Multisector Protection support to GBV survivors in the context of COVID-19 in Herat and Daikundi Oxfam proposes a structured and timely response to the increased protection needs of IDPs, returnees and host communities in Herat and Daikundi provinces of Afghanistan. Oxfam aims to assist 34,560 individuals (6,912 men 6,566 women 10,714 boys and 10,368 girls) who are severely affected by conflicts, flood, drought and COVID-19, by providing protection and Gender Based Violence (GBV) services, which include a multisector response (legal, safety, health and psychosocial) through door-to door outreach and referrals that facilitate community-based specialized services. Women and girls’ survivors are provided with dignity kits in Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHS), information dissemination through media broadcasts on women rights to increase awareness, GBV and case management, referral, and follow-up of protection cases.

Oxfam will adopt an integrated approach, leveraging protection activities aligned with the priorities laid out in the AHF 3rd Reserve Allocation-2020 with the eventual objective of recovery and resilience-building in the target communities. Provision of immediate protection assistance will alleviate suffering of beneficiaries in a gender sensitive manner and increase their resilience. 
 
Considering the fact that there are other actors in the area, in collaboration with them the following areas are agreed to be covered by Oxfam:
Herat Province:
Injil: Sofian, Rezeshk, Doghabad, Baland Shahi, Tallab Rawashan, Maldan and Robat Qoloq.
Guzara: Kawashan,  Khalachan, Ghoran,  Kala Gerd, Robat Sahebzada , Ziaratjah, Pol Sangi and Zahidanha.
Karukh: Gaja,  Zori ha, Sang Seerkob,  Dehan Ghaar, Sharif Abad, Tarin Ha, Qala Haji Mamor, Qala-e-Surkha, Merza Noor, Sagari Ha , Damjoo, Armaloq , Tajikha , Darwish Ali Qasim.     
Herat City: PD-6 (Nowa abad),  PD-7 and  PD-9.  

In Daikundi the following areas will be covered under this project:
Miramor: Dektor Robat, Naiqul Robat, Boomshir Robat, Sangan Suflah, Arwas , Moshmay Wona Bargar, Tagab Wana Bargar. 
Ashtarlay: Kharbid Sufla, Khabid Aulya, Peshdaram, Taq Safid, Lorbuz, Naleej, Dahan Naleej.
Sang Takht: Dahan Selbito, Gurzak, Doghor Sufla, Doghor Aulia, Shinai Qala, Dahan Ghojorbash, Seyasang Ghojurbash.
Nawamish: Dasht Khair Abad, Orkhan, Awtak, Hussain Abad.


The main objectives of the project are to: save lives, alleviate suffering and protect human dignity for the most vulnerable, support people to build their resilience and increase capacity on human rights and women’s rights to reduce protection violations, and increase respect for international humanitarian law through protection services.

Oxfam’s protection program provides awareness raising as well as practical support, through Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHS), psychosocial, legal services, referral of beneficiaries with protection concerns to other service providers. Oxfam has achieved concrete successes in environments such as Herat and Daikundi provinces and has an established presence in these provinces. To build on this work, Oxfam will use the AHF 3rd Reserved Allocation-2020 funding to increase the scope and scale of its protection activities, and to conduct awareness raising through media broadcasting in TV/radio programming to a wider population. AHF 3rd RA 2020’s contribution to this project will support returnees, displaced and host communities to undertake protection awareness raising, and train community-based protection committees (CBPC) for sustainability of the project.

Oxfam will provide training and sensitization on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and protection to a majority of individuals in the affected communities, in order to increase awareness on GBV risks, available referral systems and mitigation strategies. Oxfam will establish  four women friendly health spaces, community dialogues and mobile community outreach, which will support protection responses in the