'Afghanistan has achieved a great deal over the past six years. Even with modest capacity, strong leadership in the ministries of Public Health, Education, and Rural Rehabilitation and Development has begun transforming the country. The Health Ministry, outsourcing through nongovernmental organizations, is supplying basic services and has cut mortality for young children by 26 percent. It is saving 80,000 lives a year. New schools offer classes for 6 million students, the highest level ever, and more...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Kabul University (KU) entered into partnership in late 2005 to establish the Center for Policy and Human Development (CPHD). The first Afghan policy research institution of its kind, CPHD has become the focal point of human development and policy research, teaching, and advocacy in the country.
The CPHD based at Kabul University campus, provided a welcoming institutional home. A modern facility with a Human Development Resource Center accessi more...

The prospects for peace in Afghanistan are being undermined because
Western countries are failing to deliver on their promises of aid to
the tune of $10bn and because aid going to the country is used
ineffectively, according to a new report written by ACBAR, an
alliance of national and international aid agencies working in
Afghanistan.

The international community has pledged $25bn to Afghanistan since
2001 but has only delivered $15bn. The US is the biggest donor to
Afghanistan but als more...

Drawing from a detailed presentation of eight households case studies, and amplified with addition case material, a number of key conclusions can be drawn from the findings of this study. Source: AERU

The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research organisation based in Kabul. AREU's mission is to conduct high-quality research that informs and influences policy and practice. AREU also actively promotes a culture of research and learning by strengthening analytical capacity in Afghanistan and facilitating reflection and debate. Fundamental to AREU’s vision is that its work should improve Afghan lives.

CHF International's Afghanistan Microfinance Initiative (AMFI) offers credit and working capital to low-income households in Bamiyan and Ghazni provinces. The program uses solidarity group method to offer credit to business owners. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life of individuals and households by addressing the need and demand for broader access to financial services.

MISFA was set up at the invitation of the Afghan government - to get donor coordination right from the start and avoid the counter-productive efforts that have emerged from conflicting donor objectives in other post-conflict situations. It was the first facility of its kind, pooling diverse donor funding mechanisms and converting them into streamlined, flexible support to microfinance institutions in Afghanistan, tailored to local priorities and accompanied by technical assistance and strong per more...

The Aga Khan Foundation is a non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa. Created as a private, non-profit foundation under Swiss law, it has branches and independent affiliates in 15 countries. The Afghanistan Rural Microcredit Programme (ARMP) was set up in 2003 by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). Its pri more...

Article from Relief Web prepared by Mercy Corps.
To date, Mercy Corps has completed over 50 programs throughout Afghanistan's urban and rural areas. These programs focus on agricultural and economic development to empower citizens, and initiatives that provide access to services and opportunities for marginalized Afghans.
This series highlights the Ariana microfinance program started in Kabul City in May of 2003. Ariana Financial Service Group provides fair priced savings and loan products to more...

ASCHIANA (meaning “the nest”) is an Afghan Non-Government Organisation that has provided services, support and programs to street working children and their families for many years. ASCHIANA operates six centres across Kabul, servicing close to 3000 children as well as initiating and operating an outreach program for nearly 1000 internally displaced children.