[{"bbox": [272, 105, 461, 185], "category": "Page-header", "text": "protracted delays in\ngovernment\napprovals"}, {"bbox": [756, 105, 1147, 155], "category": "Page-header", "text": "volunteers, Collaboration with local NGOs."}, {"bbox": [79, 186, 239, 210], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Lessons Learnt:"}, {"bbox": [79, 223, 1147, 463], "category": "Text", "text": "This action is effectively the second phase of the current EUR 7 million project implemented by NRC and their partners and financed under the Commission Decision MIGR/2017/040-582 (MIGR/2018/395-984 'Enhanced access to rights, essential services and livelihoods for vulnerable Afghans in Iran'). During the two years of implementation, the project has supported more than 25 000 vulnerable individuals, constructed 43 new classrooms, refurbished 77 and equipped 141 classrooms, built health and COVID-19 facilities in five provinces etc. It has been successfully providing assistance to Afghans in Iran in spite of significant contextual limitations, exacerbated by COVID-19. The foundations of collaborative and coordinated responses to the needs of vulnerable Afghan and host communities have been established over the last two years while familiarity and crucially trust have been established with key stakeholders such that significant gains could be achieved through building on initiatives and successes to date."}, {"bbox": [79, 475, 1147, 712], "category": "Text", "text": "For instance, improving access to documentation (either residence or legal identity) will rely on project's extensive legal experience in Iran. Specifically, the action defined in this document would continue the efforts started by NRC in 2019 and 2020 to support the Afghan and Iranian governments to provide access to Afghans displaced in Iran to e-Tazkera (Afghan biometric ID card). With the experience and expertise of the last two years in all sectors to build upon, this action affords the possibility to secure increased efficiency and quality of services to vulnerable groups, and to further reap the benefits of the networks and relationships that have been established with external stakeholders to date. Furthermore, a formal referral pathway has been established between NRC and Relief International, with referral Standard Operating Procedures and a joint referral tracker to facilitate secure exchange of information and measurement of outcomes."}, {"bbox": [79, 727, 1147, 830], "category": "Text", "text": "In addition, the current project has secured significant progress in raising the profile of vulnerable women and acceptance of their hitherto marginalized needs by obtaining approval to provide services in safe shelters. Such assistance is noted among protection actors as being in severe need and is envisioned to be expanded in through this action."}, {"bbox": [86, 852, 382, 882], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5. The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [82, 904, 1166, 1010], "category": "Text", "text": "The underlying intervention logic for this action is designed to build the resilience of migrants and refugees as well as their host communities by increasing access to and providing various services in the area of education, health, livelihood creation and protection. Improving beneficiaries' access to these four areas constitute main ways to improve living conditions of vulnerable Afghans and their host communities in Iran."}, {"bbox": [82, 1021, 1166, 1128], "category": "Text", "text": "The specific needs are inferred from the current project implemented by NRC in the same area and various assessments NRC and its partners are conducting on a regular basis. This includes new needs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially considering Afghan nationals and their host communities have been disproportionally hit by the crisis. Therefore, this Action significantly adds to EU's contribution to the post-COVID-19 recovery in Iran."}, {"bbox": [82, 1140, 1166, 1406], "category": "Text", "text": "The Action plans to provide quality learning spaces and resources, access to preparatory programmes (both physical and e-learning) and supporting with cash and in-kind contributions individuals who are at the risk of opting out and adopting negative coping mechanism (e.g. child labor etc). As these are the gaps in the education sector, these activities are expected to significantly complement the education services delivered by GoI and reach the SO1. The health objective will be achieved by increasing awareness about health and diseases, establishing new health facilities and maintaining those already established. Special attention will be given to family health facilities (e.g. sexual and reproductive health). Protection objectives entail introducing vulnerable Afghans with their rights under Iranian and international law and equipping them with legal and legitimate documentation issued by Afghan and Iranian governments. This is especially important considering proper documentation is often a formal requirement to access other services. Activities related to coordination at the national level are key to increase efficiency of the public policy implementation."}, {"bbox": [82, 1417, 1166, 1472], "category": "Text", "text": "Throughout the Action's activities special attention will be given to women and persons with disabilities since there is a significant proportion of female-led households and businesses as well as families with a member who has a disability."}, {"bbox": [82, 1484, 1166, 1537], "category": "Text", "text": "The comprehensiveness of Action's thematic scope and the fact that host communities are also targeted will result in increased communal harmony and will mitigate the risk of local conflicts."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1662, 1156, 1686], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 20"}]