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About DCA

Helping the Afghan people through their livestock fghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 36% of the population below the poverty line. Of the 35.5 million Afghans, about 24 million are living in the countryside, being more or less dependent on agriculture and livestock.

Address:

  • Street # 5 of Syloo, House # 152-153, District 3, Kabul, Afghanistan
  • info.afg@dca-af.org
  • Sun - Thu: 8.00 AM to 4.00 PM

Organisation

Afghanistan

DCA is registered in Afghanistan at the Ministry of Economy (MoE), NGO Registration number 119 – dated 10 November 2005, and at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), NGO Registration number 390 – dated 16 July 2015). The Afghan team consists of some 115 staff, mainly Afghan nationals, with only two expats. The national staff represent all different ethnic groups. About 25% of the staff are women. The staff take care of implementation of projects, monitoring and evaluation of projects, financial affairs, administration, HRM, M&E, and facilitation of services.

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Organization

Organisation

DCA is a non-profit humanitarian and livelihoods organisation implementing market systems development, extension and outreach, livestock health and public-private partnership along the value chains of the livestock production. DCA is active in Afghanistan since 1988. In 1994, the organisation was officially registered as DCA-VET at the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. Recently, we realized our scope has grown beyond just veterinary projects. That is why since 2017 the organization is registered as DCA Livestock Programs. In Afghanistan, registration took place in 2005 at the Ministry of Economy, under the name of DCA. A Board that is based in Holland guides the foundation. Linked to the Board is an Advisory Council that provides the Board with advice and suggestions.

 

DCA STAFF

The Executive Director, Dr Chalachew is in charge of the strategic management of the organisation, the acquisition of new projects, and the communication with donors, Afghan government and stakeholders. Deputy  Executive Director, Dr Abdul Qader Fakhri, manages the project managers who are responsible for project implementation. A Core Management Team (CMT of six Afghan senior project and department managers) serves as the primary planning and decision-making body for the preparation and implementation of DCA projects in Afghanistan.

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Netherlands

In the Netherlands, DCA-VET is registered at the Chambre of Commerce since 1994 under number 41246751 with RSIN number 8033.41.684. DCA is exempted from tax in the Netherlands. Since 1 January 2013, DCA is registered as ANBI in the Netherlands (ANBI : a Public Benefit Organisation). Since 2017, the official name changed into Stichting DCA Livestock Programs, and as of May 2022 we are registered under our full name Stichting Dutch Committee for Afghanistan Livestock Programs. The Executive Director works closely with the Board in Holland through the Secretary General, Ab Emmerzaal. The SG is the linking person between the organisation in Afghanistan and the Board in the Netherlands. The Liaison & Support office in Amersfoort takes care of monitoring and supporting of the DCA projects and finances, and organises the Finance and Board meetings. For a schematic outline of the DCA organisation see the DCA Organogram of 2024 Following the Dutch law, DCA is obliged to publish the following document

Locations

The head office is situated in Kabul, serving the central and eastern regions. One regional office is located in Herat (western region), and another in Mazar-i-Sharif (northern and north-eastern region). In 17 provinces, smaller field offices are in place. DCA training centres can be found in Charikar (80 km north of Kabul), and in Herat. Unfortunately, the third training centre in Mazar-i-Sharif had to be closed because of lack of funding.The Dutch office is located in Amersfoort.