px"gtltligtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtOne round of in -kind  for livestock support for up to $95. ($95 * 1 = $95)lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtThe in-kind package will include: 100 KG Animal feed, 200 KG Straw and 2 liters Dewormerlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtThe distribution package will also include 4 USD for transportation for the participants from the distribution site to their home  lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtOne round of in-kind distribution will be providedlt/spangtlt/spangtltbrgtlt/ligtlt/ulgtltp style="line-height:1.2margin-top:9.95ptmargin-bottom:9.95pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtFurther key activities include: lt/spangtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtltbrgtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtltul style="margin-top:0margin-bottom:0padding-inline-start:48px"gtltligtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtTraining of staff, casual labors and FSP on MC protection and Community Accountability Reporting Mechanism (CARM) guidelineslt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/spangtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtCommunity engagement activities to ensure that the needs and concerns of men, women, boys, girls, elderly, people with disabilities and other marginalized groups are considered during the implementation. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtParticipant selection and verification activities to ensure that the selection criteria are well understood by the community members. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtSet up of distribution sites: ensuring that protection concerns of all groups are considered. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtDistribution: Third party Hawala will be contracted to conduct the distribution. However, MC staff will ensure participant verification and monitoring throughout the process. lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtCARM mechanism: Throughout the project, community members and project participants can share feedback with MC through multiple channels.  lt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtltli aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline" dir="ltr"gtltp role="presentation" style="line-height:1.2margin-top:0ptmargin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986" style=""gtltspan style="font-variant-numeric: normal font-variant-east-asian: normal font-variant-alternates: normal font-variant-position: normal vertical-align: baseline"gtPDM: measuring the impact of the cash distribution and confirming the use of cash by the participantslt/spangtlt/spangtlt/pgtlt/ligtlt/ulgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltspan id="docs-internal-guid-cee1fd7c-7fff-7d46-49ee-a2d59a19e986"gtltspan style="text-decoration-color: initial"gtltbrgtThe project participants will be informed about the specifications of the cash distribution including delivery method and rounds/amounts of distributions in advance, allowing them to budget accordingly.ltbrgtThe proposed activities aim to mitigate and reduce the impact of food insecurity on the most vulnerable households and will be implemented across six months including selection of participants, distributions as well as post distribution monitoring.lt/spangtlt/spangt

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