Shelter Assistance (Cash Transfer) to Undocumented Returnees in Nangrahar Province. Since July, there has been a significant spike in both voluntary refugees and undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan prompted by increasing incidents of detention, forced evictions, police raids and harassment. With IOM reporting 10,000 – 20,000 per week and UNHCR reporting over 67,000 people in the month of August crossing over into Afghanistan, substantial increases in these rates are projected, with further influxes expected after Eid. Against the previous HRP projection of 69,000, UNHCR now anticipates approximately 200,000 registered refugee returnees (up to 15,000 per week), with IOM projecting as many as 400,000 undocumented returnees, by the end of the year. 

As per IOM and DoRR report (annex-III)
From first January to 23 August 2016, 14821 undocumented returnee families with 88858 people have returned from Pakistan that the majority of these families (9,565 families, 56845 people) have returned to Nangrahar province.
Over 46,319 individuals, undocumented returnees have returned to the Khugiani, Batikot, Rodat, Surkhroad, Jalalabad and Behsud districts of Nangrahar province. 
Initial Rapid assessment report of undocumented returnees in Nangrahar province, that NCRO was part of this assessment team has shown the serious need of shelter (Annex - IV)
NCRO is currently implementing a shelter construction project funded by WHH, for 225 returnee and IDPs families in Surkhroad, Behsud and Rodat districts of Nangrahar province since 01 September 2016.

Based on IOM report, NCRO physical presence, and NCRO as part of MIRA assessment on 5 September 2016, it was revealed that these undocumented returnee families are in need of humanitarian assistance health, water, food, shelter and means of livelihood.
All these families will most likely face the austerity of winter while having no shelter and economically incapable to pay house rent. In order to prevent this potential humanitarian crisis of these vulnerable people in winter, based on our experience in shelter projects and working for returnees and IDPs, NCRO proposes shelter assistance (house rent) for 1985 most venerable families.

The intention of this intervention is to provide emergency shelter assistance (house rent) through cash transfer to 1985 undocumented recent returnee families in 6 high returnee districts of Nangrahar province to have satisfactory protection against climate impact and family life with privacy and dignity. 
NCRO will categorize through emergency shelter assistance returnees’ most immediate needs. The project location and comprehensive demographic information are specified in attached list (Annex - I).
The distribution will be based on families’ vulnerability and their specific needs. Selected 1985 beneficiary families will receive US$ 360 in six separate vouchers worth US$ 60/month to enable them to pay their shelter rent and protect them from harsh weather of winter.
NCRO will hold a training session for the beneficiary heads of households before distribution. This will enable beneficiaries how to use the vouchers and voucher requirements. 
Community participation and acceptance will be ensured by NCRO's community mobilizers in completing distributions. Community leaders, representatives of the beneficiary committees and government officials will be present during the distribution.