Shelter repair and winterization assistance for families in Balkh, Jawzjan, Nuristan, Paktika and Parwan provinces In line with the Afghanistan ICCT winterization Plan (August 2022), IOM proposes the distribution of Cash for shelter repairs/upgrade, cash for winterization (fuel/heating--per the cluster standards 180 for fuel and 20 USD for transportation covering 3 months) unrestricted and one off direct cash transfers, complemented with winter clothing as well as blanket modules. 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 repair needs of targeted families. The cash for winterization assistance will be a one-off assistance complemented with winter clothing and blanket modules. 

IOM will be targeting households identified via needs and technical assessment for shelter upgrade/repairs per the ESNFI cluster standards complemented with Cash for winterization and in-kind as complementary immediate assistance.


(1)	Cash for shelter repairs (Vernacular New Room Repairs (15m2): 1,846 families will be targeted for Cash for Shelter repair in Paktika province (Gayan: 546, Nikah: 500, Barmal:400 and Urgun: 400 families)
(2)	Cash for winterization and in-kind assistance (USD 200 unconditional /unrestricted, one off payment as direct cash): 1,563 families will be targeted for cash for winterization and in-kind assistance in Nuristan province (Parun: 463, Waygal: 400, Wama: 300, Mandol: 200 and Barge Matal: 200 families)
(3)	Cash for winterization and in-kind assistance (USD 200 unconditional /unrestricted, one off payment as direct cash): 1,970 PLW families will be targeted for Cash for winterization and in-kind assistance in Balkh and Jawzjan provinces (Qarqin: 116, Mardyan: 178, Shiberghan: 789, Fayzabad: 192, Keshendeh: 135, Marmul: 32 and Char Bolak: 225 families) and Parwan province (Ghorband: 303).

IOM has established long term agreements (LTAs) with money service providers for the timely and safe disbursement of cash to beneficiaries. All types of cash assistance 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 interventions will target four districts in Paktika for Shelter Repair, in line with ES/NFI cluster endorsed standards and supported by the technical assessment and guidance of Miyamoto International. For winterization, five districts will be targeted in Nuristan with cash for winterization and in-kind assistance, and similarly eight districts in Balkh and Jawzjan with Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) and their families with Cash for winterization and in-kind assistance. IOM as a leading agency in emergency response has datasets for preliminary information on  earthquake/disaster response in Paktika and Nuristan and will initiate in-depth technical assessment for the shelter repair and winterization assistance for all mentioned locations. intervention will be closely coordinated with ESNFI cluster as well as other partners on the ground. IOM field staff will also conduct house-to-house technical surveys using the existing list of assessments and distributions conducted by IOM.

Given the PDME findings and collapse, limited capacity of the financial institutions, beneficiaries prefer to receive direct Cash assistance rather via other means of transfer..