Live-saving emergency food assistance through cash For IPC 3 or 4 food-insecure vulnerable people in District Lal wa Sarjangal of Ghor Province. Over the last four decades of conflict and large-scale migration have leaded Afghanistan in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Nearly half of the country is already in need of humanitarian assistance (HNO, 2022). The prolonged conflict, drought, political upheaval, and COVID-19 caused Afghanistan’s poverty rate to soar of 97% by mid-2022 (UNDP, 2021). Approximately 664,200 people have been displaced from January 2021 to September, 2021 because of the escalated conflict and livelihood factors. According to the most recent IPC data, high acute food insecurity prevails across Afghanistan, as a combination of a crumbling economy and drought deprives roughly 20 million Afghans of food, classified as Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phases 3 or 4), between March and May 2022 (the lean season). 6.6 million people are in Emergency (IPC Phase 4) and 13 million are in Crisis (IPC Phase 3). Large food gaps and/or the use of emergency coping techniques to get food characterize the 6.6 million persons classified as Emergency (IPC Phase 4). Catastrophe conditions (IPC Phase 5) were recognized for the first time in Afghanistan since the implementation of IPC. The drought conditions driven by La Niña, the current political crisis and conflict further compound the food security situation of a population which was already on the brink of a hunger crisis. 
To reach to most vulnerable HHs, AABRAR has devised a lifesaving project that will be executed in district Lal wa Sarjangal of Ghor Province, the targeted district for food packages is due to the vulnerability of most vulnerable IPC phase 3 above communities. Furthermore, the recent shocks of conflicts, COVID-19, economic crises, recurrent natural disasters and government transition have resulted in weakness in the purchasing power and economy of the residents of Ghor. In this critical situation, AABRAR will save lives of 1,295 HHs (9,065 individuals) by providing the assistance of cash for food in targeted areas. AABRAR assessment team will select the HHs in the targeted district based on the vulnerability through proper selection mechanism of FSAC priorities. In line with FSAC Cluster priorities, cash for food packages to 1,295 HHs (9,065 individuals) in Lal wa Sarjangal district of Ghor Province will be provided. In addition, each HHs will receive a standard FSAC Cluster cash for food package of six months ($ 360 in 3 installments). Each household will receive 3 rounds of $120 cash assistance each. Likewise, AABRAR team will deliver proper awareness sessions to HHs for using the cash for food assistance by following on PDM. 
The assistance of cash for food will be provided to those HHs who sustain their lives by daily income and are now massively affected by recent conflicts, drought, recurrent natural disasters, and COVID-19. Moreover, the target beneficiaries from vulnerable host communities for the proposed project will be based on the criteria as female HHs, PLWs, PwDs, HHs with large family sizes (having more than 7 persons or a large number of female members), elderly aged HHs, and chronically ill HHs. Besides this, the finalized list of beneficiaries will be shared with relevant stakeholders in order to endorse selected HHs and to resolve any dispute. This will help AABRAR to enable support and raise awareness about the selection process and will enlighten members of the community that how to complain and report any potential issue. The process of reporting, sharing and monitoring will continue and the conclusion of the project will come when 1,295 HHs received cash assistance for food.