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CDC RECEIVED ALMOST 3,000,000 USD FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
As the NABDP
started 44 rural development projects the Community
Development Councils (CDC) take lead of project
implementations in 13 provinces of Afghanistan.
Kabul,
Afghanistan (1 February 2010)
 The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) and
United National Development Programme (UNDP), has awarded
contract with total value of about three million USD to
Community Development Councils (CDCs) for implementation of
44 rural development projects in 13 provinces: Badakhshan,
Badghis, Balkh, Bamiyan, Ghor, Helmand, Kabul, Kandahar,
Kunar, Nangarhar, Nimroz, Panjsher and Parwan; under the
National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP).
The projects will be benefiting more than 10,000 families in
rural areas in comprehensive approach. Amongst other, rural
areas connection will be established through gravelling of
50.8 Km road and construction of more than 6 Km secondary
road, while projects in irrigation system such as
construction of 2,612m protection wall, construction and
cleaning of 7,810m canals and 1,000m culvert will be
contributing to establishment of two water supply network
for further support in agriculture development.
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NABDP Started 12 Development
Projects in Kandahar Province
Kabul, Wednesday, 23, December 2009:-
 The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has started 12 development projects in various
districts of Kandahar Province.
The
projects include construction of six water siphons, digging
of four drinking water wells, construction of a 75-meter
Intake, construction of five public washrooms, construction
of a 560-meter boundry wall, digging of six hand pump wells
and purchasing of
530 furniture for schools
in various villages of Daman, Dand, Nish and Provincial
Capital of Kandahar Province with the total cost of
$255,074.00
USD.
Approximately 258 rural families benefited from above
mentioned projects.
These activities have created
7,157 working days for more than a thousand local people,
contributing to the local economy and providing short term
employment.
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NABDP Implementing 1880 Rural Development Projects and
Established 365 DDAs in Various District of Afghanistan
Kabul,
Saturday, 07, November 2009:-
 The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) and
United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), through the
National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP), has
completed 1188 rural Projects and 545 Projects are ongoing.
The work of 119 projects will start Soon and NABDP
established 365 District Development Assemblies.
The projects includes, construction of 40 Clinic Buildings,
107 school buildings, 39 Administrative Building, Gravelling
of 26 Secondary Roads, 8 Bridges, Cleaning of 1,142,507
meters of Canal, construction of 10 Culverts, cleaning of 58
Drainages, construction of 40 Gabion Walls, 25 Intakes,
rehabilitation of 176,208 meter Karez, Digging of 244
Shallow Wells, Gravelling of 180 Tertiary Roads, 18 Wash
projects, construction of 32 Water Dividers, 44 water
Reservoirs, construction of 44 Water supply Networks, 12
Vocational Training for Communities and many more
infrastructure projects in the various villages of
Afghanistan.
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Rural Development Projects in Badakhshan Province
 Kabul,
Wednesday, 14, October 2009:-
The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has Completed 24 Projects, 64 Projects are ongoing
and 3 Projects are under Plann.
The projects includes, construction of 2 Clinic Buildings,
one Administrative Building, one Community Center, a 7660m
Gabion Wall, 8 Micro-Hydro Power Plants Project, 779m
Protection Wall, construction of 3 School Buildings,
Gravelling of 220km Tertiary Road, 2 Intakes, one Bridge,
cleaning of 3520m Canal, 3 Carpet Loom Project, construction
of 4 Water Supply Network and Preparing of 126 Vocational
Training in the various villages of Arghanjkhwan, Argo,
Baharak, Darayim, Darwaz-Bala, Darwaz Payin, Eshkashim, Faiz
Abad, Jurm, Khash, Khwahan, Kiran wa Menjan, Kohistan, Kufab,
Rajistan, Shahri Bazurg and Shignan District of Urozgan
province, The total cost for all above projects is
$4,450,766.73 USD, funded by the Belgium, CIDA, CNTF, FAO,
Japan, UNDP, UNOPS.
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Development Projects in Urozgan Province
 Kabul,
Saturday, 10, October 2009:-
The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has Completed 81 development Projects and 90
development projects are on going in Urozgan Province.
The projects are included construction of 890 meter Canal,
21 Culverts, 146 meter Dam, Digging of Wells, Gabion Walls,
2314 meter Intake, construction of 142 Jereeb Karez, 160
Kilowat Micro-Hydro Power Plants, 12284 meter of Protection
Wall, 10 building of Schools, construction of 56 Kilo meter
Road, Digging of 620 shallow Well, 42 Siphon, 210 meter
Surrounding Wall, 13 Kilometer Tertiary Road and 2 water
Divider in the various villages of Urozgan province,
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Multiple Development Projects in Badghis Province
Kabul, Sunday, 17, JU 2009:-
The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has started construction of multiple Development
Projects in Ab Kamary Districts of Badghis Province.
