Transitional Shelter and Winterization Assistance to families affected/displaced by Earthquake in Paktika province Following a powerful earthquake of 5.9 magnitude on 22 June 2022 that occurred in Paktika, southeast of Afghanistan, Paktika and Khost provinces were severely impacted. Following joint assessments,5,827 families were found to be affected, 505 people were killed and 1,285 sustained injuries so far. The death toll and the number of injured are also expected to rise. To date IOM is leading on both assessments and the overall response and has distributed non-food items (NFIs) and emergency shelters (ES) to over 3,000 affected families needing urgent relief assistance. 

In line with the Emergency Shelter/Non-Food Item (ES/NFI) Cluster’s 2022 strategy, projected need under HRP and 2022 1st Standard Allocation strategy, and clusters planned activities under Afghanistan emergency earthquake response plan, IOM proposes the distribution of Cash for transitional shelter, cash for winterization (fuel/heating) complemented with winter clothing as well as support affected families in rubble removal efforts in the affected areas. The cash assistance will be distributed in installments of the amount needed by a family of 7 as per ES/NFI Cluster standards and per the customized BoQ to cover shelter construction needs of targeted families. The cash for winterization assistance will be one off assistance complemented with winter clothing. 

IOM will be targeting families for shelter repairs, construction, and compound repairs. Cash will be provided in three installments respectively, following progress of the construction work agreed through MoU with the project participant. These families will also receive cash for winterization 

(1) Cash for compound screening and wall repairs: 359 compounds will be targeted under this component (359 families = 63 USD) that will be disbursed to support families live inside one compound and in need of repairing of their compound walls. 

(2) Cash for Vernacular Room Repairs:  363 families will be targeted under this component (363 families = 1,310 USD) that will be disbursed to families in need of repairs for two rooms (30sqm )

(3) Cash for Vernacular New Room Construction : 103 families will be targeted under this component ( 103 families = 2,620USD ) to support the construction of a room ( 30sqm)

(4)Cash for winterization: 256 families will be targeted that will be the same families who will also receive cash for construction of transitional shelter (256 families/200USD) complemented with winter clothing 


-These families will be also assisted through cash for labour to remove rubble and or assist demolishing the damaged/destroyed houses and prepare the land for construction of transitional shelter 

IOM has established long term agreements (LTAs) with money service providers for the timely and safe disbursement of cash to beneficiaries. All modalities are undertaken in line with IOM's Cash Based Intervention (CBI) SOP and the guidance of the Cash amp Voucher WG. IOM will use LTA services of money service providers under this project for the distribution of cash to beneficiaries. 

The proposed intervention will target Gayan district of Paktika province where IOM has already been conducting assessments and distributions since the first day of the response. IOM is also assisting in the establishment and running of humanitarian hubs. IOM has household assessment data in 66 villages of the district while the final village to be targeted for this intervention will be closely coordinated with ESNFI cluster as well as other partners on the ground. IOM field staff will also conduct house-by-house technical surveys using the existing list of assessments and distributions conducted by IOM.