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Emergency food assistance to earthquake affected population in Paktika and Khost provinces In the early morning of 22 June 2022, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake measuring 10km in depth, struck approximately 50km southwest of Khost City, impacting remote communities in both Paktika and Khost provinces. Search and rescue operations are underway in areas heavily damaged as reported on 24 June, 770 people are believed to have been killed and 1,500 injured (OCHA). The earthquake is the worst to strike Afghanistan in over 20 years. The number of casualties is expected to rise as recovery operations continue. Giyan district (Paktika province), Barmal district (Paktika province), and Spera district (Khost province) are the most affected, having experienced profound loss of human life and the destruction of property. In Barmal, more than 70 percent of homes have been completely levelled. WFP, together with humanitarian partners, are on the ground to determine the need for humanitarian response. 

However, efforts have been hampered by heavy rain and winds, as well as poor internet connectivity. WFP fleet trucks and a Country Office response team will be deployed to affected areas. WFP has emergency food assistance for an initial 3,000 households ready to distribute, pending results of rolling vulnerability assessments. While assessments take place, WFP will be distributing emergency rations of High Energy Biscuits (HEB) to affected populations and prepositioning mobile storage units (MSUs) in each district to support additional food dispatches in the coming days.

WFP plans to use AHF’s contribution to provide emergency lifesaving food assistance to people affected by the earthquake in Paktika (Barmal, Giyan districts) and Khost (Spera district) provinces for two months. Households will each receive a food basket consisting of 100 kg of wheat flour, 9.1 kg of oil, 12.5 kg of pulses, 1 kg of salt, with two months of assistance and 2.1 kg of HEBs for 1 month to meet their food needs. The size and composition of the assistance is tailored to local preferences, demographic profile, activity levels, climatic conditions, local coping capacity and existing levels of malnutrition. It is designed to meet the nutritional requirements of a population rather than individuals. WFP provides 2,100 calories per person, 10-12 percent of which come from protein and 17 percent from fat (according to WHO/FAO guidelines), and micronutrients such as vitamin A, iron, iodine and zinc.

WFP will start implementation as soon as the proposal is approved. WFP's will utilize existing resources already available in-country to be used for this intervention in order to ensure timely assistance to the targeted beneficiaries within the project timeframe. Food items procured with AHF funding, in particular those with long lead times and therefore a significant time lag before arrival in Afghanistan, will be used to replenish WFP's food pipeline.
Support for the UNHAS to conduct flights to earthquake affected areas and humanitarian hubs A 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck on 22 June, 2022 has affected Paktika and Khost provinces. Preliminary analysis indicates Barmal, Ziruk, Nika and Gayan districts in Paktika Province as well as Spera and Shamal districts in Khost province are the most impacted, though further assessment data is incoming. As of 24 June – less than 72 hours after the incident – some 770 people are estimated to have been killed, while an additional 1,500 people wounded.

At least 1,500 homes are reported to have been damaged in one district alone. It is estimated that at least 70% of the houses in the high impact areas (MMI V+) have been damaged or destroyed, leaving many without shelter and sleeping in the open and prone to weather, health, protection and other hazards.

UNHAS played a critical role in mobilising support for the Earthquake Emergency Response in Paktika and Khost provinces which struck in June and July 2022. The UNHAS is a common service to support the deployment of humanitarians and light cargo across Afghanistan. However, the demands to support the earthquake response are outside of the normal scheduled operations and requires additional funding. 

It is expected teams will be deployed and will rotate in and out on a regular basis. The duration of the funding request is for three months which will be monitored as per demand by UNHAS’s take flight tracking system which can be used to provide regular updates of demand for the service.

Helicopter landing sites have now been constructed in all three districts (Giyan, Barmal and Spera). UNHAS offers two regular flights to Giyan and Barmal districts of Paktika to support inter-agency earthquake response efforts. UNHAS will begin servicing regular flights to Spera in early August.

With this contribution, AHF will support the provision of UNHAS common service for the Earthquake Emergency Response in Paktika and Khost. UNHAS will enable air transportation to reach to the earthquake affected district of Spera of Khost province and Giyan and Barmal of Paktika Province with three regular flights per week to each location based on users need and demand during the implementation of this project. UNHAS is expected to reach approximately 200 passengers for 2.5 months of the project implementation.
Emergency health response in the winter affected hard-to-reach areas in Afghanistan This proposed project, in line with the humanitarian’s priorities within the framework of the Afghanistan multi-year HRP (2022) and Inter-Sector Winter Prioritization for 2022 will contribute, in coordination and partnership with WHO, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and other relevant health cluster actors, to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of vulnerable Afghans in the areas of highest need through access to preventive and curative health services This includes underserved vulnerable populations in high prioritized districts for winter assistance in Afghanistan .

