Afghanistan - ACT: 12-Oct-01
Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - Afghanistan
Emergency Assistance Appeal - ASAF11 (Revision 1)
Appeal Target: US$ 17,063,673
Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 14,267,550
Geneva, 12 October 2001
Afghans, the largest, single refugee group in the world, are still on the
move *this time due to the on-going US air-strikes on Afghanistan. While a
part of the local population remains displaced in concentrated groups in
the western and northern areas of the country, tens of thousands are
seeking refuge in Pakistan, Iran and Tajikistan * neighboring countries
already hosting over 3 million Afghans from a long-standing crisis.
The international humanitarian community in Pakistan is facing multiple
obstacles in its attempts to provide emergency relief to new Afghan
refugees. The already fragile security has worsened since the start of
aggressive rallies as a reaction to US attacks. In addition, borders with
Afghanistan have been officially closed, hindering the activities of
humanitarian agencies from reaching out to IDP's in Afghanistan.
ACT International has revised its preliminary appeal for Afghanistan in
the attempt to further streamline its emergency response in the region.
ACT members Church World Service (CWS), Christian Aid (CA), Middle East
Council of Churches (MECC) and Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) working through
their local partners in Afghanistan, are seeking immediate financial
support for their humanitarian operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran
and Tajikistan. ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid will soon complete a
needs assessment in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to be able to render their
assistance and support. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR)
in Tajikistan remains an important resource for ACT response in the
region.
The above ACT members are proposing projects comprising the following:
Emergency shelter
Food and non-food commodities
Emergency medical assistance
Winterization
Food Security
Water-Sanitation
As a signatory of The Code of Conduct, ACT will adhere to and promote its
respective principles in this humanitarian operation.
Project Completion Date:
NCA - 1 October 2001 - 31 March 2002 (6 mo)
CWS - 1 October 2001 - 31 March 2002 (6 mo)
MECC - 1 October - 31 December 2001 (3 mo)
CAID - 1 October 2001 - 30 September 2002 (1 year)
Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
Total Appeal Less: Pledges/ Balance Requested
Target(s) Contr Recd from ACT Network
CWS-P/A 5,470,400 0 5,470,400
CAID 7,881,989 1,174,781 6,707,208
MECC 297,250 0 297,250
NCA 3,349,034 1,621,342 1,727,692
Post-funding
Evaluation* 50,000 0 50,000
CAT** 15,000 0 15,000
Total US$ 17,063,673 2,796,123 14,267,550
* Post-funding evaluation will include all programs financed through this
appeal.
** The cost of the ACT CAT (Coordination Assessment Team) mission to
Pakistan.
DESCRIPTION OF EMERGENCY SITUATION
Afghanistan has for the last 24 years been hit by various disasters
(man-made and natural) that have severely affected lives and livelihoods
of the entire population directly or indirectly. The severity of the
situation owes its origins to the wide spread destruction of social and
economic fabrics of the Afghan society as a result of the ongoing-armed
conflict, extreme poverty and absence of social services. In addition
collapse of state institutions is a contributory factor to the worsening
of the humanitarian situation.
The vast majority of Afghans - 85 per cent - are directly dependent on
subsistence agriculture to survive. They have faced drought before, but
traditional ways of coping have been stretched to breaking point this
time. In lean times communities would share resources with each other, and
this has actually masked the current extent of the drought. These
resources have now all been used up in many western areas.
Even before the threat of reprisals following the terrorist attacks on the
US, hundreds of thousands of people had already left their villages for
camps outside major cities, where they had heard that food was available.
It is estimated that there are more than one million internally displaced
and more than four million internally stranded people within Afghanistan
already. An estimated 400,000 people were living in these camps, in
squalid conditions with little water, shelter or sanitation. In August,
Medecins Sans Frontiers estimated that already 20-40 people were dying
each day. Some reports now state that people are beginning to leave this
camp and are heading for the Iranian border, in the hope of finding better
provision there.
Near the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, some 200,000 people are thought
to be living in camps outside the city. Because of fighting between the
Taliban and opposition forces, it is difficult for aid agencies to reach
them. It is thought that many will start to head for the borders of
neighbouring countries.
The UN's World Food Programme was estimating that by November, some 5.5
million people would be dependent on food aid. In the wake of the events
of 11 September, they have revised that estimate upwards to 7.5 million
people. As many as a million Afghans are reported to be on the move,
fearing US military reprisals. Movement is mainly in the south and east
at the moment, and consists of those who can afford the transport costs
associated with moving. Many are either heading for their mountainous
home villages, or for relatives in Pakistan. Some 15,000 people are
reported to have crossed into Pakistan, despite the supposedly closed
borders, and tens of thousands more are stranded on an ever expanding
series of no-man's lands, without food or water to sustain them, or
medical assistance for them and their already weakened children. Both
Pakistan and Iran are working with the UN refugee body UNHCR making
preparations for the establishment of new camps, expecting between them to
receive almost 1.5 million new refugees.
At greater risk however, are those Afghans who remain in their isolated
villages, watching their food run out. They have already eaten the grain
they had put aside for next year's planting. Many of them will then have
no choice but to sit and wait, in the hope that somehow outside aid will
reach them.
At this point it is critical to try to enable people to stay in their
villages, many of which are completely cut off by snow during the winter.
People will therefore only stay if they are sure they have enough food to
last through the winter. If they do not stay, there will be a massive
exodus of people to the camps, and the humanitarian situation will become
much graver.
If people move to camps, it becomes a huge task for them to return to
their villages. Their houses may have been damaged or destroyed, no crops
will have been planted in their fields, there will be little food around
to help them re-establish themselves. Movement to the camps prolongs the
effects of the drought, making it even more important that people be
enabled to remain in their villages.
Locations for the Proposed Response
At the time of writing this appeal humanitarian organisations are faced
with an uncertain situation as to when or if the full impact of the crisis
may come, where the affected population will congregate and what will be
the scale of the crisis. At present hundreds of thousands have left their
homes in the cities and have become displaced. Many have gone to their
home villages, or are staying with relatives and/or friends, and may not
necessarily appear in a camp situation. Identification of needs and
beneficiaries is turning out to be very difficult. However, some partners
have started to identify the most urgent needs among people in the Logar
province, and steps will be taken to survey border areas where groups are
said to be waiting for the border to open. Necessary relief item, both
food and non-food items, will then be provided to the identified groups.
Pakistani authorities and the UNHCR are still identifying potential new
campsites on the Pakistani side of the long Pak-Afghan border, mainly
within the tribal belt along the border. In case of continued border
closure, camps may also be established in rural areas inside the borders
of Afghanistan. In any case, the anticipation of and US strikes
themselves have already produced a significant number of IDPs, and should
the strikes continue, this number may further explode, leading to an
unprecedented human catastrophe in Afghanistan that will require a massive
humanitarian intervention in Afghanistan and/or neighbouring countries.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE (CWS PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN)
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
Church World Service (CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
See preliminary appeal of 1 October 2001.
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
The project aims to provide emergency shelter and food aid for 15,000 of
the most vulnerable families, who are either internally displaced or have
crossed the border due to the recent crisis.
Objectives
Provide the most vulnerable 15,000 new refugee/IDP families with emergency
shelter kits
Provide emergency food aid to 15,000 vulnerable refugee/IDP families.
Enhance resistance to disease by providing timely food aid and shelter
Provide protection from harsh environment to the most vulnerable sections
such as: children, elderly and women
Sustain family dignity and community life
Community Participation
Camp and village committees, representatives from authorities and partners
will be involved. All stakeholders will work together and recommend
solutions for common problems.
TARGETTED BENEFICIARIES
The shelter program will be implemented in refugee camps outside Peshawar
in NWFP province and near Quetta in Balochistan province and IDP
settlements in Central and Northern Afghanistan. CWS has a strong
presence in Peshawar and has been working in that area for the last 40
years. In Quetta, CWS has one partner and will have a team of over 5-10
CWS staff & volunteers assisting the partner in implementation of the
project.
The new arrivals are mainly from the urban centers of Kandhar, Kabul and
Jalalabad. It is expected that a second wave of refugees will come from
the rural areas, that are fast running out of food stocks and the
international aid agencies have left the area due to the security
situation.
Target group
The direct beneficiaries of this shelter program are 15,000 new refugee
families in NWFP and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan and IDPs in
Afghanistan. These 105,000 individuals have lost all assets and reserves
in the 22 years of conflict; many have been displaced more than once in
their lives.
Winter is usually very harsh in Afghanistan and in northern Pakistan.
Malnourished and without shelter * hundreds and thousands of IDPs and
refugees lives are under threat and are in dire need of shelter assistance
to survive.
Criteria applied for the selection of beneficiaries
Families who are crossing into Pakistan as refugees will be eligible for
the shelter kits and food aid.
Families who have lost all reserves and are displaced without primary
shelter will also be eligible.
Programme Impact
The first and foremost outcome of the project will be ensuring minimum
nutrition, safe and secure shelter for the most vulnerable.
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
ACT member, CWS P/A proposes assisting 15,000 of the most vulnerable
refugee and IDP families by providing them emergency shelter kits and food
aid. This will help in the prevention of disease, provide protection,
maintain dignity, sustain family and community life.
The criterion for beneficiary selection is based on U.N standards for
refugee/IDP. After an assessment 15,000 families who have totally lost
their assets and reserves and are unable to cope in the harsh environment
will be identified
Location
Number of Families
Total Persons
Peshawar
5,000
35,000
Quetta
5,000
35,000
Hazarajat
2,000
14,000
Panjsher
3,000
21,000
Total
15,000
105,000
Composition Average size of the Afghan family is 7, with an average of 5
children in each household. Children number around 75,000.
Gender Balance
Particular attention will be paid to female-headed households to ensure
that they are not missed from any beneficiary list. CWS field team will be
gender balanced to ensure communication and input from the women in the
refugee camps.
Description of Targeted Assistance
The proposed appeal seeks to provide 15,000 of the most vulnerable
families with shelter kits and food. Each family shelter kit and food
basket includes:
Family shelter kit
1 family tent
1 ground sheet
1 plastic sheet
4 blankets
6 months family food basket
Wheat Kg. 600
Cooking oil Liters 44
Rice Kg. 80
Beans Kg. 24
Sugar Kg. 24
Tea Kg 0,8
The project will be implemented through NPO, SO, CCA, UNOCHA and CWS field
staff already working in the target areas. However, all of the
implementing partners require additional staff to help carry out the
project.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
CWS P/A will be responsible for the project monitoring, review, and
documentation and reporting.
Procurement, Transport & Storage
CWS has an efficient procurement system in place that ensures that
suitable items are obtained and supplied at the right time and within the
approved budget.
The procurement staff receives quotations to determine the best source for
the required items. Beside price, there are a number of factors that are
considered, and the lowest price offered may not necessarily mean
acceptance of a quotation. Other factors considered are:
Quality
After sales service (if applicable)
Speed of delivery
Local benefits to the economy & small business
Importation policies and procedures (if applicable)
Political and cultural sensitivity
Reputation of the supplier
Warranty
>From Pakistan, commodities will normally be carried overland by trucks to
Afghanistan. However, as there are serious security concerns in
Afghanistan, especially in the target areas because of the increase in
fighting and the transportation and communication systems are also in
state of shambles, possibility of the use of animal transport may be
considered. For example, remote and inaccessible areas in Panjsher involve
combination of trucks and donkeys and take several days. The harsh weather
and conflict conditions can result in restricted access to some areas.
Collectively, these reasons can delay the delivery of relief items.
Finance & Audit The Administration and Finance divisions of the CWS P/A in
Karachi will make sure that financial and management aspects are adhered
to in accordance with the established budgetary guidelines and procedures.
Regular financial updates and reports will be prepared at the end of the
project; the finance officer will collect the supporting documents and
carry out an internal audit. An external audit will be carried out at the
end of the project by Ernst & Young International and furnished to the
ACT-Network.
Monitoring, Review & Reporting
Field staff will closely monitor the program to ensure that work is
completed according to schedule and design. Regular progress reports will
be produced and sent to the Karachi Office. A team of CWS staff and
partners will review the program after completion. Final programmatic and
financial report will be produced by CWS and furnished to all the
stakeholders.
Analysis of Risk and Undertaking
Church World Service P/A is attaching a very high priority to this
emergency program but the major risk to the success of the program is the
civil strife in Pakistan as the reaction to the U.S. air strikes on
terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan. All attempts are being made to ensure
that CWS, NPO & SO staff have the necessary capacity and minimum level of
operational security to continue program activities. CWS has security
guidelines and they are followed at all times.
CO-ORDINATION
CWS network will continue to play an active role in the coordination
bodies to facilitate and ensure that the most effective and appropriate
response to problems encountered in project implementation.
Coordination and information sharing will take place at three levels. CWS
P/A Regional Disaster Response is group of 17 national and international
NGOs involved in disaster response.
The project will coordinate with concern department of local authority at
provincial level.
The ACT members in the region have strong networking and coordination.
They are in regular communication directly and also through the Six +
Eleven Group, a network of six international aid agencies.
IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
Six months, depending upon receipt of funds.
