Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries

Introduction

The objective of the National Solidarity Programme is to lay the foundation for a sustainable form of inclusive local governance, rural reconstruction, and poverty alleviation. The NSP can be best measured by the impact the programme has on communities and individuals in rural Afghanistan. In the final analysis it is through their efforts and their contributions and guidance of their own community-led projects that the NSP programme as a whole will succeed.

"As of December 2007, the community mobilization activities of the National Solidarity Programme have positively impacted more than 13 million people in rural Afghanistan ."

Stories of their success help illustrate and validate the ongoing commitment and support that rural residents and the international community give to the NSP and to its efforts to alleviate local poverty and build infrastructure and development in Afghanistan.

Here are but a few of their success stories.

A Clinic Called Mariam
Almost a year ago, in Mirbacha Kot district of Kabul province a young lady named Miss. Mariam lost her life due tothe lack of medical facilities while giving birth. Despite the fact that Mariam's husband made every effort to take her from their distant village to a medical clinic on time, she died on the way before reaching the hospital.(English)

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Providing Access to Health Services
Having been deprived of basic human needs, the residents of Budkhaki Daga village,consisted of 292 families, Batikot district of Nangarhar province have finally gainedaccess to a road and a well-equipped health clinic that positively impacts their current life conditions. (English)

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CDCs Ensure Our Future
Despite suffering years of hardship, the residents of Garni village, the center of Urozgan province never lost their morale. Instead, they demonstrated strong courage by taking an active part in the reconstruction and development of their village. As a result of continuous efforts,their dreams through the establishment of a Community Development Council (CDC) came true. (English)

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Sensible Decisions Lead to Positive Outcomes
Laghman is among many Afghan provinces where numerous conflicts have been brought about as a result of three decades of civil strife within Afghanistan. Prior to this, there were growing signs of disunity within the communities. And due to certain interpersonal disputes most of the residents refused to talk to each other. (English)

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CDC an instrument for social and economical development, Aqa Sofi village, Abkamri
One of these is the CDC of Aqa sofi village, Abkamri district of Badghis province consisted of 30 families who have recently been resettled following the longstanding civil war within the country. Although Badghis residents are expert in the art of carpet-weaving, most of them have forgotten the skills of carpet-weaving due to civil strife and destabilization in the region in the past years. . (read more)

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Contribution to the Community Development Scheme
As other Afghan communities, the residents of Tagha Timor Sufla village, Cheghcheran, the center of Ghor province were able to elect an impartial and unbiased Community Development Council (CDC) soon after the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) extended its constructive and sustainable activities to this part of the country . . (read more)