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Emergency Shelter and NFI Support to Drought-Displaced Communities in Herat and Badghis Provinces The Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) 3rd Reserve Allocation was released after a revision of the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), which was revised based on a situational analysis outlining the extent of the drought emergency in the North and West of Afghanistan. Findings from needs assessments conducted in August indicate the urgent need to provide emergency shelter and Non-Food Items (NFIs), with the majority of the displaced populations living in the open and under makeshift shelters. The Reserve Allocation was therefore released to directly respond to this high priority need.

The proposed project will target drought- displaced communities in Injil District (Herat Province) Qala-e-Naw District (Badghis Province) for an emergency shelter and household NFI support that meet cluster specifications. The project, implemented directly by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), continuing recent and long-standing interventions in these areas, is aligned with the CHF Reserve Strategy Priority B, and has been coordinated through relevant fora, notably the Afghanistan Emergency Shelter and NFI (ES/NFI) Cluster. 

NRC proposes to provide a combination of emergency shelters in the form of in-kind family tents for 1,435 vulnerable families (10,045 individuals) and unconditional cash for NFIs 6,200 AFN (~USD $85 - distribution time market exchange rate to be used) disbursed in two instalments for the same 1,435 drought-displaced families as markets remain functional in target project locations. This will fill existing gaps in ES/ NFI support to the affected population and complement activities currently being undertaken through other funding mechanisms.
Emergency mental health, psychosocial support and physical rehabilitation services for drought affected communities in Herat Province The project aims to address the emergency needs of Mental Health and Psychosocial support (here after called MHPSS) and Physical Rehabilitation of the drought affected communities in Herat Province (Herat City, Injil and Gozarah district) by:
1) Enhancing the existing health facilities to response to the increased needs 
2) Deploying emergency mobile teams that would treat those who cannot access the existing services
3) Establishing referral pathways between the mobile teams, the health structures and/ or other partners providing basic health care or basic needs (wash, nutrition, food, etc.)
For this, four gender-balanced technical teams would be working part time in the IDP settlements and part time in the health structures in the following locations: 
	Gozara District: District hospital and IDP settlements
	Herat City: Regional hospital, Naw Abad Public Health Clinic and IDP settlements
	Injil District: Kahdestan Public Health Clinic and IDP settlements.
The action will be implemented in close coordination with other actors providing basic health services as well as actors providing basic needs in the aforementioned districts.
Each team is gender balance (1 female +1 male) and includes 2 psychosocial counsellors, 2 physiotherapists and 1 social worker. The technical teams are supported by the Project Officer and the Data base officer. 
The action targets drought affected communities in the above mentioned districts, particularly the most vulnerable women, men, girls and boys at risk of exclusion (including people with special needs (PwSN), people with disabilities (PwD), people with injuries, people experimenting psychosocial distress or mental health troubles – due to displacement and conflict), who are often invisible to mainstream relief organizations due to the specificity of their needs. By identifying specific vulnerabilities and providing physical rehabilitation and MHPSS support services to these vulnerable groups the action will reduce their vulnerability and will mitigate the impact of the drought by facilitating access to lifesaving services, improving functional capacities and independence, strengthening positive coping mechanisms, promoting wellbeing, and reducing the chances of psychological distress.
Life-saving shelter assistance to internally displaced people affected by drought in western Herat and Baghdis provinces The proposed project will address the critical humanitarian needs caused by drought-induced displacement in western Herat and Badghis provinces, and as the onset of the harsh winter months exacerbate the situation of internally displaced families who are subject to even greater vulnerability from the elements. Based on the ES/NFI Cluster assessment of the needs conducted in Herat and Badghis provinces at the end of October 2018, UNHCR as the lead agency of the ES/NFI cluster will participate in the emergency intervention by facilitating the provision of emergency shelter to vulnerable groups of displaced women, men, girls and boys in western Herat and Badghis provinces. UNHCR is in a unique position under agreements with vendors in the region to immediately access stocks and as a UN Agency expedite shipping procedures and thus procure, transport and deliver the emergency shelters urgently and allow ES/NFO cluster members to distribute the assistance to the vulnerable families in the least time possible. 

The project will include the procurement and transportation of emergency shelters to ES/NFI partners in the form of 15,100 family tents to cover the existing assessed gaps. In addition, UNHCR will work with partners for the smooth handover of tents to be distributed by members of the ES/NFI Cluster in western Herat and Badghis provinces to 105,700 individuals/15,100 families with an average family size of 7 individuals.  The coordination is based on procedures as set out in the Delivery, Distribution and Monitoring of 15,100 Family Tents Standard Operating Procedures, Afghanistan November 2018 as accompanying this Proposal.  Bi-monthly on-site and post-distribution monitoring is also incorporated into the project.  

