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), Nangarhar (Laghman, Kunar), Balkh (Faryab, Badakhshan)., reaching 300,000 households.
The project addresses ongoing challenges affecting rural livelihoods, including climate shocks, limited access to services, and weak market systems that constrain productivity and income generation in livestock and agriculture-dependent communities.
To address these challenges, the project focuses on strengthening climate-resilient, market-oriented livestock value chains and supporting the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to enhance employment opportunities and improve access to services. It promotes inclusive participation of vulnerable groups, including women, youth, returnees, internally displaced persons, pastoralists, and persons with disabilities, by improving their access to production inputs, services, and markets, and supporting their engagement in livestock-based livelihoods and income-generating activities.
The project also promotes climate-smart agriculture, sustainable resource management, and local capacity development to strengthen household resilience and social inclusion. In addition, it supports Afghan cashmere and wool certification under international standards to improve product quality, competitiveness, and market access.
Through these integrated interventions, the project contributes to increased income generation, improved service delivery, and more resilient and sustainable rural livelihoods across the target areas.