Supporting affected and vulnerable households in Alingar and Qarghayi districts of Laghman province through provision of in-kind food assistance ltpgtltspan style="color: black font-family: Arial, sans-serif"gtAfghanistan has high rates of poverty and food
insecurity with over two thirds of the population living below poverty line in
need of urgent food assistance. Consecutive droughts and economic downfall have
cut off the whole communities from livelihood opportunities, leading to a rise
in food insecurity.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgt

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ltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gt(Humanitarian Needs Overview 2023) – within this
reality, 17 million people face acute hunger in 2023, including 6 million
people at emergency levels of food insecurity, one step away from famine – and
one of the highest figures worldwide. Afghanistan is highly prone to natural
hazards, whose frequency and intensity are exacerbated by the effects of climate
change, increasing humanitarian needs and structural limitations in mitigating
disaster impact. While in previous years, humanitarian needs have been largely
driven by conflict, the key drivers of humanitarian need in 2023 are
multidimensional: drought, climate change, protection threats, particularly for
women and girls, and the economic crisis.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtOut of total 677,587 individuals in Laghman
province, 169,397 individuals which equals to 25% of total population are
identified in IPC Phase 3 and 33,879 which is 5% of total population are
identified in IPC Phase 4 – according to the latest IPC analysis. The same
analysis identifies the Laghman province in IPC phase 3. With the figures
given, this indicates that 30% of the population is classified in Emergency and
Crisis phases with urgent need of humanitarian assistances.ltbrgtltbrgtAccording to WFP Afghanistan Food Security Update (2nd Quarter 2023), while there has been a marginal improvement in
food consumption during the recent harvest season
coupled with a declining trend in food prices, an
overwhelming 87 percent of the population still lacks
adequate food consumption. 42 percent of households resorted
to high coping strategies, a 6 percentage point
increase from the previous survey in April 2023.
Compared to the same period last year, four out
of five coping strategies have shown gradual
improvements.

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ltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtLaghman province is in the list of prioritized
provinces by Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC), and is one of the
provinces severely hit and affected by droughts and crippling economy.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtIn line with the AHF 2023 1ltsupgtstlt/supgt
Standard Allocation Strategy paper and FSAC Cluster Objectives, JACK proposes
the provision of in-kind food support to 3,120 most affected and vulnerable
households with acute need of food assistance to cover three months’ half food
basket (50%). 1560 HHs in Qarghayi, and 1560 HHs in
Alingar districts will be supported through this project. Each household will
received three food packages (50% of monthly food basket). Defined by the FSAC,
each package contains 50 KG of Wheat Flour, 4 liters of Vegetable Oil, 4 KG of
Pulses, and 0.5 Kg of Salt. This is 50% of the full monthly food basket defined
by the FSAC according to the latest FSAC Guidelines for Response Packages. Each
package will cost 37.5 USD per month, and three packages will be provided to cover 50% food needs for three months.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltp class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtThis will help these families have food
available for their household members throughout three months that will
contribute to enhance food security and consumption score. This will make sure
that the target households will not have to implement negative coping
strategies in terms of food consumption due to lack of access to enough food.lt/spangtlt/pgt

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ltpgtltspan style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif color: black"gtPeople in the selected districts for this proposal have limited access
to enough food markets to procure the required food items, women and girls face
the most challenges and protection risks given the negative norms and contexts.
The in-kind food support will best suit the needs and will make sure that the
selected households will be provided with high quality food items. This will
contribute to the protection of vulnerable groups, especially women, girls and
persons with disabilities.lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtlt/pgt