A Holistic Model for Sustainable Donkey Care
The Dutch Committee for Afghanistan is delighted to announce signing of three partnership grants with The Donkey Sanctuary (TDS) over the last 5 years with a focus on equine welfare and care. This third project known as “A Holistic Model for Sustainable Donkey Care” commenced on May 5, 2026, and will continue until May 4, […]
Crisis Response Initiative Supplementary Financing
The Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA) is pleased to implement the Crisis Response Initiative Supplementary Financing (CRISF) project with the support of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The project builds upon previous initiatives that have supported rural communities across Afghanistan and seeks to further strengthen adaptation to climate change and financial inclusion in […]
Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods and Climate Resilient Value Chains in Afghanistan (SLVC-A)
The Enhancing Sustainable Livelihoods and Climate Resilient Value Chains in Afghanistan (SLVC-A) project is funded by the European Union and implemented through Dutch Committee for Afghanistan for the period 2026–2029. It targets rural communities across 5 Regional Hubs and 12 satellite provinces – Kabul (Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Bamyan, Khost, Paktika), Herat (Farah, Badghis), Kandahar (Urozgan), […]
UNODC SCC: The Project for Strengthening Counternarcotics Capacities
Afghanistan used to meet 80% of global opiate demand, with Helmand and Kandahar producing 65% of the crop. The 2021 UNODC report revealed that poppy cultivation generated $2.8 billion, primarily from southern Afghanistan. However, the April 2022 opium ban led to higher prices, worsening food insecurity and debt for farmers. This situation mirrors the challenges […]
Global Action to Prevent and Address Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling (GLO.ACT)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) continued to support the Dutch Committee for Afghanistan (DCA) to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM), the initiative will address the root causes of these issues by focusing on economic empowerment and raising awareness in Kandahar and Helmand provinces. Through this partnership, […]
Afghanistan Essential Services and Livelihoods Stabilization Program (AESLSP)
A project funded by the European Union that responds to the needs of people in the country. The project aims to address the challenges of inadequate and expensive food due to conflict, severe drought, poor harvests, and the impact of COVID-19. It operates in 16 provinces and 136 districts, focusing on livestock and market systems […]
Progressive Equine Welfare Improvement
The Dutch Committee for Afghanistan is pleased to announce that we have signed a second partnership grant with The Donkey Sanctuary (TDS-2) recently. the implementation of the project started on the 1st of July 2023 and will end on the 30th of June 2025. TDS is a UK-registered International Charity Organization founded in 1964 with […]
Crisis Response Initiative Additional Facility – Afghanistan
DCA received additional funding from IFAD to implement a project called the Crisis Response Initiative – Afghanistan (CRI). The CRI project is designed based on the socio-economic impacts of the long years of conflict and the pandemic, the effects of the near collapse of the financial institutions, and the ripple effects associated with the Ukraine […]
UNODC GLO.ACT Project
The humanitarian response plan of 2022 featured many destitute families resorted to a negative coping strategies due to the complex emergency situation. Selling household assets and children, multiple displacement, organ removal and exhaustion of all coping mechanisms due to poverty is already happening as evident in confidential reports from the field and from the news […]
The Donkey Sanctuary Project
The Dutch Committee for Afghanistan is pleased to announce that we have signed a new partnership grant with The Donkey Sanctuary (TDS) recently. the implementation of the project started 0n the 1st July 2022 and will end on the 31st June 2023. TDS is a UK registered International Charity Organization founded in 1964 with a […]