Building on existing IOM Migration Health programming and in coordination with the Health Cluster (HC) regional coordination teams in target provinces, this project will specifically support:

 Provision of Primary Health care including reproductive and child health care services, Nutrition, COVID-19 vaccination as well as mental health and psychosocial support services through 4 temporary static Health Sub Centers (HSC) and 6 Mobile Health Teams (MHTs) in hard-to-reach areas in Badakhshan and Takhar provinces. This includes training of health workers in case detection and management of severe cases of acute respiratory infections such as pneumonia and other chronic illnesses and pre-positioning of antibiotics, nebulizers, and other medicines and medical supplies including kits used to manage respiratory tract diseases besides medical supplies to manage related adverse health conditions.
 Health education and health promotion on prevention, and mitigation measures for respiratory infections and other winter-related risks through 4 Community Mobilizer Teams (CMTs) in hard-to-reach areas in Badakhshan and Takhar provinces. This includes passive disease surveillance system with a focus on surveillance of acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illnesses, including COVID-19.

This project is also in line with health cluster response priorities to ensure timely, equitable lifesaving health care is provided to people in need, through a holistic approach to humanitarian health assistance that also enables the health system to perform its essential functions, respond to emergencies, prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks of communicable diseases of epidemic potential and protect the health of vulnerable populations. 

This project targets the most underserved localities in high prioritized districts in two provinces (Badakhshan and Takhar) among 91 high prioritized districts for winter assistance and preparedness activities during the period between October and December. 

IOM stands ready to strengthen public health response capacities to save lives, while addressing migration and displacement drivers and mitigating mid-term impacts of the crisis in Afghanistan.

The project targets a total of 162,000 persons.
Provision of integrated health, nutrition and PS services to people living in hard to reach areas of Nuristan province. Nuristan province is located in eastern Afghanistan with mountainous and difficult to travel terrain. The province is among the least developed provinces with no developmental activities during the decades of war. The province remains insecure and the number and distribution of the health facilities cannot address the health needs of the local population, especially of those living in rural (white) areas. Nuristan is among the hard-to-reach provinces in the country with prolonged and harsh winters. Access to basic services including health and nutrition services from remote villages, gets further compromised during the winters, where roads remained closed. 
Our assessment shows that over 39,040 individuals living in 62 underserved villages in seven districts of (Barg-e-Matal, Duab, Mandol, Nurgaram, Parun, Wama, Waygal), have less access to health services. To address emergency health and nutrition needs, AYSO in consultation) with HC and PPHD team proposes deployment of 04MHNTs and 04 SHCs. The project will provide emergency primary health care services including nutrition and PSCs services and will improve awareness of local communities on prevention of respiratory infections and other winter related medical risks. 

Each team will comprise of 5 members as 1 MD, 1 MW, 1 Nutrition counsellor, 1 Health Promoter/PSS Counsellor and 1 vaccinator. The Service Delivery Points for  MHNTs and locations for SHCs will be identified together with the PPHD in close coordination of BPHS implementing partner to avoid duplication and cover all the white areas. AYSO will keep the communities engaged throughout the project implementation as well as to monitor the project activities and share their feedback during the monthly meeting with the staff of HFs to improve the health services provision. 

The project will be supervised and monitored on day-to-day basis by the designated provincial officers while periodic monitoring from AYSO will take place on monthly basis. The performance of teams will be documented and monitored through the recording of data on the planned indicators using standard HMIS tools. The project will prepare and submit technical reports and will be regularly shared with Clusters, WHO provincial and regional teams through HMIS database, Report Hub, NND, and DHIS2. Project progress reports amp Financial reports will be uploaded in GMS based on reporting timeline of the project. 

The project activities will be implemented for duration of 06 months WITH 15 days inception phase and 5.5 months for implementation.  Proposed start start date for the project activities is from  10 November 2022 and will end by 09 May 2023.
Emergency Cash for Food support to address populations' basic food needs in Arghanj Khwah, Khash, Shuhada, Warduj and Zebak districts of Badakhshan province The proposed action’s objective is to improve the food security status of multiple-shock-affected population and mitigate their risk of facing malnutrition through cash for food assistance.

Afghanistan is currently facing an unprecedented food insecurity and malnutrition crisis. According to the last (May 2022) IPC report, 19.6 million Afghans are in crisis (6.6 m) or emergency (13 m) situation who do not have sufficient food and are in dire humanitarian situation. 2022, WoA assessment shows that 90% of the people reported food need as their first priority while 96% reported having limited access to food due to economic shock. This situation is severely affecting their food security and livelihoods, forcing them to apply harmful coping mechanisms. In order to address urgent food needs, the project aims to support IPC level 4 (emergency) vulnerable people in the Arghanj Khwah, Khash, Shuhada, Warduj and Zebak districts of Badakhshan province. The project will provide the 1300 HHs or 9,100 unique beneficiaries with 6 months of reduced (75%) food basket assistance that is equivalent to 72 USD in the form cash for food in 3 installments for 6 months.  The equivalent of 72 USD will be distributed in AFN. 