Through this, UNHCR will contribute towards the Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan objective (1) Save lives in the areas of highest needs, and objective (3) people stuck by sudden onset crises get the help they need on time.  

The project will also contribute to two strategic objectives identified by the ES/NFI Cluster including: 

i) access to basic lifesaving services through the provision of emergency shelter and NFIs 
ii) Mitigate further protection risks to allow safer and dignified living conditions. 

These objectives also achieve protection outcomes through the integration of cross-cutting issues related to housing, land and property, protection, gender, age, disability and accountability to the affected populations.
VoX-Afghanistan VoX-Afghanistan (VoX-AF) uniquely facilitates real-time two-way flow of information between Afghan populations affected by conflict, violence, natural disaster and displacement, and the entire humanitarian community. 
At full capacity, VoX-AF can communicate directly with 4,000 Afghans per month, or indirectly with 24,000 Afghans per month (based on an average family size of seven), but without emergency funding to cover 1 July onward, it will activate operational closure processes.
Functioning as a cross-network, toll-free call centre, VoX-AF facilitates the two-way communication between affected populations and the humanitarian community at a localised and country-wide level. By dialing 410, any Afghan with access to a mobile phone can speak to one of eight operators in either Dari, Pashto, Urdu or English, to access information on or lodge feedback about the ongoing humanitarian interventions around the country. Relaying this self-identification of needs and priorities to the humanitarian community promotes the integration of beneficiaries’ feedback into the programme cycle and endorses the Grand Bargain’s commitment to the participation revolution.
Additionally, VoX-AF sets its accountability to affected populations (AAP) targets in line with the HRP and the HRP’s efforts to support effective coordination through the Cluster system under the leadership of the Humanitarian Coordinator. 
This support will help to identify urgent vulnerable cases isolated from the petition system or missed during the transition to the traditional humanitarian alert system. Further, with conflict intensifying, drought looming and elections approaching, deterioration to the protection environment is anticipated. By communicating feedback in real time, VoX-AF can support humanitarian partners’ capacity to detect and respond to needs and provide lifesaving emergency interventions. 
As such, VoX-AF requires emergency funding to continue providing the following vital services upon which the delivery of an effective, coordinated and accountable humanitarian response in Afghanistan depends: 
 The immediate relay of accurate information that enables informed decision making, especially in times of crises, whether natural or man-made, when at-risk communities are further exposed to protection violations
 The rapid processing of urgent protection concerns, including allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), as well as International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and International Human Rights Law (IHRL) violations
 The reporting of self-identified needs, priorities, and vulnerabilities that can help ensure programmes deliver immediate and effective assistance to prevent the loss of life 
 The opening up of hard-to-reach areas to support the humanitarian community’s ability to assess and respond to needs in underserved areas
 The supporting of monitoring efforts to ensure assistance is provided in a principled and dignified manner to all populations in need, equally.
Emergency shelter and NFI response to drought IDPs in Badghis The proposed intervention provides essential shelter and NFI support to drought displaced IDPs across four different settlement areas in Qala E Naw and Moqur districts of Badghis. Due to the severe lack of shelter options for IDPs in Badghis, In coordination and consultation with the ES/NFI cluster, IRC is proposing to distribute 2,000 emergency shelters to the most vulnerable drought displaced families living in the open or makeshift shelters in IDP settlements in Badghis. In addition, IRC will complement shelter provision with cash for NFI support to a minimum of 452 highly vulnerable households in greatest need of shelter and NFI support, as determined through household assessment data. Through household level assessment data analysis, IRC will apply harmonized shelter implementing partner selection criteria to conduct beneficiary targeting providing all necessary technical support for safe and effective construction of emergency shelter. Additionally, an updated rapid market assessment will be conducted in advance of a cash for NFI intervention for 452 highly vulnerable families who lack the capacity to meet their NFI needs after displacement. IRC will coordinate heavily with other ES/NFI implementing partners throughout the intervention, for a harmonized response, particularly in shared geographic areas. IRC will also coordinate with other cluster partners for holistic service provision whenever possible, and to increase the effectiveness of the planned activities for example, tandem NFI response with food response to increase the likelihood that cash will be used for meeting NFI needs. 
This action will allow for the scale-up of ongoing IRC emergency shelter and NFI response to drought displaced families, and complement other sector interventions to the target caseload. The proposed activities work towards filling a critical shelter and NFI gap currently facing drought IDPs.
Education in Emergencies for Children Displaced by Armed Conflict in Faryab, Kunduz, Nangarhar, and Uruzgan The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) and Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) will directly implement an Education in Emergencies response to protect boys and girls displaced internally by armed conflict in four under-served provinces afflicted by severe insecurity and significant levels of displacement, which are prioritized in this allocation strategy: Nangarhar, Faryab, Kunduz, and Uruzgan. 