These projects includes of the
construction of 5400 meters & width 6 meter of roads and 7
Culverts in different villages of Ab Kamary district of
Badghis Province, at a total cost of 4,938,430 Afs, funded
by the Counter-Narcotic Trust Fund (CNTF). These projects
will provide transport facilities for 350 families Directly
and 10000 families in directly, and give three months of
daily work for 120 local people in Badghis Province,
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Six Development Projects has
been started in Jawzjan Province
Kabul, Monday, 11, May 2009:-
The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has started construction of Six Development
Projects in different Districts of Jowzjan Province.
These projects involve the
construction of 3.7 kilometers of roads between various
villages of Aqcha and Sheberghan district of Jowzjan
Province, at a total cost of 2,250,923 Afs, funded by the
Counter-Narcotic Trust Fund (CNTF). These projects will
provide transport facilities for approximately 8000 rural
families in Jowzjan Province,
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40
Development Projects in Urozgan Province
 Kabul, Monday, 20 April 2009:-
The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has Completed construction of 40 major development
projects in Different District of Urozgan Provice.
The projects involve the construction of 40 digging wall in various
districts of Da Yak, Tori, Khairo, Karziha, and safid khar
of Urozgan Province, at a total cost of 480,000 USD.
These projects will provide
clean water system facilities for approximately 600 rural
families in Various district of Urozan Province...
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7 Development Projects in Balkh Province
Kabul, Tuesday, 03, February 2009:-
 The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme
(NABDP), has started construction of seven major development
projects in Balkh Province.
The projects involve the construction of 35 kilometers of
roads between various villages of Nahr Shahi, Chamtal,
Balkh, Dowlat Abad, Marmal, Khum and Charknat district of
Balkh Province, at a total cost of 19,809,359 Afs, funded by
the Counter-Narcotic Trust Fund. The projects will provide
transport facilities for approximately 5000 rural families
in Balkh Province, and give three months of daily work for
66,089 local people...
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Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Signs 10
DIAG Development Project Contracts
Tuesday, 02
Demeber 2008:-
 The
Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
today signed 10 DIAG development project contracts worth
approximately USD 2.1 million with private construction
companies.
The Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development,
Mohammad Ehsan Zia, the Vice-Chair of the Disarmament &
Reintegration Commission (D&RC), and the Special Advisor to
the President on Internal Security, Mohammad Masoom
Stanikzai, and Kavil Adhikarkunneth Mohan, Acting Programme
Director, Afghanistan New Beginning Programme, were
present at the occasion.
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19
Development Projects in Nangarhar and Balkh Provinces
Sunday, 15
November 2008:-
 The
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD),
through the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP),
has completed 19 rural infrastructure development projects
in Nangarhar and Balkh Provinces.
The
projects include the digging of 51 wells and the
construction of a 300 meter retaining wall in the Khogani
and Kama districts of Nangarhar Province, at a total cost of
69 million Afs. The projects provided drinking water for
over 2000 families and protected 1,224 families from
flooding.
In
addition, an eight-classroom school costing 6.3 million Afs,
funded by MRRD under National Area Based Development
Programme (NABDP), was completed in Baz Araq village of
Kaldar district of Balkh province, providing educational
facilities for 400 school students.
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Three
Canal Cleaning Projects Benefit 19,000 Families in
Helmand
Kabul -
20/06/2008
 Through
the National Area-Based Development Program of the
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, three
canal cleaning projects have been completed, in the last
two months, in Helmand Province, benefiting around
19,000 families. Two of the canals cleaned were in Nawar
District and the other was in Marja District, with a
total cost of US $ 114,520. Through these projects,
94,520 cubic meters of irrigation canal were cleaned,
creating 4,315 labor days for local people.
These
projects were implemented through a tripartite agreement
among MRRD, Community Development Councils and District
Development Assemblies. According to the contract, the
CDCs implemented the projects, the DDAs monitored them
and the Ministry secured the funding from international
donors. In addition to the community contribution of
$11,450 in the shape of labor, almost all the remaining
funding for implementing the projects was provided by a
British donor, the Department for International
Development (DFID).
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Five Rural Businesses to be Launched in Bamian, Hirat
and Balkh
Kabul -
June 21, 2008
 The
National Area-Based Development Program (NABDP) of the
Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development has
taken the first steps in establishing rural enterprises
for potato storage, saffron, almond, carpet and melon in
Bamian, Balkh and Hirat provinces of Afghanistan. The
project will begin on June 20th 2008 and will run for a
year. In total, 480,000 USD will be spent on
establishing the businesses, which will create around
250 direct permanent jobs and more than 1000 indirect
permanent jobs.
