Cash for food assistance to IPC Phase 3 and above vulnerable people of Qarqin, Khamyab, Faiz Abad, and Khan Aqa districts of Jawzjan province of Afghanistan. ltpgtltspan style="font-size: 14px color: black"gtICCT
Winter Prioritization (2023) report revealed that alt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px"gtcute food
insecurity and malnutrition conditions are expected to remain. 15.5 million
people continue to be in crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity (IPC 3+)
– 2.7 million of which at Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) 4
levels, the fourth highest in the world. There is a strong correlation between
areas affected by potential drought and existing food insecurity and
malnutrition. lt/spangtltspan style="font-size: 14px color: black"gtIPC
analysis (May 2023), acute food insecurity projection (May- October 2023)
classified Jawzjan province as Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and with roughly 45% of the
population in IPC Phase 3 and higher.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="text-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="mso-fareast-font-family:
Arialmso-bidi-font-family:Calibrimso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latincolor:black"gtAccording
to WHH baseline survey from December 2022 in Jawzjan province revealed only
9.41% of households had acceptable food consumption score (FCS). The reduced
coping strategy index (rCSI) showed that 60% of households had high coping. The
average income of the households was 2692.77 AFN, and 87.28% depending on daily
labor, which is very unsteady and scarce in winter. These findings suggest that
the people of Jawzjan province are in urgent need of support to improve their
food security and livelihoods, especially during the harsh winter season.lt/spangtlt/pgtltp style="margin-bottom:0intext-align:justify" class="MsoNormal"gtltspan style="mso-fareast-font-family:Arialmso-bidi-font-family:Calibrimso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latincolor:black"gtTo address the increased food and nutrition security
risks and avoid the most vulnerable HHs to further resort to negative coping
strategies, Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is proposing a five -months intervention to
support 4,583 acutely food insecure households (32,081 individuals) in ltbrgtShibrghan, Qarqin, Khamyab, Faiz Abad, and Khan Aqa districts of Jawzjan provincenbspthrough
the provision of unconditional and unrestricted cash assistance for 3 months,
intended to support HHs in meeting their basic food needs. Each HH will receive
cash distribution, calculated at 50% of the FSAC standard cash minimum food
basket with the equivalent of USD 37.50 per month, for a total of USD 112.50
cash per HH over 3 months. WHH will distribute the three -month cash support in
three (3) installments every month, valued at USD 37.50 per installment via a
pre-contracted financial service provider (FSP).lt/spangtlt/pgtltpgtltspan style="color: black"gtFollowing its own Cash and Voucher Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), WHH
has clear guidance on relevant steps required in country throughout the project
cycle and specific guidance and procedures for different cash and voucher
modalities. Strictly following the SOPs, WHH will select, based on its
guidelines and TORs, an FSP. With adequate personnel to meet agreed upon
caseloads and with their own security arrangements, the FSP will provide the
transport of the cash to the distribution point and prepare the distribution
site. WHH will register and verify participant details, mobilize and sensitize
project participants and local leadership on the activity before the
distributions. WHH will conduct the distribution of cash, together with the FSP
and relevant community members and elders. Payment will be made individually,
and the exact amount of denomination (in AFN) given to each registered project
participant. The project participant list is managed and controlled in line
with WHH's Data Protection Policy which is compliant with the General Data
Protection Regulations (GDPR). During the whole distribution WHH will be on
site to verify participant details, ensure crowd control, follow protection
protocols and act as observer of the entire process. To follow the do no harm
principles and ensure no one is left behind specific protection risks for the
most vulnerable participants will be considered. This approach has been
successfully used in the past by WHH and therefore was identified as the best
delivery mechanism.lt/spangtlt/pgt