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Shelter Repair for shock-affected households in Zabul Province This project aims to provide further support to 250 shock-affected households in Zabul province (Mizana, Qalat, Shajoy and Tarnak-wa-Jaldak districts) who were severely affected by harsh winter conditions which caused severe shelter damage. Following multi-sector assistance already provided, shelter repair support will be proposed through a flexible cash modality that will allow beneficiary choice but also ensure quality shelter inputs that allow for shelters to be built back better to prevent future damages from similar climactic conditions. Zabul has been selected for two reasons: 1) The province is affected by conflict since several years. On the other hand, the recent shock has added to the sufferings of affected households who are living in desperate conditions. 2) Some of the target locations are hard to reach, where no or less humanitarian support has been provided. Following the shock, the humanitarian agencies were recently granted access to providing life-saving support. DRC would like to build upon this and extend the much-needed shelter support to the affected population.
Target beneficiaries and 250 shock affected households (1750 individuals) who are recently affected by heavy rain and snow and as of start of technical shelter assessment were not able to rehabilitate their shelters

This project will be treated as a pilot, as such standard cluster packages have not been used. Being treated as a pilot project, the approach will be adapted to the situation that develops on the ground. Learnings from this project will inform future cluster packages and responses. learning from this adopted tailored cash for shelter repair approach, will be shared with ES/NFIs based on which can be used by cluster and its partners to inform packages, responses, approaches and standards.
Child Protection/Emergency Response Project in Eastern Region Since Dec.2015, Tdh had been implementing several projects with CHF funding in Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman provinces. Since the needs of the population remain high regarding COVID 19 awareness, prevention and Child Protection and since the approach regarding awareness and prevention from a Tdh project currently implemented in Herat province proved to be effective, Tdh proposes to embark on a new, COVID 19-related project. Target groups have been identified in the conflict affected population of the provinces Nangarhar, Kunar and Laghman: highly affected IDPs, returnees, returned IDPs additionally, prevention and response will be provided to separated children through interim care. The project intends to strengthen the resilience of these groups by reducing vulnerabilities through access to information on CP, by addressing specific needs through community delivered life-saving psycho-social services, the establishment of a case management system (protection), awareness and prevention of COVID 19, and by strengthening protection mechanisms through Community Based Child Protection Volunteers (CBCPV) and volunteers. These activities will be delivered in order to improve the coping mechanism of children and to detect most vulnerable children in need of further assistance. The activities will be implemented by expert Tdh social worker and social animators in the districts selected. The Temporary Protection Center (TPC) will be established for unaccompanied children supporting them through interim care, family tracking, reunification, and other services in Torkham border city. The TPC will be equipped to accommodate 15 children for 24 to 48 hours. 
The proposed 4-months project (from 1st June 2020 to 30th September 2020) will be implemented in the Eastern provinces as follows: 
- Nangarhar: Mohmandara district (6 villages), Durbaba district (2 villages), Kot district (4 villages), Lalpura district (4 villages),
- Kunar: Narang district (4 villages) Chawky district (4 villages), 
Laghman: Qarghayi district (4villages) and Mehtarlam district (4 villages). 
The data collected during the planning phase of this project will be shared with the clusters and OCHA regularly and, when relevant, will be shared with other partners for further support in the intervention area. The sustainability and relevancy of the proposed project will be reinforced by integrating lessons learned and impact analysis based on the assessment report. Tdh will provide PSS and lifesaving activities to those children who are at the risk of violence the above-mentioned districts.
United Nation Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS): Domestic services towards COVID-19 response and international airbridge This allocation supports UNHAS in maintaining its essential air services, ability to respond to relocation requests for aid workers and provides reliable air service in support of the COVID-19 response through
a) maintaining essential humanitarian domestic air services and readiness for security and medical relocation for the duration of 3 months.
b) establshing an international airbridge for UNHAS users with a jet aircraft between Kabul and Doha for the duration of 3 months.
Winterization Assistance for vulnerable populations in Logar and Paktya Thanks to its vast experience, the IRC is uniquely positioned to provide seasonal winterization support to IDPs and refugee households. The IRC aims to build upon the already planned assistance under another emergency grant to expand its winterization coverage in Logar and Paktia. The proposed provinces are susceptible to extreme cold temperatures, high snowfall, and early onset of winter for longer periods of time than other provinces in Afghanistan. Thus, as per ES/NFI cluster winterization standards, through the AHF 5th Reserve Allocation, the IRC will aim to expand its winterization targets to the mentioned provinces in order support IDPs and refugee families to receive assistance for 4 months. The assistance, which will benefit 518 households, will be provided through unconditional, unrestricted cash ($260 USD, 19,500 AFN) in accordance with ES/NFI cluster standards.

