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Protection Monitoring, Individual Protection Assistance and Referrals in Central, Western and Southern regions of Afghanistan DRC will implement this project in a number of locations in Central Region (Ghazni, Kapisa, Maidan Wardak, Parwan), Western Region (Herat and Farah) and Southern Region (Kandahar). Protection Monitoring activities will be undertaken using the Afghanistan Protection Cluster (APC) harmonized protection monitoring tools, revised in December 2020 through the APC, to produce evidence-based, timely and high-quality reports. These will inform response to protection concerns, inform advocacy efforts and contribute to improved information on protection issues in the targeted locations. Based on Protection Monitoring findings, DRC will provide Individual Protection Assistance (IPA) support to 415 vulnerable HHs/individuals to prevent, mitigate and/or reduce protection risks and threats, and support positive coping strategies with limited income. DRC will contribute to APC service mapping exercise of specialized service providers in the same locations being targeted for the protection monitoring activity. The service mapping will facilitate targeted support for referrals of individuals identified through the protection monitoring activities with specific identified needs. DRC will carry out follow-up of the referrals and will ensure post-implementation monitoring is carried out to review the quality and effectiveness of the referral process.
Shelter support to most vulnerable conflict-affected households in Khogyani, Nangahar through shelter repair and upgrade and transitional shelter assistance. DRC will implement a targeted nine-month emergency shelter response in Khogyani district of Nangarhar Province to ensure 1,070 of the most vulnerable shock-affected households have access to safe, dignified, and appropriate shelter.  Specifically, DRC will provide shelter repair/upgrade to 970 households (6,790 individuals) whose shelters have been damaged in conflict and natural disaster, and transitional shelter to 100 households (700 individuals), whose shelters have all been destroyed due to conflict and/or natural disaster, further exacerbating pre-existing vulnerabilities and protection risks. 

Prior to implementation, DRC will conduct market monitoring using the ESNFI Cluster-endorsed tool to confirm that all required shelter materials are available and accessible in local markets. The type of assistance will be informed by detailed technical assessments to evaluate the extent of individual shelter needs and determine the appropriate response design. To ensure quality, timeliness, and safety of shelter activities, DRC engineers will develop a tailored BoQ for each shelter assessed and provide technical monitoring, support, and real-time coaching throughout implementation. To prevent the misuse of cash and ensure the intended objectives of the project are met, DRC will distribute the cash assistance in conditional instalments through pre-contracted financial service providers (FSPs) based on the signing of MoUs and progress of shelter repair or construction. 

DRC has been implementing shelter programs in Afghanistan for more than a decade, with proven technical expertise to effectively carry out the proposed activities in a time-sensitive and quality manner. The response will build on DRC’s comprehensive multi-sector response in the district through meaningful integration with ongoing emergency, food security, protection, and economic recovery activities.
Provision Emergency Lifesaving health services in the most vulnerable provinces in the western region of Afghanistan According the HNO 2021 despite substantial investment and scale-up of critical services through BPHS providers, mobile health teams and the establishment of trauma posts, easy access to critical care remains out of reach for many of the most vulnerable. According to WHO, there are approximately 9.4 health professionals for every 10,000 people in Afghanistan, of which only 1.9 are doctors.1 This falls dramatically below the minimum density threshold of 34.5 skilled health professionals per 10,000 people identified by WHO as being needed to provide the most basic health coverage. Things are particularly challenging in hard-to-reach areas where 27 per cent of assessed settlements report they do not have a comprehensive health center and 69 per cent report no access to medicine.2 While most vulnerable households assessed in the 2020 WoA indicated they do have access to a health facility,3  many report having to walk over an hour to reach the nearest facility. Long distances are particularly noted by non-recent returnee households and recent IDPs4 and present an exceptional barrier to elderly headed households and women given the cost of transport, the dangers of moving around in conflict zones and social barriers to female travel. 
In addition, social, health and economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt across all demographic groups and are undermining the coping capacity of an already vulnerable population, based on the AHF first standard allocation for 2021 the risk of COVID-19 has significantly increased in Afghanistan and in particular in Herat province of Afghanistan, where the diagnostic and curative services for COVID needs is not fully available.
In line with the AHF 1st Standard Allocation for 2021, the proposed project aims to improve access to primary health care services including reproductive and child health care services as well as mental health and psychosocial support services through establishment of the Mobile Health teams in the priority provinces in western region of Afghanistan (Ghor and Badghis Provinces).
In addition, the project supports case detection of the COVID-19 cases by secondment of professional health care staff to the COVID-19 laboratory as well as provision of PPE and IPC for the COVID-19 diagnostic and treatment centers.
Based on the coordination meeting that was organized by DoPH participated by WV and other organizations (health partners) to improve the Trauma Care in Herat, WV was requested to provide equipment/other medical supplies and support ambulance for trauma patient referrals.
SUPPORTING LIVES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED CHILDREN IN NANGARHAR AND KANDAHAR PROVINCES IN AFGHANISTAN This project is designed in line with the Protection Cluster’s strategic priorities as outlined in the 3rd Reserve Allocation 2021 strategy paper. Afghanistan has seen a major change in August 2021, when the Talibans took control over the country. This has led to increased level of displacement is causing untold miseries on the entire population especially the women and children. The women and girls are subject to increased mental trauma, gender-based violence, increased maternal mortality rates and degradation in access to education. The current scenario requires that the people experience a feeling that they are not alone. Most of them are undergoing traumatic experience and unless and until they are supported, they are likely to be pushed to further issues. 

