Shelter support for crises-affected vulnerable families in Saydabad district, Wardak province Overall, 10.9 million people need shelter assistance across the country (HRP 2022). This includes those affected by conflict and natural disasters, as well as cross-border returnees and refugees, people facing multiple shocks and those who are acutely vulnerable and in need of shelter and NFI assistance, with previously hard-to reach and neglected areas of Helmand, Farah, Nimroz, Urozgan, Nooristan, and Laghman and Maidan Wardak concentrating the highest needs. Due to their uprooting and significant displacement to urban areas, recent IDPs tend to reside in poorly constructed houses, face disproportionate shelter, education and WASH needs and are cut-off their regular nutrition and health service provision. According to WoA assessment findings, 53% of IDP households reported shelter as one of the top three priority needs. In addition, 85% of IDP households reported at least one shelter issue (45% leaks during heavy rain, 32% lack of insulation), with 43% of the IDP population in need shelter repairs and upgrades, although host communities had similar challenges showing the broad-based need for shelter support.

Marginalized and highly vulnerable communities in Maydan Wardak province have been particularly affected: 53% of Saydabad district residents mentioned that their shelter was damaged or in need of repair. 10% of the population has no access to a latrine and performs open defecation, while 76% has access to family latrine (76%) or a community one (14%). PIN assessments (23% women, 0.4% women-headed HHs) suggest that only 33% of the assessed population received any type of assistance during the past 3-12 months, whilst cash is the most preferred type of assistance (41%). Markets are functioning, however number of shops decreased due to a low demand / purchase power since people lack cash. 

Throughout this project, PIN will assist 831 vulnerable households (circa 30 female-headed, 291 ind. with disability) in the settlement of Salar, Saydabad district with Cash for shelter repair / construction standardized packages of 330 USD for Minor repair (166 HH), 550 USD for Major repair (610 HH) and 1472 USD for Transitional shelter construction (55 HH) as per cluster recommendation. The provided support will serve to purchase necessary material (such as doors, windows, beam) and to pay for necessary labour, both skilled and unskilled, where needed. PIN´s engineers and project staff will assist target beneficiaries with damage assessment and both construction/ repair design and BoQ, will orientate beneficiaries on technical aspects of the construction works and will closely monitor the progress of the works and the fact that provided support is utilized for given purpose. Beneficiaries will be selected through community-based targeting combining eligibility and vulnerability criteria with categorization reflecting their shelter condition (upon cluster standards). 
By doing so, PIN will contribute to preserve the immediate safety and wellbeing of target families and improve their living standards. 
PIN has strong access and consent in the targeted province, at the provincial, district and local level, has an operational set-up and is able to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner that does not risk causing harm to communities or staff. PIN has gender balanced teams (35% women) and local authorities authorized women participation in implementation incl. field activities. Several interventions are being implemented or are about to roll out by PIN in Maydan Wardak province, with which the action will build synergies to improve cost-effectiveness and harness multiplier effects where possible (AHF-funded Livelihoods intervention, Czech MFA-funded cash based support, and soon to start an ECHO-funded intervention comprising of Cash for Food, WASH and Nutrition assistance. Simultaneously, under this Allocation PIN applies for intervention focusing on HLP rights monitoring and community assets.