CERF-funded Project

Afghanistan

Protection and provision of emergency shelter, NFIs, and cash to displaced vulnerable Afghan households (21-UF-HCR-018)

Project overview

Overall, 30,000 persons were reached through protection activities. 46% of them were women and girls, 54% men and boys, while 2% were persons with disabilities. Under the respective protection activities, 21,000 persons were provided unconditional cash assistance, with 5,600 persons provided with cash assistance to address specific protection needs as Persons with Specific Needs (PSNs). In addition, 1,400 persons were referred to secondary and tertiary medical care while 2,000 persons were provided psychosocial support in the western, northern, and southern regions. In addition, UNHCR reached another 427,000 individuals covering 70,000 individuals with Emergency Shelter Kits, Cash for Rent, Non-Food Item packages, and procurement of 130 tents to provide learning spaces for 357,000 school children. This brought to 457,000 the total number of beneficiaries impacted by the CERF contribution.

Sector Amount in US$
Protection US$1,680,000
Shelter and Non-Food Items US$2,320,000