Humanitarian Response for Paktika Community

Location: Paktika Total Beneficiaries: 2200 Main activities: this project aimed to support a number of conflict-affected families in Paktika Province, which included the Distribution of Food Item Kits to Conflicted Affected Families and the distribution of Hygiene kits to conflicted affected families. Providing awareness sessions in the province including, hygiene for pregnant and lactating women, nutrition, and development of IEC materials with a manual for targeted communities to enhance the level of knowledge of people in conflict-affected districts enabling them with a primary understanding of WASH-related activities. Goals: Communities affected by crisis and conflict demonstrate access to life-saving humanitarian services appropriate and relevant to their immediate needs and improved hygienic practices. Key achievements: While AWEC was conducting the assessment on conflict-affected families, a severe earthquake happened in this province, and AWEC decided to provide support for earthquake-affected families. This project has been implemented in close coordination with governmental sectors, particularly the Directorate of Economy and Public Health, community leaders, and beneficiaries in the targeted districts of Gomal, Barmal, and Urgon of Paktika province. In the first instance of project start-up, following the immediate approval from the partner in changing the project beneficiaries to earthquake-affected families. The project supported overall 700 households through different services such as the provision of dignity kits, hygiene kits, and awareness on hygiene for pregnant and lactating, nutrition awareness in targeted districts. Moving forward, AWEC Supported more than 450 conflict-affected families in receiving food item kits to fulfill their immediate needs for food. 250 of conflict-affected families (women, girls, men, and boys) received hygiene materials to protect themselves against transmittable diseases. A total of 1,500 men, women, boys, and girls received hygienic education through 100 sessions to protect themselves and maintain their personal and environmental hygiene.