Provision of Protection Services for displaced and non-displaced at risk of COVID 19 Afghan populations in Herat, Farah and Nimrooz provinces of Afghanistan The project aims to provide protection assistance to 76000 displaced and non-displaced at risk of COVID 19 Afghan people including 16200 men, 19050 women, 19944 boys and 20806 girls) including 30396 IDPs (6480 men, 7616 women, 7978 boys and 8322 girls), 22802 returnees (4860 men, 5717 women, 5983 boys and 6242 girls) and 22802 host community members (including 4860 men, 5717 women, 5983 boys and 6242 girls) in Herat, Farah and Nimrooz provinces of Afghanistan as the top provinces of at risk of expansion/ transmission of Corona virus due to high cross border, transit and passenger movement from neighboring country of Iran and mass intra country movement in main ring road crossing provinces including Herat, Farah and Nimrooz. The project targets 43450 displaced and non-displaced people in in Herat province 40% IDP, 30% returnees and 30% host community members (including 9250 men, 10900 women 11385 boys, 11915 girls), 16,360 people in Zaranj city of Nimrooz province (including 3480 men, 4150 women, 4285 boy and 4445 girls) , as well as 16190 beneficiaries in Farah city, of Farah province (including 3470 men, 4000 women, 72754445 boys and 4320 girls) .The project has been designed based on the rapid assessment and GBV monitoring within COVID 19 pandemic conducted in close coordination and collaboration with Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, south region, civil society networks, provincial hospitals of Herat, Farah and Zaranj city as well as DoWA, Attorney departments, DoJs, district officials and target CDCs . CRDSA targets 5 districts in Herat including Kohsan district ( focusing in Islam Qala), Ghoryan, Injil, Gozarah and Karokh districts in Herat province where over 80000 IDP families reside there and Farah city, including urban areas ( district 1, 2, 3, 4 and semi urban areas including refugees township, Mohajer Abad, Korji, Dasht e Sufi, Rigi, Qala e Zaman, Charagh, yazd deh, Qasem Abad, Bagh e Pul, Dar Aad) as well as Zaraj city of Nimrooz ( including district 1, 2,3.4, refugees township, Mohajer Abad, Mohsen Abad)
The project relies on 1) modified awareness raising and community mobilization on GBV response for 70,000 displace and non-displaced at risk of COVID 19 people (including 40000 people in Herat, 15000 people in Farah and 15000 people in Nimrooz) through multi-faceted awareness raising including broadcasting awareness messages, spots and clips from local TV/radio station, distribution of IEC materials, installation of banners and billboards as well as distribution of flash memories for taxi / mini bus and bus drivers in main roads who convey passengers to Herat, Farah and Nimrooz. 2 (provision of modified outreach psycho social counseling to 5000 GBV survivors including 3000 GBV survivors in Herat, 1000 GBV survivors in Farah, and 1000 GBV survivors in Zaranj city of Nimroz through door to door outreach MHPSS counseling in Kohsan, Ghoryan and karokh district of Herat, and free help line counseling in Herat, Farah and Zaranj city of Nimrooz. 3) GBV case management and referral services for 500 GBV survivors who need specialized services including 300 survivors in Herat and 100 in Farah province, and 100 in Zaranj city of Nimrooz. 4) Provision and distribution of 5000 dignity kits for 5000 women and girls including 3000 kits in Herat , 1000 kits in Farah and 1000 kit in Zaranj city of Nimrooz province, 
CRDSA has designed their project for duration of 6 months as the protection GBV prevention and response needs more time for case identification, proper PSS counseling and case management within COVID 19 pandemic. CRDSA PSS counseling and GBV case management and referral services has been designed based on multi PSS counseling session as well as proper case management with multiple counseling and follow up of referral cases, so if COVID 19 pandemic ends sooner, but CRDSA PSS counseling and case management  continued till fully protected.