Hand in Hand Afghanistan has started the second phase of COVID-19 Response project in Balkh Province where 3,500 households will be supported to increase awareness about the prevention of COVID-19 transmission and access to hygiene kits. The project is implemented in collaboration with the provincial public health, economy and refugees & repatriation departments and has reached 335 households in Shahrak Ferdowsi and Hazrat Bilal so far. The project field trainers provide awareness on prevention of COVID-19 spread and hygiene kit to the most vulnerable households and also trained families about the use of hygiene kits and also passed on the key messages issued by the ministry of public health using the printed poster.