In line with the current scenario, Aschiana has planned its interventions to be at the forefront in reaching out to all people particularly children and women with multiple interventions to support them to be mentally strong in this trying period. The strategies adopted is fitting to the times as what they require at present is a feeling of belongingness. Accordingly, Aschiana has designed the strategy to keep them strong mentally through programmes such as psycho social support including Psychological First Aid, Case Management, establishing child help desks to support children at IDP sites and Distribution of child protection key messages. 

These activities will increase children’s and the general public’s opportunities to strengthen resilience and psycho-social wellbeing. In addition, disseminating key protection messages on how to protect children in distress will help ensure that vulnerable person with specific needs and/or reduced coping capacities have access to assistance meets their needs in their locations. In the case of large scale. 

Aschiana will advocate to local authorities, UN agencies, donors, and other humanitarian partners to strengthen humanitarian coordination in regards to the humanitarian response. Aschiana will deploy dedicated staffs as part of its management teams to conduct protection monitoring. The staff members will maintain a stable presence in the targeted communities, will be conducting regular protection monitoring visits following an agreed upon methodology for data collection (focus group discussions, key informant interviews, household interviews, observations), as well as analysis and reporting in Nangarhar Province (Besud, Surkh Rod and Jalalabad Districts) and Kandahar Province (Kandahar District).
Integrated emergency shelter assistance to the most vulnerable shock-affected households in Herat, Kandahar, Wardak, and Farah Emergency assistance to 1,445 conflict and natural disaster affected households (10,115 individuals) in Kandahar, Herat, Farah, and Wardak through shelter support through a cash modality (cash for rent and cash for shelter), complementing and closely coordinated with wider multi-sector emergency responses done by DRC and partners, including integration with proposed protection activities under AHF 2RA.  Throughout, there will be a strong focus on protection risk sensitivity and protection mainstreaming, multi-sector integration, and consultation with and participation of affected communities. All activities are closely aligned with the updated HRP 2021, Spring Disaster Contingency Plan, and ES/NFI cluster allocation strategy for the AHF 2RA. Specifically, DRC will conduct cash for rent assistance in Kandahar, Herat, Farah, and Wardak for 1,345 households, targeting internally displaced people who are living in rental accommodation and at critical risk of eviction should assistance not e provided and support shelter repair and upgrade in Maidan Wardak for 100 households, targeting natural disaster and conflict affected members of host communities whose shelter is damaged, who are unable to conduct repairs themselves, and who face critical exposure to the elements and increased risk of morbidity and morbidity if shelter repair assistance is not provided.
Emergency assistance in Nangahar, Kunar, Kabul, Zabul, Maidan Wardak, and Parwan Emergency assistance to 3,769 conflict and natural disaster affected households (26,383 individuals) in Nangahar, Kunar, Kabul, Zabul, Maidan Wardak, and Parwan through cash for NFIs and cash for rent (Nangahar) cash for NFIs (Kunar) cash for fuel and heating (Kabul, Zabul, Maidan Wardak, and Parwan), complementing and closely coordinated with wider multi-sector emergency responses done by DRC and partners, including integration with proposed protection activities under AHF 3RA. The project will be implemented in a context greatly changed by sudden takeover of control by Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) in all implementation areas nevertheless, there will be a strong focus on protection risk sensitivity and protection mainstreaming, multi-sector integration, and consultation with and participation of affected communities, including women and girls.