As
well as the funding provided for implementation, each
business will be given 50% of the total money they have
invested on their businesses as a grant. The grant
secured from donors ranges from 50,000-60,000 USD for
each of the five enterprises. The majority of the
funding for this initiative is provided by Japan CRD
(Comprehensive Rural Development) while CIDA (Canadian
International Development Agency) is funding the saffron
enterprise in Hirat Province.
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The Pace
of Reconstruction Stepping Up in Urozgan
Kabul - 15 March 2008
 In the last five months, 12
infrastructure projects have been completed by MRRD’s
National Area-Based Development Program (NABDP) in
Urozgan. The 12 projects include the construction of two
roads, a water intake, a canal, five retaining walls, a
siphon and a school building in various districts of the
province. A 40-meter long bridge was also built in
Tirin Kot, capital of Urozgan.
These projects, 10 of which were financed by the
Netherlands and the remaining two by Belgium, benefited
28,580 residents of the rural districts of the province.
A total of $1,421,779
was spent on these projects.
Furthermore, earlier this
month, Muhammad Ehsan Zia, the Minister of Rural
Rehabilitation and Development signed nine development
projects with Community Development Councils in Urozgan.
These projects will be directly implemented by the
communities while being monitored by the newly
established District Development Assemblies.
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Four
District Development Plans Formulated and another Three
Underway in Kunar Province
 Since
late January 2008, MRRD’s National Area-Based
Development Program established four District
Development Assemblies (DDAs) in Watapur, Chapa Dara,
Asad Abad and Manogai districts of Kunar Province, while
the DDA members also formulated District Development
Plans (DDPs) for their respective districts. The
establishment of another three DDAs, along with the
formulation of DDPs for the districts of Ghazi Abad,
Asmar and Dangam, is currently underway and should be
completed by the end of February.
Each DDA has around 30
members, half of whom are female. As establishing
community institutions such as DDAs, and incorporating
women into these institutions, remains a difficult job
in Kunar province, the facilitating team meet the elders
of the district prior to DDA/DDP establishment and
formulation, persuading them to allow the process to
take place and to let women be mainstreamed into DDAs.
The DDA establishment process for each of the 15
districts of Kunar province, which began in late
January, will be completed by the end of April.
The DDA/DDP facilitators
help the members of a DDA to identify 10 priority
projects for their district in each of the eight
development sectors - Economy and Private Sector
Development, Social Protection, Agriculture and Rural
Development, Health and Nutrition, Education,
Infrastructure and Natural Resources, Governance, Rule
of Law and Human Rights, and Security. These projects
are then covered in a development plan for the district,
the DDP. The DDP will potentially serve as a reference
and a trusted document for the respective ministries and
donors to implement the projects identified and selected
by the community.
The people of Kunar have
felt the need for development plans in their province
and welcome this MRRD initiative. One of the DDA members
of Watapur District, Dr. Khairullah, is hopeful that the
process will bring prosperity to their district. “We’re
very hopeful that this planning process will have key
outcomes. This plan will attract the attention of donors
to build water wells, intakes, water reservoir and roads
for us, as a result of which insecurity and unemployment
will end in our district”, Dr. Khairullah explained.
People in Kunar province
think that they have been overlooked by the government
and complain about the lack of development projects in
their province, which they argue contributes to
insecurity. Haji Noorullah, a member of Manogai District
Development Assembly pointed out the lack of
rehabilitation work in his district. He said, “Other
than NSP, no one has worked for our district. Our people
ask for schools, clinics and other facilities which in
the long run will help in bringing better security.”
Elders of Kunar province do
not accept that insecurity is a major obstacle before
development work in their province, but on the contrary
encourage the government and other organizations to
bring rehabilitation projects to their province, even to
its farthest districts. Salem Khan, a resident of a
remote district in Kunar who heads the DDA of Manogai
district, guarantees the security of any organization
tending to work for their district, saying, “There is no
obstacle before implementing development projects in our
area. Anyone who wants to work in Manogai, we will
strongly support them and guarantee their security.”
Kunar is the 34th province
of Afghanistan in which DDAs have been established. To
date, DDPs for 282 out of 408 districts of the country
have been formulated, and the remaining 126 will have
been formulated soon.
