[{"bbox": [146, 152, 572, 178], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [146, 194, 566, 224], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [146, 234, 1082, 322], "category": "Text", "text": "The general objective of this action is to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe, which could result in increased instability leading to an implosion of the country and severe security and migratory spillovers for Afghanistan's neighbouring countries and the wider region."}, {"bbox": [146, 333, 699, 363], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are:"}, {"bbox": [222, 375, 1082, 434], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. to safeguard a minimal functioning of **basic services** for the Afghan population in complementarity with humanitarian relief efforts;"}, {"bbox": [222, 446, 685, 475], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. to safeguard **livelihoods** of the population."}, {"bbox": [146, 487, 1082, 546], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [222, 558, 755, 587], "category": "List-item", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1)"}, {"bbox": [222, 599, 1082, 658], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1. Continued access to health and nutrition services by the population, particularly women, children and vulnerable people including IDPs and returnees."}, {"bbox": [259, 670, 1082, 757], "category": "List-item", "text": "o sustaining the delivery of primary and secondary **health services** across the country, including the continuation of immunisation campaigns (COVID-19, polio, measles);"}, {"bbox": [259, 770, 1082, 828], "category": "List-item", "text": "o strengthening **nutritional support** to children and women, including returnees and IDPs, through the non-government health system."}, {"bbox": [222, 839, 1082, 898], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2. Continued access to quality **primary and secondary education** in safe learning environments, in particular for girls."}, {"bbox": [259, 910, 1082, 1026], "category": "List-item", "text": "o sustaining the delivery of quality primary and secondary **education services** in safe learning environments across the country, especially for girls and returnees/IDPs in areas where equal access to services in a non-discriminatory way can be guaranteed;"}, {"bbox": [205, 1038, 1082, 1126], "category": "Text", "text": "This may include the direct payment of salaries/stipends to health workers and teachers, especially female staff, when a mechanisms for paying salaries to teachers without going through the de facto authorities has been identified."}, {"bbox": [222, 1138, 755, 1167], "category": "List-item", "text": "- contributing to Outcome 2 (or Specific Objective 2)"}, {"bbox": [222, 1179, 1082, 1263], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1. Safeguarded community-based employment and income-generating opportunities as well as economic activities and opportunities for MSMEs, including female-headed MSMEs"}, {"bbox": [222, 1278, 1071, 1337], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2. Enhanced food security and enabled sustainable food production and processing, including food diversification"}, {"bbox": [146, 1391, 421, 1417], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [146, 1431, 1082, 1548], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities will take a sectoral approach and/or a multi-sectoral community-level approach. Activities listed below are indicative and non-exhaustive, and will be designed in a flexible way to cater for their adjustment depending on the design of the new multi-donor aid architecture in Afghanistan:"}, {"bbox": [146, 1560, 591, 1590], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities related to Output 1.1 may include:"}, {"bbox": [1059, 1641, 1082, 1664], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "13"}]