PDM findings from previous AHF Reserve allocations for similar types of assistance show a strong acceptance of cash as a means of winterization assistance, households will make their own determinations based on their own needs. This project will have a direct impact on reducing protection risks associated with harmful coping mechanisms, including child protection risks, in IDP settlements and displacement areas. IRC will mainstream protection throughout project implementation to prioritize safety and dignity, and avoid causing harm, and to ensure meaningful access and accountability to affected populations.
Delivery of lifesaving nutrition services to COVID-19 priority areas The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to immediate serious health concerns. The transmission of COVID-19 is expected to impact on all the conditions needed to sustain good nutrition – household food security, health and nutrition services and caring practices. On 11 March 2020, WHO declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a “pandemic”. Afghanistan confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in Herat province on 24 February 2020, and COVID-19 cases are increasing: to date, there are more than 2,700 confirmed cases in the country. Children and Pregnant amp Lactating Women (PLW) in the COVID-19 high risk districts are identified at a higher risk of acute malnutrition.

The Nutrition Cluster has identified 25 districts at high risk for COVID-19, within ten provinces (Farah, Ghor, Herat, Kunduz, Kabul, Faryab, Balkh, Badghis, Takhar, Nimroz) with pre-existing emergency levels of acute malnutrition, which would need continued provision of nutrition services.

UNICEF, the sole provider of Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) in the country, forecasted a shortage of RUTF for the year 2020. To maintain the current scale of services in the target areas with an acceptable level of treatment coverage, UNICEF is seeking the support of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) to support provision of lifesaving therapeutic supplies (RUTF) to secure Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) treatment services for a total of 20,856 children in the COVID-19 high risk districts.

UNICEF will procure the therapeutic supplies through its Supply Division. Supplies will be stored at national and regional UNICEF warehouses and will be distributed to the implementing partners (IPs) through Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on a quarterly basis. The AHF project IPs are: Agency for Assistance and Development of Afghanistan (AADA), Bakhtar Development Network (BDN), Sanayee Development Organization (SDO), Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), Medical Management and Research Course for Afghans (MMRCA), Medical Refresher Courses for Afghans (MRCA), Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA) also the non-BPHS IPs including World Vision International (WVI), Save the Children International (SCI), and Action Against Hunger (AAH).

UNICEF will use complementary funding sources, including but not limited to the last AHF allocation, to provide therapeutic milk (F-75 and F-100 type) to complement the lifesaving treatment services addressing the needs of children with SAM with medical complications in hospitals in the 25 target districts in the 10 target provinces.

Outpatient and inpatient treatment of SAM are integral components of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) approach, that will be delivered by the Basic Package of Health Services/ Essential Package of Hospital Services (BPHS/ EPHS) and humanitarian implementing partners through fixed health facilities and mobile teams.

Furthermore, SAM treatment will be provided simultaneously with the treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) supported by World Food Programme (WFP), where applicable.
Emergency winterization assistance in Hirat and Zabul This project will provide emergency winterization assistance to 3,500 of the most vulnerable households in Hirat (3000 households) and Zabul (500 households), closely coordinated with the ES/NFI cluster. Assistance will be through standard package for heating and fuel ($200) with eligible beneficiaries also referred to DRC protection assistance (funded under other projects as well as proposed under AHF 6RA), including case management and referrals. DRC will identify beneficiaries through its existing HEAT datasets as well as through HEAT data collected through ongoing JAT assessments (coordinated through the OCT) participation in joint winterization needs assessments organized by the ES/NFI cluster and joitn selection of beneficiaries through already collected IDP profiling data (Hirat). All beneficiary selection criteria and beneficiary lists will be agreed with the ES/NFI cluster to ensure the response is well-coordinated and in Hirat, DRC will implement a joint response with NRC in Sharak Sabz.
Providing WASH durable solutions to people in need in hard to reach and under-served areas in Nangarhar and Takhar provinces. Afghanistan continues to be in a protracted and complex emergency situation with multifaceted conflicts and recurrent natural disasters. As a result, most communities have low resilience and high vulnerability. At the onset of a shock, vulnerable populations often fall into a state of acute emergency, and need support to meet their immediate basic needs. The cumulative impacts of decades of war, natural disasters and chronic poverty, depleted the people’s capacity to cope with repeated shocks. This is combined with the fact that Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for humanitarians and the delivery of assistance continues to be delayed by access restrictions. 

With the support from UNOCHA’s 1st Standard Allocation 2020 and in line with the HRP and the WASH Cluster’s targets, DACAAR will respond to the WASH needs in 5 districts of 2 provinces (3 districts in Nangarhar, 2 districts in Takhar) by constructing wells and a pipe scheme, rehabilitating water points, as well as providing hygiene education in a safe and gender-appropriate manner. Those interventions will address critical WASH needs for all kinds of shock-affected people and contribute to save their lives, as well as increase the resilience and living standards of the most vulnerable affected by protracted crisis. Activities are designed to decrease the spread of water-borne diseases while simultaneously allowing beneficiaries to maintain their health and dignity.

