Emergency Food Assistance (Cash Transfer) to Undocumented Returnees in Nangrahar Province Since July, there has been a significant spike in both voluntary refugees and undocumented Afghan returnees from Pakistan prompted by increasing incidents of detention, forced evictions, police raids and harassment. With IOM reporting 10,000 – 20,000 per week and UNHCR reporting over 67,000 people in the month of August crossing over into Afghanistan, substantial increases in these rates are projected, with further influxes expected after Eid. According to the Mid-Year Review of HRP 2016, the Cluster objective 3 activity 1 contributing to SO4 of HRP: Number of very severely food insecure individuals assisted on time with appropriate unconditional transfers (food, cash, or voucher) will be reduced from 809,376 people to 300,000 people (37% reduction) as the total achievement to date is only 135,020. Against the UNHCR midyear reviewed projection of 30,000 returnees provided with information and referrals to facilitate reintegration .               As per IOM and DoRR report (annex-III)
From first January to 23 August 2016, 14821 undocumented returnee families with 88858 people have returned from Pakistan that the majority of these families (9,565 families, 56845 people) have returned to Nangrahar province.
Over 46,319 individuals, undocumented returnees have returned to the Khugiani, Batikot, Rodat, Surkhroad, Jalalabad and Behsud districts of Nangrahar province. 
Initial Rapid assessment report of undocumented returnees in Nangrahar province, that NCRO was part of this assessment team has shown the serious need of food (please see attached Initial Rapid assessment report)
NCRO is currently implementing a shelter construction project funded by WHH, for 225 returnee and IDPs families in Surkhroad, Behsud and Rodat districts of Nangrahar province since 01 September 2016 and has full access to 6 targeted high returnee districts.

Based on IOM report, NCRO physical presence, and NCRO as part of MIRA assessment on 5 September 2016, it was revealed that these undocumented returnee families are in need of humanitarian assistance health, water, food, food and means of livelihood.
All these families will most likely face the austerity of winter while having no food and economically incapable to purchase food from market. In order to prevent this potential humanitarian crisis of these vulnerable people in winter, based on our experience in food security projects and working for returnees and IDPs, NCRO proposes two months standard food package for 3309 most venerable families.

The intention of this intervention is to provide emergency food assistance through cash transfer to 3309 undocumented recent returnee families in 6 high returnee districts of Nangrahar province to have satisfactory safety against hunger. 
NCRO will categorize through emergency food assistance returnees’ most immediate needs. The project location and comprehensive demographic information are specified in attached list of returnee (IOM Report).
The distribution will be based on families’ vulnerability and their specific needs. Selected 3309 beneficiary families will receive US$ 156 in one voucher worth US$ 78/month to enable them to purchase food and protect them from hunger.
NCRO will hold a training session for the beneficiary heads of households before distribution. This will enable beneficiaries how to use the vouchers and voucher requirements. 
Community participation and acceptance will be ensured by NCRO's community mobilizers in completing distributions. Community leaders, representatives of the beneficiary committees and government officials will be present during the distribution.