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AfghanNGOs'CoordinationBureau formation ACKU e ('over Before and After War Photos Cil I)arul Aman Palace Built during the Reign of B = King Amant.411an Khan 1991 ° kabul Afghanistan A March2000 Introduction OVERVIEWF Afghanistan, having been seriously destroyed through the twenty-two years of conflict and war, is still threatened by sporadic instability, putting the once proud nation beyond its course of development and independence. The tearful eyes of Afghan children expect to see the shattered nation back on the track, moving onward to catch up with the peace and development thoughts and practices and hope that the adults work for a bright and glaring future; the future free from war and destruction, a safe civil society, that can offer better terms for the people to line, work and raise their children. The lack of political stability in country would of course further damage the society and result in catastrophic poor economy. Further, non -existence of peace, poverty and unemployment has added to the disappointment and despair of professional and technical people who have, therefore, chosen the way to escape and move to foreign countries. Lack of coordination, unified strategy for an overall impact on Afghanistan, regulation as well as social and political problems and financial constraints has brought about a situation blurring the very main objectives of the international community as well as national agencies. Further, these calamities have brought about failure of achievement of goals. Not only ANCB but also international agencies have experienced similar dilemma ininterface. Indeed, wrongly decided policies have worsened the situation. During the years, a successful compaign has taken place in connection of higher salary, travel allowance, boarding, lodging and luxury with little or no attention towards development aspects, professionalism and education. Determining the very advantage taken from human resource, material resource and natural resource, Afghanistan could be put back on track of economic stability. It is a distinct fact that formation of an ever -achieving strategic work plan is needed for Afghanistan that would encompass utilization of human resource, natural resource and material resource. For instance, mountains, water and poppy -cultivated lands could be utilized efficiently. That is, the mountains could provide precious and semi -precious stones adding stronger steps towards strengthening economic systems of the country, the water could be channeled in the vast lands at the sides to water agricultural and dried -up lands with the new means of technology, while the farmers could be motivated to work out. That is to say, turn out poppy- cultivated lands with tea -planted lands, which is efficacious both toACKU the farmers and to society. The remnants of our devastated country necessarily require to economically, socially, culturally and traditionallyrevive.Inspite of humanitarian assistance thatInternational Organizations have offered, damage, destruction, recent earthquake and drought have added to the problems of the people of Afghanistan. Keeping in view the highlights mentioned, ANCB asks for increased humanitarian assistance of friendly countries, diplomatic representatives and international organizations for Afghanistan and uphold their commitments to help the oppressed, the orphans, widows, refugees and the disabled of our war -hit country. It is hoped that such generous and development- oriented assistance would pave the way for better conditions in Afghanistan, where peace and prosperity to flourish. III ANCB UPDATES ANCB, a network of more than a hundred and six member NGOs, is advancing conscious and continuous learning about development processes. To ensure the cast of developmentamong the mass and organizations, ANCB aims to bring about development practices amongst different sects operative either in organizations or targeted as direct beneficiaries in the community, yet specifically considering the poor and marginalized. In the light of activities in process and plans loomed to bring about a radical turning point to the development processes, ANCB is committed to playing its role as the only "Advocacy Network" facilitating and providing satisfactorily contended còordination inline to member Afghan NGOs. In this sense, capacity building is the process NGOs are put in to get them ready to have higher quality input with wider sphere of impact. Infact, more than a thousand NGOs' male and female staff has been trainedin both managerial and technical aspects, such as management, secretarialaffairs,accounting, computer operating, proposal writing, teacher training, English language, hydrology, irrigation, road and bridge engineering, monitoring and evaluation, survey and data