From the Managing Director
When Afghanaid was founded as an independent charity in 1983 our focus was helping Afghans who had fled their homes either to other parts of the country or to neighbouring Pakistan.From the beginning, Afghanaid believed that the work must reflect the wishes and needs of the people. Today Afghanaid's projects fit together so that everyone benefits be they old or young, male or female.
Afghanaid's work is also about capacity building. Not only do we transfer skills to rural and poor communities, but we strongly believe in the professional development of our own staff. Most of our staff are hired from the communities where we work. Afghanaid is proud of the people behind the organisation who continue to carry forward the wishes and needs of ordinary Afghans and that is why we have decided to feature their work and their messages in Issue 19 of the Afghanaid News Update.