Provision of shelter repair support  seasonal winter assistance to vulnerable households affected by recent floods in Kunar province. ltpgtAccording to thenbspAfghanistan HRP 2023, majority of households in Afghanistannbspare in need of shelter repairs, heating, and basic household needs.nbsp This situation is made worse by floods which have affected these people whonbspcontinue to live in substandard shelters that exposes them to protection risks. Most of these families are living under these shelter conditions as a coping strategy after their houses were destroyed or damaged due to floods and othernbspnatural disasters. While these conditions can be found in Informal Settlements and areas prone to natural disasters, assessments have shown that those in the communities also live in similar conditions. Despite the humanitarian community providing short-term immediate shelter response, there is a need to findnbspa medium-term or durable solution.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtTo address thesenbspneeds,nbspUN-habitat is proposing to implement a life-saving emergency winter provision of shelters and winter NFIs (heating, clothing and blankets) projectnbspto households affected by floods in Nangahar provincenbspwith the objective of improving the living conditions of 600 households of which 90 households will have a person with a physicalnbspor mental disability and 60 will be female-headed households. This proposed projectnbspbuildsnbspon lessons learned from a similar project implemented in Kabul that is supporting affected communities with minor, major, and transitional shelters. The project alignsnbspwell with two of the Afghanistan HRP 2023 objectivesnbspspecific objective 1nbspthat focuses on reduction of mortality and morbidity through timelynbspmulti-sectoral life-saving support and specific objective 2 which focuses on developingnbspand implementing mitigating strategies that protect andnbspmeets the needs of most vulnerable population.lt/pgtltpgtltbrgtThrough this project, 600 householdsnbspwill directly benefit from conditional cash assistance fornbspmajor shelter repairs, 600nbsphouseholds from heating assistance, 504 households from winter clothing and 438 households from winter blankets or quits. Community structures (community development councils and women sub-committees) will be established or strengthenednbsp(if existing) to support community sensitization and awareness, and tonbspensurenbspeligible households are selected and vulnerable people (women, persons with disability)nbspare included through a participatory,nbsptransparent and accountable process.nbsplt/pgtltpgtltbrgtHousehold surveys will be conducted to assess and selectnbspvulnerable households including NFI needs assessments. Once the assessmentnbsphas been completed, UN-Habitat will provide conditional cash assistance for shelter repairs andnbspwinterization NFI packagenbspthrough procuring and distribution of heating equipment, clothes, and blankets/quits. This technical assessment will focus on developing tailor made BoQs, designs and NFI needs for each individual household. Cash assistance will be provided to the households in two installments (first installment $300 and second installment $250). Similarly, heating equipment worth USD 200 per household will be procured upon households selecting their preferrednbspheating method. Additional information on the type, size and quality of clothing and blankets or quits will be collected to enable the project procure assistance acceptable by the households. Winter clothing worth USD 74 will be procured and distributed to 7 household members per selected household whilenbspblankets or quits worth USD 57 will be procured and distributed to 7 household members per selected household.nbspOverall, the winterization NFI assistance will benefit 3,654 peoplenbspwith most vulnerable households receiving full winterization NFI package (heaters, winter clothing, blankets), some receiving half package (heaters andnbspwinter clothing) and others receiving one package comprising of winter heaters.ltbrgtlt/pgt