Distribution of In-kind Food Packages in Khas Uruzgan and Tirinkot districts of Uruzgan province ltpgtlt/pgtltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial,"gtThe Humanitarian Needs Overview released in
January 2023 says that The end of the 20 year armed conflict between Taliban
and the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces in August 2021, and the
simultaneous takeover of the country by the Taliban, has ushered in a new era
characterized by rapid economic decline, hunger and risk of malnutrition,
inflation driven by global commodity shocks, drastic rises in both urban and
rural poverty. Afghanistan’s economic crisis is widespread and has far-reaching
ramifications. The economy immediately went into free-fall, with the disruption
to markets, financial and trade mechanisms, the freezing of US$9.5 billion in
central bank reserves, loans and the sudden suspension of direct development
aid. More than half of households report having experienced an economic shock
in the six months prior to data collection (54 per cent). WoAA findings also
show regional disparities in extent of economic crisis, with the Southern
Region reporting the highest proportion of households experiencing an economic
shock (81 per cent).lt/spangt ltspan style="font-family: Arial,"gtMost critically, the two
main reported effects of the economic crisis were limited/reduced access to
food (88 per cent) and taking on debt (73 per cent), highlighting the direct
and negative consequences of economic shocks on household well-being. This both
exacerbates pre-existing and chronic levels of poverty, and further erodes
resilience.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial,"gtThe AHF 2023 1ltsupgtstlt/supgt
Reserve Allocation Strategy Paper identifies the Uruzgan province in IPC phase
3 (Crisis) with 40% of the population estimated to be food insecure (crisis and
emergency). The latest IPC Analysis (Acute Food Insecurity) indicates that 35%
of Uruzgan province’s total population was in IPC phase 3 and 5% in IPC phase 4
(209567 and 29938 individuals respectively). ltbrgt
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Given the food needs in the Uruzgan province, HDDO will provide in-kind food
assistance to 2250 vulnerable HHs to cover 15,750 individuals in the
Khas Uruzgan and Tirinkot districts of Uruzgan province (1125 HHs in Tirinkot and 1125 HHs in Khas Uruzgn). The in-kind modality
is prone to fewer risks, such as cash in the hands of women could have a
potential effect on their safety and protection and make them more targeted to
theft. Besides, the in-kind modality ensures that project participants,
especially women, will not have to confront challenges while accessing market
for food items. It will make sure that the families will have the right items
including the required ingredients and calories to suffice the household
members.ltbrgt
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The proposed assistance will cover a significant portion of the people in need
of urgent food in target districts, covering 50% of food needs of target HHs for four months. This will make sure that the target
families will have enough food for their HH members that will directly
contribute to enhanced food security and nutrition. This will increase and
strengthen their food consumption score for the target period. ltbrgt
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The food items will be distributed in 2 rounds, each round covering food
packages of 2 months. Package per month will contain below items:ltbrgt
1. 50 KGs of Wheat Flourltbrgt
2. 4 Liters of Vegetable oilltbrgt
3. 4 KGs of Pulsesltbrgt
4. 0.5 KG of Saltltbrgt
This is 50% of the in-kind monthly food basket that is defined by the FSAC
Cluster.ltbrgtltbrgtEach package (50% monthly food basket) will cost 37.5 USD. lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial,"gtThe in-kind food
modality has many positive edges as compared to the cash modality. This
modality will contribute to the protection and well-being of project
participants, especially women and PWDs as they will not
have to confront barriers and issues in the way of accessing markets for food
provision. Risks such as loss and theft are way lesser than the cash modality.lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial,"gtHDDO will carry out all activities in close coordination with the FSAC
cluster and subnational  regional focal points and will adhere to all reporting and other
requirements of the AHF, UNOCHA, FSAC, and any other involved parties.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt