Emergency Food Assistance for IPC3+ Households in Daykundi ltpgtltspangtVulnerable
populations in Daykundi face a complex set of needs. Drought, political
instability, macroeconomic crisis have led to starkly reduced income
opportunities, depleting households’ productive assets and reducing their
capacity to cope with shocks and cover basic needs. The latest IPC data
highlight widespread food insecurity (Phase 3) in Daykundi, with the situation
expected to worsen during the long winter season in the province. Recent
assessments show that vulnerable and shock affected

households in Daykundi are resorting to
negative coping and require urgent assistance to cover their food needs during
this crisis.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtltspangt
To address these urgent needs, Afghanaid proposes to provide crucial cash for food
assistance to a total of 4,355 selected households in Nili, Ashtarlay, Pato,
Miramor, and Shahrestan districts (800+ households in each district, ltspangtwith aiming inclusion of 15% disabilitylt/spangt) of
Daykundi, in line with the cluster’s priorities for this allocation and the
ICCT Winter Prioritisation Plan for 2023. Based on recent market assessments
and projections in the target communities conducted in November 2023,
Afghanaid proposes to provide cash for food assistance. Afghanaid will conduct
continued market monitoring during implementation as well, and the
assistance modality to cash is due to market functioning and access betterment than usual in the area in this winter.lt/spangtlt/pgt

ltpgtltfontgtThe
intervention will provide vulnerable households with an unconditional lt/fontgtltfontgtassistancelt/fontgtltfontgt in line with FSAC’s standards and guidance for the allocation. The planned lt/fontgtltfontgtcashlt/fontgtltfontgt assistance lt/fontgtltfontgtvalue islt/fontgt ltfontgt$37.5 which ilt/fontgtltfontgts lt/fontgtltfontgt50% of FSAC food basket lt/fontgtltfontgtper month per household, and will be provided lt/fontgtltfontgtfor 3 months to
households and totaling $112.50 for per householdlt/fontgtltfontgt.lt/fontgtltbrgtltfontgtIn line
with cluster's guidance, the assistance is planned to be delivered in one ration
as the communities are mostly isolated by heavy snowfall, Afghanaid suggests to
provide local households with a larger portion of the assistance upfront so
that they could have lt/fontgtltfontgttheir required food before the snow falls and possible lt/fontgtltfontgtroads blockagelt/fontgtltfontgt. Project
staff will also consult the communities on any protection risks they foresee during the community mobilisation sessiolt/fontgtltfontgtns as welllt/fontgtltfontgt.lt/fontgtlt/pgt

ltpgtltspangtAfghanaid will establish participants' selection
and distribution committees including representatives from local communities,
such as CDCs and DDAs members, representative of persons with disabilities, and
OPDs where functional, and Afghanaid staff. Participants will be selected
according to FSAC vulnerability criteria to ensure the vulnerable households
most acutely in need are targeted, including displaced households, women-headed
households, households with a large number of children, Persons with
Disabilities.ltbrgt
Afghanaid is well placed to implement this project, with over 6 years of
continuous presence in Daykundi, current operations in the area and excellent
access and strong relationships with communities. Afghanaid has extensive
experience in humanitarian programming, with current and recent humanitarian
assistance projects in multiple provinces including Daykundi funded by AHF, WFP, FAO and FCDO. Further, Afghanaid has good working relation with local authorities to deliver its
programs in the target areas, and will actively engage local authorities to
explain that the project can only proceed if authorities refrain from
interfering in participant selection and give permission to employ and target
women.ltbrgt
This intervention is expected to provide 4,355 vulnerable households (30,485 9,145 men, 9,146 women, 6,097 boys and 6,097 girls) with crucial cash for food assistance,
helping target households meet their basic needs, reducing illness and
mortality, and increase participants’ capacity to rebuild their livelihoods by
avoiding the sale of productive assets so that they are more resilient against
future shocks.lt/spangtlt/pgt