All activities are closely aligned with the updated HRP 2021, 2021 Joint Winterization Strategy, and the and AHF cluster allocation strategy for the AHF 3RA. Specifically, in Nangahar and Kunar DRC will respond to gaps identified by the ES/NFI cluster in response to conflict-displaced IDPs, while in Kabul, Zabul, Maidan Wardak, and Parwan, DRC will target targeting natural disaster and conflict affected displaced people and members of host communities, prioritizing those who face critical exposure to the elements through lack of adequate shelter, and have critical multi-sector needs as well as lack of income to afford fuel/heating themselves.
Securing Communal HLP rights in Afghan Cities The proposed action deploys a community-based approach to address HLP needs in Kabul and Herat. The two cities have large numbers of vulnerable people requiring HLP assistance: according to the 2022 HNO, out of a total of 6 million people in HLP need around 1.6 million are in Kabul and Herat. Many of those in need are IDPs and returnees that live in extremely challenging conditions in urban informal settlements. According to REACH’s 2021 survey of informal IDP and returnee settlements, nearly 80 per cent are located in urban and peri-urban areas. Pervasive insecure HLP rights have resulted in frequent threats of eviction for these communities, and constrained humanitarian investments in lifesaving shelter and WASH, because neither communities nor humanitarian agencies can make long-term investments in the absence of secure HLP rights. 

The fall of the government has brought challenges and opportunities to securing HLP rights that this action directly responds to. A key challenge is that many legal frameworks that support individual ownership, such as the 2018 Land Management Law, are uncertain given the power transition that has occurred. A key opportunity is that many of the impediments to securing HLP rights were associated with the former government, including a reluctance to provide urban land to vulnerable groups and rather allocate it to well-connected individuals 

To respond to the current context, challenges and opportunities, the proposed project will utilize a community-centered approach to strengthening HLP rights in urban informal IDP and returnee settlements where insecure property rights have resulted in historic threats of eviction and barriers to humanitarian investment. In this way, the following activities will be implemented: 

1. Communal land claims of 50,000 IDPs and returnees living in informal settlements in Kabul and Herat are documented and mapped maps are endorsed by Community Development Councils and/or Gozar Assemblies 
2 Community-based settlement plans are developed for 6 informal settlements in Kabul and Herat and their priority humanitarian investments to upgrade communal infrastructure are actioned settlement plans and investments are endorsed by Community Development Councils and/or Gozar Assemblies 
3 Coordination with community organizations and humanitarian agencies to extend shelter, infrastructure and service investments in informal settlements through development of a strategic plan.

The three results will result in the projects key outcome: strengthened communal HLP rights for displaced people. First, documenting the socioeconomic aspects and mapping the spatial attributes of settlements, in coordination with Community Development Councils and/or Gozar Assemblies increases the legitimacy of informal settlements, hence strengthening their communal HLP rights. Developing a new settlement plan and implementing priority investments identified by the community consolidates informal settlements, strengthening communal HLP rights, as well as providing lifesaving essential services (e.g. drainage) to those most in need.
Provision of life-saving integrated services to GBV survivors in conflict-affected provinces of Afghanistan The conflict in Afghanistan exacerbates gender inequality, Gender-based Violence (GBV) and harmful practices – both directly and indirectly. The change in government directly impacts access to education, health, protection and basic services for women, girls, and vulnerable groups. Women and girls are at increased risk of violence in conflict due to displacement, breakdown of social structures, lack of law enforcement, potential further entrenchment of harmful gender norms, and loss of livelihood opportunities for both men and women.

UNFPA leads key interventions in responding to the needs of women, girls and GBV survivors through Family Protection Centers (FPC) to provide integrated package of health and psychosocial support. FPCs provide free, confidential, and quality protection and health services primarily for women and girls. FPCs are female staffed facilities functional in hospitals at the provincial and district level. Among services provided at FPCs are in-house medical, psychosocial, and basic legal services optional referrals to additional GBV response services and follow-up care at community level. The need for such services has increased and therefore the need for the continuation is crucial for existing FPCs to respond to the emerging needs.

Furthermore, FPCs distribute dignity kits to women and girls. Dignity kits contain hygiene and sanitary items, as well as other items explicitly tailored towards the local needs of women and girls of reproductive age in particular communities. Generic hygiene kits help people improve cleanliness (with items such as soap, sanitary materials, toothbrushes, and toothpaste).

While dignity kits are similar to basic hygiene kits often distributed in emergency contexts, dignity kits serve a broader purpose and contain a wider range of items. Dignity kits help women and girls maintain their dignity during humanitarian crises. Preserving dignity is essential to maintaining self-esteem and confidence, which is important to cope in stressful and potentially overwhelming humanitarian situations. Supporting women’s self-esteem and confidence also assists them in providing care and protection to their children.

UNFPA will maintain its existing partnership with IMC, HNTPO, and HEWAD to run 30 FPCs in 25 provinces: Daikundi, Jawzjan, Bamyan, Baghlan, Kunduz, Faryab, Samangan, Balkh, Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, Farah, Laghman, Nimroz, Khost, Nangarhar, Ghor, Hirat, Badghis, Paktia, Takhar, Uruzgan, Helmand, Kandahar, Sar-E Pul.

