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Afghanistan Community Resilience and Livelihoods Project

The main objective of this project is to provide short-term livelihood opportunities and deliver urgent essential services in rural and urban areas. This immediate assistance will first provide short-term employment and income (cash for work) to Afghans while also improving access to basic services such as clean water and sanitation. Women and vulnerable groups such as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and persons with disabilities, will be assisted. Second, the Project will support community-level systems and institutions for long-term resilience, sustainability and inclusive development. These community systems lay the groundwork for citizen engagement and a more accountable, transparent recovery. International experience confirms that in similar contexts of political transitions and conflict, it is critical to maintaining livelihood opportunities, investments in basic services, as well as non-government local institutions and systems, to preserve core development gains. The WB can play an important role in building community resilience and assisting the country throughout the emergency to recover to more sustainable development phases. \nA total of 1.1 million households or 7.1 million Afghans will receive livelihoods and income through this project. An estimated 9 million Afghans in some 6,450 rural communities and eight cities will benefit from services essential to meeting basic human needs.\n