Cash Assistance Provided to 50 Female-Headed Vulnerable Families in Nangarhar to Promote Self-Reliance

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

With the support of the IFRC, the ARCS provided AFN 1,500,000 in cash assistance to 50 female-headed vulnerable families in Nangarhar Province to support self-reliance and the establishment of small businesses. 
The assistance was distributed at the Eastern Zone Marastoon, with each family receiving 30,000 Afghanis.
These families had previously completed five months of vocational training, both theoretical and practical, in areas including pickling production, bag stitching, and the rearing of egg-laying chickens.
It is expected that the families will use this cash support to start small businesses, meet their daily and urgent needs, and achieve self-reliance.
 It is worth noting that nearly one million Afghanis in cash assistance had already been distributed to these families previously.