Cash for food  assistance for 6 months 75% of the food basket to IPC Phase 3 and 4 vulnerable people in Dawlatshah district  of  Laghman High acute food insecurity persists across Afghanistan, as a combination of a collapsing economy and drought is depriving nearly 20 million Afghans of food, classified in Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phases 3 or 4), between March and May 2022 (the lean season), latest data shows. Among these are about 6.6 million people in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 13 million in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). The 2022 Whole of Afghanistan Assessment findings indicate that 56 per cent of households living in partially damaged shelters and 18 per cent living in significantly damaged shelters. People living in poor shelter conditions urgently need shelter improvements, heating materials and warm clothing before the onset of winter to reduce their exposure to health risks and other hazards. By mid-November, cases of hypothermia, acute respiratory infections, and deaths, directly and indirectly due to the cold will likely occur. Considering climate forecast data, the upcoming harvest will be below average, with dire implications for farming. Laghman Province has been classified in IPC Phase 3 (crisis). 50% of the population are estimated to be food insecure (crisis and emergency – IPC Phase 3, 4) . As per the recent IPC Projection Flowminder population table: June - November 2022, Laghman Province 655,998 population out of them 262,399 (40%) population is in Phases and 65,600 Population is in Phase 4.Overall Laghman province 377,999 (50%) population is catagorized in Phase 3+ catgory.  This allocation is to provide immediate life-saving food and cash-for-food support to IPC Phase 3 and 4 vulnerable families to food insecure households, with a special focus on women-headed households and cash for support to vulnerable people facing acute food insecurity due to cumulative impacts of various drivers of food insecurity such as the long-term impact of drought, more recent La Niña impact, high levels of unemployment, high food prices, recent floods and other shocks. 
The project will target IPC 3 and above people of Dawlatshah District of Laghman Province. It will significantly contribute to reduce the food insecurity in targeted district of Laghman Province.The Project will be implemented by FGA from start to end and the proposed target location for the project is Dawlatshah District of Laghman Province. Through the proposed project, FGA will provide unconditional cash assistance to1,077 eligible households (7,539 individuals) in one district (Dawlatshah) of Laghman province to buy food items/commodities. This assistance will be provided in cash as per food basket cost for a family of 7 members for 6  months, has been set 72 USD for each HH for 6 months which will be distributed in 3 rounds (144*3=$ 432) Based on the cluster standards and the allocation strategy paper, every eligible HH will receive 75% of food basket cost USD 72 (in AFN equivalent amount based on the exchange rate of the particular period) over the project period of in 6 months to cope with their food insecurity during the winter season. Each eligble house hold will receive 432$ (in AFN equivalent amount based on the exchange rate of the particular period) in 3 rounds/installments. The total assistance amount to be distributed to1077 HH will be (1077*432=465,262 UDS). FGA has aleady implemented the similar project in Laghman and overwhelmingly, beneficiaries stated that they preferred cash to other forms of assistance. The most common reason was that they prefered the flexibility that cash offered them and the choice it offered them to prioritise their own needs. FGA secures a comprehensive experience in cash based transfer modality and have fully familiarity with cash delivery mechanism. Direct cash payment mechanism through an expert FSP is considered for this project.FGA has contacted the FSP namly:  Brothers Sarafi who has already provided the similar service for the similar project in Laghman. He will extend this project financial services at the rate of 5% of cash distribution amount.