ERM 347 Household Assessment Report 1. Key Facts Type of shock Conflict Crisis date 07 August 2020 Province: Kunduz Crisis location District: Imam Sahib, Khan Abad, Kunduz city and Aqtash Village: for more details please see HEAT database Affected households 347 Assessed households 768 Identified eligible households 347 HH 347 Families 2385 individuals Alert date/s 21 August 2020 Kunduz Province: ShaftaloBagh, Kala Pazi, Sari Dawra and Bandar khan abad. Imam Sahib District: Lisa Zokor, Maktab number Yak, DehqanQishlaq, MarkazShar, Dorman, Wortabuz, HawaShinasi, Clinic Number awal, Toot Assessment Location Mazar, Bandar Kunduz, Baoos, Momenabad andKochaRobat villages, Khan abad district: Bandar Bukhari, Khojabolak, Charikari ha, Bandar Shurab, Zakirabad and Samandar khan. 22 August – 6- September - 2020 07- 13 Sep- 2020 (the database has been suspended by REACH & Assessment date/s ACTED for verification and took time almost 7 days). WASH Re-assessment 14-16 Sep 2020. Referred by OCHA & DoRR Assessment team/s ACTED, CTG/WFP, DACAAR, HI, ORD and local DoRR 2. Context This caseload is the continuation of caseload DA-KNZ 50 and DA-KNZ-052 originated by the same alert on 10 August. Due to the big number of displaced families and with the scope of speeding-up the assessments and assistance, the Kunduz response was divided in multiple caseloads one of which is still under assessment (D-057). Since the beginning of August 2020, the security situation across Kunduz Province worsened due to fighting between AOGs and government forces in different locations of Imam Sahib, Khanabad, Aqtash Districts and Kunduz city. As a result of the conflict, a large amount of families have been reportedly displaced on a daily basis from different locations of Kunduz province. In particular, by the 31st of August, 9150 families (circa 64,050 individuals) have been displaced mainly from Khanabad, Imam Sahib and Kunduz city outskirts. The displaced families are temporarily sheltered in their relative houses in Kunduz city and safer locations of Imam Sahib and Khanabad districts. DoRR and partners reported that at least 20% of displaced families have been returned to their homes across to Khanabad district. Following the raise of an alert through Key informants, the PDMC meeting was held on 20August 2020. Following the meeting, the Joint Assessment Team (JAT) consisting of ACTED, CTG/WFP, DACAAR, HI, ORD and local DoRR conducted the assessment between 29 August and 06 September 2020. Within this caseload, 768 families were pre-screened and 347 HHs were identified as potentially eligible to receive humanitarian assistance. After data analysis and verification, 331 HHs were found eligible for the ERM assistance. ACTED will distribute the full package (22,000 AFN) for MPCA per each household (for a total of 331 families who eligible for cash assistance). WFP will provide food in-kind for 16 HHs. SCI will provide NFIs for all 347 IDP families and DACAAR WASH assistance to all 347 IDP families. The affected families are currently living with their relatives, schools, clinics, in rental houses, makeshift shelters or tents with many unmet humanitarian needs. As of August 2020, 9,150 families (circa 64,050 individuals) were reportedly displaced mainly from Khanabad, Imam Sahib and Kunduz city outskirts. Currently, as far as the Kunduz response is concerned, further assessments are ongoing under caseload DA-KNZ-054. Number of households assessed 768 Number of households eligible under ERM assistance 347 3. Needs and recommendations IDENTIFIED NEEDS The food consumption scores is poorfor 293 Households (84%), borderline for 49 households (14%) and acceptable for 5 households (1%). The coping Food strategies of 313 HHs (90%) are high due to poverty. 85% of IDPs declared that they did not have enough food or money to buy their essential needs in the last 30 days. NFIs 341 Households (98%) are in need of cooking pots of 5L or more, 268 Households (77%) are in need of gas cylinder/solar lamp, 340 Households (98%) are in need of plastic tarpaulin, 341 Households (100%) need sleeping mats or mattress, 302 Households (87%) reported the need for clothes. Other NFI needed identified were sanitary items for women ang girls among 258 Households (74%), stainless steel cups (269 Households, 78%), and water storage containers (268 Households, 77%). Financial status All 347 Households experienced a drop in income as a result of a shock. 