Provision of Poultry Support to Vulnerable Households in Khwaja-dukoh and Shiberghan Center of Jawzjan Province ltpgtltspangtAccording to the recent revised Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP 2023) 29.2 million people needs to be urgently reached with life-saving humanitarian support due to the consequences of recurrent natural disasters, subsequent sudden pause in international assistance and resulting economic obstacles and high levels of unemployment. The bans on women working for national and international non-governmental organizations, issued will have devastating and long- lasting consequences for all people in need, but especially women and girls – who already lt/spangtltspangtface the most challenges in accessing humanitarian assistance.lt/spangtltbrgtlt/pgtltpgtAcute food insecurity is so high among IPC Phase 3 and 4 food insecure people in Jawzjan province. According to 2023 Agriculture and Food Security Monitoring System (AFSMS), 77% of people have poor food consumption score. Around 52% of households are resorting to food based coping strategies. It also shows that 47% of households used emergency coping strategies and 15% used crisis based coping strategy. Moreover, 72% of livestock owners faced problems with raising animals in the past 6 months. In addition, a deterioration of the livestock productivity equivalent to 67% was recorded compared to 2021 in Jawzjan province. ltbrgtThe latest IPC Analysis (April, 2023) estimated 15.3 million people, or 35 percent of the population, are in crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity (IPC 3+) between May to October 2023. As per the IPC analysis, Jawzjan province is classified in IPC Phase 3 for the projection period (May-Oct 2023). Findings of FAO’s recent assessment done in 2022 as part of the Data in Emergencies initiative confirm the continued adverse impacts of drought on farmers and livestock keepers.ltbrgtSWRO under this project provides livelihood poultry support to IPC Phase 3 and 4 vulnerable families in Shiberghan Center and Khwaja-dukoh district, with a special focus on women-headed households and support to vulnerable people facing acute food insecurity due to cumulative impacts of various drivers of food insecurity such as the long-term impact of drought, more recent La Niña impact, high levels of unemployment, high food prices, floods and other shocks. SWRO supports 890 households (6,230 individuals) in Shiberghan Center and Khwaja dukoh district of Jawzjan province with poultry package assistance to improve the daily food consumption of targeted household and increase their income. SWRO will support these vulnerable food insecure households with one-time poultry package delivery. As per the FSAC recommendation, every targeted household will receive 30 chickens (3 roasters and 27 hens), 150kg feed, 3 drinkers, 3 feeders and a chicken coop. Each household will receive a package worth of $395 in-kind assistance. The assistance will build the livelihoods of targeted vulnerable households and  improve their resilience against shocks.ltbrgtProject participants will be selected based on the FSAC selection criteria through a house-to-house survey in the presence of a committee comprised of representatives from three to four government institutions and community representatives to ensure transparency. Post-Distribution Monitoring will also be conducted upon distribution to assess the accuracy, transparency, and overall performance of the project.ltbrgtlt/pgt