4 Weeks
Planning, Procurement, Delivery and Storage
16 Weeks
Distribution of Material
4 Weeks
Review and Reporting
BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Tents Family 15,000 50 750,000
Ground sheetings Piece 15,000 10 150,000
Plastic sheets Piece 15,000 10 150,000
Blankets Number 60,000 5 300,000
Food baskets Number 15,000 256 3,840,000
Sub total 5,190,000
MATERIAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING, HANDLING
Inland transportation Container 100 800 80,000
Storage Warehouse 8 5,000 40,000
Sub total 120,000
PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPS & OTHER SUPPORT COSTS
Staff Salaries and Support - Norwegian Project Office (NPO)
Coordinators (2 persons) Month 6 400 4,800
Field officers (2 persons) Month 6 300 3,600
Drivers (2 persons) Month 6 100 1,200
Shahuda Organization (SO)
Coordinators (2 persons) Month 6 400 4,800
Field officers (2 persons) Month 6 300 3,600
Drivers (2 persons) Month 6 100 1,200
Cooperation Center for Afghanistan (CCA)
Coordinator Month 6 400 2,400
Field officer Month 6 300 1,800
Drivers (2 persons) Month 6 100 600
Church World Service
Coordinator Month 6 500 3,000
Procurement officer Month 6 200 1,200
Program officer Month 6 300 1,800
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Finance officer Month 6 350 2,100
Field officer Month 6 200 1,200
Project officer Month 6 250 1,500
Driver Month 6 100 600
Technical officer Month 6 200 1,200
Coordination officer Month 6 300 1,800
Staff board and lodging Month 6 3,000 18,000
Administrative and Other costs
Communications Lumpsum 12,000
Regional and local travel Lumpsum 20,000
Fuel and maintenance of 6 vehicles Lumpsum 12,000
Security guards Month 6 500 3,000
Sub Total 103,400
CAPITAL ASSETS
Laptops Unit 2 3,000 6,000
Digital video camera Unit 1 4,000 4,000
Vehicle (2nd hand jeep) Vehicle 1 35,000 35,000
Sub Total 45,000
AUDIT AND REPORTING
Audit Lumpsum 6,000
Documentation Lumpsum 6,000
Sub Total 12,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 5,470,400
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION
Christian Aid (CA)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
Christian Aid is the official agency of 40 Churches representing most
Protestant denominations in the United Kingdom and Ireland; it also works
closely with the official agencies of the Catholic Church. It began in the
mid-1940s by helping refugees and churches in Europe to recover from the
aftermath of war. Since then it has been working in over 70 countries
where the need is greatest, helping people regardless of race or creed.
Christian Aid currently supports about 2,000 projects.
>From 1986 to 1993, Christian Aid funded a multi-sectoral programme in
Afghanistan through partner organisations working from Pakistan. When the
Soviet armies withdrew and the Communist government fell, Christian Aid
decided to base its work within Afghanistan. Christian Aid began funding
vocational training/micro enterprise and agriculture/food security
projects through both Afghan and international partner NGOs in West
Afghanistan. In 1997, CA devolved much of its operations to a small, low
profile office in West Afghanistan working under the name of the
Ecumenical Office/Christian Aid. It works as a funding and capacity
building NGO on behalf of a wider European Ecumenical network and
currently supports twelve local, national and international partner NGOs
working in Herat, Farah and Ghor Provinces. Through these partnerships
Christian Aid had developed considerable experience in working with
refugee and displaced communities in West Afghanistan.
Mass movement of the Afghan population in the current emergency crisis
will have a profound impact on neighbouring countries. Therefore,
Christian Aid is focusing upon a regional strategy to address the needs of
the most vulnerable people in the region. The following partners are
participating in the CA request for funds from the ACT Appeal:
DESCRIPTION OF ACT MEMBER'S IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
IRAN
International and national partners to respond to the possible refugee
crisis will be identified by the assessment mission.
AFGHANISTAN
AHDAA (Animal Husbandry and Development Association of Afghanistan) This
is a registered local NGO based in Herat and established in March 1996.
It is a young NGO and, despite its name, has experience in implementing
drinking water, water management, and irrigation infrastructure
programmes.
AREA (Agency for Rehabilitation and Energy Conservation in Afghanistan)
AREA is one of CA's larger national NGO partners based in Peshawar with
regional offices in Herat and Kabul. They work in the Eastern and Western
provinces. AREA has experience in disaster response with funding from
DFID.
CHA (Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance)
CHA is CA's largest national NGO partner. CHA was established in 1988 and
has regional offices in Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul. Christian Aid has
been funding CHA since 1995 in the health, food security and income
generation sectors. CHA has experience in implementing emergency response
work, including ECHO-funded food relief programmes.
SIEAL (Sayanee Institute of Education And Learning)
SIEAL has been actively involved in humanitarian work inside Afghanistan
and in Peshawar since 1990. Currently, the organisation is well equipped
with more than 240 staff members in Afghanistan - sub-offices in Kabul,
Herat, Farah, and Badghis provinces.
SIEAL are currently providing emergency food and non-food relief
operations in Kabul and the refugee camps in Peshawar (funded by
Trocaire).
NPO/RRAA (Norwegian Project Office/Rural Rehabilitation Association for Afghanistan)
Norwegian Project Office/Rural Rehabilitation Association for Afghanistan
(NPO/RRAA) was founded in 1990. NPO/RRAA is a national Afghan NGO that
works both inside Afghanistan and in Pakistan assisting Afghan refugees.
It has four regional offices in different geographical locations inside
Afghanistan (Logar, Herat, Jalalabad and Mazar) and a central office in
Peshawar with a sub-office in Kabul.
NPO/RRAA is mandated by its charter to contribute towards rehabilitation
and development of the rural areas, encourage repatriation of refugees and
resettlement of internally displaced population, provide assistance to
vulnerable groups of society (irrespective of their sex and ethnic
background) and to provide opportunities for the return of normalcy and
the restoration of peace and tranquillity to the country. As a development
NGO, NPO/RRAA actively encourages people's participation and community
contribution as the basic elements of its approach to development work. It
believes to the strengthening of co-operation and co-ordination between
local authorities, NGO community and UN agencies in order to provide
better services.
NPO/RRAA Herat Regional Office has vast experience in planning,
implementation, monitoring and follow up of development projects,
including agriculture extension, rural engineering, income generation,
health projects and technical/vocational training. NPO/RRAA carried out an
extensive Participatory Assessment of Needs (PAN) at the end of 1995
throughout Herat Province. This assessment strongly suggested that an
absolute majority of the population be in need of external assistance
without which they are not able to rehabilitate their lives and become
productive members of the society. Based on the findings of PAN, Christian
Aid funded NPO's project of revolving credit and savings and TBA in a
number of villages of Kushk Rabat Sangi district of Herat province since
1996.
NPO/RRAA is a full member of ACBAR (Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan
Relief) and its regional office in Herat is one of the founding members of
NCB (NGOs Co-ordination Board), a regional co-ordination body with 14
national and international NGOs as its members, based in Herat.
ARF (Afghanistan Reconstruction Federation)
ARF is a registered local Afghan NGO with a main office in Kandahar and a
sub-office in Herat. It is a young and small NGO with little experience.
ARF has implemented a number of small projects funded by WFP and DACAAR in
the past in Herat. This included a vocational training programme for women
and construction of some small irrigation infrastructures.
ARF has not had previous relation with EO/CA. They approached EO/CA in
1997 for funding. EO/CA was not sure of their capacity for implementing
projects then, and therefore, did not fund ARF but continued discussing
with them NGOs work & mandate, project/programme commitments,
organisational capacity, etc. EO/CA visited ARF's vocational training
programme, funded by WFP, in Pashtun Zarghon district in 1998 which was
assessed as good and effective by EO/CA team.
TAJIKISTAN
ACTED
ACTED is a French relief and development NGO created in October 1993 and
currently works in 11 countries: Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Serbia, Pakistan, Congo-Brazzaville, Nicaragua,
Albania and Macedonia.
Programmes in Tajikistan began in 1997 with a regional strategy of cross
border operations between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. ACTED
currently employs 139 people in Tajikistan (7 expatriates) providing
support to institutions, such as food, clothes, and heating for children's
institutions, malaria prevention, water and sanitation, shelter,
small-scale business development, and agriculture/micro-irrigation/credit.
They have experience in implementing emergency assistance to Afghan
refugees.
Ghamkhori
Ghamkhori is a local NGO and has developed over the past three and a half
years. It is based in Khatlon province, which saw the worst of the
fighting during the civil war. Ghamkhori specialise in health education
and women's health. They work through mobile health teams and two health
clinics in Khatlon province.
Mehrengez
Mehrengez is a Tajik women's NGO, which was created in 1997 to assist
village women. Mehrengez has been running credit and skills development
projects in Khatlon province aimed at providing alternative income sources
to vulnerable women.
Christian Aid continues to work through local partner organisations, which
are continuing to implement their drought relief work in Western
Afghanistan despite the withdrawal of international staff. Christian Aid
is also preparing to return its field office staff and other emergency
staff to the region to support our partners working in Afghanistan.
Locations for the Proposed Response
Afghanistan
The primary location for both emergency and rehabilitation assistance is
the West of Afghanistan, those areas most affected by the drought of the
last three years, namely: Herat, Farah, Badghis, Ghor, Faryab, Balkh,
Mazar-i-Sharif Provinces. In addition, Kabul and Kandahar provinces will
also receive assistance.
Iran
Iran currently has 1.5 million Afghan refugees, but with the closure of
the border no new arrivals have been reported by UNHCR. However, the
number of Afghan refugees expected to enter Iran when the border is opened
is approximately 400,000 people.
The location of the project is not yet known but UNHCR is currently
negotiating with the Government of Iran over the location of potential
refugee sites. Eleven camps are planned along the 900-kilometere border.
The Iranian Red Crescent will lead the assistance programme for Afghan
refugees.
Christian Aid will assess the feasibility of establishing a temporary
office at Mashhad, Khorasan Province in Eastern Iran to provide
procurement and logistic support to the Afghan partners currently
implementing projects within Afghanistan. The office would also be able to
provide immediate support for the proposed programmes.
Tajikistan
Christian Aid has worked in partnership with ACTED to provide seeds and
tools to vulnerable families affected by the drought in South and on the
Tajik-Afghan border. Furthering this partnership, Christian Aid proposes
to provide additional emergency relief to the possible influx of Afghan
refugees into Tajikistan though ACTED and possibly through UMCOR,
Ghamkhori and Mehrengez.
Security
A Security Plan has been in effect in Afghanistan since 1998. Due the
changes in the security situation and the evacuation of all international
staff from Afghanistan, this Security Plan has been revised and will be
continually updated to respond to the prevailing security conditions.
Christian Aid has personnel based in Islamabad and Peshawar and has
developed a Security Plan, incorporating evacuation plans, for Pakistan
and regularly attends the UN Security meetings in Islamabad. Christian Aid
staff are registered with the appropriate Embassy/High Commission and the
NGO security systems (telephone chain, etc.). An Evacuation plan has been
prepared for all expatriate staff in Pakistan.
Christian Aid has a Security Plan, incorporating an evacuation plan, for
the assessment team in Tajikistan. The assessment mission will be
completing a Security Plan for Iran upon arrival in Mashhad.
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal
The overall goal of Christian Aid's regional programme is to promote
stability and improved quality of life throughout the Central Asia region.
Objectives
To work together with local partner organisations to develop and support
strategic programmes that:
meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable members of the Afghan IDP
and refugee population for food, potable water, shelter, and health
services.
address the need for increased regional food security and sustainable
rural livelihood development in order to:
mitigate against further mass displacement/migration within the region
promote the return of the displaced
To advocate for a regional approach to humanitarian interventions that is
inclusive and empowers local communities to participate in the
decision-making process.
TARGETED BENEFICIARIES
In a regional approach to the humanitarian crisis, the targeted
beneficiaries will include:
Afghan refugees in Tajikistan and Iran
IDPs and ISPs in Afghanistan
Farmers and villagers who have remained in their homes during the crisis
Vulnerable members of the host communities in Tajikistan and Iran
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
Christian Aid will respond to the crisis by adopting a regional approach
to programming and has submitted several proposals that encapsulate a
regional strategy for short-term emergency relief and long-term rural
livelihood development. Please see Annex 1 for summary details of
programmes, budgets and funds sought from ACT Appeal.
Problem Addressed:
The consequences of military operation, in combination with the impact and
effect of drought is the creation of a humanitarian crisis including:
- Mass movement of Afghan IDPs to urban areas
- Mass movement of people towards international borders including Iran,
Pakistan and other potential countries of first asylum.
The acute immediate needs include:
Food, potable water, shelter, emergency health care
The medium term needs:
Livelihood assistance in order to resume agricultural activities and to
mitigate against further mass displacement/migration.
SECTOR 1: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
There are six proposed emergency assistance projects in Christian Aid's
regional emergency programme. The projects focus upon the provision of
food and non-food items, such as shelter materials.
In Afghanistan, three proposed projects will focus upon the provision of
emergency food supplies for 2-3 months and emergency shelter
kits/materials. The locations vary but do include the urban areas of
Kabul, Kandahar, and Mazar-i-Sharif, where the food shortage situation is
severe for the most vulnerable people due to military strikes.
Vulnerable IDPs who have fled their homes and are now living in IDP camps
or in rural locations in Badghis, Faryab, Balkh, and Mazar-i-Sharif
provinces are also included.