As part of UNFPA's partnership with IMC, HNTPO and HEWAD, UNFPA is committed to strengthening partner GBV capacity, and will be responsible for the overall provision of GBV and CMR-IPV training to partners. This will further complement UNFPA's humanitarian scale-up and include technical supervision from both an International and national staff focusing on training, coaching and supervision to ensure high quality interventions.
Increase the access to safe water and reinforce hygiene practices in drought-affected areas of Nangarhar and Laghman provinces in Afghanistan Decades of conflict and natural disasters have damaged Afghanistan's already limited Water, Sanitation and Hygiene infrastructures. The proportion of the Afghan population with access to safe water remained among the lowest in the world especially because 73% of the population live in rural areas, where the access to Wash basic services is lower compared to urban areas (HNO 2021). Moreover, diminished precipitation during “La Niña” period (Afghanistan: La Niña Drought - Revised Emergency Appeal n° MDRAF007, Revision n° 1 - IFRC) has triggered an exceptional water scarcity crisis in 2021 resulting in the drought declaration by the President of Afghanistan on June 22nd, 2021. In an abnormal way since April before the peak of the dry season in summer (July-August), numerous water sources are drying up or becoming undrinkable. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect all the country, the lack of access to water, as well as hygiene equipment and practices, directly contributes to the spread of the virus and water-born diseases leading to infections and deaths. Furthermore, since the announcement of the withdrawal of the US Army for the end of August 2021, internal conflicts have increased as the IEA has progressively conquered more and more districts until the takeover of Kabul and thus of the entire country on August 15th, 2021. Due to this leadership transition and the collapse of the administration in place, basic services, financial system and markets have been affected in such a way that the already complex living conditions of the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan will more likely deteriorate further. Pre-existing humanitarian needs will, de facto, increase to a larger extent. Indeed, 8.8 million people in need are identified (WASH Cluster Drought Response Strategy 2021). 
Through a Wash Rapid Needs Assessment (RNA) done early October 2021 (Annex 02), PU-AMI identified prior needs thanks to the interview of relevant stakeholders of Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. In RNA findings, several water points were found damaged due to lack of maintenance and/or without resources. Poor hygiene practices were also highlighted in this RNA. Those identified needs will be addressed through PU-AMI’s response which is in line with this 3rd allocation and will include: water supply systems rehabilitation or set-up, household water treatment promotion, hygiene promotion focusing on handwashing. In that context, PU-AMI overall project objective is to ensure access to safe water while contributing to the improvement of hygiene practices for the vulnerable population living in drought-affected areas of Nangarhar and Laghman provinces. A total of 35 070 people will benefit from this action.
To do so, PU-AMI proposes a 9 months action in 2 provinces (Laghman and Nangarhar) highlighted by the recent OCHA flash appeal, targeting districts with higher needs being considered hard-to-reach or white areas, with less presence of other actors and/or with higher incidence of IDPs/returnees.
Delivery of lifesaving nutrition services for drought and conflict affected population The drought, long lasting conflict and political changes in Afghanistan have negatively affected the population and are deepening the current economic crisis. These factors, combined with the pause of funding for health and nutrition services in the country, have driven the need for lifesaving nutrition services, especially for children aged under-five. The Nutrition Cluster has identified seven provinces (Badakhshan, Badghis, Hilmand, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan and Sar-e-pul) as drought and conflict affected areas with pre-existing emergency levels of acute malnutrition (more than 15% and/ or more than 10% with presence of aggravating factors), which require continued provision of nutrition services.

UNICEF, the sole provider of Ready-To-Use-Therapeutic-Food (RUTF) in the country, is forecasting a shortage of RUTF and therapeutic milk (F-75, F-100 and Resomal) for affected areas in the second quarter of 2022. To maintain the current scale of services in the target areas with an acceptable level of treatment coverage, UNICEF is seeking the support of the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) to support provision of lifesaving therapeutic supplies (RUTF and therapeutic milk) to secure Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) treatment services for a total of 28,076 children (15,442 girls and 12,634 boys) in the target provinces, using the AHF-supported supplies to replenish existing stocks.

UNICEF will procure the therapeutic supplies (RUTF and Therapeutic Milk) through its Supply Division. Supplies will be stored at national and regional UNICEF warehouses and will be distributed to the implementing partners (IPs) through the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on a quarterly basis. UNICEF will use complementary funding sources, including but not limited to the last AHF allocation, to provide therapeutic supplies to complement the lifesaving treatment services addressing the needs of children with SAM with medical complications in hospitals in the target districts in the seven target provinces.

Other funding sources will support outpatient and inpatient treatment of SAM, which are integral components of the Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) approach, that will be delivered by the Basic Package of Health Services/ Essential Package of Hospital Services (BPHS/ EPHS) and humanitarian implementing partners through fixed health facilities and mobile teams. Furthermore, SAM treatment will be provided simultaneously with the treatment of Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM) supported by World Food Programme (WFP), where applicable.