List of Acronyms ANC Anti Natal Care ACBAR Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief AIHRC Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission AHF Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund BHC Basic Health Center BD Blood Distribution BCI Barefoot College International CAFS Comitato Arghosha Faraway School CDC Community Development Council Del Delivery DoWA Directorate of Women Affair DFID Department for International Development DRC Danish Refugee Council ECG Electrocardiogram EVAW Elimination of Violence Against Women FP Family Planning F Female GU Gawharshad University G-T Grand-total GBV Gender Based Violence GMP Growth Monitoring Promotion HCS Help Committee Schaffhausen HE Health Education HSC Health Sub Center ICU Intensive Care Unit IT Information Technology IPD Inward Patient Department Indi Individual INGO International Non-governmental Organization JDH Jaghoori District Hospital Lab Laboratory M&E Monitoring & Evaluation M.sur Major Surgery Mi.sur Miner Surgery M Male NGO Non-governmental Organization NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NCG Nordic Consultancy Group Book’s Identification OPD Outward Patient Department Book Title: Shuhada Organization’s Annual Report 2020 OCHA The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs PNC Post Natal Care Fact and Figures By: Maisam Waseem - Program Manager PVC Polyvinyl Chloride SO Shuhada Organization Compiled and Developed By: Frishta Layan - Deputy Executive Director S-T Sub-total Edited By: Mohammad Jawad Wafa – Executive Director U.S Ultra Sound U.S. United State Designed By: Eng. Zaman Matin - ICT Manager UN Women United Nation for Women Version: 20 UNFPA United Nation Found for Population Activity Vac Vaccination Printed No: 500 Volumes VD Vaginal Delivery Highlights of the Year 2020 - SO received AICS Award of Best Practice in the areas of: 1. Internal Governance and Strategic Planning 2. Financial Management - SO systemized its Finance and HR systems through online accessing of Quick book and HR database. - SO due diligence application for funding requirement of AHF has been approved and working to complete the internal capacity assessment as well. - SO’s website is upgraded. - SO’s four senior staff received professional training on impact evaluation in Germany. - SO implemented a number of 34 projects in different provinces of Afghanistan. - SO supported around 722 needy/vulnerable families during Covid-19 pandemic in Kabul, Bamyan and Daikundi provinces. 4 SO Annual report 2020 SO Annual report 2020 5 Foreword: SO’s donor partners have kept this momentum of trust and collaboration, thus I sincerely It is a great pleasure for me to present the Annual Report of thank them all for their continued generous support and interest in keeping their trust Shuhada Organization (SO) in 2020 fiscal year. Despite the and partnership with SO. Special thanks goes to Help Committee Schaffhausen (HCS), major concerns of increasing insecurity, Covid-19 implications, Comitato Arghosha Faraway School (CAFS), The Autonomous Province of Bolzano/South the psychological and social unrest and weakening of rule of Tyrol, US Embassy, Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), Barefoot College International (BCI), law, as a result of exacerbating conflict have led to increasing Peace Women Across the Globe (PWAG), 100 Hearts Organization, Agency Coordinating in human rights violations, , particularly against women and Body for Afghan Relief (ACBAR) & Department for International Development (DIFED) and children, corruption and serious socio-economic challenges in the country, SO has not individual benefactors. only successfully implemented its planned projects in various regions of the country during I would also extend my heartfelt thanks to executive team, board members and SO’s hard the reporting period, but also supported 722 most vulnerable families during Covid-19 working staff who have hugely contributed to implement the projects in the ground. lockdown. As was said, the humanitarian challenges of the Afghan people are enormous, As in previous years, the organization remained committed to making a valuable demanding dedicated and long-term assistance from all of us, in particular from our contribution in the following main areas of humanitarian/development interventions: donor friends and community. It is for this imperative, to face and alleviate the challenges of the year, that SO continues to deliver the most needed humanitarian assistance in - Promoting human rights including women’s rights, child rights and gender partnership with you all. SO remains committed to upholding its values and respecting mainstreaming: the organization has implemented a series of human/women and child and promoting the partnership principles. SO continues its commitment to meeting the rights projects. vision, goals and objectives set forth in its strategic plan for 2019-2021, and will periodically - Promoting women economic development: continuation of its sustainable livelihood update its esteemed donors on the achievements, challenges and gaps. projects and women economic empowerment through distribution of sheep. I hope you will find this report both informative and interesting and that it will give you a - Capacity building of several humanitarian, civil society organizations and provincial greater understanding of the work undertaken by our organization. More importantly, I councils. hope that you will gain an appreciation of the difficulties and dilemmas we face in our - Health and education services, including running three orphanages in collaboration with everyday humanitarian assistance to help in need and to satisfy our responsibility and Samar Orphanages. practice our accountability, both for our donors and our beneficiaries, who are the very cause of our existence. - Provision of Humanitarian Supports to 722 most vulnerable families affected by Covid-19. Being a member of the Afghan civil society, every opportunity was availed to promote SO’s values of human rights and equality amongst the wider organizational networks with Thank you, the aim of better serving the needs of the community and strengthening the rule of law and access to justice. Mohammad Jawad Wafa Executive Director TABALE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS 19.........................English Access Micro Scholarship Program 20........................................................................SO Scholarship 2……….……….……………..…..…….......…….……Who We Are About SO 21................................Facilitation of Construction of Koshkak 4....………..…….....……....……Geographical Coverage Naqshi Secondary School’s Building 22...................................Maintenance of Sare Tarnok school building iron sheet and digging of water well 5........................Sheep disterbiution in Bamyan and Daikundi Education 23.....................................Repair of Arghosha School Building 6..........................Economical support of vulnerable/ women headed families through Beekeeping initiative in Panjab 24..........................English Course for Mesh Girl’s High School 7..........................Economical support of vulnerable/ women 25..................................................Provision of school furniture Women headed families through Beekeeping initiative in Kiti 26...........Provision of Desks for Nekleej Khoshak High School Economic 8................................ Provision of Basic Supplies for SO health Empowerment 25................................Provision of a green environment and centers and food commodities to poor families volleyball field for Zarin Girl’s High School Students 9.........................Economical Support of vulnerable/headed 29.........................................................Jaghori District Hospital women families in Kabul city 10................................Emergency fund for basic supply to SO 32.................................................................Kamati Basic Clinic Health Centers and food material/cash voucher distribution 33..................................................Golistan Health Sub Center for needy people during COVID-19 34.......................................................Mesh Health Sub Center Health 35.................................................Poshtroq Health Sub-Center 12....................................................................Twinning Program Capacity 36..………….……..…….……Char Aspan Health Sub Center 13..........................Training on Impact Evaluation in Germany Building 37................................................Chochan Health Sub-Center 14..................................................................Internship Program 38..........................................................Bed Health Sub-Center 39..................Provision of protective items for health centers Child 40.........................................Some Achievements of the year 16......................Samar Prphanages in Jaghori and Bamyan Annexes Protection 44...........................................................................Attachments Values: Dr. Sima Samar & Mr. 1. Transparency Abdul Rauf Naveed 2. Accountability 3. Gender Sensitivity the founders 4. Professionalism 5. Excellence Organizational Structure: SO has a democratic structure where a Board of Directors and Management Board are responsible for making overall decisions about the organization’s governance. SO Functional Departments: 1.Program Department 2.Admin & Finance Department 3.M&E Department 4.ICT Department Staff About Female 50 Male: 108 About SO SO Total: 158 Who we are?