In specific, DACAAR will construct 80 new tube wells (20 in Nangarhar and 60 in Takhar province) fitted with hand pumps delivering safe water for 1,200 families for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene. DACAAR will build 1 water pipe scheme with 150 household connections which will provide safe drinking water to 220 families in Pachir Wagam district of Nangarhar province. The water pipe scheme includes a production well, an elevated water tank, a solar powered water pump and a pipe system that delivers the water to each household. A Water Management Committee will be established to ensure long-term sustainability. In addition, DACAAR will rehabilitate 230 non-functional water points (130 in Nangarhar and 100 in Takhar) for approximate 2,760 families. 
 
Equally important, DACAAR will distribute 1,420 hygiene kits alongside hygiene education to 1,420 families. Hygiene promotion is an integral part of every WASH intervention in order to reduce the risk of water-borne diseases by building the knowledge of safe hygiene behavior. Beneficiaries will receive education on safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, safe food handling, personal and family hygiene.

The estimated direct beneficiaries are 29,260 individuals (4,180 families): 14,560 in Nangarhar and 14,700 in Takhar province. DACAAR will coordinate with the WASH Cluster, UNOCHA, local and government stakeholders, other implementing partners, Protection Cluster, Humanitarian Access Group, etc. on project design, implementation, access, security and on any necessary revisions.
Food assistance to the protracted IDPs affected by COVID-19 in Nangarhar Food insecurity in Afghanistan is on the rise due to continued conflict, high food prices, unemployment, and the new COVID-19 crisis, recent IPC analysis classified 4.3 million people in IPC-4 (emergency) and 9 million in IPC-3 (crises) of food insecurity.

In Nangarhar, the recent IPC analysis shows that a total of 210,326 people in urban areas are in Phase 3 (raised) and Phase 4 (emergency). and. Moreover, the last WoA assessment finding is indicating that 59% of the IDPs have poor FCS in Nangarhar, which shows the population is in emergency and need urgent food assistance.

Following the imposition of COVID-19 lockdowns resulting in a reduction in economic activities especially for the informal daily labor market and affected the capacity to recover their livelihood. The situation contributed to a steep increase in poverty leading to an alarming food insecurity situation.

Based on our assessment conducted in May 2020 in the urban areas in Nangarhar (city of Jalalabad district), clearly showed the emergency food insecurity situation and need for humanitarian assistance. The majority of the interviewed people reported that due to lockdown they lost income and do not have sufficient food. The shortage of food leads to an insufficient nutritional intake for all, and in particular for women and children. Other negative coping mechanisms push people to take loans, to sell their assets in the market for a low price, increasing their vulnerable situation, it is also possible that families marry off their daughters sooner and younger so that they have one mouth less to feed. 

Through the proposed project ZOA and long-term strategic partner SHPOUL will provide unconditional cash assistance to a total of 16,700 individuals in order to help them meet their immediate food needs for 1 month. Each household will receive a one-time transfer of (6,500 AFN / 90 USD). Alongside the cash distribution, community mobilizers will visit all beneficiaries to conduct awareness training on COVID-19, and how to potentially mitigate Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), and Domestic Violence (DV) in the families, including a focus on child rights. Information leaflets will be distributed to ensure ongoing access to information. There will be special care for persons/families with special needs which will be listed separately and the team will distribute the bank cheque in their own locations. The project team also will ask this group of beneficiaries to be helped when collecting their cash from the bank. In the meantime, the team will ask the elders to assist such people when collecting their cash.

CHS and AWAAZ complaint mechanisms will be applied to be accountable to the beneficiaries and implement all activities in an accountable transparent way.
Provision of WASH facilities for CBE/schools Children and Communities in Sabari, Musakhail, and Nadershahkot districts of Khost Province AWEC will directly implement this project in Sabari, Musakhail, and Nadershahkot districts of Khost Province in collaboration with the EiE working group and relevant clusters and other members. Based on our agreement with one of the local NGOs in Khost AWEC will use the office space of the local NGO during the implementation of the project. The project is targeting the most vulnerable IDP/returnees, refugees, and host communities in Afghanistan, with a particular focus on girls and IDP and returnee refugee communities. The project is inlined with the Afghanistan constitution, National Education Strategic Plan (NESP) III priorities, the Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan for 2018-21 (Outcome 2.4), and the Education in Emergencies Working Group (EiE-WG) goal this project will provide safe and equitable access to education. The program aims to improve access to education through community-based approaches and provide learning opportunities for emergency affected girls and boys. Through this program, AWEC will undertake the below activities:

Activity#1: Provision of disinfection materials for schools and CBEs,
Activity#2: Provision of handwashing facilities, Soap, Clean drinking water
Activity#3: Distribution of re-usable masks for teachers and students
Activity#4: Printing and distribution of self- learning materials for the most vulnerable children

Totally, 40,800 individuals including men, women, girls, boys, and persons with disabilities will be benefited directly by the implementation of this project. The project intends to increase access towards quality basic education in a safe learning environment for the CBE and school-aged boys and girls affected by emergencies in Khost province. 

