By CARE Emergency Team | CARE writing team
The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan continues to worsen, as conflict, drought, displacement, COVID-19 and the collapse of the country’s economy push even greater numbers of people into poverty. According to UNHCR, 24 million people in Afghanistan are now in need of humanitarian assistance, and 3.4 million people are displaced. Of the 700,000 people who have been displaced since August 2021, some 80% are women and children. Displaced women and girls are at higher risk of violence, and most women have limited or no access to basic services, such as protection[1], healthcare or education.
With your help, CARE launched a large-scale humanitarian response to help the most vulnerable Afghans face these overwhelming challenges. Our goal is to provide life-saving assistance and livelihood recovery support. CARE’s humanitarian response strategy has three phases, with a $43 million funding target that will allow us to reach 1.8 million people (257,000 households) over three years. We are focusing on nine provinces (Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Ghazni, Kabul, Kapisa, Khost, Paktia and Parwan) where CARE has an existing presence and offices that are open and functioning. CARE began working in Afghanistan in 1961, and the vast majority of our team are Afghans. We have achieved high levels of acceptance and respect for our work within local communities over many years. Women and girls remain at the center of CARE’s work.
This six-month report provides highlights from CARE’s humanitarian efforts since September 2021.
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