Cash-based food assistance to vulnerable households in Hirat ltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtActionAid response will focus on Strategic
Objective 1 of the 1st Standard Allocation Strategy of 2023 “Timely,
multi-sectoral, lifesaving, equitable and safe assistance is provided to
crisis-affected people of all genders and diversities to reduce mortality and
morbidity” as well as Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan. According the
ICCT analysis, Lack of quality inputs (seeds and fertilizers) during the
October to December wheat planting season, the main staple crop of Afghanistan,
poses an additional serious threat to domestic food production  food
availability. It is estimated that the number of people in Crisis (IPC Phase 3)
and Emergency (IPC Phase 4) is projected to rise to 19.1 million. Urgent action
is imperative to save lives  safeguard livelihoods for the population likely
to experience Emergency  Crisis (IPC Phase 3 and 4) levels of food
insecurity. lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.95pt"gtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtActionAid is present
in Hirat province lead by regional manager with the operations in all the
districts. We have implemented Food Security Assistance interventions funded by
FAO  AHF – FSAC between October 2020 up to 2023. With this funding, we will
leverage our presence  staff to scale up our interventions covering 2
districts targeting 4100 households (28,700 people – 6887 men, 6538 women, 7812 boys  7463 girls, 4305 persons with disabilities) have enhanced food
security support in Hirat Province, specifically in Farsi  Kushk Robat Sangi
districts, as per the directive of the FSAC for the AHF 1st Standard Allocation
2023. The support will be provided as Cash-based food assistance for 6 months, as
recommended by FSAC cluster, 50% of the food basket (37.5$ per month) will
be distributed to the most vulnerable households, including female-headed
households and ones comprising of people living with disabilities, the elderly  pregnant  lactating women in accordance with principles of
inclusivity. Specifically, ActionAid will reach:ltbrgtlt/spangtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gt- Kush Robat Sangi: 3075 households (21525 individuals – 5166 men, 4903 women, 5859 boys  5597 girls 3229 persons with disabilities)ltbrgtlt/spangtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gt- Farsi: 1025 households (7175 individuals – 1721 men, 1635 women, 1953 boys  1866 girls 1076 persons with disabilities)lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.95pt"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtActionAid will work
with a selection committee that include the Mullah Imam, the CDC leader  one of the community representatives, organizations of people with
disabilities representatives, community mobilizers who are frontline staffs
recruited locally. Given the current context AAA will collaborate with
local leadership  other key stakeholders during the beneficiary selections  distribution. However, we will consistently apply the pre-determined
selection criteria established by AAA  AHF to finalize the project
participants.lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.95pt"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtCash-based food assistance, through a
pre-selected Sarafa/FSP, has been chosen as opposed to in-kind distributions based
on AAA’s and FSAC’s market assessment. Cash-based food assistance distributions will be made in 1 rounds (37.5*3=112.5$), household will receive from a safe  accessible location for all. In total, each household will receive USD 112.5$. The total project duration will be 6 months, with the first month being
used for setting up the project and organizing necessary approval from the
Government, selecting project participants, collaborating the relationship
with key stakeholders, with the last 2 months being used for PDMs  Writing
the final report.lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltp class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:9.95pt"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtTo ensure we are
mainstreaming protection concerns, the project will aim to increase knowledge
amongst the targeted vulnerable households on existing referral pathways  protection services for survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children  people
living with disabilities in the 2 districts, by having women staff sharing
this information with women beneficiaries  having banners in place
with hotline numbers. ActionAid will also involve project participants in feedback-complaint mechanisms.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp class="sceditor-nlf"gtltbrgtlt/pgt