The PDM will be conducted one month after each distribution to evaluate the adequacy of the cash provided as well as the patterns in its use. It will enable to assess if the beneficiaries faced any protection risks (exploitation, bribery, and theft, manipulation) to collect and understand beneficiaries’ feedback on the assistance provided, in addition to the Feedback and Complaint Response Mechanism which will be established.

The assistance will be provided through cash for food. As per ACF’s different assessments, cash assistance has proven to be a particularly efficient assistance mechanism due to its rapid distribution, active markets and beneficiaries’ freedom of choice. It also helps add money circulation to the local economy. As per ACF’s regular market assessments, the markets in the target districts are functional and all food basket commodities can be purchased by the beneficiaries. 

The payment will be distributed by a Money Transfer Agent (MTA) due to ACF’s no cash-touch policy. The MTA will distribute the specific amount of cash to already selected beneficiaries in the distribution site. ACF team including program, MEAL and representatives from the community will manage the distribution process.
Strengthening life saving primary health care in flood-prone and affected provinces in Afghanistan This proposed project, in line with the priorities of Afghanistan’s HRP (2022), will contribute, in coordination and partnership with WHO, the de facto Ministry of Public Health and others relevant health cluster actors, to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of vulnerable Afghans in the areas of highest needs. Building on existing IOM Migration Health programming and in coordination with the Health Cluster (HC) sub-regional teams in target provinces, this project will specifically support 6 Basic Health Centers (BHC) in underserved “ white” areas for provision of Primary Health care including reproductive and child health care services, Nutrition, COVID-19 vaccination as well as mental health and psychosocial support services (Activity 1 and 3, AHF 1SA strategy) 

This project is also in line with health cluster response priorities to ensure timely, equitable lifesaving health care is provided to people in need, through a holistic approach to humanitarian health assistance that also enables the health system to perform its essential functions, respond to emergencies, prevent, detect and respond to outbreaks of communicable diseases of epidemic potential and protect the health of vulnerable populations.

This project targets a total of 198,000 persons in high-risk flood-prone and post conflict affected provinces (Farah, Helmand and  Herat), which are among the 14 provinces with more than 35 percent of the total population in need of humanitarian health services (HRP, 2022). While for Helmand the choice of the villages is finalized, the discussion and coordination are still ongoing for Farah and Herat. The list of villages will be finalized under the Regional Health cluster leadership and with the participation of all the relevant BPHS partners. 

IOM stands ready to strengthen public health response capacities to save lives, while addressing migration and displacement drivers and mitigating mid-term impacts of the crisis in Afghanistan.
Trust Fund for Cofinancing of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management and CleanUp Project in Albania The development objective of this trust fund is to assist southern coastal municipalities and communes to help
 preserve, protect and enhance coastal natural resources and cultural assets leading to improvements of the
 environmental conditions in the coastal area and encouraging community support for sustainable coastal zone
 management. Funded activities will include improvements in solid waste management.
Empowering Women and Adolescent girls through equal access to specialized services and help prevent Gender Based Violence in Baalbeck Since its opening in 2015,Al Mithaq Center adopts a holistic approach in its work on empowering women and adolescent girls and help prevent Gender Based Violence ( GBV) .An approach that combines the provision of  specialized services for women and girls at risk through a reproductive health clinic, legal counseling on  rights and raising awareness sessions conducted by  trained Social Workers. 
Functioning as a “safe space” for women, Al Mithaq Center has a library, a meeting area for life skills activities (teaching English, cooking, sports, and embroidery), a dispensary and playground for children. This has helped attract women of all ages and facilitated their presence with their children during raising awareness sessions or workshops, as well as seeking medical services. Why is this significant? Any intervention on SGBV requires a safe space that allows women and girls to feel secure. GBV is still one of the main needs prioritized for humanitarian response particularly in Lebanon where a reported 93% of SGBV incidents have occurred according to the LHF –Allocation Strategy Paper, 2018. However, disclosing incidents of SGBV remain extremely challenging for several reasons,including the acceptance of violence, fear of retaliation and religious beliefs. A fact that calls for more context specific response services 

