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Afghanistan
Rehabilitating communities in post-conflict Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Community Renewal Program is helping to rebuild a country
devastated by decades of drought and civil conflict. Drawing upon over twenty
years of experience with integrated rural support programs in neighbouring
Pakistan and Tajikistan, the Afghanistan Community Renewal Program focuses on
agriculture-based rural development and income-generation and micro-credit.
Particular emphasis is given to providing farmers with alternatives to the poppy
economy. This is integrated with health and education initiatives, especially
for women and children.
The program supports the commitment made by the Aga Khan Development Network
to undertake a recovery, reconstruction and long-term development program that
includes agriculture-based rural development; food and seed security;
rehabilitation of capital infrastructure; the provision and upgrading of health
and education services from the primary to the tertiary levels; institution and
capacity building - especially at the community level- and the restoration of
the cultural heritage for social inclusion. AKDN's strategic programming
objectives are to support the establishment of a stable modern state in
Afghanistan with a pluralistic society. To that end, AKDN is working to enable
returning refugees to reconstruct their lives and establish long-term,
integrated development, which will enable the Afghan people to realize new
opportunities and choices.
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