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Strengthening healthcare services in  underserved areas of  Badakhshan provinces AKF under this project  will provide medical supplies, kits, and equipment, support surveillance activities, and conduct/ promote risk communication and community engagement activities with special care of RCCE on COVID-19 pandemic throughout three districts of Badakhshan namely Fayzabad, Yawan and Shingnan using three mobile teams consisting of health education, community mobilizers, vaccinators and nurses . Innaddition AKF will support case manamgnet through increasing access to medical care through three mobile health teams proposed. The proposed  interventions are in line with  Envelop 1 of the AHF 1st  standard allocation strategy for 2022. AKF has implemented several health, psychosocial and GBV related projects in Badakshan province. 

The project will provide technical and logistical support to the emergency preparedness and response efforts at the provincial level to ensure rigorous surveillance,  epidemiological investigations, and follow up/ tracing case management of communicable diseases. and support in building capacities of health professional  in case management to avoid further spread of the disease and mitigate the crisis in alignment with the national emergency  guidelines and strategic priorities. 
The project will also focus on community education, awareness raising, training local actors and community  on how to respond to risks of COVID-19 pandemics and other outbreaks and on the establishment of a referral system. 
The project will be managed by experienced staff with sufficient support from the Kabul office, and distance support from HQ Geneva  office.

The project will : 
1. Provide Risk communication and community engagement on COIVD-19, measles, AWD and other prevailing outbreaks. Through three established mobile teams.
2. Provide require kits, supplies to 17 health facilities to support outbreak response to COVID-19, and others.
3. Provide  case management support services for outbreaks
Emergency health assistance to underserved population in hard to reach areas of Badakhshan and Bamyan provinces To improve  access to primary healthcare services in hard-to-reach areas of Badakhshan and Bamyan provinces through prepositioning of medical equipment and supplies capacity building of healthcare workers on case detection, management, treatment, and awareness on the prevention and mitigation measures of acute respiratory infections, nutrition, MHPSS, RH and other seasonal diseases. The project will be implemented in Bamyan and Badakshan provinces, with total 104,928 beneficiaries situated in hard-to-reach areas through 14 integrated RH, MHPSS and nutrition healthcare centers. The duration of project is six months with anticipated inception date of 1st December 2022 in the following geographies: Badakhshan Province (Arghanj Khwah, Darayem, Darwaz-e-Balla, Khawahan, Kofab, Kohistan, Koran Wa Monjan,  Shaki, Teshkan and Wakhan districts) and Bamyan Province (Saighan and Shibar districts). 

To improve access to quality reproductive health, mental health, psychosocial support, nutrition and well response to acute respiratory infections and seasonal diseases as well as prevent outbreaks, AKF proposed following activities under this project. 

1) Establishing fixed healthcare facilities in under-served areas of targeted districts of Bamyan and Badakshan province. 
2) Recruit and mobilize healthcare workers for newly established fixed health facilities. 
3) Training of health workers on the case detection and management of severe cases of acute respiratory infections, nutrition, MHPSS and RH.
4) Pre-positioning of required medical and non-medical equipment and supplies for newly established fixed health facilities. 
5) Space management for each service delivery components. 
6) Provision of incentive to facilitate referral of complicated delivery cases to promote institutional delivery.
7) Provision of healthcare services through integrated RH, MHPSS and nutrition healthcare center to targeted beneficiaries in hard-to-reach areas.
8) Provision of winterization supply for proposed healthcare centers.
Provision of Emergency Health Services to underserved populations during winter in Helmand and Kapisa OHPM is going to mitigate humanitarian needs expected to arise from the harsh winter conditions in three districts of Helmand (Nawzad, Reg-i-Khan Nishin, Washer), and one district of Kapisa (Alasay) provinces. Under the 3rd Reserve Allocation 2022, OHPM is going to train 65 health workers on case detection and management of severe cases of acute respiratory infections in both Helmand and Kapisa above-mentioned districts. Five MHNTs will be deployed, three in each of the three selected districts of Helmand province and two in Alasay district of Kapisa province,  which integrated with RH, MHPSS, and Nutrition services in hard-to-reach areas. OHPM plans to conduct awareness-raising sessions on the prevention and mitigation measures for respiratory infections and other winter-related risks among the target communities in these districts. In addition, OHPM is pre-positioning of medical supplies for the management of acute respiratory infections (ARI) to the MHNTs and to the fixed HFs in these districts for effective management of the ARI cases. We plan to provide quality nutrition services through the five MHNTs in these districts, that will cover nutrition screening and identification of malnutrition cases among children 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and categorized them as per OPD MAM, OPD SAM and IPD SAM cases. By this, the team will cover the OPD MAM and OPD SAM, while referring the IDP SAM to the nearest hospital. 
Psychosocial counselling through assessment of psychosocial patients and counseling services to the clients, utilizing appropriate protocols and guidelines of MoPH will be fulfilled by the MHNTs. Awareness-raising session to the clients and conduct regular follow up of cases registered by the team.
Delivery of lifesaving nutrition services for drought affected population in 37 high priority districts considered for winterization response. The ongoing escalation of humanitarian needs in Afghanistan has largely been fueled by the political events of August 2021 and the resulting pause of long-term development funding by international donors to the System Enhancement for Health Action in Transition (SEHATMANDI) project, the backbone of the Afghan health system, delivering basic and essential packages of health and nutrition services across the country.

