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Directory of Humanitarian Agencies Working for Afghans ACBAR DIRECTORY OF HUMANITARIAN AGENCIES WORKING FOR AFGHANS o A( AGENCY COORDINATING BODY FOR AFGHAN RELIEF 2 REHMAN BABA ROAD UNIVERSITY TOWN PESHAWAR TEL: (0521) 44392 / 40839 DECEMBER 1993 Introduction I am delighted to make available the 1993 "Directory of Humanitarian Agencies working for Afghans". Some 200 agencies are listed in the Directory,including those agencies that work out of Peshawar,Quetta and Islamabad in Pakistan as well as agencies based inKabul and other parts of Afghanistan. There are certainly a number of agencies thatare not listed but I am confident that thevast majority are covered. The information is as reported by agenciesand ACBAR has only limited ability to confirm the statisticalinformation provided. However, there is no doubt that this publicationprovides as accurate as possible a picture of the various agencies undertaking activities related to Afghanistanand refugees. I would like to express my thanks tothe staff of the agencies for providing the information. I must also extend my gratitude to the staff of the ACBAR ProgrammeOffice, especially Mohammad Ismail Shakir. Much work has been doneover many weeks to produce this Directory. A considerable amount of time has been spent collecting the requiredinformation, checkingit and preparing the final versionfor publication. We hope that the users, especiallythe donor community, the Afghan Government and Provincialauthorities, the Pakistani authorities and themany others willfind the publication extremely useful. Charles MacFadden Executive Director January 1994 CONTENTS STATISTICAL SUMMARY PAGE Agencies as Employers vi Breakdown of Agencies by Country vi Affiliation of Agencies vi 1993 Budget Allocation for Sector vii Contribution of ACBAR Members vs Others vii Agencies 1993 Funding Sources viii 1993 Budget Allocation for Different Provinces of Afghanistan ix Total Expenses for the Past Six Years x 1993 Budget Allocation for Pakistan and Afghanistan x AGENCIES PAGE ABADY CONSTRUCTION AGENCY 2 AFGHAN AGENCY FOR INFRASTRUCTUREDEVELOPMENT 4 AFGHAN AGENCY FOR WAR DISABLED &VICTIMS 6 AFGHAN AGRICULTURAL AND ENGINEERINGAGENCY 8 AFGHAN AID ASSOCIATION 10 AFGHAN AMPUTEE BICYCLISTS FORREHABILITATION & RECREATION 12 AFGHAN BUREAU FOR RECONSTRUCTION 14 AFGHAN CARE 16 AFGHAN CENTER FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT 18 AFGHAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTORGANIZATION 20 AFGHAN CONSTRUCTION & LOGISTICS UNIT 22 AFGHAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 24 AFGHAN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 26 AFGHAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 28 AFGHAN DISABLED SOCIETY 30 AFGHAN ENGINEERING AGENCY 32 AFGHAN FARMERS RELIEF ORGANIZATION 34 AFGHAN -GERMAN TECHNICAL TRAININGPROGRAM 36 AFGHAN HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 38 AFGHAN INFORMATION CENTER 40 AFGHAN INKISHAFEE TARBIAWEE MARKAZ 42 AFGHAN MEDIA RESOURCE CENTER 44 AFGHAN MEDICAL AID 46 AFGHAN MOBILE RECONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION 48 AFGHAN NARCOTICS CONTROL ORGANIZATION 50 AFGHAN OB /GYN HOSPITAL 52 AFGHAN PLANNING AGENCY 54 AFGHAN PUBLIC WELFARE ORGANIZATION 56 AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION SERVICES 58 AFGHAN RED CRESCENT SOCIETY 60 AFGHAN REHABILITATION TEAM 62 AGENCIES PAGE AFGHAN RELIEF FOUNDATION 64 AFGHAN RELIEF & REHABILITATION 66 AFGHAN TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS 68 AFGHAN WOMEN EDUCATION CENTER 70 AFGHAN WOMEN RESOURCE CENTER 72 AFGHANAID 74 AFGHANISTAN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 76 AFGHANISTAN NOTHILFE e.V 78 AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS 80 AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION & PLANNING DEPARTMENT 82 AFGHANISTAN