name: Afghanaid
text: Afghanaid had its origins in the Afghanistan Support Committee which was founded in London in 1981. Two years later, Afghanaid was set up as an independent charity to provide assistance to Afghans in hardship and distress. In the early days they funded other organisations with proven track records.
  
  In 1984, Afghanaid opened its office in Peshawar, Pakistan. Following the report â€˜The Threat of Famine in Afghanistanâ€™ by Dr Frances Dâ€™Souza (commissioned by Afghanaid) their focus turned to food provision.  A tailoring project for disabled Afghan refugees in Peshawar began.
  
  Current project areas include:
  
  - establish village organisations â€“ providing sustainable frameworks through which villagers identify and address their development needs.
  - work with men, women and children, including the most vulnerable (women-headed households, landless, disabled)
  - work in agriculture and livestock to eliminate food deficits and end the spiral of debt.
  - provide vocational training for women.
  - train traditional birth attendants; teach/bring basic health and hygiene massages.
  - run micro-finance systems for farmers and women to invest in newly learned skills.
  - establish tree nurseries providing food and watershed management.
  - train basic veterinary workers.
  - build roads, bridges and micro hydro-power schemes
  - train village leaders in conflict resolution, peace building and the rights of the child.
  - organise play schemes for children.
  
  http://www.afghanaid.org.uk/