Based on the Afghanistan humanitarian response plan 2022, an estimated 24.4 million people (59 per cent of the population) projected to be in urgent need for humanitarian assistance (included 1.1 million children with SAM), compared to 18.4 million in 2021.

Through this allocation, UNICEF will provide 17,950 cartons of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), 1,100 cartons of Therapeutic Milk-F75, 1,050 cartons of Therapeutic Milk-F100 and 200 cartons of ReSoMaL (Rehydration Solution for Malnutrition). With these procured therapeutic supplies, a total of 19,798 children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) aged 6 – 59 months (9,592 boys amp 10,206 girls) will be provided with treatment services for the prioritized provinces identified by the nutrition cluster.

UNICEF will procure RUTF through its Supply Division (SD). RUTF will be stored at national and regional warehouses in UNICEF and will be distributed to the Health Emergency Response (HER) implementing partners in Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Faryab, Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Paktika, Zabul, Ghor, Nimruz and Parwan provinces. The HER Implementing Partners (IPs) delivering basic package of health services in the mentioned provinces have strong capacity in delivering nutrition services.

UNICEF will use complementary funding sources to provide therapeutic supplies for all beneficiaries in the target locations who are not targeted by AHF funding. In addition, complementary funding will be used to provide trainings on the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) for the health workers and to conduct monitoring field visits to complement lifesaving treatment services addressing the needs of children with acute malnutrition in the target locations.

Outpatient and inpatient treatment of SAM are integral components of the IMAM approach, that will be delivered by the Basic Package of Health Services/ Essential Package of Hospital Services (BPHS/ EPHS) and humanitarian IPs through fixed health facilities and mobile teams. Furthermore, SAM treatment will be provided simultaneously with the treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), where applicable.
Improving access to primary health care services in hard-to-reach areas of Kandahar, Nimroz and Zabul provinces OHPM is going to mitigate humanitarian needs expected to arise from the harsh winter conditions in the two districts of Kandahar (Ghorak and Reg), one district of Nirmoz (Kang) and two districts of Zabul (Arghandab and Daychopan) provinces. Under the 3rd Reserve Allocation 2022, OHPM is going to train 42 health workers on the prevention and mitigation measures for respiratory infections and other winter related risks. Seven MHNTs will be deployed, one MHNT in Ghorak, one MHNT in Reg, one MHNT in Kang, two MHNTs in Arghandab and two MHNTs in Daychopan, which integrated with reproductive health (RH), mental health and psychosoicail support (MHPSS), and Nutrition services in hard-to-reach areas. OHPM plans to conduct awareness-raising sessions on the prevention and mitigation measures for respiratory infections and other winter-related risks among the target communities in these districts. 

In addition, OHPM is pre-positioning of medical supplies for the management of acute respiratory infections (ARI) to the MHNTs in these districts for effective management of the ARI cases. We plan to provide quality nutrition services through these MHNTs in above-mentioned districts, that will cover nutrition screening and identification of malnutrition cases among children 6-59 months and pregnant and lactating women (PLW), and identify OPD MAM, OPD SAM and IPD SAM cases. By this, the team will cover the OPD MAM and OPD SAM, while referring the IDP SAM to the nearest hospital. 

Psychosocial counselling through assessment of psychosocial patients and counseling services to the clients, utilizing appropriate protocols and guidelines of MoPH will be fulfilled by the MHNTs. Awareness - raising session to the clients and conduct regular follow up of cases registered by the team. 

