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Social Protection
Department
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Introduction
The Social Protection
Directorate of MRRD has been operating within its
structure since the beginning of 1384. It is made of
three main components and an administrative support
unit. They include an Emergency Response Unit, Food
Assistant Unit and Reintegration Unit respectively.
These Units are overseen by the director of the
directorate and supported by the Administration Unit.
The rational behind the
establishment of the directorate was to enable MRRD to
help and to response efficiently and timely
in times of social calamities, natural and environmental
disasters, help to facilitate for the returnees and the
displaced people to resettle and above all to help and
support the basic needs of the most vulnerable section
of Afghanistan society. In line with the Ministry’s
vision, mission and strategy, the ultimate aim of the
directorate is helping to reducing poverty in the
country by finding employment and other means of helping
the poorest individuals and families in rural
Afghanistan. All activities of the directorate are
linked with the strategic objectives of MRRD:
Improved Rural Wellbeing
Mandate:
The Social Protection Directorate is mandated to
response to natural, environmental and other
calamities/disasters and to mobilize and facilitate
resources for the affected people – provide them with
basic needs such as food, drinking water, clothing and
shelter away from the scene of disasters in safe and
secure areas. It is also tasked to clear and keep open
rural roads during the winter period.. Moreover, the
directorate is also responsible to educate people in
disaster prone areas how to cope with natural disasters.
Purpose:
The sole purpose of the social protection directorate is
to move the most vulnerable people from the scene of
natural and environmental disaster areas to safe places
and to make sure their basic needs such as food, clean
drinking water, clothing, shelter and medical care are
met in timely, efficient and effective manner. It is
also mandated to help in facilitation of resources for
the livelihoods of the returnees and displaced people of
Afghanistan and to make sure the aid is reached to those
individuals and families who deserve it most.
Pillar of
Social Protection Department:
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Emergency Response Unit:
This Unit is mandated to work in the mitigation of
natural disasters. It is also tasked to mitigate
humanitarian vulnerability through relief
activities. The objectives of the Unit include
mitigating the effects of natural hazards through
the implementation
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Food Assistance Unit:
The Unit works very closely with the World Food
Programme (WFP) and implements their Food for Work
Programme (FFWP) and Food for Asset Programme (FFAP).WFPs
current operation aims to provide 550,000 metric
tnnes of food aid.
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Reintegration Unit:
In close coordination with UNHCR, the key tasks of
this unit are the needs assessments of the returnees
and displaced people. These include highlighting
their needs for land to build their houses on,
provision of clean drinking water,
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Administration Unit:
This unit is responsible for organizing and documenting
the daily activities of the above mentioned three key
components of the directorate - making sure that
documents of each of the three units are appropriately
archived and kept in order in appropriate places. They
are also responsible to check and supervise the
attendance of the employees of the other units and to
support the director in his/her daily activities.
Organizational Chart of Social Protection Directorate
Total number of Staff: 28
Technical Staff: 6
Non-technical Staff: 11
Administrative Staff: 2
Contractors: 9
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