Winterization Aid for Afghan communities

Providing means for survival in the most difficult times of the year and to the poorest families is essential. AfD intends to provide people with food and livelihoods support as during the famine and cold – this will have the high priority. Winterization assistance provided by AfD is a live saving support to the most vulnerable individuals. Our beneficiaries are mainly women headed families, families with disabled children or disabled head of the family; we also include the families who mainly live on earning below 1$ per day. Our winterization program protects these families from harsh weather conditions.

The winter season brings with it increased vulnerabilities, this is because of the limited opportunities for food production, low crop harvests and lack of income generation. Many families depend on the livestock’s who also in the country as Afghanistan face immense problems – such as disease and lack of postures, majority of them also get wasted directly and indirectly due to the cold.

Early collection and availability of funds, will enable us to plan, procure and pre-position winter items prior to the cold season and heavy snow falls.  As majority of the families depend on burning wood and coal for surviving the winter, we need to prepare in advance and purchase these materials until it is still dry, since after the rain the wood and coal will be wet, weigh more in weight and would need to get dry for utilization.  Your timely donations will alleviate the adoption of negative coping mechanisms, lessen occurrences of respiratory infections among the children and adults, and prevent under 5 mortalities, hypothermia.

With 81% of households having insufficient winter clothes and 77% lacking access to heating material, more than 1 million people reside in high priority districts will need seasonal support to prevent health risks and other hazards.

We thank you for your collaboration with these families and hope to hear from you and receive your support to this most needed and life-saving project.

Kind regards,