Two of the three programmes have received partial funding from the British
and Irish governments and additional funding is requested through the ACT
Appeal.
CA has an established programme in Tajikistan, including previous
experience in emergency assistance to Afghan refugees in Tajikistan with
several partners - ACTED, Ghamkhori and Mehrengez. An assessment mission
is currently in Tajikistan co-ordinating with partners on the provision of
emergency assistance. The actual programme will be dependent upon the
findings of this assessment mission but proposals for seeds, food,
shelter, and healthcare to vulnerable households in South Tajikistan or to
Afghan refugees/IDPs in the border region are now being received.
At this stage the plan is to provide a seeds and tools package to
vulnerable farmers in Khatlon province of Tajikistan to contribute to
stability in the border region by preventing displacement and support
local production to support local population and possible refugees over
the coming year.
Should there be a huge influx of Afghan refugees CA will support a shelter
programme. The standard shelter package in an emergency situation will
include 1 medium size winter tent, 1 tarpaulin, and 5 blankets/family.
The plan is to cover 5,000 families with a shelter package at this stage.
It is expected that other specialised agencies will take responsibility
for the medical services of the camps, but some necessary medicines and
equipment will be provided to allow the medical staff of partners to fill
in gaps in the medical assistance in cases of acute shortage etc.
In Iran, the actual programme would be dependent upon the findings of the
assessment mission but, if assistance is required, and it is feasible to
implement through local Iranian partners, the programme would include the
provision of food and a standard emergency shelter package - 1 medium size
winter tent, 1 tarpaulin, and 4-5 blankets/family. Local procurement of
the necessary materials would be assessed.
Other specialised agencies are expected to take responsibility for the
medical services of the camps, but funding for the acute shortage of
necessary medicines and equipment will be provided to identify partners
with emergency health experience.
PROJECT A
Humanitarian Emergency Assistance, Herat, Farah and Badghis Provinces,
Afghanistan
Duration: 6 months - October 2001 to March 2002
PARTNER: SIEAL - Currently, the organisation has a central office in
Peshawar, Pakistan, and sub-offices in Kabul, Herat, Farah, and Badghis
provinces. It employs more than 240 people and is currently implementing
several projects within Afghanistan and in the refugee camps in Pakistan.
These projects focus upon income generation, education, peace-building and
emergency assistance. SIEAL are also currently providing emergency food
and non-food relief operations in Kabul and the refugee camps in Peshawar
with funding from Trocaire.
Within the target provinces of Farah and Badghis, SIEAL is presently
engaged in executing an education project with staff recruited from the
local communities - 27 in Farah, 27 in Badghis plus 10 management support
staff in Herat.
To ensure co-ordinated implementation and avoid replication of assistance,
the partner has so far undertaken every possible measure to share its
plans with local and international agencies, and seek their consultation
and recommendations. Alongside Christian Aid, SIEAL is presently involved
with some other aid agencies to develop strategies to effectively respond
to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
PROJECT: Before implementation, SIEAL will conduct a joint assessment
mission in Western Afghanistan with other Christian Aid partners - AREA,
CHA, NPO/RRAA and ADA to assess the changing situation in immediate needs;
to identify those families who have not yet received any assistance; and
to select beneficiaries based upon a developed criteria.
GOAL & OBJECTIVES: The overall goal is to alleviate the suffering of the
vulnerable local IDP population in Herat, Farah and Badghis Provinces, by
meeting the following objectives:
Shelter needs of the target population;
Distribution of food and non-food relief items.
BENEFICIARIES: SIEAL will provide emergency assistance to 1,000 vulnerable IDPs families (6,000 people) who have not been provided with any assistance to date:
300 families in Karokh and Kushk-e- Kohna districts, Herat Province;
300 families in Ismail Tagab, Chakar, Kham-e-Abbasi, Aml-e-Strab villages,
Farah Province;
400 families in Bagh-e-pul, Karizak, Darabad, Nawdih,Yazdi and some
surrounding villages, Badghis Province.
These vulnerable IDP families are a combination of:
Recently-arrived influx of IDPs at the IDP camps in Herat;
IDPs who have fled to Farah and Badghis Provinces from the IDP camps in
Herat due to fear of US attacks on Herat and from enforced conscription of
men;
IDPs who have fled their homes in the rural areas to the border with Iran
and Turkmenistan.
Three months supply of food will be purchased and delivered from
Turkmenistan to Herat. One month's supply of food will be distributed to
the target districts/villages each month. Non-food items will also be
purchased and delivered from Turkmenistan and distributed immediately to
vulnerable IDPs in the target locations in the first month of operation.
Beneficiaries will be selected by criteria developed by a joint-Afghan NGO
team, consisting of Christian Aid partners. The team is also conducting
joint monitoring visits to each NGO's projects.
PROJECT B
Emergency Food Assistance to Vulnerable Families, Balkh, Kabul, and
Kandahar Provinces, Afghanistan
Duration: Six months - October 2001 to December 2001
PARTNER: CHA (Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance) is CA's largest
national NGO partner. CHA was established in 1988 and has regional offices
in Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul. Christian Aid has been funding CHA
since 1995 in the health, food security and income generation sectors. CHA
has experience in implementing emergency response work, including
ECHO-funded food relief programmes.
CHA has been largely involved in provision of emergency and food
assistance to IDPs in the camps and vulnerable families in the rural
areas, and is familiar with the nature of emergency assistance delivery.
CHA teams on the ground are closely monitoring the situation including the
population movement.
CHA's experience in the emergency relief sector includes:
Management of Sakhi IDP camp in Mazar-e-Sharif (UNOCHA funded project).
5,000 IDPs from small, makeshift camps in and around Mazar-e-Sharif were
relocated to Sakhi camp in June 2001. In addition to camp management, CHA
has been distributing food assistance (with WFP support) and shelter to
the IDP families in Sakhi camp.
Food distribution to 4,000 families in Chimtal/Alburz district of Balkh
province in September 2001 (Funded by Novib).
Food distribution to 5,000 families (IDPs and other vulnerable families)
in one district of Faryab * July to September 2001 (Funded by SC-UC and
WFP).
Food and basic need items distribution to 2,000 IDP families in two camps
in Herat * April to September 2001 (Novib-funded).
Relief and food for work for 10,000 vulnerable families in Kandahar and
Farah provinces - March to August 2001 (WFP and ECHO funded).
Relief food distribution to 2,340 families with malnourished children in
Ghor province* April to November 2001 (WFP and ECHO funded).
Food For Work for 8,812 vulnerable families in Ghor province * April to
November 2001 (WFP and ECHO funded).
GOAL & OBJECTIVES:
Goal: To provide emergency assistance to 8,000 IDP and other vulnerable
families in Balkh, Kabul and Kandahar provinces.
Objectives:
To provide immediate 2month-supply of food rations for 8,000 vulnerable
IDP families.
To provide emergency shelter for 4,000 vulnerable IDP families.
The project is responding to the emergency needs of vulnerable families
and will provide essential food rations for two months and basic shelter
materials. CHA will monitor development of the situation and may propose
further food distribution.
The project will target IDP families and other vulnerable families
entirely dependent upon food aid and emergency assistance to survive. CHA
has been actively involved in the survey and identification of IDPs in
Balkh province and has relocated around 5,000 IDP families to Sakhi camp
in Mazar-e-Sharif. The other vulnerable beneficiaries will be selected in
close collaboration with local 1 In Afghanistan, the local Shura is the
traditional governing body of village. It consists of village spiritual
leader (Mullah), village elders and representatives of ethnic groups. The
Shura members are aware of all affairs of the village and have good
information on households living in the village. The local Shura solves
the daily issues at village level or if there is any issue with
governmental authorities (district governor). The local Shura has been
largely used by aid organisation as community counterpart for
implementation of project activities.
Shura. Based upon the selection criteria the local Shuras will introduce
the beneficiary families and CHA staff will assist the local Shura in the
application of the selection criteria.
BENEFICIARIES
IDP families;
Vulnerable female-headed households;
Poor families without able-bodied man;
Poor families who have lost assets and have no means of income to purchase
food.
The food will be obtained in kind from other donors, such as WFP, or will
be purchased from local suppliers in each region. The food will be
transported to the districts for distribution to beneficiaries. Each
beneficiary family will be provided with one food package (100 kg wheat,
10 kg rice, 10 kg lentils, 10 kg sugar and 10 kg cooking oil) over the
project period. A total of 8,000 families (approximately 40,000 people)
will benefit from the distribution of food. For each family, the food
package will meet the required supply of food needed for two months
rations.
4,000 IDP families will be assisted by the provision of emergency shelter.
Materials include distribution of one plastic sheet tarpaulin and three
blankets to each family. It is anticipated that the beneficiaries will
construct mud walls for shelter. Shelter materials are required in time
for the coming winter.
The distribution will be closely monitored by CHA field offices in each
region and all necessary documentation will be maintained. The project
staff will monitor:
selection of beneficiaries;
distribution of food and shelter material; and
Overall project implementation and management.
One vehicle will be assigned to each district for logistical duties.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration
Director of CHA, will assume the overall responsibility for the management
of the programme.
The Programme Department of CHA will be working with the field offices and
field staff, offering programming advice and monitoring the project. CHA
office in Peshawar and the field offices in Mazar-e-Sharif, Kabul and
Kandahar will handle co-ordination with NGOs working in the area, and
contact with the authorities. CHA regularly attends the co-ordination
meetings in Islamabad and the regional co-ordination meetings in the
field.
The project activities will start as soon as the project is approved.
During the first month, the project staff will start the identification
and selection of beneficiaries whilst the logistic unit will make
arrangements for the procurement and supply of food and other materials.
Distribution of food package and shelter materials to the beneficiaries
will start during the second month of the project and will be closely
supervised by field staff. The field office manager will monitor the
overall food distribution process being undertaken by project staff.
Finance
The Finance Department will carry out the financial transactions based
upon specific policies and procedures of CHA to ensure efficient,
transparent and accountable practice. This department will also carry out
financial monitoring and internal audits. The two departments will also
provide narrative and financial reporting for both internal and external
use based on the requirements of the donors and CHA's own systems.
Monitoring & Reporting
The field office manager will have the overall responsibility for
implementation, monitoring and co-ordination of project activities in the
field. A detailed operational plan will be prepared for implementation of
project activities.
PROJECT C
Quick Emergency Assistance Response, Herat & Badghis Provinces,
Afghanistan
Duration: 12 months * October 2001 to September 2002
PROPOSAL: To provide emergency assistance:
Food to 3,500 existing IDP families;
Food and non-food items to 1,500 new IDP families;
Agriculture inputs to 1,200 farmers;
Credit to 600 vulnerable female-headed households
Irrigation canal rehabilitation for 30 villages (total of 21,000
beneficiaries).
Area of Operation: Western Afghanistan (Herat & Badghis provinces)
PARTNER: AREA
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal: To provide emergency assistance of essential basic needs that
contributes towards restoring quality of life.
Objectives:
To provide food assistance, shelter and adequate sanitation to 5,000 IDP
families in Heart province.
To increase food security through:
Provision of agriculture inputs for Spring planting and food packages to
1200 farmer families in Badghis province;
Rehabilitation of irrigation canal in Dezangi village, Badghis province
that will enable 300 hectares of land to be irrigated and provide food for
21,000 people;
Improve rural livelihoods for 600 vulnerable farming families in Zendajan
district, Herat province by the provision of local credit services for the
purchase of agricultural inputs for Spring planting.
Problem Addressed:
The consequences of humanitarian crisis include:
Mass movements of IDPs to urban areas, such as Heart and Mazar-i-Sharif.
Mass movement of people towards international borders including Iran,
Pakistan and other potential countries of first asylum.
Increased food vulnerability and decreased access to food.
Long term dependency on external aid
The main focus of the program will be in western region of Afghanistan
where CA and partners are well established and have the ground capacity
for providing immediate and effective assistance.
In addition to continuing to support IDPs in the camps as well as to the
host communities, the programme also targets new IDP families.
Food packages will be provided to some 3,500 IDP families who are not
covered under WFP food distribution programme or that WFP was not able to
provide them food
At least 1,500 new IDP families will be provided with food and non-food
packages
1,200 farmers in 30 drought-affected villages between Kush-e-Kohna and
Qalai Naw will be provided with food and agricultural inputs (seed and
fertiliser) to cultivate their land
600 vulnerable families in one or two districts of Herat will be provided
with special credit packages aimed at increasing food security and rural
livelihood of the target population. The focus would be on women.
A main canal irrigating 300 ha agricultural land in 30villages will be
re-constructed and strengthened. This will benefit 2,000 families (21,000
people).
The programme has been designed to be implemented in two phases over a
one-year period. The first phase of the program cover a period of 6 months
and will focus mostly on shelter and food assistance. The second phase of
the program aims to build the livelihood of target population through
extension and advice services to rural communities * agriculture and
livestock * and income generation initiatives through a micro credit
scheme. Also in this phase, the main irrigation canal in Badghis province
will be rehabilitated through the construction of retaining walls. Through
this approach the project will move away from relief towards a longer-term
focus through increasing the food security of rural communities. EO/CA
will support the implementation of the program through a locally staffed
field office in Herat with possible additional logistical support by
Christian Aid from Iran and/or Turkmenistan.
