In-kind Food Assistance in Balkh, Chemtal, Nahr-e-Shahi, and Sholgareh districts of Balkh province ltpgtlt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtThe HNO 2023 states that Afghanistan is facing an unprecedented humanitarian
crisis with a very real risk of systemic collapse and human catastrophe. 28.3
million people will need urgent humanitarian assistance in order to
survive as the country enters its 3rd consecutive year of drought like
conditions and the 2nd year of crippling economic decline, while still
reeling from the effects of 40 years of conflict and recurrent natural
disasters. High levels of unemployment and sustained inflation of key commodity
prices have caused the average HH’s debt to increase, challenging people’s
coping mechanisms and thwarting the already fragile economy’s ability to adapt
to shocks. While in previous years, humanitarian needs have been largely driven
by conflict, the key drivers of humanitarian need in 2023 are multidimensional:
drought, climate change, protection threats, particularly for women and girls,
and the economic crisis. HHs spend the highest proportion of their income on
food, to the detriment of other basic needs. lt/spangtltspan style="font-family:"gtPre-existing vulnerabilities among assessed populations also
indicate higher levels of need, or more commonly, higher levels of economic
insecurity and/or reduced access to income and livelihoods. HHs with at least
one member with disability was found to be more economically vulnerable than
other households, being more likely to report debt and to report a higher
average debt. 2.4 million PWDs are in urgent need of humanitarian
assistances.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="" class=""gtltspan style="font-family:"gt
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The WFP Afghanistan Situation Report released in Jun 2023 indicates that 15.3
million people are projected to be acutely food-insecure between May and
Oct 2023, including 2.4 million PWDs 2.8 million people in (IPC) Phase 4
(Emergency). ltbrgt
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Balkh province is identified in IPC Phase 3 (crisis) in AHF’s 1st Reserve
Allocation Strategy paper with 55% of the population estimated to be food
insecure (Crisis and Emergency).  The latest IPC analysis indicates that
45% (638,737 individuals) of the population in Balkh are classified in IPC
phase 3 and 10% (141,942 individuals) in IPC phase 4.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtIn order to respond to the immediate and urgent food needs,
AWRO proposes to provide in-kind food packages to 2200 vulnerable and affected
HHs in Balkh Province (15400 individuals):lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt- 550 HHs in Chimtallt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt- 550 HHs in Sholgarehlt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt- 550 HHs in Nahr-e-Shahilt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt- 550 HHs in Balkhltbrgt
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Each HH will receive 4 food packages to cover 4 months’ 50% food needs. The
Distribution will be done in two distribution rounds, each round covering two
months’ packages. Each package will contain the following items:lt/spangtlt/pgt

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margin-left:.5inmargin-bottom:.0001pttext-indent:-.25inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt1.    
Wheat Flour (50 KGs)lt/spangtlt/pgt

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Vegetable Oil (4 Liters)lt/spangtlt/pgt

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Pulses (4 KGs)lt/spangtlt/pgt

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margin-left:.5inmargin-bottom:.0001pttext-indent:-.25inline-height:normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt4.    
Salt (0.5 KG)lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtThis will cover 50% of the monthly food basket for the
covered households as defined by the FSAC in the latest Response Packages
Guidelines. Each package will cost 37.5$ per package (50% monthly food basket).lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtThis assistance will cover a significant portion of food
insecure HHs in the target locations. Provision of the food support will make
sure that the target families will have enough food to meet the urgent needs
which will contribute to enhance their food security and consumption score. In
addition, this will prevent the covered families from engaging in negative coping
strategies due to lack of access to enough food.lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gt lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp style="margin-bottom:0inmargin-bottom:.0001ptline-height:
normal" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family:"gtAs for the modality, the in-kind approach faces fewer risks
compared to the Cash modality which is prone to higher risks such as theft,
loss, and diversion. The communities accept and support the in-kind assistance
modality. The in-kind modality also contributes to the well-being and protection of women and PWDs by ensuring that they will not be required to confront challenges when buying food items from the markets.ltbrgt
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AWRO will carry out all the project activities in close coordination with the
FSAC, UNOCHA, FAO, and WFP regional points in the northern region to
ensure a coordinated implementation and avoid duplication of services and
assistances.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt