ERM Household Assessment Report (Should Be Written and Submitted ASAP After the Completion of Rapid Need Assessment)

ERM Household Assessment Report (Should be written and submitted ASAP after the completion of Rapid Need Assessment)

1. General Information:

Assessment Location: Kabul: Bagrami, Dehsabz, Paghman, Charasyab districts and multiple (Province/District/Village) parts of Kabul city. Type of Crises: Conflict (Conflict/Natural Disaster/Other) - Ghor: Firoz Koh district. - Juzjan: Faizabad district. - Uruzgan: Trinkot district - Balkh: Keshendeh district. - Badakhshan: Jurm district. - Sar-e-Pul: Sozum Qala district. - Laghman: Alishang district. Crisis Location: - Kapisa: Najrab and Tagab districts. (Province/District/Village) - Kunar: Sarkano and Chawky districts. - Takhar: Eskamish and Yangi Qala districts. - Kunduz: Dasht Archi, Imam Sahib and Khan Abad districts. - Paktya: Jaji Aryoub, Chamkani and Danda Patan districts. - Ghazni: Ajaristan, Ander, Qarabagh and Abend districts. - Maidan Wardak: Nerkh, Daimirdad and Sayed Abad districts. - Nangarhar: Khogyani, Chaprahar, Batikot and Shinwari district. - Logar: Charkh, Pol-e-Alam, Baraki Barak and Mahmad Agha districts. Assessment Team: DRC, WSTA, DACAAR, Save the Children and Care International (Name of I/NGO in the Assessment Team) Crises Date: November and December-2017 (Date of Displacement-Estimated) Date of Notification: 17 January-2018

Date of Assessment: 21 to 31 January-2018 (starting date/ending date) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE PROPOSED

Affected Population: HHs: Families: Inds. (Total Caseload: IDP/CAT A/CAT B/Other) 87 87 621 Multipurpose Cash (Full

Amount) Multipurpose Cash (Top Up) 87 87 621 NFI Kit Emergency Shelter Protection Referral Individual Protection

Assistance TOT. UNIQUE BENEFICIARIES 87 87 621 Data Collection Method Electronic Hardcopy

Yes

2. Assessment Finding and Recommendation in brief:

Be very concise and provide # of affected people, information about damages, priority needs, and recommended assistance (Who, When, How should be assisted, By which Organization).  Following screening of IDP petitions on Out of 595 reported IDP families, 292 families recommended by screening committee for further needs assessment. (on 17 and 24 January 2018 with participation of DRC, WSTA, CARE, DACAAR, SC, WFP, IOM, DoRR and MoRR and OCHA). DRC, WSTA, DACAAR, Save the Children and Care International conducted joint needs assessment and identified 87 IDP families who met ERM selection criteria, while remaining families were found protracted IDPs, host community, split families, returnee, previously assisted IDPs or not found in field. Assessment finding is summarized in the following table:

Initially live in Protracted Already Not Split Live in Host Genuine reported Returnee inaccessible IDPs assisted found family KIS Families IDPs list area 292 124 1 39 23 6 5 4 3 87

Priority needs of IDP families as reflected in door to door interviews and direct observation of assessment teams are as below:  Food.  NFI (kitchen kit, bedding items and cooking items, fuel).  Winterization  Cash for rent  WASH (hygiene kit).

Response Plan: Based on Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket (SMEB):  DRC committed to distribute 16000 AFN/Family to all 87 identified Families.  Care International committed to provide 14000 AFN/Family to all 87 families.  DACAAR, ERM WASH partner will address WASH need.

