Winterization Support to Earthquake affected Vulnerable people in Paktika The overall objective of this intervention is to provide winterization support that can meet the winter needs of the project participants in the form of heating support, winter clothing packages and cash for rent support to the earthquake affected families in Pakitka province of Afghanistan. The project is being implemented to meet the cluster Objective: “Ensure affected population groups (IDPs, returnees, refugees, non-displaced conflict and natural disaster-affected and acutely vulnerable people of all ages directly affected by new emergencies have immediate and adequate access to emergency shelter, Shelter repair/upgrade, household items, and seasonal assistance”. The project will be implemented in 3 Districts with the following beneficiary break down. 
a. Cash support for Heating Support and Winter clothing to 1272 Families as per the following details: Barmal: 382 families, Ziruk: 382 families and Gyan: 509 families. b. Cash for Rent to 1360 Families: Barmal: 408 families, Ziruk: 408 families and Gyan: 544 families. We expect overlap of beneficiaries receiving these two activities. 
Project participants will be selected ensuring that the population affected by the recent earthquake are saved from the elements even as their homes are being built. During selection of the project participants ActionAid will ensure that vulnerable households, viz. poor conflict affected families, elderly headed households, child headed households, families with or headed by a person with disabilities are not excluded. People meeting multiple vulnerabilities will be prioritized. 

To ensure transparency in selection, ActionAid will work with a project selection committee at the village level that could include the Mullah imam, the CDC leader - where they are functional - and one of the community representatives. Given the current context we expect that one of the representatives from the DfA will be present as we select the households for this support. However, we will consistently apply the selection criteria to finalize the project participants. 

Complying with the CVA appropriateness guidance note, ActionAid will use unconditional restricted Cash Assistance method. Cash will be distributed in centrally located safe locations so that the project participants from a cluster of villages are able to access the distribution point in 2 instalments the first one being unconditional and the 2nd one after verifying that people have used the 1st installment the purpose it was given. The amount for each activity will comply with Shelter cluster minimum standards (Heating: US$200, Winter Clothing: US$74). The cash will be delivered in 2 tranches the first being approximately US$150 and the 2nd installment being US$124. For the Cash for rent support the amount designed for 3 months will be provided in 2 equal instalments. Based on our assessment the markets in Sarana, Urgun and Khost are operational and have the capacity to meet the needs of the people. Since the cash will be delivered through the Sarafa without any cash handling by ActionAid Staff and the Sarafa will be paid the cash on a reimbursement basis, we are confident that the cash delivery will be safe and possibility of fraud minimized. 2 rounds of PDM will be conducted one after each instalment. 

During the project participant selection, awareness will be created on the objectives of the programme. The Staff will also speak about ActionAid's safeguarding and complaint and feedback mechanism. The same process will be repeated during cash delivery so that any omission at the selection stage can be addressed. 
The project will mainstream protection by increasing knowledge amongst the targeted vulnerable households on existing referral pathways and protection services for survivors of SGBV, unaccompanied children and people living with disabilities, by having women staff sharing this information with women project participants and having banners in place with hotline number.