Winterization Assistance to Most Vulnerable HHs’ in Kapisa Province. Through this proposed project, CARE aim to support/complement the ES-NFI efforts for a meaningful and immediate scale-up to address winterization needs of the most vulnerable populations through providing cash for heating (fuel for heating), in-kind winter clothing, and winter blanket. 
CARE International with United Nations Office for the Project Services (UNOPS) will collaborate winterization assistance to beneficiaries living in the Alasay and the Nijrab districts of Kapisa province to ensure that 2000 neediest households, 1000 in Alasay and 1000 in Nijrab districts have adequate protection from weather for family life as their most immediate needs will be met through Cash for heating (fuel for heating), provision of in-kind winter clothing, and winter blankets to protect and save lives during the harsh winter conditions. CARE will distribute USD 200/HHs for heating (fuel for heating) (as per the Cluster’s approved standard), while in-kind winter clothing, and winter blankets will be provided by UNOPS.
All logistic costs including procurement, storage, and delivery of in-kind assistance will be covered by UNOPS.

CARE has close coordination with ES-NFI national and sub cluster, and actively attends all relevant meetings at provincial level and will do so during the project implementation to avoid overlap with other planned assistance and maximize coverage by humanitarian partners., The final selection breakdown and exact location of the project within the target districts will be defined in close coordination with stakeholders at provinces level. The project will target the most vulnerable people such as IDPs, returnees, disaster affected families and the most vulnerable families within the host community, more focus will be paid to dependents especially child headed households, women headed household, the elderly, widows, as well as families with person with disability or elderly in target provinces. 
A gender analysis will be included in the project’s needs assessment/beneficiaries selection, with the inclusion of female staff, and gender sensitive questionnaires to ensure gender specific needs are identified and adequately understood. Distribution and awareness raising activities will consider specific women’s vulnerabilities and needs. Extremely vulnerable families, especially those with women or children at risk will be specifically prioritized, ensuring their inclusion. beneficiary selection will be conducted by CARE staff, representative from (ANDMA) and importantly, representatives from the communities through to-door verification exercise to assess the actual level of household vulnerability to ensure the assistance reaches people with the most urgent need.
Distribution committee will be stablished, which will oversee the fair delivery of agreed upon assistance. Separate distribution points will be available for women from female headed households and separate sensitization sessions will be held during assessment and distribution sites to reach women. 

CARE will distribute accessible FAM (feedback and accountability mechanisms) leaflets to those support is distributed to, that describe what the FAM can be used for and how to use it. The Project team will also share verbally FAM information at key points in the project cycle to ensure all households supported are aware of the channel. The PQ team, recording all feedback received and following appropriate governance processes to ensure the information gathered is used sensitively, safely and primary to drive improvements in delivery and provide recourse and resolution to those supported households that provided the feedback.
After a month of cash distribution , CARE will also conduct stringent post-distribution monitoring to assess cash receipt, utilization, expenditure decisions, ensure adequacy of its intervention and to ascertain outcome of the project. Monitoring and evaluation activities will also be gender sensitive.
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