Emergency Transitional Shelter Construction and Winterization Assistance to Earthquake Affected Families in Khost Province The 2022 Afghanistan Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) aims to reach 22.1 million individuals across the country with essential life-saving humanitarian and protection assistance. "Timely, multi-sectoral, lifesaving, equitable, and safe support is delivered to crisis-affected persons of all genders and diversities to reduce death and morbidity," says the HRP's strategic objective 1. Multiple issues confronting Afghans, including La Nia-induced weather abnormalities, political transition, economic depression, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, are worsening millions of Afghans' pre-existing needs and vulnerabilities. The humanitarian situation for 2022 is still bleak, with 24.4 million people (59 percent of the population) expected to require immediate help, up from 18.4 million in 2021.
In addition, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck on 22 June, 2022 has affected Paktika and Khost provinces. Preliminary analysis indicates Barmal, Ziruk, Nika and Gayan districts in Paktika Province as well as Spera and Shamal districts in Khost province are the most impacted, though further assessment data is incoming. As of 24 June – less than 72 hours after the incident – some 770 people are estimated to have been killed, while an additional 1,500 people wounded. At least 1,500 homes are reported to have been damaged in one district alone. It is estimated that at least 70% of the houses in the high impact areas (MMI V+) have been damaged or destroyed, leaving many without shelter and sleeping in the open and prone to weather, health, protection, and other hazards. Even prior to the earthquake, affected provinces were characterized by intense needs. 
The primary goal of the 1st Standard Allocation 2022 is to raise desperately needed funding for life-saving humanitarian aid in Afghanistan. Under this allocation, the ES-NFI cluster intends to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to vulnerable households impacted by the recent earthquake in Paktika, Khost, and Paktia provinces.
AABRAR planned to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to a total of 148 most vulnerable earthquake-affected households in terms of transitional shelter construction (average 7 member household) amp Provision of heating assistance and winter cloth packages in District Spera. AABRAR will guarantee that the most vulnerable persons in need are prioritized among the impacted population categories and that the targeted HHs follow ES-NFI cluster requirements for natural disaster (Earthquake) affected households to react to their shelter and winterization needs.

Based on the rapid assessment we conducted in the targeted location, AABRAR will provide assistance by using both modalities (Cash and in-kind), cash assistance will be provided for heating/fuel due to its availability in the local markets of both districts, however, in-kind assistance will be provided for transitional shelters and winter clothing due to its unavailability in the local markets. Winter clothes and cash for fuel/heating will be provided in one step (full package), however, materials for shelters will be provided in three or four steps by following the standard criteria of ESNFI Cluster.

PDMs will be completed by the project team, and AABRAR’s MampE Department will conduct extra phone verification. AABRAR will exchange project information and participant profiles with AWAAZ Afghanistan as well as integrate additional AAP activities, such as providing more communication channels for project participants to provide feedback and receive a response from AABRAR.