Our History
Afghanaid has 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 we funded
other organisations with proven track records.
Click on the images below to learn more about our history:
| 1983 - 1987 |
1988 - 1992 |
1993 - 1997 |
1998 - 2002 |
2003 - present |
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Ran tailoring projects to give work to disabled Afghan refugees in Pakistan
Created, printed and distributed primary school textbooks in Afghanistan
Supplied food for 70,000 Afghans
Ran an ambulance service to evacuate civilian casualties of the Soviet occupation |
Cleaned and repaired irrigation canals to bring water back to villages
Distributed food aid for flood victims
Distributed seeds and fertiliser to farmers
Build and repaired roads and bridges |
Began integrated rural development programme in Badakhshan
Established village organisations
Build and repaired roads and bridges
Developed health education for women
Began distributing improved wheat seed |
Expanded programme to Nuristan, Samangan and Ghor
Widened roads and improved communications
Set up network of women's resource centres
Began child rights programme
Supplied emergency aid following two earthquakes |
Working in 1,100 communities with 600,000 people
Setting up elected village councils and helping them to achieve their goals
Introducing new cash crops and improving market links
Encouraging small enterprises and self-help groups |