PRRO 200447 Assistance to Address Food Insecurity and Under Nutrition This proposal is for the procurement of specialized nutritious food (SNFs) to address the critical nutrition needs identified for the 2018 1st allocation of the Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF), the needs identified in Hard to Reach Areas (HTR) for the 2017 CHF 2nd allocation and contingency stock to respond to any emergency that might occur in 2018, in particular the Afghans returning from Pakistan. The SNFs will be procured internationally or in the region following standard WFP procurement procedures and based on import parity prices (IPP).  IPP is the price at the border of a good that is imported, which includes international transport costs and tariffs. WFP normally procures goods that are comparatively cheaper.  WFP will dispatch the SNFs to the Implementing Partners (IPs), based on their requirement. The relationship between IPs and WFP will be formalized through Field Level Agreements (FLA).
Under 2018 CHF 1st allocation, the Nutrition Cluster, WFP, and 3 CHF (ACF,  AADA,  and HealthNet TPO ) and one BPHS IP (BARAN) estimate that 47,773 children under the age of five (CU5) with Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) and 5,910 Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) with acute malnutrition will be treated for MAM for the duration of the project in 18 districts of 5 priority provinces: Nangarhar (Chapar har, Khugyani, Achin, Lalpoor), Kandahar (Arghestaan, Damaan, Kandahar, Maiwand, Rig, Shah Wali Kot, Takhta Pul, Zgheray), Helmand (Lashkargah,  Nad-e-Ali), Ghor (Cheghcheran), and Lagman (Aleengar, Alisheng, Mehtarlam).  In total, 710,38 tons of SNFs (Plumpy Sup 488.76 tons, Super Cereal 221.63 tons) are required.
The project further includes a total of 210.75 tons of SNFs (Plumpy doz 147tons and Super Cereal 63.75tons) as emergency stock. This quantity of SNFs is sufficient to treat an additional 9,800 CU5 and 1,700 PLW. It is anticipated that the number of returnees from Pakistan will increase in 2018 and hence this contingency stock is intended to allow for rapid response to an increased influx of returnees or in case of a natural disaster in flood prone areas.
WFP will also supply the 2017 CHF 2nd allocation IPs with a total of 237.7 tons of SNFs (Plumpy Sup 99 tons and Super Cereal 161.4 tons) to fill in the gap in supply since WFP was not able to provide the needed supply for MAM treatment due to lack of fund. This quantity is sufficient to treat 8,473 CU5 and 4,304 PLW for MAM. Under this allocation, 22 districts in 5 provinces, Kunar (Watapur, Marawara, Shigal Wa sheltan, Dara-e-Pech, Khaskunar, Barkunar, Ghaziabad), Kunduz (Emamsaheb, Qala-e-Zal, Chardarah, Khanabad, Dasht-e-Archi), Kandahar (Kandahar, Khakrez, Maywand, Arghestan), Urozgan (Tirinkot, Chora, Shahid-e-Hassas, Dehrawud, Khasuruzgan), and Helmand (Lashkargah) will be covered by CHF partners PU-AMI, HNI-TPO, AHDS, and ACF, respectively.
It takes on average 3 to 4 months from the date of confirmation of the fund to get the SNFs into Afghanistan.  However, WFP will explore the possibility of using available SNFs in the country to kick start dispatch of the SNFs to the partners as soon as FLAs are signed.  FLAs with IPs for the emergency operation will be signed as soon as the situation arises.