3. Sectorial Issues:

A) Food Security, Nutrition and Livelihood: (provide detailed information about the impact of food security and livelihood i.e. lost/damaged food stock, current food stock statues, income sources, damaged/destroyed crops and agricultural land, type of agricultural land, agricultural inputs availability, diet diversity, irrigation system, livestock etc. Also describe immediate food and nutritional need and provide recommendation about the short and long term food and nutrition assistance) Livelihood and income source of the idintified IDP families in thier places of origin differed such as cultivation crops, vegetables, livestock and daily wage. Most of the selected families reported that they have left their houses in urgency and could not manage to bring their food stocks and other valuble assets. HEAT data indicate that currently 75 families have no food stock and 12 families have food less than a week. Currently 95 % of selected families are busy in casual laboring (daily

wage of 150-350AFN/day) which is not regualry available. HEAT database indicate that income of IDP families droped from 8764 AFN pre-crisis to 3467 AFN in post crisis. Among the idintified families, 76 families have incured debts of more than AFN 8000 and 10 families have debts between AFN 2000-8000. Due to less or lack of income, most of IDP families practice copping strategies such as consumption of less food, borrowing food and reducing meal times and some families reported sending their children to work. These strategies have directly affected children, women and elderly people. All families have access to market and average distance from houses to Market is 1.5 KM or 17 minutes by walk.

Recommendation: Provision of food assistance in-kind or in cash to all 87 IDP families.

Response: DRC and Care International committed provide Multi-Purpose Cash assistance. MPCA package is based on Survival Minimum Expenditure Basket (SMEB) which include cost of basic food basket for two months.

B) NFI: (provide detailed information about NFI items lost due to disasters/crises as well as what type of NFI is needed for how many families and when? NFI can include cooking items, kitchen items, hygiene items, bedding, clothing, fuel etc.) During assessment IDPs reported that, while leaving their houses they couldn’t take their essencial household items. Mostly they have lost or left behind their household items in their place of origin. HEAT survey indicate that all 87 IDP families have lost their NFIs (kitchen items, hygine items, blankets and water containers). Direct observation indicated that currently IDPs families suffer from shortage of proper NFIs. They have access to few NFI items particularly kitchen, cooking, bedding item and mat/carpets.

Recommendation: Provision of standard package of NFIs, or cash to all 87 IDP families. Response plan: Proposed MPCA package is based on SMEB which include cost of standard NFI package, which can be used for purchases of NFIs.

C) Shelter: (please provide detailed information about the status of shelter condition i.e. type of normal shelters, # of shelters moderately damaged, severely damaged and completed destroyed by crises. How many people live in open space, sheltered with host families, etc. What kind of shelter support/assistance is needed and for How many families). Are there land ownership issues?) HEAT database shows that currently 61 families are sheltered in rented houses and on average each family pay rent cost of 1820 AFN per month. To share the burden of high rental costs, often 2

to 3 families share a rented house and pay according occupied space/rooms. Remaining 26 families are hosted by their relatives without rents. Due to their weak economic status they could not rent a house and had to accommodate with their relatives/friends. It worth mention that no IDP family lives in open space or tent. Thus, no need for emergency shelter has been identified. Majority of IDP families are accommodated in one room shelters with average of 6 members per room. During door to door survey all families reported that they were not willing return back their place of origin due to continued and deteriorated security concerns.

Recommendation: As no one lives in open space or tent and all IDPs are sheltered. Thus, no need for emergency shelter has been identified. However, supporting the IDPs in rental costs (e.g. Cash for shelter particularly for extremely vulnerable families) can be considered.

Response Plan: Proposed MPCA package is based on SMEB which include cost of basic shelter, which can be used as contribution for rental cost or improvement of current shelters.

WASH: (provide detailed information about Water sources, affected water source, sanitation (latrines, used water and solid waste management) and hygiene issues. What is recommended in WASH sector and when?)  HEAT database indicate that all 87 IDP families have access to water for drinking and cooking. However, 20 families reported not having access for adequate water for bathing. Water source for 54 IDP families is hand pump, 29 IDP families consume tap water, 1 family fetch water from dug well and 3 families from tanker. Average distance from water source to their houses is 5 minutes by walk. Typically, water is collected by women, girls and children.  Latrines are available for 78 families which reported have enough privacy, while 9 families don’t have access to latrines who defecate in open area. Solid waste is not managed properly and dropped in a nearby locations close to residential places.  Due to lack of access to hygiene items, IDPs could not properly practice hygiene. Assessment team reported that some families don’t have access to proper bathing facilities.

