In-Kind Food Assistance for 15,631 Multiple Shocked Affected (IPC 3  4) People in Baghlan-e-Markazi, Dahani-e-Ghori and Doshi Districts of Baghlan Province ltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtThis project is planned to provide food
assistance to 15,631 multiple shock-affected and vulnerable individuals of
2,233 HHs (805 HHs in Baghlan-e-Markazi, 714 in
Dahani-e-Ghori and 714 in Doshi)



 under IPC phases 3 and 4 in a project duration of six months in
Baghlan-e-Markazi, Dahani-e-Ghori, and Doshi of Baghlan Province.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltp style="margin-top:9.95ptmargin-right:0inmargin-bottom:
9.95ptmargin-left:0in" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtBaghlan carries
1,393,152 populations where 25% in IPC3 and 10% in IPC4 in April 2023, and it
remains stay in 20% in IPC 3 and 5% in IPC4 in May-Oct 2023. 11% HHs have
acceptable food consumption in urban and 6% in rural Baghlan. Baghlan is
constantly hit by the protracted drought which has affected people’s
agriculture, livestock, and livelihoods. More than 70% HHs dependent on
livestock and agriculture, and now they suffer from serious food and economic
crisis. Food-insecure households from all population groups continued
to prioritize food and livelihoods. Food is consistently reported as the main
priority need. In the Districts of Baghlan, income loss (driven by economic
shocks) has contributed to the rapid deterioration in food insecurity (https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1156351/?iso3=AFG) and (ECW Rapid Assessment Finding is attached). ltbrgtlt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:9.95pt" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtThrough the proposed
project, ECW will provide in-kind food assistance to 2,233 shock-affected HHs
(15,631 individuals – based on an average family size of 7) in
Baghlani-e-Markazi, Dahani-e-Ghori, and Doshi districts of Baghlan province
classified in ‘crisis’ (IPC Phase 3) and ‘emergency’ (IPC Phase 4) food
insecure. ECW prefers in-kind food distribution as it is prone to fewer
risks compared to cash distribution. In addition, access to the food market
could be a challenge for households, especially women-headed households, and
persons with disabilities. Each family will receive 50% of the standard monthly
food basket for four months in two rounds of distribution. Each 50% food
basket will cost $37.5 monthly and $150 for four months and the food monthly
basket will include 50 kg of Wheat Flour, 4 liters of Vegetables Oil, 4 kg Pulses,
and 0.5 kg of Salt. ECW will procure the food items by following the standard
procedures of AHF and ECW and will store the items in the main Warehouse in
Puli Khumri City. As per the distribution schedule, the items will be
transported to the distribution sites in the target districts and further
distributed among the target beneficiaries. Each round of distribution will be
followed by Post Distribution Monitoring to assess the food security situation
of the HHs. The data will be recorded and maintained across the
two distributions.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt

ltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt The in-kind food provided will help the families have food for their families
during tough situations and improve 50% of their acceptable food
consumption scores.lt/spangtlt/pgt