Location
Number of Beneficiaries
Duration
Package
Badghis Province:
Assistance to Farmers in 30 villages
1,200 farmers
Phase 1
Agriculture inputs & food (Wheat flour)
Rehabilitation of the main irrigation canal
Irrigation of 300 hectares of land will benefit 2,000 families (21,000
people) in 30 villages
Phase 2
Two protection walls will be constructed for protection of the main canal
Herat Province:
Food packages to new and existing IDPs
5,000 families (of which 1,500 new IDP families will also receive non-
food packages)
Phase 1
Wheat flour, Oil, Sugar, Rice, Grain
Non-food assistance to new arrival
1,500 families not covered under any assistance programmes
Phase 1
Tent, Blanket, Plastic Tarpaulin, Water Container
Assisting the village population in Zendah Jan District of Herat
600 households with focus upon women
Phase 2
Average package that will help the recipient to survive up to the next
harvesting season
Total
8,800 Families
AREA has a good relationship with key suppliers of food and non-food items
in Kabul, Jalalabad, Mazar and Herat. These companies are ready providing
the food and non-food items from Pakistan Iran and Turkmenistan to the
target locations.
AREA is co-ordinating with all humanitarian agencies operating in the
region and works in partnership with community based organisations * the
local Shuras. As the current security situation is difficult, the only way
of reaching the most vulnerable people and to guarantee staff security is
to develop a community-based approach. This approach has enabled AREA to
continue to operate in all four of AREA's target regions.
PROJECT D
Emergency Assistance for Refugees and their Host Communities in Iran, and
support to IDPs in Afghanistan.
Over 400,000 refugees are expected to cross the border into Iran and
Christian Aid will be deploying a mission to Iran to assess the situation
and to identify partners who would be able to provide assistance to the
refugees. Christian Aid also recognises the importance of the impact that
a large influx of refugees has upon the host communities and will
therefore, also assess the impact of this and address the problems.
In addition, partners currently operational within Afghanistan have
requested logistical support from Iran to procure material aid necessary
for the implementation of emergency and development programmes. In
particular, the emergency assistance programmes would require rapid
deployment of material aid to target locations in the West of Afghanistan
and this can be best achieved from Mashhad, Eastern Iran. The ICRC, UN
agencies, including WFP, and other international NGOs already have a base
of operations in Mashhad.
PROJECT E
Emergency Drought Response in Tajikistan
Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique Et au Développement/
Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development (ACTED)
Duration: 12 months - October 2001 to September 2002
PROPOSAL: To provide wheat seeds and fertilizer to 10,000 farm households
and potato seeds and fertilizer to 1,000 farm households in Khatlon
(around Qurghon Teppa) and Sughd (around Khujand, Tajikistan. In addition,
the project will also provide training on improved cultivation techniques,
and rehabilitate irrigation systems.
PARTNER: ACTED
PROJECT: Whereas last year's harvest lasted until December, this year farmers in Khatlon only have enough wheat to feed their families until October. Maize and rice harvests are low as well. Families are selling what little meat, eggs or dairy they produce to buy cheaper food. Such dire needs call for an urgent response.
ACTED propose an emergency plan based on three points, continuing the
previous year's action:
Distribution of quality wheat seeds and fertilisers;
Distribution of potato seeds and fertilisers;
Cultivation improvements based on urgent irrigation works and on the
provision of training to the farmers.
BENEFICIARIES
Beneficiaries: Beneficiaries would be targeted among the most vulnerable
families (Level 1 of our Poverty Alleviation Programme).
Locations: It would concern two regions, both strongly affected by the
drought: Khatlon (around Qurghon Teppa) and Sughd (around Khujand).
Distribution policy:
Wheat seeds and fertiliser: will be distributed to vulnerable families at
the rate of 150 kilos of seeds and 300 kilos of fertiliser per hectare. 10
000 families will be targeted, with 0.3 hectares each.
Potato seeds and fertiliser: will be distributed to vulnerable families at
the rate of 3500 kilos of seeds and 450 kilos of fertiliser per hectare.
1000 vulnerable families will be targeted, with 0.1 hectares each.
Wheat seeds and fertilisers distribution
Procurement of 500 Mt of second-generation elite seeds
ACTED would buy 500 Mt of second-generation seeds from last year's Drought
Response Programme beneficiaries, with yields comparable to those of
imported varieties. Buying these seeds would bring several benefits:
The farmers who produced them would get more than the double the normal
wheat price, and could thus buy much more food than they would have got
from consuming their own harvest;
Improved seeds, which are a scarce commodity in Tajikistan, would be
spared for sowing and local varieties used for food instead;
The much lower cost of these seeds compared to imported seeds (350 USD
against 800 USD) would allow the distributions to reach a much larger
number of beneficiaries.
In case enough second-generation seeds were not available, ACTED plans to
import improved seeds form Kazakhstan
ECHO proposed contribution: 100 MT of second generation Turkish wheat
seeds, or improved Kazakh seeds.
Procurement of 200 Mt of imported seeds
In order to ensure the diversity of the seeds population, and thus provide
for possible illness affecting a variety, ACTED would import 200 Mt of
improved seeds from Turkey, as successfully implemented last year. These
seeds will be distributed in priority to the families most affected by the
drought, on a free basis. These farmers will be closely monitored by
ACTED, in order to make sure that they make the best out of these seeds.
Procurement of fertilisers
Poor farmers have little means to purchase quality fertilisers, and these
are anyway difficult to find in Tajikistan, where "average application of
fertiliser is considered to be 25% of requirements", according to the
FAO/WFP's Special Report.
Purchases and importation could be completed by September, and
distribution by October, thus allowing for early sowing, an essential
condition for a good harvest in 2002.
Potato seeds and fertilisers distribution
Potatoes can make a very valuable contribution to food security,
especially considering their high yields, the small size of most farmers'
individual plots, and the nature of the local soils. ACTED plans to
distribute 400 Mt of potato seeds. The necessary fertilisers would of
course be imported and distributed as well.
Irrigation works and training
Small scale irrigation:
ACTED has experience in small-scale irrigation, using simple and low-cost
means, and the ECHO-funded 2000-2001 programme has been a success. CA
proposes to extend this scheme (small-scale installations, repairing of
secondary canals, and cleaning of drainage canals) to reach 3,000
hectares. Expected beneficiaries: around 6,000 families in Khatlon
province.
Adapted training:
In order to obtain optimal results from the seeds and fertilisers
distributions, adequate training should also be provided. Using low
quality seeds and having little farming experience outside the collective
system of the Soviet era, many farmers use too high sowing rates or do not
take adequate care of their fields.
ACTED's extensive Capacity Building team would be very valuable assets to
undertake such training. The experiments we conducted at the Nikhi
Research Institute and our contacts with Cymmit allow us to conduct such
training in an adequate way, and to provide farmers with information and
methods optimally adjusted to local conditions.
PROJECT F
Emergency Assistance for New and Vulnerable Existing Refugees and their
Host Communities in Tajikistan, and support to IDPs in Afghanistan.
An assessment team is currently in Tajikistan to evaluate the additional
support required by partners to implement projects that will provide
assistance to the new influx of Afghan refugees. In addition, existing
Afghan refugees who are assessed to be highly vulnerable will also be
given assistance. Tajikistan itself faces severe food shortages because
of the prolonged drought and host communities will be provided with
assistance for rural livelihood development and food security
SECTOR 2 : FOOD SECURITY & SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS
It is an important to have a long-term strategy to rebuild the rural life
that has been severely affected by 20 years of war, three successive years
of drought, and the escalation caused by retaliatory strikes. Christian
Aid has submitted four proposals that address the needs for the most
vulnerable members of the rural communities most affected by the drought
in the West of Afghanistan.
PROJECT G
Agriculture Improvement and Food Security in Rural Areas, Farah Province,
Afghanistan
Duration: 3 years - October 2001 to September 2004
PROPOSAL: To increase food security for 81,375 people in six
drought-affected districts of Farah province, Western Afghanistan through
an integrated programme that provides agricultural inputs (seeds and
fertilizer) and improves farming system by increasing agricultural skills,
rehabilitate and develop the local livestock sector, increasing access to
farm power, and improving water management and irrigation systems.
PARTNER: CHA
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal: To increase food security for 81,375 people in six drought-affected
districts of Farah province, Western Afghanistan
Objectives:
Increase wheat crop productivity by promoting sustainable and improved
farming systems
Promotion of fruit production through village extension and training in
horticulture production and soil conservation
Increase crop diversity and nutritional impact of crop production through
village extension and training in vegetable production and kitchen gardens
Rehabilitate the local livestock sector through provision of breeding
animals and village veterinary and extension and training services
Increase access to farm power through village extension and training in
the operation and maintenance of existing farm technology
Improve the management of water through the provision of village extension
and training and the rehabilitation/construction of irrigation systems
with support from Food For Work
Wheat seed
The initial package of improved wheat seed (23,025 kg) will be
obtained/purchased from a reliable source, FAO or SCA (Swedish Committee
for Afghanistan). FAO and SCA produce wheat seed and they keep record on
experiment of improved wheat seed varieties. The variety of the improved
wheat seed for each district will be selected based on the past experience
of CHA and recommendation of FAO. 27,750 kg of UREA and 13,875 kg DAP
fertilisers and agrochemical will be purchased from local markets and will
temporarily stored in CHA premises in the target districts. 185 contract
growers will be identified in the target districts during the first year
to multiply the improved variety of the wheat seed suitable for that area.
A contract will be signed by each grower for production of certain amount
of wheat seed according to the technical instruction of agronomists. Wheat
seed package consist of (35-50) kg* wheat seed (50) kg UREA, (25) kg DAP
sufficient for cultivation of 0.2 ha will be distributed to each contract
growers (farmers) free of charge for multiplication for period of three
years. The agronomist and extension workers will provide technical support
and training to contract growers and regularly supervise and monitor the
cultivation, maintenance and harvest of the wheat field. Herbicide is
considered to control the weeds in the wheat fields. The contract grower
is responsible for preparation of land, cultivation and maintenance of the
wheat field and the harvest belongs to him. The wheat seed (having good
quality) will be purchased from contract growers (5%) higher than the
wheat price in the local market for distribution to other farmers. It is
estimated that in average (208) kg of cleaned wheat seed will be collected
from each contract grower each year.
The beneficiaries for distribution of wheat seed package will be
identified through local Shuras according to the given criteria. It is a
precondition that beneficiary should apply for whole package components
(wheat seed and fertilisers). The beneficiary farmers who have already
purchased fertilisers can apply only for improved wheat seed. The seed
package (35-50) kg of improved wheat seed 25 kg of DAP and 50 kg of UREA
fertiliser sufficient for cultivation of 0.2 ha of land will be
distributed per beneficiary to (1850) beneficiary farmers throughout the
program. The wheat seed will be provided to beneficiary farmers against
price. The wheat seed price will be fixed at distribution time 5% more
than price of edible wheat in the local market. The fertilisers will be
provided against purchasing price. A stock of (47,500) kg UREA and
(23,125) kg DAP fertiliser is considered for project and will be provided
to beneficiary farmers (25 kg DAP and 50 kg UREA per beneficiary) against
purchasing price. The initial stock covers 50% of the beneficiaries. The
stock will be re-supplied in the following year using income generated
from sales of fertilisers. (76,960) kg wheat seed will be purchased from
contract growers for distribution to other farmers.
The agronomist and extension workers will contact training sessions to
beneficiary farmers on improved wheat seed cultivation technology. Each
beneficiary farmer will attend (3) training session in various stages of
sowing, top-dressing and harvesting. Total of (555) group training
sessions will be conducted to beneficiary farmers. Each session will last
about (4) hour and average (10) farmers will participate in. The
agronomist and extension workers will also provide consultation to
individual beneficiary during the field visits.
4 agronomists, 6 extension workers, and 1 driver with the support of
logistic unit will carry out procurement and transportation of material,
selection of beneficiaries and distribution of inputs and training and
technical supervision of the beneficiary farmers. They will also collect
the data on related activities.
Nursery and Gardens
(1) model nurseries (0.4 ha) and (68) private nurseries each500sq.m each
will be established to serve as training place for farmers. The model and
private nurseries will be established in the districts where there has
been no model nursery. (68) beneficiary farmers will be supported to
establish and maintain their own private nursery. (900 ) kg of fruit
seeds/nuts (2250) kg of DAP fertiliser, (4500) kg of UREA fertiliser, work
tools and other material will be purchased from local markets by logistic
unit and horticulturist and will be supplied to the target districts. The
land for establishing model nursery will be leased for a period of three
years. It should be of good quality for establishing nursery and
accessible to public. The variety of fruit and non-fruit sapling to be
grown in the model nursery will be selected based on the demand in the
area. 25 % of the sapling in the model nursery will be non-fruit. 5000
non-fruit sapling produced in the model nurseries will be distributed to
(700) farmers free of charge for establishing green areas. The
beneficiaries for establishing private nursery will be selected according
to the given criteria. A contract will be signed with each beneficiary.
The beneficiary is responsible for provision of piece of good quality of
land, preparation of land and maintenance of the nursery. Inputs and
technical support will be provided for each beneficiary to establish and
maintain the nursery. The inputs include seed, fertilisers, work tools,
grafting cost and agrochemical if necessary. The sapling in the private
nurseries belongs to the owner of nursery. The horticulturist and
extension workers will assist the owner of the nursery in marketing
through awareness sessions to community. Each beneficiary (owner of
private nursery) will participate in (2) training sessions during the
program.