Medicine planned to be purchased under this project will have an extended shelf-life, minimum beyond the life of the project. Any medicine which expiries prior to the AHF supported project completion date will be ineligible expenditure.   Procurement process of medicine is transparent and in compliance with the rules and best practices. Proper storage conditions including cold chain, if necessary, are in place. There will be no duplication of medicine and medical consumables in the AHF funded RA3 2022 project with other sources. In specific circumstances (e.g. Outbreaks, delays in the procurement), We will seek prior approval from AHF and Health Cluster for any in-kind donation of medicines and medical consumables from UN agencies/other resources.
Securing Communal HLP rights in Afghan Cities 2 The proposed action deploys a community-based approach to address HLP needs in Kabul and Herat. The two cities have large numbers of vulnerable people requiring HLP assistance: according to the 2022 HNO, out of a total of 6 million people in HLP need around 1.6 million are in Kabul and Herat. Many of those in need are IDPs and returnees that live in extremely challenging conditions in urban informal settlements. According to REACH’s 2021 survey of informal IDP and returnee settlements, nearly 80 per cent are located in urban and peri-urban areas. Pervasive insecure HLP rights have resulted in frequent threats of eviction for these communities, and constrained humanitarian investments in lifesaving shelter and WASH, because neither communities nor humanitarian agencies can make long-term investments in the absence of secure HLP rights. 

The fall of the government has brought challenges and opportunities to securing HLP rights that this action directly responds to. A key challenge is that many legal frameworks that support individual ownership, such as the 2018 Land Management Law, are uncertain given the power transition that has occurred. A key opportunity is that many of the impediments to securing HLP rights were associated with the former government, including a reluctance to provide urban land to vulnerable groups and rather allocate it to well-connected individuals 

To respond to the current context, challenges and opportunities, the proposed project will utilize a community-centered approach to strengthening HLP rights in urban informal settlements where insecure property rights have resulted in historic threats of eviction and barriers to humanitarian investment. In this way, the following activities will be implemented: 

1. Communal land claims of 30,000 vulnerable people living in informal settlements in Kabul and Herat are documented and mapped maps are endorsed by Community Development Councils and/or Gozar Assemblies 
2 Community-based settlement plans are developed for 8 informal settlements in Kabul and Herat and their priority humanitarian investments to upgrade communal infrastructure are actioned settlement plans and investments are endorsed by Community Development Councils and/or Gozar Assemblies 
3 Coordination with community organizations and humanitarian agencies to extend shelter, infrastructure and service investments in informal settlements through development of a strategic plan.