Despite the long history in development, AWEC has experience in humanitarian activities.  AWEC actively engaged in social media awareness-raising and working with clients such as street children on COVID-19 we have already helped with items distribution that help with preventing virus spread. As well as, AWEC has conducted some successful awareness campaigns by involving youth groups to be part of these campaigns through social media. 

Prior to the implementation phase, the project will be fully coordinated with MoE at the national level, PEDs at the provincial level, and the DEDs at the district level for better and smooth implementation of the project in targeted locations. According to our knowledge, understanding, and familiarity with the context of Khost province, AWEC has established relationships with the community leaders, CDC members, religious leaders, and some community members even in hard to reach areas which will facilitate the smooth implementation of this project.
Child protection winterization support to vulnerable boys and girls UASC in Afghanistan This intervention will respond to the specific needs of at-risk girls and boys, including Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC), reducing their vulnerability through a tailored package of services supporting the creation and maintenance of a protective environment throughout the winter season.
WASH Response to COVID-19 in the Western Region The first positive case of COVID-19 in Afghanistan was confirmed on 24 February by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH). Since then, the pace of spread has grown steadily, with fears there may be a rapid increase soon, putting significant strain on the already stretched health system in the country. Preventing the spread of COVID-19 is the most critical need in Afghanistan, particularly among villages at highest risk in Herat, Badghis and Ghor Provinces.

In order to ensure that “lives are saved in the areas of highest need” (HRP Strategic Objective one), WVI proposes interventions that will provide WASH assistance to prevent community spread in priority COVID-19 districts in Herat, Badghis and Ghor Provinces.  This will be done by increasing public knowledge and practices around preventative hygiene measures through the distribution of targeted COVID-19 hand washing kits and hygiene promotion over the course of four months. Hygiene promotion will focus on regular hand washing with soap at the five critical times and on returning home, in alignment with Global WASH Cluster COVID-19 messaging.  Additional MoPH COVID-19 messaging on other transmission-reducing behaviors will be provided.  WVI will also conduct daily chlorine disinfection of at-risk public locations to further reduce the risk of transmission.
Providing lifesaving support to minimize the risk of COVID-19 spreading in communities and schools in Nangarhar, Faryab, Balkh, Takhar and Kunduz Following its declaration as a global pandemic and its first official reported cases in country February/March 2020, Afghanistan is likely to be significantly affected by COVID-19 due to its weak health system and limited capacity to deal with major disease outbreaks, in what is already one of the most complex humanitarian crises across the globe. COVID-19 is a potentially deadly virus, especially for those who are immunocompromised and/or elderly. Due to an already strained healthcare system, infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are urgently needed in Afghanistan to prevent the spread and ultimately save lives. ACTED will provide WASH services to communities and schools in ten districts across five provinces (Maymana district in Faryab, Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh, Kunduz and Imam Sahib in Kunduz province, Taloqan and Rostaq in Takar and Achin, Deh Bala, Dur Baba and Goshta in Nangarhar) to reduce the transmission of the virus and ultimately relieve the healthcare system from additional cases and strain, saving lives. ACTED will target 49,994 men, women, boys and girls with IPC sensitization campaigns over the media of leaflets, posters, radio broadcasts, mobile soundsystem broadcasts and mosque speaker broadcasts.

WHO promote handwashing as one of the single most effective ways to reduce the transmission of the virus. Alongside the IPC sensitization campaigns, ACTED will also install 800 portable and 180 semi-portable wash stations in areas where there are already high WASH needs and regularly top them up with soap. 3,000 of the most vulnerable households will also receive WASH Cluster-endorsed COVID kits. In addition, ACTED will also coordinate with local authorities to cover key gaps by disinfecting key and common public places.

To ensure children’s right to an education is upheld whilst also not putting them and vulnerable communities at risk of transmitting and spreading the virus, ACTED will advocate to and work with PEDs and DEDs to ensure school re-opening plans are created. Once made, ACTED will help to implement the safe re-opening in at least six schools over the five provinces. To attract children back to schools, and especially girls who are at greatest risk to not return, ACTED will construct or rehabilitate handwashing facilities plus latrines to build back better. This will be in at least six schools and reach at least 3,090 men, women, boys and girls.