(350) beneficiary farmers will be supported to establish (700,000) sq.
meter of demonstration orchards. The beneficiaries will be selected
according to the criteria. A contract will be signed with the beneficiary
stating the requirement to be fulfilled. Each beneficiary farmer will be
provided with (80) grafted sapling for establishing (2000) sq. meter of
orchard. The grafted sapling will be provided with 30% subsidy. The
beneficiary farmer is responsible for preparation of land and maintenance
of orchard according to the technical instructions. In order to provide
awareness and training to farmers on plant protection 4 gardens will be
selected in each district to serve as training and demonstration gardens
for plant protection. The horticulturist will regularly visit the
demonstration garden and in consultation with technical staff provide
necessary agrochemical for spray/use. Group visits will be arranged to
these gardens.
(5000) non-fruit sapling produced in model nurseries will be distributed
to700 beneficiary farmers free of charge through local communities/Shuras
to establish (150,000) sq. meter green areas.
The horticulturist, extension workers and technical staff will train the
beneficiary farmers on nursery management. During the establishment and
maintenance cycle of the nursery each beneficiary will attend (2) training
sessions on various topics. Total of (118) individual training sessions
will be conducted.
The horticulturist and extension workers assist the farmers on proper
establishing and maintenance of orchards through conducting training
sessions. Total of (280) training sessions will be held throughout the
program and each beneficiary will attend (4) training sessions on various
topics such as establishing orchard, pruning, plant protection. The
horticulturist and extension workers will also raise awareness among the
communities for establishing green areas.
(4) horticulturist (6) extension workers (2) farmers and (1) driver will
be involved in procurement of material (with the help of logistic unit),
distribution of inputs, conducting training sessions, supervision and
daily monitoring of activities and collection of data.
Vegetables
(114) vegetable demonstration plots 500 sq. meter each will be established
on farmers' land throughout the program to serve as training and awareness
point and center for producing vegetable seeds. The vegetable
demonstration plot will be selected on farmers land (preferably trained
VHV if possible) accessible to public and having good quality and water
source. One of the demonstration plots will be established in "Farm
Jungle" mainly for production of seeds. A contract explaining the purpose
of demonstration plot and the conditions to be fulfilled will be signed
with the owner of the vegetable demonstration plot. (1.5) kg of vegetable
seed, (25 ) kg of UREA, (25) kg of DAP and work tools will be distributed
to beneficiaries to establish vegetable demonstration plot. Group visits
will be arranged for beneficiaries of kitchen gardening and other farmers
to demonstration plots once a month during cultivation, growing and
harvesting. The agronomist, extension workers in close collaboration with
TBAs and VHVs in the area will conduct (672) group training and awareness
sessions on importance of vegetables and vegetable growing. In addition to
provision of practical training to members, awareness and messages will be
provided on nutritious value and role of vegetables in nutrition status of
the family members specially women and children. (2000) posters
visualizing the vegetables and containing messages on value of vegetables
will be prepared and distributed to beneficiary families. About 15 other
beneficiary members will be supported close to each vegetable
demonstration plot to establish small kitchen garden in home-yard.
(1710) families will be provided with means and technical support to
establish small kitchen garden (150 sq. meter) in/close to home yard. In
average 15 beneficiary families will be linked to one vegetable
demonstration plot. One local TBA will be identified per vegetable
demonstration plot to provide awareness to women at the household level.
These TBAs will be provided with short training on vegetable growing,
nutritious value of vegetables and consumption of vegetables at family
level. The owner of vegetable demonstration plots and the TBA will be
provided with incentive during the group visit from demonstration plot and
group training among the beneficiary families.
(6) extension workers and (6) gardeners will be involved with the support
of other project staff in selection of beneficiaries, distribution of
inputs, conducting training sessions and data collection.
Livestock and veterinary
A survey will be conducted in the target districts to identify the need
for training of BVWs. This activity will be carried out in close
coordination with FAO. (60) candidates (male and female) will be
identified to participate in BVW training course. The male candidates
should be aged (20-45) years, have education degree of matrix and willing
to work in rural communities. The female candidate could be illiterate.
The duration of initial training course is 25 days, 15 days for
theoretical and 10 days of practical training. The training course will be
conducted for group of 5 trainees. The training course for female BVW will
be conducted by female trainer in a place provided by community. The BVW
training course for female candidates will focus more on practical
training and more illustrative training material will be provided. The
BVWs will be provided with incentive during the training course to cover
the food and transportation cost to training center. At the end of
training course a kit will be distributed to BVWs. The BVWs will provide
basic veterinary services and assist in extension of animal husbandry in
the rural area. The BVWs will charge small fee for their services and drug
cost. The kit provided will serve as revolving fund and working capital to
BVWs. In the following year a refresher course will be conducted to
trained BVWs. The veterinary doctor and paravets will supervise their
practical work in the field and receive their activity report quarterly.
(360) poor beneficiary families (mainly female headed) will be identified
through local Shuras to be supported. Each beneficiary family will be
provided with two goat or 10 hens. Prior to distribution (72) training
sessions on poultry and goat keeping will be conducted in the villages to
(360) beneficiaries. (1800) Hens and (5400) kg of poultry food will be
distributed to (180) beneficiary families i.e. 10 per family. (360) goat
will be distributed to (180) beneficiary families. A contract will be
signed with each beneficiary family. The beneficiary family will use the
milk or eggs produced to feed the family members or sell it in the village
to purchase other basic needs. The paravets will visit the beneficiary
families on regular bases and provide medicine to goats and hens if
suffering from diseases. The beneficiary families provided with goat will
return a kid next year that will be distributed to new beneficiaries.
1 veterinary doctor, 2 paravet, 1 trainers and 1 driver will prepare
training courses curriculum and training material, conduct the training
course, identify the beneficiaries, provide veterinary services, follow up
the trained BVWs and beneficiary families and collect and analyze the
data.
Training-agriculture mechanization
Training curriculum and material will be developed for water pump
utilization, maintenance and repairing course. The training material
already developed for tractor operator course will be revised. Two
training rooms, one for theoretical training and one for practical
training will be set up in Farah City. (48) candidates will be identified
from target districts according to the criteria for tractor operator and
water pump repairing courses. A contract will be signed with each
candidate. The training course will be conducted in two parts of
theoretical and practical sessions for a period of three month. In the
theoretical session lectures, training material, charts and drawings will
be used to deliver the concepts of machinery working mechanism. In the
practical sessions the trainees will be introduced to different parts of
water pump or tractor, spare parts, operation of the machine, daily-weekly
maintenance and repairing. The tools and spare parts for water pump
training course and tractor operator course will be purchased from local
markets in Herat or Kandahar. CHA has already established a training
course for tractor operators in Farah City and major machinery and
equipment are allocated. The tools and equipment will be purchased to
increase the capacity for new trainees. (6) training courses each for
period of 3 months will be conducted to train (24) individuals on
effective use of tractor and tractor accessories. (4) training course each
for period of 3 months will be conducted to train (24) individuals as
water pump mechanic. The trainees will be provided with incentive for
living cost. Dormitory facility will be provided to them.
(36) short training session (3 days each) will be conducted to (180)
beneficiary farmers who already owe water pump or plan to purchase water
pump. The beneficiaries will be identified through extension workers in
the districts and the name of applicants for short training will be
submitted to the training center. The trainer will develop training plan
and conduct training courses on utilization and daily maintenance of water
pumps in the districts.
A small loan, in the initial round, is considered to (90) graduates of
training courses, to establish water pump repairing workshop or purchase
water pump for irrigation of agricultural land. The local Shura and at
least one of the close relative of the loanee should grantee the
reimbursement of loan installments. The loan for purchase of water pump
will be provided to group of 3-4 farmers. The farmers are responsible for
digging wells and construction of small shelter for water pump. The loan
will be paid when the beneficiary has completed all loan farms and has
identified water pump to be purchased. The loan will be paid in Afghanis
and reimbursed in Afghanis. within the duration determined by loan
committee.
1 inventory officer, 2 trainers, 3 loan officer, 1 tractor operator will
be assigned for conducting training courses and provision of loan to
beneficiary farmers. 2 guard and 1 cook will be hired for training center.
Raise awareness on water management and improving irrigation mechanism
The irrigation engineer will prepare training material for improving
irrigation system and effective use of irrigation water. In close
collaboration with local Shuras (540) group-training sessions will be held
in the communities to raise awareness on water management and improving
irrigation mechanism. The irrigation engineer and extension workers
discuss the irrigation water problems with the local farmers in the
villages. The irrigation engineer will conduct training sessions on
techniques to improve irrigation water intake, water channeling, and
irrigation of land. The out come of the discussion with farmers and
training session might be a small project for improving irrigation unit in
the village. The irrigation engineer and the local Shura will develop
project plan. The drought-effected villages will be the priority
locations. The micro project appraisal at the village level will be
participatory at all stages of identification, planning, implementation
and monitoring.
(1080) MT of food for work will be provided for (6,000) poor individuals
at the rate of average 180 kg wheat against 30 day work for
rehabilitation/improving irrigation means (canal, Karez, pound, reservoir)
determined by community. The Food for work is considered to come from WFP
contribution. WFP is expected to deliver the food commodities to project
location at specified villages. The work tools and local construction
material will be provided by community. Some construction material that
community can not afford (cement, iron bars, etc.) will be provided
through project
(2) irrigation engineer and (6) supervisors will undertake identification
of needs, developing training materials, design micro projects at village
level, supervise rehabilitation works in the field and collect the data.
PROJECT H
Sustainable Rural Livelihood Programme For Ghor & Badghis Province,
Afghanistan
Duration: 2 years * June 2002 to May 2004
PROPOSAL: An integrated rural livelihoods programme that addresses the
needs for long-term rural development in the worst affected drought areas
in Afghanistan.
PARTNERS: Christian Aid-led Consortium with Afghan Partners,
Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA) & Agency for Rehabilitation
and Energy Conservation in Afghanistan (AREA)
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal: To improve the well being and livelihoods of vulnerable conflict
and drought- affected communities in Ghor & Badghis Provinces of
Afghanistan.
Objectives
Community Organisation: To develop the target communities' ability to
effectively address social & economic problems through establishing &
strengthening sustainable & democratic village organisations that serve as
a point of entry & a platform to implement the planned projects and other
initiatives.
Improved Livelihoods: To improve rural livelihoods through targeted
support to the most vulnerable drought affected families & general support
to upgrade the communities' productive assets
Food security and environment protection: To increase food security at
the household level through:
Increased & improved staple, fruit & vegetable production using techniques
through training, action learning demonstrations & improved inputs;
Increased & improved livestock productivity via restocking, improved
animal health & nutrition, decreased morbidity & mortality; & controlled
foraging;
Sustainable use of common property resources & improved farming systems
via introduction of ecological & drought mitigating land &.
Promotion of non-agricultural enterprises
To create off-farm or home-based non-agricultural employment opportunities
through:
Vocational training (with a priority for women);
Provision of loans to develop micro-enterprises for trained graduates &
other individuals.
Development of rural infrastructure
To improve productive infrastructure creating short-term employment &
long-term assets through rehabilitation of roads & small community
projects identified & managed by village organisations.
Health
To improve the health status of the target population in Ghor Province by
reducing mortality & morbidity rates with emphasis on maternal & child
health.
Improved Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Health Care
To provide curative & preventive health care services to the target
population through
Provision of trained TBAs & VHWs for better primary health care, knowledge
& practice.
Access to improved secondary health services at 5 district health centres;
Provision of tertiary in-patient, obstetric & surgical services for
referred complications;
The establishment of an effective referral system & modest cost recovery
at point of use.
Improved Public Health
To improve public health & reduce preventable waterborne diseases through:
increased use of potable water through provision of accessible and safe
sources;
Improved sanitation by use of VIP latrines & public health education at
household level.
Institutional strengthening, learning & dissemination of best practice
To increase the effectiveness of project outcomes through:
improved institutional capacity of CHA & AREA via effective monitoring &
accompaniment
Facilitation of inter-organisational learning & co-operation, &
dissemination of best practice.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
The programme involves three organisations in a consortium. The two key
implementing partners are CHA and AREA. Christian Aid provides essential
overall strategic support to the programme through accompaniment,
institutional development and lesson learning.
In order to achieve the consortium objective of 'increased effectiveness
of project outcomes for institutional strengthening, learning and
dissemination of best practice', a number of structures have been devised
for the overall strategic co-ordination.
Management Committee: for project related monitoring and coordination,
bi-monthly meetings will be held in Herat for respective programme
coordinators and relevant Team Leaders, officers and regional managers or,
for CHA, sectoral managers.
Programme Board: Higher level meetings between CHA and AREA directors, and
the Christian Aid Programme Manager will be held by rotation and agreement
in Peshawar or Herat every 6 months. This provides a formal review process
of the programme's overall progress and impact.
Day-to-day running of each programme component will be the responsibility
of the Team Leader for that sector. The Team Leaders (TLs) are responsible
to the head office of their organisation. Co-ordination of sectoral
activities, daily logistics etc will be the responsibility of the project
co-ordinator. Problems that cannot be resolved at field office level will
be referred to the management committee.