The three results will result in the projects key outcome: strengthened communal HLP rights for displaced people. First, documenting the socioeconomic aspects and mapping the spatial attributes of settlements, in coordination with Community Development Councils and/or Gozar Assemblies increases the legitimacy of informal settlements, hence strengthening their communal HLP rights. Developing a new settlement plan and implementing priority investments identified by the community consolidates informal settlements, strengthening communal HLP rights, as well as providing lifesaving essential services (e.g. drainage) to those most in need.
Shelter assistance to households affected by flooding in Hilmand Province. In line with ES-NFI cluster plans to provide humanitarian assistance to vulnerable people cyclically affected by seasonal floods expected to occur from April to June 2022, activities prioritized in this action include provision of transitional shelter support and shelter upgrade/repair to households affected by flash floods and flooding in Hilmand. The ESNFI cluster rapid assessment mechanism has identified 512 locations (villages) in 121 districts across the 34 Provinces in need of priority shelter response due to flooding including Hilmand. 
In Hilmand, 189 HHs will receive transitional Shelter support and 167 HHs will receive shelter repair/upgrade support. Thus, in Naw-e-Barakzay district, transitional shelter construction support will be provided to 189 HHs affected by floods and shelter repair/upgrade will be provided to 167 households in need of major shelter repairs due to floods. 
For transitional shelter, the cash grant is $1,879 for large family sized shelter – which will go directly to project recipients. For repairs and/or upgrade, a conditional cash-for-shelter repair support will be delivered allowing target populations to repair damaged shelters - USD 330 for minor damage and maximum transfer value of USD 550 for severe damage. 5% of the cash transfer amount will be paid to the MSP. This cash assistance will cover labour and purchase of material and will be paid in two instalments. The first instalment will be 63%. The first phase of repair works should be completed in six weeks. The 2nd Instalment will be 37% and all works should be completed within 10 weeks. UNHCR delivers cash assistance through a money service provider (MSP). The term MSP refers to a registered Hawala regulated by the Central Bank. UNHCR does not use the term “Hawala” for this specific type of service provider as opposed to other FSPs which is broader and includes banks, MNOs, Post Office, remittance companies.
The modality for this shelter assistance is unrestricted cash grants while maintaining conditions outlined in this text. This modality has proved suitable and effective since 2019 with households spending the cash grant on intended construction materials/labour as outlined in the BOQs. Site visits, monitoring, engagement with recipients and PDM exercises continue to support this implementation modality as it affords recipients the choice of when and where to purchase construction materials (from local markets) that meet the required quantity and quality specifications. In Hilmand, UNHCR partner ACHRO will monitor the quality of shelter construction undertaken by persons of concern and provide the necessary technical support. UNHCR will undertake overall project oversight through its programme and shelter experts. For its partners UNHCR has provided budget lines covering project support costs, as the Agency does not share overall PSC percentage with partners. To avoid overlapping and double distribution, since the Partner ORD is receiving funds for similar activities, UNHCR will coordinate with the partner and agree on the regions for implementation.
Provision of Emergency Cash for Food assistance to the most vulnerable IPC 3 and 4 populations in District Estalef of Kabul Province. According to a recent IPC analysis report released in May 2022, high levels of acute food insecurity continue to exist throughout Afghanistan, and between March and May 2022, a collapsed economy and drought are depriving close to 20 million Afghans of food, which is classified as a Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phases 3 or 4). These include 13 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 3) and 6.6 million in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) (IPC Phase 3). Acute food insecurity affects over 20 million individuals at high and critical levels (IPC Phases 3 and 4). 6.6 million of them fall under the classification of (IPC Phase 4), which is characterized by severe food insecurity and/or the use of emergency coping mechanisms to obtain food. Catastrophe circumstances (IPC Phase 5) were discovered for 20,000 persons for the first time since IPC was implemented in Afghanistan.
The scenario in Kabul is like to that of many other IPC Phase 3 and 4 provinces. The current waves of crises in Afghanistan, beginning with the global COVID-19 epidemic and the subsequent transition of the government in August 2021, have been particularly hard on urban regions. Millions of urban households are now living in poverty as a result of the economic crisis, skyrocketing unemployment rates, and relentless inflation rates. For the time period from March to May 2022, Kabul Urban has been classified in IPC phase 3. Between this time frame, 15% of persons are IPC phase 4 and 35% are IPC phase 3 food insecure.
To respond to the critical needs of the mentioned vulnerable and food insecure population, ARWEO shall provide cash for food assistance to 1,072 households (7,504 individuals) in IPC phase 3 and above people in District Estalef of Kabul Province. The third reserve allocation plan guideline states that each household will receive 75% of the regular cash basket for a period of six months (72 * 6 = $432). For the duration of the project, every home will receive USD432. District Estalif is a mountainous area, so the real distribution will take place in three stages. As a result, ARWEO will be able to regularly analyse the market in the interims between distributions and inform communities about how best to spend their money on commodities while also promoting nutrition. By doing this, ARWEO will be able to reach the locations more easily and better manage distributions over the winter. In each round of distribution, each household will receive a double ration (72 * 2 = USD144).
Families who are food insecure will benefit from the planned cash-in-hand assistance to meet their winter food needs. An organisation using the Hawala system will deliver the money to the project participants. Because marketplaces operate in district Estalef of Kabul province, the cash in hand delivery mechanism is chosen as the best option.
Emergency provision of life-saving essential health services and outbreak preparedness in earthquake affected areas in Afghanistan This proposed project, in line with the priorities of Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) (2022), will contribute, in coordination and partnership with WHO and others relevant Health Cluster (HC) actors, to the reduction of morbidity and mortality of vulnerable Afghans in two provinces of southeastern Afghanistan affected by the 5.9 magnitude earthquake which struck on 22 June 2022.

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

 Four temporary static Basic Health Centers (BHCs) to provide essential health services including reproductive and child health care services, nutrition support, COVID-19 vaccinations, routine immunization, management of acute malnutrition in children under five, trauma care, as well as mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services, and timely referrals in Barmal and Gayan districts (Paktika province)

 Deployment of four Psychosocial Mobile Teams (PMTs) to provide community-based community-based MHPSS services, including the provision of focused psychosocial support services through lay counselling, including Psychological First Aid (PFA), basic emotional support and family support culturally appropriate structured social and recreational activities that target boys, girls, men, and women community awareness and psycho-education activities and referral and subsequent follow-up for individuals in need of specialized mental health care in three districts  Barmal and Giyan (Paktika province) and Mandozay (Khost province)

 Infectious disease outbreak preparedness and prevention through the deployment of six Community Mobilizer Teams (CMT) for community sensitization and awareness on disease prevention, particularly Acute Water Diarrhea (AWD)/Cholera in Barmal and Giyan districts (Paktika province) and in Mandozay and Spera districts (Khost province).

This project is also in line with the HC 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 166,800 persons in two earthquake affected areas in Afghanistan (Paktika and Khost).

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 crises in Afghanistan.