REHABILITATION & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 84 AFGHANISTAN VACCINATION & IMMUNIZATION CENTER 86 AFGHANS' HEALTH & SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION 88 AGENCY FOR FARMING SUPPORT 90 AGENCY FOR REHABILITATION ASSIST. & DEVELOPMENT OFAFGHANISTAN 92 AGENCY FOR REHABILITATION & RECONSTRUCTION OF AFGHANISTAN 94 AGENCY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFGHANISTAN 96 AGRICULTURE REHABILITATION OF AFGHANISTAN 98 AIDE MEDICALE INTERNATIONLE- AFGHANISTAN 100 AL -DAWA ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER 102 AMITE FRANCO -AFGHANE AIDE HUMANITAIRE ET INFORMATION 104 ANTI -TB ASSOCIATION /AFGHANISTAN PROGRAM 106 ARIANA REHABILITATION COMMITTEE FOR AFGHANISTANRECONSTRUCTION 108 ARIANA UNITY RECONSTRUCTION COUNCIL 110 AUSTRIAN RELIEF COMMITTEE 112 BAGHLAN REHABILITATION COMMITTEE 114 BAKHTAR DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 116 BAKHTAR UNITY FOR RECONSTRUCTION COUNCIL 118 BALUCHISTAN MODEL TEACHER TRAINING CENTER 120 BASIC EDUCATION FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES 122 BAZ CONSTRUCTION UNIT FOR REHABILITATION OFAFGHANISTAN 124 BEHZAD REHABILITATION- CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION 126 BOMB DISPOSAL SERVICES 128 BRITISH AGENCIES AFGHANISTAN GROUP 130 BUREAU FOR RURAL REHABILITATION 132 CARE INTERNATIONAL 134 CARITAS -AFGHAN REFUGEE PROGRAM 136 CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES 138 CENTER FOR RURAL RECONSTRUCTION 140 COMITE AFGHAN DE SOLIDARITE 142 COMMITTEE FOR REHABILITATION AID TO AFGHANISTAN 144 COMMITTEE SHURA- I- FARHANGI ISLAMIAFGHANISTAN 146 CONSULTANT BUREAU FOR RECONSTRUCTION 148 CONTEMPORARY JEHAD ENCYCLOPEDIA OFAFGHANISTAN 150 COOPERATION CENTER FOR AFGHANISTAN 152 COORDINATION OF AFGHAN RELIEF 154 COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 156 COUNCIL FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE 158 CULTURAL & RELIEF FOUNDATION OFAFGHANISTAN 160 11 AGENCIES PAGE DANISH COMMITTEE FOR AID TO AFGHAN REFUGEES 162 DARUS SALAM 164 DEMINING AGENCY FOR AFGHANISTAN 166 DENTAL CLINIC FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES 168 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR AFGHANISTAN 170 DIAGNOSTIC CENTER FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES 172 DOMESTIC ENERGY SAVING PROJECT 174 DUTCH COMMITTEE FOR AFGHANISTAN 176 EMERGENCY RELIEF SERVICES FOR AFGHANISTAN 178 ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR AFGHANISTANRECONSTRUCTION 180 EYE CLINIC FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES 182 FARAH RECONSTRUCTION FOUNDATION 184 GERMAN AGRO ACTION 186 GERMAN AFGHANISTAN FOUNDATION 188 GHARJISTAN RECONSTRUCTION COUNCIL 190 GLOBAL PARTNERS -UK HALO TRUST 192 194 HAMKAR REHABILITATION & RURALDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION 196 HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL 198 HEALTH &ENGINEERING SERVICES FORAFGHANISTAN REHABILITATION 200 HEALTH UNLIMITED 202 HELP -GERMANY HELP THE AFGHANS FOUNDATION 204 206 HELPING. AFGHAN FARMERS ORGANIZATION 208 HEWAD ENGINEERING RECONSTRUCTIONINSTITUTION 210 HEWAD REHABILITATION PROJECT HUMAN CONCERN INTERNATIONAL 212 214 HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCEFOR AFGHANISTAN REHABILITATION IDARA AHYAUL ULUM 216 218 INDEPENDENT HUMANITARIAN SERVICESASSOCIATION INTER CHURCH AID 220 222 INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEMISSION 224 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF REDCROSS & RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES226 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC RELIEFORGANIZATION 228 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS 230 INTERNATIONAL ORPHANS CARE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE 232 ISLAMIC AID HEALTH CENTER 234 236 ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION OFAFGHAN ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS ISLAMIC RELIEF AGENCY 238 240 ITALIAN COOPERATION FORDEVELOPMENT JACOB'S WELL MEDICAL MISSION 242 JAPAN AFGHAN MEDICAL 244 SERVICES 246 JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL WELFAREFOUNDATION JEHAD CONSULTING ENGINEERS 248 250 KABUL PROVINCE RECONSTRUCTIONORGANIZATION KANDAHAR MOMENYAR AGENCY 252 KHORASAN ASSISTANCE GROUP 254 KOHI NOOR FOUNDATION 256 258 AGENCIES PAGE KUWAIT RED CRESCENT SOCIETY 260 LAJNAT AL -BIRR AL- ISLAMIA 262 LAJNAT AL -DAWA AL- ISLAMIA 264 LAJNAT AL -QATAR FOR ORPHANS 266 LIFELINE AND RELIEF ORGANIZATION 268 MADERA 270 MAHIPAR DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION 272 MAMAR CONSTRUCTION &BUILDING MATERIALS PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION 274 MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH 276 MARUF RELIEF ORGANIZATION FOR RECONSTRUCTION OFAFGHANISTAN 278 MAYWAND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 280 MECCA MUKARAMA CHARITY TRUST 282 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES- FRANCE /BELGIUM 284 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES HEALTHNET 286 MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES- HOLLAND 288 MEDICAL REFRESHER COURSES FOR AFGHANS 290 MERCY CORP INTERNATIONAL 292 MINE CLEARANCE PLANNING AGENCY 294 MUJAHID EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER 296 MUSLIM AID INTERNATIONAL 298 MUSLIM ASSISTANCE & WELFARE ASSOCIATION 300 MUSLIM YOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR REHABILITATIONOF AFGHANISTAN 302 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABLED OFAFGHANISTAN 304 NATIONAL ENGINEERING RECONSTRUCTIONUNIT 306 NORWEGIAN AFGHANISTAN COMMITTEE 308 NORWEGIAN REFUGEE COUNCIL /NORWEGIAN CHURCHAID 310 OCKENDEN VENTURE 312 ORGAN. FOR MANAGEMENT OF AIDFOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 314 ORGANIZATION FOR MINE-CLEARANCE ANDAFGHAN REHABILITATION 316 ORPHANS REFUGEES AND AID 318 OXFAM 320 PAK- TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAM /GTZ 322 PAKTEKA RECONSTRUCTION SERVICES 324 PAMIR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 326 PAMIR RECONSTRUCTION BUREAU 328 PROGRAM FOR AWARENESS AND ADVANCEMENTOF AFGHAN WOMEN 330 RADDA BARNEN- SWEDISH SAVE THECHILDREN 332 REHABILITATION AGENCY OF HINDOKUSH 334 RECONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR AFGHANISTAN 336 RECONSTRUCTION COUNCIL OF CENTRAL AFGHANISTAN 338 RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 340 RECONSTRUCTION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OFMAIHAN 342 REHABILITATION CENTER FOR AFGHANISTAN 344 RELIEF INSTITUTION FOR REHABILITATIONOF AFGHANISTAN 346 RELIEF ORGANIZATION FOR AFGHANORPHANS & WOMEN 348 RONCO /MINE DOG CENTER 350 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 352 RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF WARDAK 354 SANDY GALL AFGHANISTAN APPEAL 356 iv AGENCIES PAGE SAYYED JAMALUDDIN AFGHAN WELFARE ORGANIZATION 366 SERVING EMERGENCY RELIEF & VOCATIONAL ENTERPRISES 368 SHELTER NOW INTERNATIONAL 370 SHORAWAK REHABILITATION ORGANIZATION 372 SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE FOR REHABILITATION -TEAM 374 SHUHADA ORGANIZATION 376 SOLIDARITE AFGHANISTAN 378 SOS *PG BELGIUM 380 SOUTH -WEST AFGHANISTAN REHABILITATION ORGANIZATION 382 SOUTH -WEST FARMERS ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION 384 SWEDISH COMMITTEE FOR AFGHANISTAN 386 THE ASIA FOUNDATION 388 UNITED MEDICAL CENTER FOR AFGHANS 390 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA 392 VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATION FOR REHABILITATION OFAFGHANISTAN 394 VOLUNTEERS IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 396 VOLUNTEER TRAINING SCHOOL 398 WAKHAN DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION 400 WELFARE
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