Christian Aid will convene meetings of the project management committee,
monitor progress, provide support for capacity building of CHA and AREA at
field level, promote cross-organisational learning and best practice,
support research on issues of concern, support co-ordination and
interaction of respective programme activities, and administer the
consortium with regular representation and formal reporting to EU office
in Peshawar.
Project funds are allocated to the head offices of the consortium members
according to their portion of the budget. The head offices will be
responsible for organising the transfer of funds to the field office to
cover their portion of project expenses. The field office Accountant will
maintain separate financial records for CHA, AAD and CA and provide
separate financial monthly reports to the respective head offices. The
Head Offices will then add any head office expenditure and forward the
modified versions to CA, which is responsible for monitoring and
consolidating reports for the EU.
An institutional agreement will be drawn up between the consortium
partners incorporating detail on programme responsibilities and
implementation. As the programme is happening in two distinct areas, CA
has a key role for co-ordination, institutional development and lesson
learning.
CHA will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ghor provincial
government health directorate and other directorates. Contracts are signed
with the existing field staff in the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)
structure in Ghor. AREA also seeks written permission from local
authorities to support project and provide security for project staff and
assets.
Both organisations will recruit or transfer qualified, professional staff
and provide training. Well-equipped field offices established in
Qala-i-Naw, Badghis for AREA and Chegharan, Ghor for CHA.
An overall operation plan will be developed based on each activity plan.
reasons for the proposed methodology
The consortium of CA, CHA and AREA was developed because:
all three agencies have a common strategic interest in livelihood related
work across the programme area;
an integrated programme across multiple sectors can use the complementary
strengths of the three NGOs to have a far greater impact than
individually;
there is a great scope for joint sharing of experience and expertise, and
to see how similar interventions implemented in different ways can work in
similar areas;
Christian Aid can provide more strategic support to a consortium than to
the individual agencies and achieve greater synergies and economies of
scale;
In addition, CHA can extend its experience of health programme support to
new districts in Ghor.
Working in different districts, CHA and AREA will not duplicate activities
on the ground.
The Village Organisation approach (VO) is central to the implementation
strategy, chosen to base activities around this programme framework
because once the VO has been formed & its capacity has been built:
It creates a spirit of ownership among the target communities in
implementing projects through full involvement of the community members in
all stages of the project implementation
Ensures smooth implementation of the project through by achieving
community support project, being designed according to the actual and
foremost needs of the majority of target people
Ensures sustainability of the project after phase out of the implementing
agency
It is a strong sustainable platform for future development when the
project ends.
The AREA and CHA models are complementary. Christian Aid reviewed several
other Shura models but rejected these because they did not provide
adequate representation of the village households, in particular the poor,
and members tended to be selected (as a result of wealth, power etc)
rather than elected. In addition, the model has been tested in the Ghor 1
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Programme, originally an AfghanAid
methodology.
N.B. The current EU project will be completed June 2002. To prevent
funding overlap, AREA requires a start-up date from January 1st 2002 for
agricultural inputs component (seeds). Timing is critical therefore CA
requests funding to cover 6 months of programme costs from January to June
2002.
PROJECT I
Regional Food Security and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Strategy, Eastern
Iran
The assessment mission to Iran will evaluate the need for a regional food
security and rural livelihood development programme in Eastern Iran to
assist host communities to cope with the influx of thousands of refugees.
PROJECT J
Regional Food Security and Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Strategy,
Tajikistan
Tajikistan is facing severe food shortages due to three successive years
of drought. An assessment mission in Tajikistan is currently receiving
proposals to provide assistance for a regional food security and rural
livelihood development programme that will address the needs of local
communities.
SECTOR: EMERGENCY HEALTH
PROJECT K
Emergency Medical Assistance
Duration: 3 months - October 2001 to December 2001
PROPOSAL: To respond to the worsening health services due to the emergency
by providing emergency health services to urban and rural areas.
PARTNER: CHA has been largely involved in provision of emergency and food
assistance to IDPs in the camps and vulnerable families in the rural
areas, and is familiar with the nature of emergency assistance delivery.
CHA teams on the ground are closely monitoring the situation including the
population movement.
PROJECT: CHA is presently providing primary health care from 19
established health centres in 16 districts through: training and support
of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA) and Village Health Volunteers (VHV)
support and running of maternity and surgery wards of Farah hospital
Distribution of supplementary food in Ghor and Faryab provinces.
CHA is committed to keeping all field offices operational, to continue its
current programme activities, and to prepare for the immediate provision
of emergency medical assistance within Afghanistan.
The following activities are planned:
Village-level
More than 200 Village Health Volunteers (VHVs) already trained by CHA in
13 districts are on stand-by to provide basic emergency health assistance
and first aid if required.
District-levela
Strengthen the capacity of health centres to respond to emergencies by:
Refresher training courses for all medical staff
Emergency Unit of 2 staff at each clinic to provide immediate response
Increase stock of essential material and medicines for each clinic
Ambulance service for critical cases
24 hour health service by one or two duty staff
Additional 5 beds will be set up at each clinic for emergency cases
Provision of cooked meals for patients at all clinics
Establish 21 mobile emergency medical response team:
Mobile team will consist of 3 medical staff, one driver and one vehicle
Refresher training by district health officer
Mobile team considered as field team but may be deployed to support clinic staff if required
Adequately-equipped emergency response medical kit for each team
Provincial-level
Strengthen the maternity and surgery ward of Farah hospital to respond to
cases referred from district health centres by:
Refresher training course for Farah hospital staff
24 hours maternity and surgery ward of Farah hospital
Increase stock of essential material and medicines for each clinic
Ambulance service for critical cases
Additional 10 beds will be set up at each clinic for emergency cases
Provision of cooked meals for patients at 5 hospitals
All health centres and hospitals already provide basic health services but
additional resources are required to respond effectively to an emergency
scenario.
Details of health centres being run by CHA and reserve mobile teams
Province
District
Health centre (fixed)
Mobile health team
Offices, logistic and first aid team
Herat
Ghorian
1
2
1
Zendajan
2
2
Kohsan
1
1
City, Maslakh camp
1
Farah
Farah centre
2
1
Balabuluk
1
1
Purchaman
1
1
Khaksafaid
1
1
Anardara
1
1
Shindand
2
1
Gulistan
1
1
Lash-Jowain
1
1
Farsi
1
1
Ghor
Cheghcheran
1
1
1
Shahrak
1
1
1
Tulak
1
1
Saghar
1
1
Kabul
Charasiab
1
1
1
City
Balkh
Mazar-esharif
2
1
Faryab
Shirintagab
1
1
Total
19
21
8
Note: The health centres are MCH and BHC. In Farah City, the surgery and
maternity ward of hospital is being supported by CHA.
PROJECT L
Assistance to Malnourished Children in Ghor Province, Afghanistan
Duration: 12 months - October 2001 to September 2002
PROPOSAL: To provide immediate food assistance to 3,750 families in Ghor
province with malnourished children.
PARTNER: CHA
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal: The overall goal is to mitigate the suffering of the most vulnerable
among the disaster-affected population from the immediate effects of the
current emergency in Afghanistan.
Objective: To provide immediate relief food to 3,750 vulnerable-female
headed households and families with malnourished children in Ghor
province, Afghanistan.
Criteria for selection of beneficiaries
Drought affected families with malnourished children and malnourished
expecting mothers (malnutrition to be measured based on UNICEF criteria)
Drought-affected female-headed families
Drought-affected families with a disabled male head.
The following required project staff are already located in Ghor province
and are available to implement the project immediately:
1 MD doctor
4 nurses/health educators as supervisors
8 health workers
This activity will be carried out by CHA in Shahrak, Saghar, Tulak and
Farsi district. A food package consisting of 2 kg rice, 2 kg bean, 2 kg
lentils, 5 kg cooking oil and 50 kg of wheat will be distributed to
(3,750) families (10 % of the households in the target districts). Each
family will be provided with package of food each month over a period of 7
months. The contents of one package altogether will provide (1095)
kilo-calories per day per person for an average sized family of 7 persons
for one month. This is (55 %) of the necessary calories required for
survival according to WFP guidelines. It is anticipated that the other
portion of the calories will be covered through other family income.
The main focus of relief food will be malnourished children. The
components of food package 2 kg rice, 2 kg bean, 2 kg lentils and 5 kg
vegetable oil (per month) are considered for feeding malnourished
children. The planned amount of items above provides full food ration for
feeding one child (1200 kcal/day i.e. 100% of required energy) and partial
food ration (960 kcal/day i.e. 48% of required energy) for mother. The
remaining portion of required calories for mother could be covered from
wheat component.
The food items (apart from wheat) will be purchased in local markets or in
Turkmenistan/Iran and will be transported and temporarily stored in CHA
premises in the target districts. Distribution sites will be selected in
close collaboration with local Shuras. The food items will be made into
packages to make it convenient for distribution. CHA will provide
temporary storage for the food on wooden pallets with plastic sheets to
preserve the quality of the food.
A beneficiary criterion has already been developed in a previous project,
implemented earlier this year. The field workers will monitor the
beneficiary families at least once a month and record growth of
malnourished children. It is anticipated that if malnourished children
from beneficiary families recovers and become in good status the
beneficiary family will be out from program and new beneficiary families
with malnourished child will replace those expelled from program. The new
beneficiaries will be identified by field workers and field supervisors
according to the criteria outlined in 8.3 below, in close collaboration
with local institutions valued and used by the people. The surveyors will
check all the children in the families/villages in the district in order
to identify the families with malnourished child/children (children below
80% of expected weight).
The process of identification of beneficiaries and distribution of food
will be documented.
The clinics in Shahrak and Farsi districts currently run by CHA and TBAs
and VHVs already trained in the area will be used for providing health
education about child nutrition to their mothers. CHA has experience of
carrying similar project in Kabul and Ghor provinces and the training
material is already developed.
SECTOR: DRINKING WATER AND IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE
REHABILITATION/CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT M
Water Management & Usage Grant Fund
Christian Aid
Duration: 12 months * January 2002 to December 2002
PROPOSAL: To increase food security through increasing crop production by
rehabilitating or constructing irrigation systems, such as canals,
aqueducts, siphons, etc. and providing local communities with access to
clean drinking water by constructing reservoirs and wells.
PARTNERS:
AHDAA (Animal Husbandry and Development Association of Afghanistan)
NPO/RRAA (Norwegian Project Office/Rural Rehabilitation Association for
Afghanistan)
ARF (Afghanistan Reconstruction Federation)
PROJECT: Christian Aid will manage an umbrella grant to provide funding
for three Afghan NGOs with a good record in this sector. Christian Aid
has worked with all three NGOs before and found their engineering work to
be good. The table below provides a summary of the information from the
concept notes provided.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration
The Head of Middle East, Europe, and Central Asia Team (MEECAT), has
overall management of the regional programme.
The Emergencies Co-ordinator, assumes the overall responsibility for the
co-ordination of the regional programme and is the primary contact with
ACT.
Management of the programme activities will be overseen in the field:
Programme Manager for Iran and Afghanistan, to be based in Mashhad, Iran
(until access to Afghanistan for international personnel is resumed then
the PM will be based in Herat, Afghanistan);
Programme Manager for Tajikistan, based at the field office in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan;
Programme Officer for Pakistan, based at the field office in Peshawar,
Pakistan. The role of this person is to co-ordinate with CA's Afghan and
ACT partners based in Peshawar.
Additional support will be given by the Emergencies Unit based at the
London HQ, with regular assignments in the field and the Communications
Officer, responsible for co-ordinating communications with supporters and
media.
Finance Management and Controls
All financial transactions and control will be the responsibility of the
Finance Department of the partners. CA will be responsible for final
financial monitoring and reporting. The Overseas Accounts Department at
Christian Aid HQ in London has evaluated the financial systems of all
partners. The CA Finance Department will ensure that financial
transactions are regularly monitored and conform to CA specific policies
and procedures to ensure efficient, transparent and accountable practice.
CA will provide narrative and financial reporting for both internal and
external use based on the requirements of ACT, back donors and CA's own
systems.
Monitoring Procedures
Afghanistan
Due to the lack of access for international staff into Afghanistan the
project will be monitored by local partners with a full report submitted
to the Christian Aid Afghanistan Programme Manager.
Christian Aid's Afghan partners have established joint-NGO monitoring
teams to monitor and evaluate the programmes around Afghanistan. This
provides an element of transparency and accountability.
Pakistan
Christian Aid has not submitted any programmes for Pakistan, as NCA, an
ACT partner, is operational here. However, with regard to project
monitoring, the Programme Officer based in Peshawar will be co-ordinating
with Afghan partners to ensure that narrative and financial report are
submitted in a timely manner and meet the requirements of ACT and other
donors.
Tajikistan
London based PO will assess plans in October and will provide close
monitoring from February 2002 when CA had already planned to deploy a
permanent position in the country.
Iran
The current Programme Manager for Afghanistan will be based on a temporary
basis in Mashhad, Iran. A newly-established field office and field staff
will conduct monitoring of programmes implemented in Iran. The Programme
Manager will re-locate to Heart, Afghanistan when possible and will
monitor all projects within Afghanistan and will continue to monitor
programmes in Iran.