collection, internet and e-mail basics etc. despite the fact that ANCB had hand on a total budget of 85000 US $ in the year 1999 as well as a small amount for the current fiscal year. To further let the voice be heard, ANCB creates a network involving international community, diplomatic missions, donors and member NGOs in what is to destine the observance of social justice and work out towards a civil society and group approach to concerns and calamities. ANCB feels the need that support be given to member NGOs. That is, facilitating funding process. More than this, ANCB believes in order to maintain a group approach, utilize human resource and material resource and achieve desired results, formation of umbrellas is needed in process where NGOs' performance towards one unique goal is distinctively visible. In fact, ANCB is making efforts to conduct technically scientific research to keep updated with the world of information technology. The formation of new committees as well as bringing the already setup committees back on feet and running phase has not been something uncommon. Noticing emerging problems in long and short terms, ANCB is to foregather the intellectual and expertise in form of committees to figure out long term solutions to the problems. Besides, ANCB cooperates with the government of Afghanistan under the framework of Ministry of planning for better strategies and joint actions and ventures, forming a work plan that involves future development aspects and prospects. Further to the point, invitation of elders of community, leaders of tribes, popular politicians, elders of social groups ACKUand other representatives is what indicates the very motivation towards approaches and insights to the peace initiative in Afghanistan, resulting in formation of good governance and repatriation of Afghan Refugees from all nooks and corners of the globe. Nt'11BF.R OF TRAINEES TRAINED IN NTANAGF:RI<V. ANO 'TECHNICAL ASPECTS SIN( F:1993. Managerial Technical Management' 252 Hydrology 15 Computer Operating 201 Irrigation 20 Secretarial 82 Road & Bridge 27 Accounting 242 Engineering Proposal Writing 122 Monitoring & Evaluation 25 Teacher Training 20 Survey & Data Collection 24 English Language 42 Internet & E -mail Basics 60 Total= 1021 Total = 1II (Basic Management = 62) (Advanced Management = 190) IV Budget for the Fiscal Year 1999 Contribution of Donors during the Fiscal Year 1999 (Total= US $ 16946829 ) Pvt.Other D EU 2% 0% International 6% Agencies 19% E] UN Agencies 73% Rehabilitated Sectors Animal Husbandry Emergency Relief 2% 1% 1% Education Health 4% Irrigation 8% Construction 5% 8% Agriculture Income Generation 7% 5% Other 5% ACKUMine Clearance 54% Working Personnel Total= 11420 Admin 639 SupportMIL 2198 Technical 2869 Cross Border 1783 Pak. Based 956 Afg. Based 2975 t'Smghgup@pzunce: ZIZZICEI Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau ANCB, Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau, established on the 27th of November 1991, is a non -governmental, non- political, and non -profitable Coordinating Body operative to function as an advocacy network. That is to say, a Coordination Bureau adding value to the work of the non -governmental organizations (NGOs) that form its membership. In this sense, member NGOs are seeking to impact on wider development thinking and processes striving towards a civil society; a society in which more people have access to resources, keeping in view tobenefit the poor and the marginalized. The motives behind setting up of the Afghan NGOs' Coordination Bureau were those noticeable at times. As Afghan NGOs were new phenomenon in the community of humanitarian assistance to Afghan nation, there seemed to be lots of hurdles and hardship getting them on the panel and registered, while the registration and membership required a process of tougher phase to undergo, so ANCB, the commonforum of Afghan NGOs, facilitated the process and provided the chance to the Afghan NGOs, while coordinating their activities. Besides, the member NGOs have been given feedback and proper training as Capacity Building Sessions in the relevantfields and skills the NGOs operate in. Further, ANCB is making efforts to link the International Community and Afghan NGOs in order to sort out the vexing calamities noticed effectively and efficiently and find out proper ways and means of cooperation and in long termssolutions to the crisis. This will bring about a good `Problem Solving and Cooperating Ground' at an International Level with new ideas and approaches. In addition to that, ANCB, in terms of better assistance to the member Afghan NGOs, facilitates funding at the critical moments needed by the NGOs to run and implement their immediateACKU objectives on humanitarian grounds. To form strategic planning, design and maintain its environment,