Emergency Winterization Response for Conflict and Natural Disaster Affected, IDPs and Vulnerable Host Community families in HTR Districts of Sar-e-Pul Province The coalition of conflict and natural disaster in the project target area has left most of people unable to face Afghanistan’s freezing winter temperatures. Around half a million people have become displaced since last winter and now lack essential NFIs for winter survival. Additionally, the economic devastation of the conflict has left highly vulnerable communities in displacement without access to heating and fuel. This shock risks pushing families into adopting negative coping mechanisms.
The target beneficiaries of ADEO’s intervention will be the Conflict and Natural disaster affected, IDPs and Host community HH, who are in dire need of winterization support
The assessment findings show a significant need of winterization assistance for vulnerable Conflict and Natural disaster affected, IDPs and Host community household.
To respond to this crisis, ADEO is proposing urgent winterization support for the above mentioned vulnerable HH in three districts (Balkhab, Kohestanat and Sancharak) of Sar-e-Pul province. 
The intervention consists of  Winter Clothing and Blanket and fuel/wood and bukhari as a lifesaving activity
The intervention will target 1170 vulnerable households including 251 Pregnant and Locating Women PLW (8190 Individuals), through in kind modality contributions as they are unable to access markets for winterization NFIs.
For the in kind distribution modality, ADEO conducted a market assessment, the assessment show lack of sufficient heating item in local market and as well the price of items are very high then regional market and central market, and also the market check shows that Banking, Mobile Money and Hawala system is not functional in all the areas of intervention and Cash distribution is not feasible and no supplier is ready to conduct cash distribution in the area due to high risk of robbery and security
However direct cash distribution by ADEO has lower cost than in kind and simplifies beneficiaries’ verification but due to security risk and Transparency of distribution ADEO intend to use in kind.
Mobile money is not available in all area and beside this all the project beneficiaries don’t have access special elderly, pregnant and lactating women.
The assistance will be delivered to the doorstep of those families who are particularly vulnerable and cannot collect from distribution points.
To contribute with Nutrition cluster the intervention will target 251 Households with pregnant and lactating women PLW affected by acute malnutrition.
ADEO proposes to intervene in (Balkhab, Kohestanat and Sancharak) of Sar-e-Pul province.
During distributions and monitoring, ADEO will mainstream Hygiene promotion as well as gender-sensitive behavioral change messaging to positively influence expenditure choices and coping strategies. Since the distribution is conducted in an enclosed space during winter, ADEO will limit the number of beneficiaries per distribution and will provide masks to beneficiaries as well as project staff
Sanitizers will be procured for use by beneficiaries and staff during the distribution. Gender, age, and disability considerations will be integrated as much as possible to ensure the response is inclusive to all segments of a community, particularly People with Specific Needs (PSNs). The winterization response will pay special attention to children, the elderly, chronically ill, or those with limited mobility to deliver lifesaving insulation support to the most at-risk groups.
This project will fill existing gaps in ESNFI support and complement activities undertaken by other partners who are responding the same caseloads
ADEO will monitor the implementation process through the life of the project and will have Post distribution monitoring after the completion of the project