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
The programmes vary in duration from 3 months to three years but funding
is requested to cover programme costs for one year or less. A long-term
approach reflects Christian Aid's commitment to providing assistance the
most vulnerable people in the region.
CO-ORDINATION
Christian Aid has a representative based in Pakistan, Tajikistan, and in
the near future, Iran, who will continue to play an active role in the
co-ordination and information-sharing bodies established for all
humanitarian agencies.
The ACT members in the region have strong networking and co-ordination.
They are in regular communication directly and also through the Six +
Eleven Group, a network of six international aid agencies, including
Christian Aid.
NB: Detailed budgets can be obtained on request from ACT C.O.
BUDGET
INCOME RECEIVED:
Ireland Aid 232,000
DFID 342,781
ECHO 276,000
Swiss Development Corporation (SDC) 124,000
Trocaire 85,331
ACT Netherlands 75,363
CAFOD 39,306
TOTAL INCOME 1,174,781
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
A ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES/IDPs
A.1 QUICK RESPONSE ASSISTANCE - Afghan- AREA
Direct Assistance
Food Relief Lump sum 130,050
Non Food Relief Items Lump sum 243,000
Agricultural Inputs (seed & fertiliser) Lump sum 196,080
Credit for agriculture Lump sum 75,000
Well construction/irrigation Lump sum 115,450
Subtotal 759,580
Material Transport, Storage & Related Costs
Material Transport Lump sum 40,000
Vehicle Rental Lump sum 5,600
Subtotal 45,600
Personnel, Admin , Operations & support costs
Personnel Lump sum 41,820
Transport Lump sum 1,200
Office Operations Lump sum 12,120
Vehicle Operations Lump sum 9,600
Communications Lump sum 15,000
Audit & Evaluation Lump sum 10,000
Subtotal 89,740
TOTAL QUICK EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE RESPONSE- AREA 894,920
A.2 HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - Afghan - SIEAL
Crisis Phase
Food Relief Lump sum 99,000
Non Food Relief Items Lump sum 153,250
Sub total 252,250
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Transport, Storage & Related costs
Material transport Lump sum 26,430
Labour Costs Lump sum 1,872
Warehouse Rental Lump sum 2,400
Total 30,702
Capital Expenditure
Second - hand 4 X 4 vehicle unit 12,000
Personnel, Admin , Operations & support costs
Personnel Lump sum 5,100
Office Operations Lump sum 1,998
Communications Lump sum 240
Vehicle Operations Lump sum 2,409
Sub total 9,747
TOTAL ASSISTANCE - SIEAL 304,699
A.3 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES -Afghan - CHA
Pre-Crisis Phase
Emergency Response Training Lump sum 4,000
Crisis Phase
Food Relief Lump sum 340,000
Non Food Relief Items Lump sum 148,000
Sub total 488,000
Transport, Storage & Related costs
Transport of food & non food Lump sum 37,600
Labour Costs Lump sum 3,840
Warehouse Rental Lump sum 1,200
Sub total 42,640
Capital Expenditure
3 X Second - hand 4 X 4 vehicles unit 22,500
Personnel, Admin , Operations & support costs
Personnel Lump sum 34,350
Transport Lump sum 1,800
Office Operations Lump sum 4,680
Communications Lump sum 990
Vehicle Operations Lump sum 20,820
Other Admin costs Lump sum 300
Sub total 62,940
TOTAL ASSISTANCE - CHA 620,080
A.4 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE -Refugees & host communities - IRAN
Assessment mission to determine type of assistance - Lump sum 1,000,000
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
A.5 EMERGENCY DROUGHT RESPONSE in Tajikistan - ACTED
Agricultural Inputs (seed & fertiliser) Lump sum 716,654
Well construction/ irrigation Lump sum 51,000
Sub total 767,654
A.6 Emergency Assistance for new & vulnerable existing refugees & host
communities in Tajikistan
Assessment mission to determine type of assistance - Lump sum 1,000,000
TOTAL ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES/IDPs 4,587,353
B FOOD SECURITY & SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS
Agric improvement and food security in rural areas- CHA* Lump sum 315,000
Sustainable Rural Livelihood - Consortium-CA/CHA** Lump sum 1,321,116
Sustainable Rural Livelihood - Consortium-AREA Lump sum 200,000
Reg food security & sustainable rural livelihoods strategy - Iran Lump sum 250,000
Reg food security & sustainable rural livelihoods strategy - Tajikistan Lump sum 500,000
TOTAL FOOD SECURITY & SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS 2,586,116
C EMERGENCY HEALTH
Emergency medical assistance - Afghan - CHA
Food Lump sum 81,750
Medical Lump sum 43,574
Operational Costs
Personnel Lump sum 25,200
Transport Lump sum 48,500
Communications Lump sum 5,000
Administration Lump sum 20,392
Sub Total 224,416
Malnourished children - CHA
Food Lump sum 100,000
Operational Costs
Personnel Lump sum 22,000
Transport Lump sum 20,000
Communications Lump sum 5,000
Administration Lump sum 10,990
Sub total 157,990
TOTAL EMERGENCY HEALTH 382,406
D DRINKING WATER & IRRIGATION REHAB/CONSTRUCTIION - AFGHANISTAN
Water management & usage grant fund - ARF/AHDAA/RRAA
Well construction Lump sum 126,114
E CO-ORDINATION, LOGISTICS, SECURITY, MONOTORING - CAID
Lump sum 200,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 7,881,989
Less Income 1,174,781
BALANCE REQUESTED FROM ACT NETWORK 6,707,208
PLEASE NOTE:
* This is a 3 year project out of which only the budget for one year is
included here
** This is a 2 year project out of which only the budget for one year is
included here
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION
Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
MECC Ecumenical Relief Service (ERS)
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
In light of the recent crisis arising from the events of 11 September and
the subsequent attacks on Afghanistan commencing 7 October, the MECC will
focus its response on the developing refugee crisis along the extended
eastern border between Iran and Afghanistan * in the Iranian province of
Khorasan. Although, according to news reports, frontiers are officially
closed, they are far too extended and porous to be sealed properly and it
is anticipated that a great many people will cross. While the regional
co-ordination will be handled out of Mashhad, the provincial capital, at
this stage it cannot be clear precisely where relief centres will be
located.
Goal: The goal is to assist 12,000 Afghan Refugees in Iran. MECC is
already prepared for possible new refugees fleeing from the latest
attacks. MECC aims to alleviate the situation by assisting them with
basic food and health needs along with pastoral aid to help them cope with
the new and developing crisis.
Objectives
Provision of
Basic food commodities
Shelter
Medical services
TARGETTED BENEFICIARIES
Afghani refugees are arriving in Iran in desperate straits * fleeing a
country that has suffered the ravages of war for over 20 years and severe
drought for the past 3 years. Many of the refugees already lived in
abject poverty in their own country.
The MECC Liaison Officer in Teheran, has been in touch with all Iranian
churches and with the Iranian Red Crescent Society. The Red Crescent has
been MECC's key partner in past emergency responses (earthquake relief in
two previous instances as well as the Kurdish Refugee Relief on the Iraq
border) and will be that again in this crisis. The MECC, at this
preliminary stage, is committing itself to assist ten to twelve thousand
refugees. There are currently about 50,000 new refugees in Iran, almost
all are on the eastern border with Afghanistan.
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
In co-operation with Iran Red Crescent MECC aims assist the target group
directly. MECC has previously focused its disaster relief efforts in Iran
on medical assistance, but it also plans to distribute tents and other
basic relief supplies. The precise composition of these supplies is not
yet known. The Iranian Red Crescent has been developing contingency plans
and the MECC office in Teheran is in constant touch with the IRCS. When
these plans are more fully evolved and the actual situation clearer, MECC
will provide more precise information.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
MECC-ERS programme in Tehran will monitor and administer the project.
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
The proposed plan is for a three-month period starting October 2001.
CO-ORDINATION
MECC/ERS will co-ordinate with any ACT member in Iran, the Iranian Red
Crescent and if needed other NGOs. The MECC church committee will be also
involved and kept informed and consulted whenever the need arise.
BUDGET
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Cooking oil Liter 20,000 1.40 28,000
Tents Number 2,000 87.00 174,000
Blankets Number 20,000 4.00 80,000
Sub total 282,000
MATERIAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING, HANDLING
Rental of trucks Lumpsum 2,000
Storage and handling Lumpsum 1,500
Labor fees for loading and unloading 750
Sub total 4,250
PERSONNEL, ADMIN, OPs & OTHER SUPPORT COSTS
Staff Salaries and Support
Project staff salaries Month 3 1,500
Project staff benefits Month 3 250
Project staff insurance Lumpsum 100
Staff Travel
International travel Lumpsum 750
Local and regional travel Month 3 83.33 250
Perdiem for food and lodging Lumpsum 1,500
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Office Operations
Rental Month 3 166.66 500
Utilities Month 3 50.00 150
Stationery and supplies Month 3 33.33 100
Communications
Telephone and fax Month 3 83.33 250
Vehicle Operations
Fuel Month 3 166.67 500
Sub Total 5,850
CAPITAL ASSETS
Computer Unit 1 1,000 1,000
Photocopy machine Unit 1 750 750
Sub Total 1,750
AUDIT AND EVALUATION
Audit Lumpsum 2,000
Evaluation Lumpsum 1,400
Sub Total 3,400
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 297,250
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
NCA has, since 1982, had an office in Peshawar to work directly with
refugees arriving in Pakistan. This was initially in cooperation with the
Norwegian Refugee Council. The work has more and more been implemented
through Afghan NGOs and with a direct focus on development assistance
within Afghanistan. An office was established in Kabul in 1996 with the
intention of becoming the main office of NCA operations in the country.
This process has, for reasons of difficult working conditions and armed
conflicts, been slow and ,NCA as well as the local partners are still
maintaining offices both in Kabul and Peshawar, Pakistan.
NCA partners work in 15 of the 29 provinces of Afghanistan with
predominance in the south eastern region. The partners participated to
take part in the implementation of this joint action are listed below. In
total these partners have around 1,500 Afghan staff members stationed at
different locations inside Afghanistan, and in Peshawar. In addition to
human resources the partners have also committed a number of vehicles and
storage facilities inside Afghanistan. The partners are:
Afghan Development Association (ADA)
Agency for Rehabilitation and Energy Conservation in Afghanistan (AREA)
Anti Tuberculosis Association (ATA/AP)
Central Afghanistan Welfare Committee (CAWC)
Co-operation Centre for Afghanistan (CCA)
Co-ordination of Afghan Relief (CoAR)
Ghazni Rural Support Programme (GRSP)
Norwegian Project Office/Rural Rehabilitation Association of Afghanistan
(NPO/RRAA)
Sanayee Institute for Education And Learning (SIEAL)
NCA and the Afghan partners have developed a framework for emergency
response for the present and anticipated humanitarian crisis. The
framework is based on joint action, timely response and utilization of the
available resources (human and logistic) existing in different provinces
of Afghanistan. Establishment of an Emergency Task Force (ETF), involving
NCA and partners, with overall responsibility for preparedness, planning
and implementation of the emergency intervention has been decided upon.
NCA, as the focal point, has agreed to provide administrative support to
ETF whereas NCA Oslo and Dan-Church Aid are seconding two qualified staff
(one each) to serve in the ETF in technical and programmatic aspects of
the interventions. 3 NGO representatives together with the NCA Program
Manager and the Relief Coordinator have formed an Emergency Task Force in
order to facilitate implementation of the relief operations.
Although the Afghanistan Program of Norwegian Church Aid is working
through a number of Afghan local partner NGOs with the main focus on
sustainable development in Afghanistan, responding to man-made and natural
disasters has been a persistent factor of NCA's operations in the country.
The main assets are experienced staff members, efficient Afghan NGO
partners, and broad institutional relations with the UN and NGO community.
NCA together with its Afghan partners have always been in the forefront in
emergency operations in Afghanistan, and have effectively responded to
emergencies in a number of provinces (Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Farah,
Herat, Ghazni, Wardak, Logar, Takhar and Kabul). Through the extended
network of partners and experience gained from previous interventions The
Network are preparing for a co-ordinated, effective and timely
intervention in refugee/IDP crisis, feared to arise from the US/UK action,
as well as, from national opposition groups against the ruling regime in
Afghanistan. Norwegian Church Aid has developed a professional capacity
(technical and conceptual) in the field of water and sanitation for
effective response to refugee/IDP crisis. Given the prevailing drought
situation and acute shortage of water inside Afghanistan and the
indications of the Pakistani government about the possible locations of
the camps for the new refugees, clean drinking water will be a dire need
and highest priority. In addition NCA's network has gained vast experience
in provision of high quality and cost-effective shelter in refugee crisis.
The NCA network, based on the past experience, will co-ordinate closely
with other aid actors at various levels.
All neighboring countries of Afghanistan, including Iran and Pakistan
already hosting more than three millions Afghan refugees, have closed
their borders. According to news reports Pakistani authorities have,
however, agreed with UNHCR to open its border in case of mass movements
and an emerging humanitarian disaster. The government is currently working
with UNHCR to identify and plan establishment of potential refugee
campsites and trying to set up some mechanism for rapid response if the
situation worsens. The NCA network has committed itself to support the
establishment of such camps in Afghanistan.
