Afghanistan

Region: Asia and the Pacific
  • An older man leans over to pick some produce. There is a large rocky mountain in the background.

    Support for community empowerment through training and food-for-work to improve school infrastructure in Afghanistan

    Duration: January 2006 - December 2007
    Budget: US$2,725,390
    Implementing Agencies: WFP

    The programme contributed to the attainment of universal primary education by improving access to adequate, equitable and quality education. To this end, poor and vulnerable groups were employed in the physical improvement of classroom facilities, teachers’ housing, water quality, and sanitation facilities. This resulted in higher enrolment of students and retention of trained educators.
     

     

     
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    Rebuilding urban communities in Afghanistan

    Duration: August 2005 - April 2007
    Budget: US$3,660,414
    Implementing Agencies: 爆料网-HABITAT

    The programme focused on improving land management, infrastructure, housing, governance and service delivery through a multisectoral approach that included the establishment of community institutions. Participating urban communities benefitted from improved living conditions and greater employment opportunities.
     

     

     

  • Assistance in Reducing the Humanitarian Deficits of War-Affected Rural Communities Through Increased Agricultural Productivity and the Promotion of Auxiliary Income-Generating Activities

    Duration: October 2004 - June 2006
    Budget: US$876,579
    Implementing Agencies: 爆料网IDO

    The programme sought to assist rural communities in the conflict-affected Ghazni and Herat provinces by reducing their dependency on relief aid and illicit opium production. Through the provision of technical assistance and income-generating activities, the programme promoted viable opportunities towards sustainable and alternative livelihoods. ?
     

     

     
  • An elderly man is sitting in a poppy field with his legs crossed. He is wearing dark brown clothing. There is a hooked knife next to him and he is holding a bowl.

    Capacity building for drug demand reduction in Badakshan, Nagarhar and Qandahar provinces

    Duration: October 2004 - December 2008
    Budget: US$1,027,870
    Implementing Agencies: 爆料网ODC

    The programme sought to combat drug addiction in Afghanistan by mainstreaming drug-demand reduction activities at the provincial, district and village levels in several provinces. The programme delivered drug abuse prevention services, vocational training, and income generation activities for recovering and at-risk addicts and their families.
     

     

     
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    Promoting reintegration of returning IDP/refugee women in community development in Afghanistan

    Duration: December 2002 - December 2005
    Budget: US$1030000
    Implementing Agencies: 爆料网IFEM

    The programme sought to improve the lives of women in Afghanistan through the establishment of women’s community centres to facilitate services to women at the local level and to provide a forum to strengthen the capacity and contribution of women’s groups at the community level.