Operating in 12 districts across the four provinces, the project intends to directly assist 24,145 conflict-affected IDPs, returnees and host community members (704 men, 708 women, 11,139 boys, 11,594 girls) in the following hard-to-reach districts: Kunduz (Emam Sahib, AliAbad, Qala-e-Zal, Kunduz) Faryab (Qaisar, Pashtunkot, Almar, Shirintagab, Khwajasabzposh and Dawlatabad), Nangarhar (Khogyani-Chamtala), and Uruzgan (Tirin Kot). Importantly, the action mounts a large-scale EiE response to the thousands of children displaced by Islamic State-aligned groups in Nangarhar, and also opens the first EiE interventions for many years in the conflict-afflicted, hard-to-reach province of Uruzgan.

The action will be conducted in partnership between NAC and NRC, with the former operating in three of the aforementioned districts (all in Faryab), and NRC in the remaining nine districts (in Faryab, Nangarhar and Uruzgan). The partnership enables cross-fertilisation of relevant expertise, specifically regarding NAC’s work in building a more inclusive education system through high-quality teacher training of EiE teaching staff, and through NRC’s experience in delivering high quality education. The partnership also ensures a broader reach within Faryab Province

In this project, NRC is partnering with Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) on teacher training. NAC will develop teacher training materials and train 230 teachers, establish 30 EiE classes enrolling 1,800 children, recruit and train 12 community mobilisers and support 15 school shuras. NAC's total budget under this action is $319,080
Integrated WASH Response for IDPs and Vulnerable Host Communities in Badghis Province WV Afghanistan (WVA) is planning to conduct critical, life-saving interventions under this submission, focusing on WASH in Badghis Province in order to reduce the incidence of diarrhea-related malnutrition in children under 5. These interventions will contribute to Humanitarian Response Plan outcomes 1: Save lives in areas of highest need.

WVA will implement WASH activities including provision of life-saving safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services for conflict-affected IDPs and vulnerable host communities in Qala-I-Naw, Qadis and Ab Kamari districts in Badghis Province in order to reduce the incidence of diarrhea among children under 5. According to the HRP, Badghis is one of the top five provinces in need of such interventions, hosting the third highest level of IDPs. The project will rehabilitate existing water infrastructure and construct new water systems in locations with deeper groundwater to provide IDPs and underserved host communities in 25 target locations with access to life-saving clean drinking water. Water systems, latrine blocks and hand washing stations in 11 schools and one health care facility serving IDP populations will also be rehabilitated. Emergency latrines will be provided to newly arrived IDPs, as identified through a HEAT assessment, from WASH Cluster stock. Positive hygiene practices will also be promoted through trained WASH groups and newly arrived IDPs will be provided with hygiene kits from WASH Cluster stock, as identified through a HEAT assessment. The anticipated decreased rate of diarrhea from WASH interventions will contribute to 2018 HRP WASH Cluster outcome: “WASH-related communicable diseases are reduced among IDP, returnee, refugee and non-displaced conflict-affected women, men and children of all ages through timely and adequate WASH assistance.
Protection and rehabilitation of vulnerable livelihoods of affected population at risk of hunger and malnutrition through agriculture and livestock protection In line with the HRP 2018 and the 4th reserve allocation strategic priorities, ACF proposes to launch an intervention targeting the most vulnerable drought affected host communities farmers and timely humanitarian response in Feroz Koh, Dawlatyar, and Lal Wa Sarjangal districts of Ghor province. 
Although natural disasters are seasonal and recurrent, most communities of Ghor province do not have the capacities to cope with and absorb the shocks with no external support. The proposed intervention therefore aims to support the drought affected farmers to cope with the current drought in Ghor province.
The proposed intervention will include distribution of agriculture inputs (50 kg of wheat seeds, 50kg Urea and 50kg DAP fertilizers) to 2,500 drought affected households and distribution of livestock inputs (100 kg animal feed, fodder seed and dewormers) to 4,300 households. In addition, sensitization training sessions will be conducted to all the households who received inputs (6,800 at total, please see annex 1 for the detailed number of beneficiaries) aimed at addressing the severe food insecurity in the area. The overall objective and approach envisioned both fits in ACF mission strategy.
With the ongoing drought and expected harsh winter due to average precipitation above seasonal norms with high rain and snowfalls forecasted in the country, Ghor will be particularly affected by these harsher climate conditions. Many farmers, including livestock owners are already severely affected in Ghor province and as a result, do not have access to agriculture inputs (improved wheat seeds and fertilizer) and livestock inputs (livestock fodder and fast growing animal fodder seeds) during the winter and upcoming agriculture cultivation season. The farmers and livestock owners are at risk of losing their livestock during the coming winter, in addition to losing cultivation due to lack of available improved wheat seed and animal fodder. For maximized impact, the project will sustain the livelihood of drought-affected households through distribution of agriculture and livestock inputs. ACF will also conduct sensitization trainings to both agriculture and livestock farmers to improve the use of inputs and ensure best possible production at the end of project. Community leaders will be actively involved in the process, particularly during the training sessions to support the use of distributed inputs at field level.
The proposed intervention specifically targets food insecure drought affected households who lost their production, have decreased livestock production or lost livestock during 2017/2018.
Saving Lives and Protecting Dignity of People affected by Drought 2018 in Afghanistan The project aims to provide immediate and short term support to 5,500 drought-affected families (38,500 individuals) in their place of origin so as to contribute to the prevention of drought-induced displacement as well as male labor migration in search for livelihoods and income-generating opportunities in major cities. DRC plans to distribute cash for food to 2,500 vulnerable families in remote locations of 8 targeted districts badly hit by drought to enable them to mitigate the cost of buying food products without compromising their future livelihoods or falling in debt or selling asset or taking any other harmful coping strategy. DRC will also distribute cash for fodder to 1,500 farmers who cannot feed their livestock (i.e. their major asset and source of their livelihoods) due to shortage of natural sources of feed to enable them retain their animals by purchasing fodder from the market. In addition, DRC plans to distribute wheat seeds or cash equivalent to 1,500 small/marginal farmers who intend to cultivate wheat in the upcoming winter season and protect them from adopting negative coping mechanism to do so.