Recommendation: In-depth WASH assessment including construction emergency latrines for 9 families, provision of proper hygiene kits and hygiene awareness to all 87 families. Response Plan: WASH need will be referred to DACAAR, ERM WASH partner for further follow up.

Protection: (provide detailed information about protection issues, protection needs, PSN and EVIs (Female H, elderly HHs, child HH, chronically ill members, disable members) and provide precise recommendation regarding IPAs) Following additional vulnerabilities have been reported in HEAT among the assessed population. 9 elderly headed households. 8 female headed. 1 Child headed 8 physical disabled. 9 Chronical

Recommendation: DRC Protection team will follow upon reported additional vulnerabilities and they will refer PSNs (Person with Specific Needs) to relevant service provider and my provide IPA (Individual Protection Assistance if needed. D) Health: (provide information about health issues, damaged/destroyed health facilities, current/available health facilities, access to health services and recommended assistance in this regards) In assessed locations, public and private health services are available and accessible for all IDP families. No serious diseases were reported/observed among the IDP families during household survey.

Recommendation: NA, Proposed MPCA can be used for basic health expenditures.

H) MARKET ASSESSMENT: (provide summary information regarding the local market, accessibility, security constrains and fill the table if a market assessment has been conducted) Three market assessment conducted in PD-21, PD-8 and Chahr Asyab district of Kabul province. The collected data indicate that all IDP families have access to markets and there are no physical security constraints in accessing markets. Large size markets are functioning; adequate food and NFI items are available in the markets. Shop keepers/vendors did not express concerns about availability of food and NFI items. Local markets are restocked from Kabul Main Markets (Mandui and whole sellers). Residential houses’ rent in IDPs’ settlement areas are between 3000- 9000 AFN. Usually 2-3 families share one house and pay per room. Following table contains updated prices of essential food and fuel in market.

If not applicable, write N/A – do not leave blank.

Wheat flour, white Rice - low price Cooking oil Cooking gas (L) Diesel (L) – low price (Kg) (Kg) (L)

1. An average Current selling AFN 25 AFN 95 AFN 90 AFN 60 AFN 46 price (AFN) 2. An average Selling price 2 AFN 24,8 AFN 100 AFN 88 AFN 58 AFN 47 weeks ago (AFN) 3. How often do you buy Every …12….days Every …12 days Every 12 Every 7..days Every new stocks? days 10.days

All IPDs in assessed locations have access to local markets, daily wage rate vary from 300-350 AFN (depending on location and type of work). Banking services available and Hawala/money changers are functioning in IDPs’ accusable areas.

L) Other: provide detailed information about any other issue that is not covered above, this can include, security, infrastructure, coordination & assistance provided by others, problems encountered during the assessment, e etc)

On the last Assessment day, OCHA referred a list of 40 reported IDP families of Baghlan who are living in PD-4 and PD-10 for needs assessment. JAT (Joint Assessment Team) conducted door to door assessment of this referred IDPs and found them not in line with ERM selection criteria, as they were old/protracted IDPs, consequently rejected them. During assessment some of the IDPs families claimed that Mr. Nik Qadam (someone claiming himself as IDP representative) has collected money from IDPs against his efforts and expenditures for submitting, forwarding and obtaining approval of IDPs lists from authorities.

4. Urgent Priority needs of affected people (as per affected point of view)

(Provide detailed information about top 3 priority needs of affected population as per the opinion of affected population and provide your recommendation how and when identified needs shall be addressed) Priority Needs: Based on door to door joint need assessment and interviews with heads of HH Food, NFI (Kitchen kit, bedding items and cooking items), WASH (Hygiene kit) Winterization, Fuel, Cash and shelter support are urgent priorities needs prioritized by IDPs.

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5. Annexes

(Please provide the database collected under the ERM household assessment in electronic form)

Report written by: Aqal Khan Ahmadzai Senior Emergency Program Officer Date of writing: 06-January-2018 Reviewed by: ERM Manager, 07-January-2018 Approved by: ERM Manager, 07-January-2018