Rural Afghanistan Lighted Soon
 Almost
all the villages of Afghanistan are deprived of basic
uses of energy as lighting, grinding wheat and corn,
running small businesses needing power etc. In order to
tackle this lack, MRRD's NABDP through its Energy for
Rural Development of Afghanistan (ERDA) initiative is
providing renewable energy for rural communities of
Afghanistan. The types of renewable energy provided
contain wind panels, solar panels, micro-hydropower
turbines, biogas panels and mixed solar-wind panels.
This component, ERDA, is in
its preliminary stage hopefully beginning its field work
and surveys in the near future. To date, the District
Development Plans (DDAs) of 24 provinces have been
reviewed in which 222 renewable energy projects have
been identified. These projects include 198
micro-hydropower panels, 6 solar panels, 6 wind panels,
1 biogas panel and 11 extension projects from available
main power.
This identification phase
will be followed by a feasibility survey of almost all
the proposed renewable energy projects. After the survey
is carried out, a number of priority projects which are
in line with the budget will be selected for
implementation.
As a starting point, this
year, NABDP's ERDA plans to launch 7 pilot projects
selected from Ghor, Daikundi, Herat, Nimroz, Faryab,
Balkh, Kapisa and Nangarhar provinces. The pilot
projects implemented will serve as a basis for following
up with the remaining renewable energy projects.
The successful
implementation of the renewable energy projects will
contribute to both a better livelihood and a boom in
business environment in rural Afghanistan.
Dozens of projects completed in Kandahar
 Since
the past six months, in partnership with the
communities, 286 Water Supply & Sanitation and
Irrigation projects have been completed by MRRD's
National Area-Based Development Program in 12 districts
of Kandahar Province offering benefits to around 293,874
families.
Among
these projects, 225 are irrigation and 61 are Water
Supply and Sanitation Projects. The irrigation projects
include canal rehabilitation, canal excavation, Karez
rehabilitation, gabion filling, construction of water
reservoir, washes and intakes, etc. and the Water Supply
& Sanitation Projects include digging shallow and deep
water wells.
The total
cost of these projects was 3,494,306 USD of which
2,877,657 USD was provided by MRRD and the remaining
616,649 USD was community contribution in the shape of
labor. These projects were financed by CIDA (Canadian
International Development Agency), UNICEF and USAID. The
districts in which the projects have been completed are
Arghandab,
Daman, Dand, Khakraiz, Maroof,
Nish,
Panjwayee, Shorabak, Spin Boldak, Takhtal Pul and Zhari.
Every one
of these projects has been implemented through a
tripartite contract incorporating CDCs, DDAs and MRRD in
which CDCs were implementing the projects, DDAs were
monitoring the projects and NABDP/MRRD was providing
funds. During the implementation of these projects,
11,200 local laborers were given daily-wage work. In
total, these projects created 378,927 labor days.
Running
projects through the tripartite contracts enabled MRRD
to work in insecure districts where no NGO and/or
construction company can work which served as a useful
example in project implementation in such places,
therefore this approach, now famous for Kandahar Model,
will be made use of in other provinces, where security
hinders development activities.
In the
near future more than a hundred projects will be started
in Hilmand Province using the same Model. Up to now,
from 137 identified projects in Hilmand,
122
have been surveyed and will soon be contracted to CDCs.
Moreover, 27 gabion filling projects of which paper work
is underway will be started soon in Nangarhar imitating
the tripartite contract approach or the Kandahar Model.
New
Highway Bridge Taking Shape on Arghandab River in
Kandahar
 Through
its National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP),
the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
(MRRD) is constructing a 180 meters long bridge on
Arghandab River in the village of Chargholab in Kandahar
province. It is one of NABDP’s biggest infrastructure
projects in the province, with the cost of $876,910
being funded by the Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA).
The construction work on
the bridge began in February 2007 and will be completed
in August of this year, creating 3000 labour days of
employment for local people. This is a six-metre wide,
one-lane highway bridge which will not only connect the
western areas of Arghandab District with the city of
Kandahar, but also connect the eastern areas of
Arghandab with the District of Khakriz, benefiting 8,570
families.
Khan Aqa 40, a farmer from
Village Chargholab said, “We are looking forward to the
completion of the bridge, as it will enable us to take
our agricultural produce to the market in Kandahr and
beyond.”
The bridge is being built
in such a way that it will slow down the water flow in
Chargholab area, where floods often damage agriculture
land.
MRRD is working to
rebuild rural Afghanistan through its national
programmes such as the National Solidarity Programme
(NSP), National Area Based Development programme (NABDP),
Rural Water and Sanitation Programme (RUWATSAN),
National Rural Access Programme (NRAP), and
Micro-Finance Facility for Afghanistan (MISFA).
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