Provision of essential life-saving integrated health, nutrition and protection services to conflict-affected and hard to reach area population in Kunar and Laghman provinces In response to AHF 2020 Standard Allocation-1, HNI-TPO will implement health, nutrition and GBV services in priority districts of Kunar and Laghman provinces. The HNI-TPO is a Netherland-based international organization working in Afghanistan since 1994 in health, nutrition, MHPSS, communicable disease control, GBV, humanitarian services, capacity building and research. The HNI-TPO will be the sole implementer of the AHF project in Kunar and Laghman provinces. The HNI-TPO has been present in the eastern region provinces since the beginning of its operations in Afghanistan. Currently, HNI-TPO is the BPHS/EPHS implementer in Kunar and Laghman provinces, and implements several other projects in the two provinces and other areas of Afghanistan. Most importantly, HNI-TPO is running Family Protection Centers in Kunar, Laghman and Nangarhar provinces.

Owing to the progressively widening circle of hard to reach areas due to insecurity in Kunar and Laghman provinces, the access of people to existing BPHS services is increasingly diminishing which has been lately recognized by the humanitarian community in Afghanistan, prompting the redefinition of the humanitarian action to include the chronically hard to reach areas. Currently, the following villages in the four priority districts of Kunar and Laghman have no or limited access to BPHS services, which call for provision of essential primary healthcare, nutrition, MHPSS and GBV services through mobile approach:
- Dara-e-Pech district: Kalimo, Halaqlam, Natigram, Wadegram, Qandaro, Sundari, Omaar, Gondeel, matin, Zormandy, and sopalay
- Chapa Dara district: Sarigal village
- Ghazi Abad district: Jalala, shabal, Hajiabad, chapako, nakinal, ganakoyee, Bar kasagal, torsan, and konigal
- Alishang district: Salab, Wochshamakat, Kohistan, Arini, Shagi, Barakzai, Arora, Adlia, Mustafa, Dwakholi, and Hassanzai

Further, there is progressively increasing need for availability of trauma care services in Lichalam PHC and Korangal BHC of Dara-e-Pech district, and Islamabad BHC of Alishang district. Owing to the significant number of trauma cases reported by the HMIS system and the long distance of villages served by these HFs from trauma care services in provincial centers, the establishment of FATPs will lead to saving of lives and decreasing suffering.

In view of the assessment for AHF project, the following PHCs have been highly in need of basic nutrition services to cater to the need of children and women, which will be supported with the addition of one nutrition nurse: 
Kunar Dara-e-Pech: Lichalam PHC Shorik PHC
Kunar Ghazi Abad district: Elgal PHC Darin PHC
Laghman Alishang district: Avshtoor PHC Masamoot PHC Sygale PHC Katwal Khando PHC Mail PHC and Shamakat PHC

In addition to the MHPSS and GBV services provided by the mobile teams, the following selected HFs will be supported with the addition of Women-Friendly Health Spaces (WFHSs) to provide GBV and MHPSS services. Barkandi BHC (Dara-e-Pech), Gulsalak BHC (Chapa Dara), and Nishagam CHC (Ghazi Abad) of Kunar and Gamba CHC+ (Alishang) of Laghman province. Each of these HFs will be staffed with a Psychosocial Counselor, a Social Support Officer and cleaner.

The project will provide services to 85,998 persons including 19,531 women, and 26,085 girls. The project will be implemented through a dedicated team with support from SEHTMANDI provincial teams and HNI-TPO country office. The supervision and monitoring will be done by the dedicated supervisor/officers and the MampE departments of HNI-TPO.