Unconditional Cash Assistance Oxfam#s response will focus on emergency food security and vulnerable livelihoods (EFSVL) and reach around 60 households with 300 total individuals including 65 men, 80 women, 73 boys and 82 girls.
The immediate food needs of 60 most vulnerable and foodinsecure families (138 Male, 162 Female) is addressed through provision of $90 per family per month for 3 months.
The total project cost  willbe 30,000 AUD (3,858,566 USD) funded by International crisis fund. Project duration is for three months (15 August # 15 October 2018)

Cash for food to 60 most vulnerable households who have no family member to work due disability and age issues. Based on the result of the recent assessment conducted in Ashtarlay district, Daykundi province, the Project will target a total of 60 most food insecure and vulnerable families and will provide a total of $90 per family per month to cover the food needs of above mentioned families for a duration of 3 moths. The cash will be transferred to the beneficiaries through local Hawal system in presence of the implementing partner staff and the head of community development Council (CDC) and other community representatives.  The local markets arefunctioning well, and the prices are stable at the moment. To avoid local market prices inflation, Oxfam will conduct weekly monitoring of prices for main food items in Ashterlay district markets. Based on FSAC data, at this stage the assumption is that the localmarkets continue to function well with stable prices mainly due to supplies from other provinces markets (Ghazni, Kabul and Kandahar). Oxfam will follow the standard cash for food amounts recommended by FSAC and Cash and Voucher Working Group (CVWG) which is calculated for a family of 7 members during emergency cases to provide 2,100 Kcal/person/day and includes 60 Kg wheat flour, 29 kg localrice, 6L vegetable oil, 14 Kg pulses, 1kg salt and 6Kg sugar. Cash amount of 270 USD (19,500 AFN) per household will cover the foodneeds of a household with an average of 7 members for 3months.
Community level awareness raising sessions: Oxfam/ ADA will conduct 4 awareness raising sessions on nutrition, livelihood and natural resources to increase the knowledge and awareness of communities in regard to nutrient food, food diversity, managing livelihood, and effective management of natural resources.

Gender Mainstreaming:
Oxfam will aim to target as much as possible vulnerable women headed households, women that can
be categorised as vulnerable in the household too such as young girls/adolescents that stay in the
extended family (they are likely to be married off easily in a crisis time, or be exploited) and promote
women and girls# participation. To achieve this, Oxfam will implement the drought response cash for food activitiesin a gender and culturally sensitive manner through conducting
gender analysis/assessments. Oxfam and its partners will have at least 50% female staff among all
project staff members and provide training to all field staff in community, beneficiary targeting process,
accountability, humanitarian principles, gender mainstreaming, beneficiary protection and effective
communication techniques. Women#s meaningful participation and benefit from project activities will
be encouraged through consultation withwomen and arranging of female sensitive distribution and
        training places.