Provision of Poultry support for vulnerable people, with a special focus on female-headed households in Ghorband, Salang, Shekh Ali, Shinwari, Surkh-e Parsa districts in Parwan Province of Afghanistan. According to the IPC Acute Food Insecurity Analysis/projection June - November 2022, Overall, 13 million will likely be in Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and 6 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) in Afghanistan. and the 2021 Seasonal Food Security Assessment (SFSA) cites the La Niña drought, economic crisis following the political transition in August 2021, higher prices and increased debt and displacement as some of the causes of the increased food insecurity. In Parwan province, 245,159 people (25% of total population) is projected to be fallen under IPC Phase 3, and 98,064 people (10% of population) will be fallen under IPC phase 4 during the period of June - November 2022. As per WoAA 2022, 53% of the households had a “poor” Food Consumption Score (FCS) and about 42% of the households were coping at an “emergency” level, based on their livelihood coping strategies (LCS). Financial barriers (high prices of food and non-food items) emerged as the most reported barriers to access markets.

The “Provision of Poultry support for vulnerable people, with a special focus on female-headed households in Parwan Province of Afghanistan” project aims to assist and support the most vulnerable people in Parwan province through provision of the FSAC standard poultry package. The vulnerable households whose livelihoods and food security have been degraded and are living under the (IPC 3 and 4) will be selected based on the specific vulnerability criteria developed in close coordination with the FSAC, local authorities, affected communities, and other stakeholders. In the selection process, preference will be given to the most vulnerable categories like female-headed, poor elderly-headed, orphaned, poor families with lactating/pregnant mothers, and disabled-headed households. The project will be implemented in Ghorband, Salang, Shekh Ali, Shinwari, and Surkh-e-Parsa districts of Parwan province. In this project 1,085 vulnerable households (7,595 individuals including 1,520 men, 1,521 women, 2,277 boys, and 2,277 girls) will receive the FSAC standard poultry package and technical training.


Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) will implement the project directly. The FSAC standard in-kind poultry package (value USD 395) which includes (Chicken-30 -3 roaster amp 27 hens, feed-150 kg, drinker-3, feeder-3, chicken coop amp material) will be distributed among the 1,085 vulnerable households in Ghorband, Salang, Shekh Ali, Shinwari, Surkh-e Parsa districts in Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The chicken coop construction materials will be provided to beneficiaries in advance of the distribution of the chickens, so that the beneficiaries prepare the coop before the distribution of poultry. Technical training on poultry rearing will be arranged for each beneficiary. The technical staff of the project will constantly supervise the process of the implementation. The sustainability of the project will be considered from the initial stages of community selection, beneficiary selection, procurement and provision of poultry packages, technical training, and follow-up supervision. Technical training and instructions will be provided on backyard poultry farming to the beneficiaries throughout the project implementation to ensure the sustainability of the project. Backyard poultry farming will create a sustainable source for the improvement of food security, income generation at the household level, and enhanced resilience of the households.