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1997/1998
Following the success of the pilot programme in the previous two years, Afghanaid now began a community development approach to all of its programme. We established village organisations (VOs) as decision making bodies and through them we set up wheat banks, health education, income generation, veterinary care, and agriculture programmes. The VOs have decided on community based engineering projects and contributed labour and materials, alongside Afghanaid's technical expertise and equipment, to carry them out. Please see our Current Projects section for further details.
Afghanaid continued to undertake important engineering work, repairing, maintaining and building roads and bridges and constructing aqueducts, wells and water supply systems. Please see our Current Projects section for further details.
Afghanaid was among the first agencies to respond to the two devastating earthquakes which hit northern Afghanistan in February and May 1998. Working jointly with other organisations, we sent wheat, biscuits, tents, wood stoves, plastic sheeting, milk and medicines. Later we funded Oxfam's work, rebuilding houses and improving sanitation in the affected areas.
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