The Lebanese Crisis Response Plan 2017-2020 (updated 2018) recognizes the Baalbeck as the most vulnerable cadastre , not only for Syrian refugees but also in terms of deprived Lebanese. The Center targets the most vulnerable groups, including extremely deprived Syrian refugees and Palestine Refugees from Syria, as well as vulnerable Lebanese host communities. The design of its project focuses on strengthening protection services for the above mentioned vulnerable population with  activities that  are based on the knowledge of the cultural specificity of both Lebanese host community and the conditions of refugees. Activities that aim to empower women and girls at risk, through:
1. Providing  specialized medical services for SGBV survivors by a  midwife and a gynecologist.
2. Conducting GBV prevention and response awareness raising sessions for the women who come to the Clinic by a trained Social Worker.
3. Conducting dialogue sessions and focus group discussions with men and boys who come to the clinic on  the basics of GBV and problem solving skills
4. Having worked closely with WRC on inclusion with disability, AL Mithaq aims to use its trained Social Worker ( by WRC/UNICEF) to work on the inclusion of adolescent girls with disability and specific needs.
Provision of shelter winterization and emergency assistance to vulnerable Syrian Refugee households living in the Bekaa Valley Through this project, Medair aims to improve the living conditions of 6,375 vulnerable Syrian refugees living in the Bekaa Valley over a 12 month period, from 1st January – 31st December 2019. Medair aims to achieve this goal through the provision of rapid shelter winterization and emergency response assistance. In the first months of the project, Medair will prioritize winterization assistance, which will include Weatherproofing and Minor Repairs (WMR) of non-residential units inside Informal Settlements (IS) to protect Syrian refugee households including children, pregnant women, elderly and persons with physical disability from harsh and direct exposure to adverse weather conditions that increase families’ vulnerabilities. Throughout the project, Medair will also respond to rapid-onset emergencies in informal settlements (IS), including but not limited to floods, fires and evictions. Core emergency response activities will include: Site Improvement (SI) works and the distribution of shelter kits. Medair will make shelter kits available to other shelter actors operating across Lebanon responding to emergencies, depending on need. This will be coordinated through UNCHR.  

Medair will work closely and coordinate with the Shelter Sector and other actors to ensure project deliverable meet the needs of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees in an appropriate and timely manner.  This project will utilise Medair’s experience and expertise in shelter assistance in the Bekaa Valley. The Lebanon Humanitarian Fund (LHF) will contribute to these activities.
Sustaining an improved protection environment for Palestine refugees children, caregivers and communities from Syria (PRS) and Lebanon (PRL) This project will ensure the continuation of critical legal aid and child protection prevention and response interventions targeting vulnerable Palestine refugees and children at risk of violence, exploitation and abuse.
Prevention and treatment of Specific pediatric diseases ( Eye diseases , Hernia , Cryptorchidism ,and Hypospadias ) Project Title : prevention and treatment of specific pediatric diseases (Eye diseases, Hernia, cryptorchidism, and Hypospadias)
Allocation Type Category : OPS Details
Project Code : Fund Project Code :
Cluster : Project Budget in US$ : 847,494.50 Planned project duration : 12 months Priority:
Planned Start Date : 15/07/2018 Planned End Date : 15/07/2019 Actual Start Date: 15/07/2018 Actual End Date: 15/07/2019
Project Summary : War doesn’t only destroy the features of cities and villages, but also lives of people and mainly children. Many pediatric age group refugees suffer from certain debilitating diseases (mainly congenital malformations) which may occur for many reasons. With the cost of expensive treatment in Lebanon and the poor economic situation of refugees, they are unable to provide treatment for their children. Such congenital diseases, if not early detected and medically treated will cause psychological problems and difficulties in education, social integration and eventually complicate and threaten the child’s life. Interventions at an early stage with such cases will give better prognosis with lower cost leading to saving the child’s life and improving his/her living conditions.
Based on the statistics of the health sector at URDA, and after discussing the most common cases which are not being covered by any organization during this period of time, URDA presents this project to help 1500 children to have access to medical cycle of treatment starting from specialist consultations (1500 consultations), passing by diagnostic imaging services(5 MRI 10 CT-scan 5 Fundoscopy + oct or IOL master 50 Ultrasound) and ending with surgeries and post-surgical recovery(250 patients / Abdominal Hernia (Male + Female)
150 Patients / Undescended Testis (Male) 100 Patients / Hypospadias (Male)
100 Patients / Squint ,glaucoma, cataract, Strabismus, Tear Duct Obstruction (Male + Female)
The 4 kind of congenital malformations that this project treats should be done as soon as diagnosis is done, and the chances of recovery are high. Possible hospitals to be contracted with : 
Tripoli  governmental hospital
Raffic Harri university hospital , Makassed General Hospital in Beirut
Shtora hospital in Beqaa
kassab Hospital in saida