Pakistani authorities are seeking the assistance of the UNHCR to set up
refugee camps along the border to receive a heavy influx once the borders
are opened. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) has indicated that the camps
should be able to receive 1 million refugees. The camps will be closed
camps surrounded by barbed wire, and they will be set up at a maximum
distance from the border of 8 km. This means they will all be situated in
tribal areas, which represents a very special security as well as
technical challenge for those who are going to implement the work. (Water
seems to be not available, or available only in insufficient quantity at
most of these sites.) UNHCR is initially identifying 15-20 sites for
10,000 refugees in each, where preparations for camp arrangements will be
made. NGOs are being asked to take responsibility for different sectors of
the work, such as site planning/establishing, shelter, water, sanitation
etc. NCA has so far been allotted responsibility for water implementation
in 2 camps, and has also committed itself for further 3 camps; final
decision on allocation of these camps has been postponed due to the recent
security situation. More sites will be identified by GOP and UNHCR based
on needs, and the NGOs will be asked to take responsibility also for these
camps. NCA is prepared to assist UNHCR in this process.
Some IDPs are actually waiting on the borders to be let through
(particularly at the Chaman crossing in Baluchistan), but relatively few.
It is assumed, however, that once the borders are opened, the rumours of
availability of food and shelter in the camps in Pakistan will cause a
huge influx of refugees to Pakistan.
It is NCA's strategy that the most constructive way to meet this
situation, is to:
assist UNHCR in setting up adequate facilities to receive the expected
influx of refugees into appropriate settings, and
at the same time identify and meet needs inside Afghanistan, and thereby
provide more timely assistance, as well as reduce the need for further
emigration from Afghanistan. People are more effectively assisted in or
near their place of residence, where they are in a better position to draw
on the resources that are already there, and also improve the potential
for a sustainable livelihood in the future.
In Afghanistan, in case of continued border closure, smaller camps may
also be established in rural areas along the borders and where makeshift
population groups have settled and the situation is degrading. The partner
organizations still operating within Afghanistan have started to identify
such situations and this appeal includes support to a minimum of 25 camps
with an average size of 1,000 persons or 200 families. Identification of
needs and beneficiaries is still very difficult but some partners have
started to identify the most urgent needs among people. The process is
most advanced in the Logar province, and steps will be taken to survey
border areas where groups are said to be waiting for the border to open.
The assistance will be targeted to the weakest and most vulnerable
population groups. Necessary relief item, both food and non-food items,
will then be provided to the identified groups. The location of the
partners work is presented in the following table.
Kabul
Kandahar
Herat
Mazar
Jalalabad
ADA
ADA
AREA
ADA
AREA
AREA
RRAA
AREA
ATA
CCA
SIEAL
CCA
RRAA
CAWC
COAR
COAR
RRAA
GRSP
RRAA
SIEAL
The current security situation
Pakistan/Tribal Areas
Tribal areas located along the border with Afghanistan have been home to
Afghan refugees since the early eighties and there have not been major
security problems or tension between the indigenous populations and the
refugees. At times access to these areas, because of tribal and sectarian
conflicts, becomes problematic but Afghan refugees do not get involved in
these internal conflicts. Tribal areas are seen as Taliban supporters and
have shown strong oppositions to the current allied strikes. However, so
far there have not been major demonstrations or security problems in these
areas. On the other hand tribal people have always shown great sympathy
and hospitality to Afghan refugees and have never hampered relief
operations. Already one tribe has announced their readiness to welcome
new refugees in their territory. Based on recent discussions the
Commissioner for Afghan Refugees, in collaboration with other Pakistani
authorities, will arrange for security of aid personnel, and particularly
for expatriate staff there is a tradition of travel permit and armed
escort.
Afghanistan
The ongoing attacks have posed major security risks both for the
population and aid workers in Afghanistan. At the time of writing the
Taliban still hold the territories they previously controlled and there
has not been any major security incidence emanating from lawlessness or
state of anarchy. Also there is no insecurity along the main roads and
access routes.
NCA partners have a long history of mutual respect and co-operation with
the target communities and authorities. All partners have well equipped
field offices in their respective areas. It is expected that local Shuras
and even IDPs to ensure security of the staff and relief commodities
allocated for their respective villages.
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal:
To provide timely and efficient assistance to Afghan refugees in camps in
Pakistan in the fields of water, sanitation, shelter, and psycho-social
services and /or
Provide timely and efficient assistance to vulnerable IDPs in Afghanistan
in need of food, water, sanitation, shelter, health and psychosocial
services.
Objectives:
Save lives of vulnerable refugees in Pakistan and/or IDPs in Afghanistan
Reduce the human suffering among the target groups.
TARGETED BENEFICIARIES
In Pakistan the targeted population is the expected influx of Afghan
refugees if and when the border is opened. UNHCR has the objective of
preparing 20 sites for camps each housing 10,000 refugees. UNHCR will also
manage the camps and the NCA network will establish water supply and
sanitary facilities for the total population (equaling 60 000 refugees) of
the 6 camps. NCA is traditionally providing its assistance in water and
sanitation based on the Code of Conduct and SPHERE standards, but UNHCR
has, in this case, pointed out that SPHERE standard of 15 litres per
person per day, should be reduced to 10 litres /person/day.
In Afghanistan the focus will be on assisting groups in the society that
have the most urgent needs for help and particularly groups living under
critical and worsening conditions. Staff of the local partners in
Afghanistan will undertake the identification. Selection will be done by
the Networks Council consisting of the Directors of the organizations and
if seen needed in consultation with ACBAR (Agency Co-ordination Body for
Afghan Relief). This appeal requests assistance for 25,000 internally
displaced people in the following areas: Kabul, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Logar,
Laghman, Nangarhar, Kunar Herat, Takhar, Badakshan, Faryab..
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
In Pakistan ,as stated above, water and sanitation is the main feature of
NCA's interventions as it has developed a standardized Wat/San Service
package, which can be adapted easily to any particular situation. Drawing
on the professional resources available in the NCA Emergency Unit in Oslo,
NCA will utilize these proven resources in order to assist the partner
organizations in providing an efficient and professional response to the
water and sanitary needs in a camp situation. Psychosocial assistance will
also be offered.
NCA will secure a cost-effective, prompt response and efficient delivery
of water and sanitation services in this emergency situation. At this
stage it is planned to extend the services to camp populations of
60-70,000 people. Some items such as good quality pillow-tanks and water
distribution points which are not easily available in the local markets in
Pakistan, will be purchased from Norway. Likewise some plastic squatter
plates have been brought in for rapid use. Other equipment like pipes and
pumps will be procured locally.
In Afghanistan the response will include in addition to water and
sanitation; shelter, food, health services, medical supplies, as well as
psychosocial response.
Water Supply
NCA will secure cost-effective systems for storing and delivery of water.
Where sources are at some distance smaller tanks will be provided for
trucking of water. At this stage NCA is planning to extend the services to
a total camp populations of 25,000 people split in 25 camps. Some items
such as good quality pillow-tanks and water distribution points which are
not easily available in the local markets in Pakistan, will be purchased
from Norway. Other equipment such as pipes and pumps will be procured
locally.
Shelter
The standard shelter package in an emergency situation will include 1
medium size tent, 1 tarpaulin, and 5 blankets / family. The plan is to
cover 5,000 families with a shelter package at this stage.
Food
Food based on standard allocations will be provided to IDPs and other
needy persons identified by partner staff. The activity has already
started in Logar and will continue primarily within the areas of the
partners operation. Co-ordination with WFP will be sought and wheat could
be available for distribution from them but continued border closure and
conflicts might again stop the availability of program food.
Medical Services & Supplies
The network will ensure access to medical services for the camps, and some
necessary medicines and equipment will be provided to allow the medical
staff of partners to fill in gaps in the medical assistance in cases of
acute shortage etc.
Psychosocial assistance
To reduce the shock and stress for the community, and facilitate recovery
from traumatic experiences, a network of resource persons/leaders/social
workers in the IDP community will be established, to identify vulnerable
persons, and facilitate creation of self-help groups etc.
Winterization
A donation from Norway of army sweaters and jackets as well as other items
will be transported to the area and distributed before the cold season.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
Administration
The Resident Representative of NCA Afghanistan/Pakistan, assumes the
overall responsibility for the management of the program ensuring
efficiency, effectiveness, transparency and accountability. Under the
direction of the Directors of the partners, the Emergency Task Force
(ETF), will undertake planning, administration, co-ordination, logistics,
implementation, monitoring, accounting and reporting of the operation.
ETF will be manned by 2 persons seconded from NCA and Danchurch Aid. The
ETF will be supported by NCA's Program and Finance Departments. The
participating partners will be responsible for area-based implementation
and reporting to ETF. The ETF will handle co-ordination with the wider
assistance community, including UN, NGOs and ICRC, and contact with the
authorities to the extent of concern to NCA and the proposed work.
Finance
The NCA Finance Department will carry out the financial transactions based
on universal and NCA specific policies and procedures to ensure efficient,
transparent and accountable practice. NCA will provide narrative and
financial reporting for both internal and external use based on the
requirements of the back donors and NCA's own systems. One additional
accountant will strengthen the department.
Monitoring
ETF carries overall responsibility for monitoring and updating the
participating NGOs and will establish routines and check compliance. NCA
Afghanistan will also monitor the activities. Expatriates have presently
no access to Afghanistan but the partners have senior and experienced
staff. In addition will each of the partners be responsible to internally
monitor their part of the work.
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
Procurement of shelter material and water/sanitation equipment is ongoing.
The first shipment of material containing water tanks, purification
equipment, pumps as well as plastic squatter plates for latrines arrived
in Islamabad on 10 October. Planning and preparation of the camps in
Pakistan is being carried out and establishment of services will be done
on the request from UNHCR. The Government of Pakistan has indicated that
the timeframe for a camp situation will be only 1-3 months. It is expected
, however, that some continuation of the activities will have to be
provided after this time, either in Pakistan or Afghanistan.
In Afghanistan the identification is in progress and response will be
initiated as soon as the requests has been assessed and approved by the
partner council. Some areas are isolated due to winter and relief should
reach these areas before access is closed. Tents and blankets are being
ordered and water equipment is being imported in order to provide a rapid
response. Maximum flexibility is built into the program plans to allow for
an adequate response to the actual development of the situation. The time
span in this request is 6 months operation.
CO-ORDINATION
The response in Pakistan will be according to the request of UNHCR. The
campsite is within the Tribal area and arrangements of transport
permissions as well as security are organized by UNHCR.
In Afghanistan the coordination will, for the moment, be ensured by the
ETF. When the services of the UN agencies are re-activated co-ordination
will be established. The internal co-ordination will be done by the ETF on
an operational level and regular meetings of the directors of the partner
organizations functioning as a Board for the Emergency response. ACBAR
(Agency Co-ordination Body for Afghan Relief) will be consulted if and
when required.
BUDGET
INCOME - pledges from ACT network:
Norwegian Church Aid - NOK 200,000 24,390
FinnChurchAid - FIM 400,000 68,293
DanChurchAid - DKK 300,000 40,244
Lutheran World Relief 25,000
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / MFA - NOK 12,000,000 1,463,415
TOTAL INCOME 1,621,342
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Water and Sanitation Operations - Refugees (Pakistan)
Water storage tanks (30m3) Each 24 5,000 120,000
Petrol driven pumps Each 12 1,200 14,400
Pipes/hoses (set) Each 24 3,500 84,000
Tapstations (set of 6) Each 96 400 38,400
Plastic cans (10lt each) Each 24,000 2 48,000
Constr materials (concrete, gravel, etc.) Lumpsum 24,000
Water pump fuel and spare parts Lumpsum 14,400
Water system (fence/marking) Lumpsum 36,000
Plastic walls and poles Each 3,600 12 43,200
Squatter plates Each 3,600 20 72,000
Casting pitslabs Each 3,600 30 108,000
Contractors for ground prep holes, etc. Camp 6 3,000 18,000
Sub Total 620,400
Water and Sanitation Operations - IDPs (Afghanistan)
Water storage tanks (10m3 pillow tanks) Each 25 1,250 31,250
Water storage tanks (1m3) Each 100 1,000 100,000
Petrol driven pumps Each 25 1,600 40,000
Pipes, hoses, etc. (set) Each 25 800 20,000
Tapstations (set of 6) Each 50 400 20,000
Plastic cans (20 lt each) Each 10,000 2 20,000
Water pump fuel and spare parts Lumpsum 60,000
Constr materials (concrete, gravel, etc.) Lumpsum 62,500
Plastic walls and poles Each 1,000 12 12,000
Squatter plates Each 500 20 10,000
Casting pitslabs Each 500 30 15,000
Contractors for ground prep, holes, etc. Camp 25 1,500 37,500
Sub Total 428,250
Shelter - IDPs
Tents Each 5,000 100 500,000
Blankets Each 25,000 15 375,000
Hurricane carosene lamps Each 5,000 15 75,000
Sub Total 950,000
Description Type of No of Unit Cost Budget
Unit Units US$ US$
Health - IDPs
Medicines Month 6 7,500 45,000
Psychosocial training / materials Month 6 5,000 30,000
Contractor for medical services Month 6 12,500 75,000
Sub Total 150,000
Food Security - Vulner