In complementing this project, DRC (through other sources) will provide Psychological First Aid (PFA), Psycho-Social Support (PSS) and legal counseling to children and women at risk or survivors of rights violations and GBV through its existing Community Information and Multi-Service Centers (CIMS) and 4 newly established mobile clinics (2 in each province). In line with the above and building on its existing projects, DRC will provide safe spaces for children to play, learn, grow and develop. 

The proposed project duration is nine months from 16th August, 2018 to 15th May 2019.
Lifesaving Provision of Health Services through Mobile Health Teams in Northern Herat and Badghis WV proposes to implement a health project aiming to deliver lifesaving primary health care services to 28,000 drought-affected men, women, boys and girls in white areas of host communities and internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Herat and Badghis provinces. The project will reach a total of 2,800 IDPs, and 25,200 people in host communities of Herat and Badghis.

The project will establish 7 Mobile Health Teams across 5 districts: Muqur and Balamurghab in Badghis, and Kushk, Gulran and Kushk-e-Kohna in Herat. The project will operate for a duration of 6 months and will reach the following direct beneficiaries: 11,200 women of reproductive age (WRA) and pregnant and lactating women (PLW) with pre- and post-natal care and safe delivery services to ensure women are receiving the critical care needed by skilled birthing attendants and qualified healthcare providers that will contribute to reduced maternal mortality. The project will reach 5,320 boys and 5,880 girls (11,200 children under 5 (CU5)) with general healthcare services and check-ups and, in particular, will be targeted with life-saving immunizations to reduce the under 5 mortality rate caused by preventable diseases and illnesses. The project will also reach 5,600 men through Mobile Health Teams that operate as clinics that provide general outpatient healthcare to all community members. Men will be reached through this intervention through their visit of the Teams for any sicknesses or health concerns.
Increasing safe and dignified living conditions through provision of emergency shelter to internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by drought in Herat province. DRC, through this project, aims to deliver emergency shelter kits (family sized tent with necessary tools for pitching and 2 Tarpaulins) to support drought affected internally displaced people who live in open spaces and makeshift shelters that do not provide dignity, privacy and protection from the elements. DRC participated in the inter-agency joint assessments between May and July 2018, verified 11,802 displaced families (82,614 individuals) and distributed cash for food to a total of 6,910 families while the remaining caseload (4,892 families) was covered by Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

Under this action through Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF), DRC plans to procure and distribute 2,070 emergency shelter kits to displaced families living at Injil IDP settlements in Herat province. DRC intends to cover the additional shelter needs of 2,070 drought affected IDP families (14,490 individuals). A team of community volunteers will be identified, trained on shelter program and in turn provide support to female headed families, families with large number children, disabled and critical illness in erection of shelters. The shelter needs are higher than the planned response under this action and DRC will collaborate with other partners (NGOs and UN agencies) to ensure a coordinated and effective approach to the provision of shelter assistance to address the additional needs. The assessment report and mapping of responses from all actors show that there will still be a gap of about 3,000 families in dire need of shelter support even after this allocation.

To ensure service provision in a dignified manner, DRC has an accountability framework as part of its action plan to comply with common humanitarian standards (CHS) that will be used as a benchmark to guide its quality implementation along with ES/NFI cluster guidelines. Shelter is a key protection priority. This project will have a direct impact on the protective environment in informal IDP settlements. DRC will mainstream protection throughout project implementation to minimize secondary protection risks. 

The project duration is 6 months active from 16 September 2018 to 15 March 2019.