46 Households are in debt of 2,000AFN. 175 Households are in debt within the range of 2000 to 8000AFN. 126 HHs are in debt with more than 8000AFN. WASH Hygiene promotion sessions Hygiene kits BSF EBL Plastic chair Plastic bags for garbage collection Shelter 139 Households reported that they are living incorrect houses, 87 HHs in makeshift shelter or tent, 121Non-residential shelter (not intending for living i.e. schools, Clinic) Protection Two protection cases were identified with different vulnerabilities like disabilities and health issues. The cases were referred to relevant partners: Disability to HI and about the Health case to ORD/PSN. PLANNED RESPONSE WFP will provide two months food ration in-kind for 16 HHs who do not meet the Food ERM criteria NFIs SCI will provide NFI for all 347 HHs Shelter N/A MPCA ACTED will provide 22,000 AFN MPCA per HHs for a total of 331HHs. WASH DACAAR will cover WAH needs Protection ACTED Protection Officer referred the protection cases to ORD/PSN and HI and ACTED is responsible to follow-up these cases with the referred agencies. WASH Water: there is high turbidity issue experienced by 47 IDP families collecting water from unsafe dug wells water (14%); the remaining families have been collecting clean and safe water from hand pumps 190 IDP families or (55%), pipe water 11 IDP families or (3%) and safe dug wells used by 99 IDPs families or (29% of the total population of the caseload). Identified water points are located about 4 minutes (average walking distance) from settlement area. Following is the water quality testing result of identified water points in this caseload. Water sources Number of families Hand pump 190 Pipe water 11 Dug well 146 WQA Test Result in field level: Location / Village Type of Water #/ Total Focal Coli pH Turbidity EC-u/cm Date Points form Tooth Mazar… Unsafe dug well 12 0 7.5 10 NTU 1421 16-Sep- 2020 Kucha-e-shirkat… Safe dug wells 20 0 7.1 3 NTU 1522 16-Sep-2020 Darman… Hand Pump 15 0 7.6 0 NTU 1435 16-Sep-2020 Clinic khona… Pipe water 1 0 7.1 0 NTU 1258 16-Sep-2020 To mitigate any health issue that may emerge due to consumption of high turbidity water, DACAAR proposes 47 BSF distributions as alternative durable solution to those 47 IDP families; its maintenance and operating will also be taught to them. BSF is considered to be the best alternative durable solution. Sanitation: As per as sanitation facilities (latrines & Bathrooms), 83% (303 HHs out of the 347 HHs) visited have family latrine facilities in their households; however none of the IDPs families do not have separate latrines for men and women. The visited of the IDPs households have no hand washing facilities near or in the latrines. 44 HHs out of 347 HHs were found to use open defection, due to unavailability of latrines facilities in their houses. To prevent any airborne or waterborne disease that may occur due to open defecation, DACAAR considers the construction of emergency bath and latrine (EBL). EBL will be constructed based on (1) families' geography location, (2) ethnicity background, and (3) their willingness to share EBLs. Following table describes EBL construction plan. Condition #of Families Proposed Construction EBL 44 Conflict affected families living separately from 44 44 Sets each other separate HHs. Total 44 44 Sets EBL will be constructed in such a way that it can be used by all population groups, including children, elderly people, and pregnant women. To encourage them using the EBL on regular basis, they will also be taught through hygiene session that targets to increase awareness on hygiene issues among IDPs. In addition to this, DACAAR also proposes provision of 27 plastic chairs to 27 IDP families with paralyzed and pregnant women families’ members who cannot easily use squat latrine. The plastic chair is a mean to ensure protection mainstreaming in WASH response. Hygiene: Majority of the population have low living standard due to low knowledge on health and hygiene; and the situation is worsened by the absence of hygiene kits in the families. Many of them do not take care of themselves, because of less access to hygienic items. According to HEAT Database, majority of the surveyed IDP families are in need for water storage containers and hygiene kits. No good waste management system is in place; littering seems to become a common practice in this caseload. To address the aforementioned issues, DACAAR will provide hygiene session, hygiene kits and plastic bags for collecting of garbage in this caseload. The majority of respondents wash their hand before and after meal, there was little difference between adults and children in practicing hand washing before eating, because adult try the best to washing hand before eating, but children do not try to washing hand before eating. Recommendations: To address the above mentioned issue and also following criteria under ERM Project, DACAAR proposes following points to be considered as integrated WASH assistance in this caseload: 1. Distribution of 47 sets of BSFs to 47 IDP families who collect water from unsafe dug well. This assistance is considered as alternative durable solution and is expected that those families will no longer have any challenge in using safe water for their daily activities, especially drinking and cooking.