CO-Emergency Food Security and Livelihoo Oxfam#s response will focus on emergency food security and vulnerable livelihoods (EFSVL) with strong disaster risk reduction (DRR)and gender mainstreaming to reach 225 households (1,575 individuals including 420 women, 339 men, 429 girls and 389 boys).The totalestimated cost of the response will be 120,000 CAD (see attached budget in annex 1 for details). The project will be implemented inpartnership with Oxfam partner Women for Afghan Women (WAW).
Key activities will include:
# Cash for food to 175 most vulnerable and food insecure households affected by drought. The local markets are functioning well and food and  nonfood items are available in the local markets. To avoid local market price inflation, WAW will conduct weekly monitoring of pricesfor main food items in Khanabad markets. Based on FSAC data, at this stage the assumption is that the local markets continue to function well with stable prices mainly due to supplies from other provinces# markets. Oxfam will follow the standard cash forfood amounts recommended by FSAC and Cash and Voucher Working Group (CVWG). Cash amount of 270 USD per household will cover the food needs of a household with an average of7 members for 3 months.
WAW will use local hawala agents (local money transfer system) for cash delivery to project target communities for cash-based activities. As per Oxfam#s experience, the local hawala system proved to be faster and cost efficient as comparedto other cash delivery mechanisms (banks, mobile network operators).
#Distribution of high quality and improved seeds of drought resistant crop varieties, fertilizers, in kind livestock and poultry, fodder for the livestock, non-agriculture livelihoods assets (for ex, tailoring, bakery, etc) distribution for 50 households.The type of inputs will be identified in consultation with beneficiaries considering feasibility from a market, technical skills point of view. These inputs and assets will be provided in combination with sector relevant technical trainings and possibly including needs-based livestock and poultry vaccination services. Livelihoods activities will be implemented in line with FSAC and Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) or other sector ministries standards and guidelines.

Nutrition awareness and GBV awareness sessions will also be conducted at the community level to complement cash based and livelihoods activities. These trainings will be conducted by WAW#s male and female social mobilizers at each target communities level separatelyfor male and female beneficiaries considering local cultural norms. Participants change in knowledge,attitude will be measured through pre and post training surveys.
Oxfam will prioritize targeting vulnerable groups including but not limited to: women,disabled and elderly headed households, households with disabled members, economically poor households with children under five years old and/or pregnant and/or lactating women, households with monthly income of no more than 5,000 AFN, households with high scores in the Multisector Coping Strategy Index (MCSI) and low food consumption scores (FCS). WAW staff will be trainedby Oxfam on the household  level assessment questionnaire which includes key EFSVL indicators. Through community elders and leaders,WAW will develop the long list of vulnerable households and conduct the household level interviews. The data will be collected using smartphones with Mobenzi application, which will be provided by Oxfam. Beneficiaries will be selected by Oxfam and WAW based on the data collected through the household vulnerability assessment.
The project will aim to target as much as possible vulnerable women-headed households and promote women and girls# participation. To achieve this, Oxfam and WAW will implement the project in a genderand culturally sensitive manner. Oxfam and WAW will have at least 50% female staff among all project staff members and provide training during the project kick off meeting to all project staff in community, beneficiary targeting process, accountability, humanitarian principles, gender mainstreaming, beneficiary protection and effective communication techniques. Women#s meaningful participation and benefit from project activities will be encouraged through consultation with women and arranging of female sensitive distribution and training places. Community level sensitization will be conducted with men as family decision makers and CDCs, religious leaders on the importance of allowing women to participate in project activities.
This response is planned for 4 months. Considering theurgency, this response will be started as soon as the funding is approved.