News and Stories
ECHO approves a new 4.4€ million fund to support DACAAR’s ERM WASH action in Afghanistan
ECHO approves a new 4.4€ million fund to support DACAAR’s ERM WASH action in Afghanistan DACAAR completed the last phase of Emergency Response Mechanism [...]
NNF and DACAAR collaborate to provide relief to drought IDPs in Afghanistan
NNF and DACAAR collaborate to provide relief to drought IDPs in Afghanistan DACAAR is pleased to continue its collaboration with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, [...]
DACAAR Helped Me to Feed and Educate My Children
Afghan women living in rural areas do not have many opportunities to become financially self-sufficient and have a decent life because of the absence [...]
DACAAR Provided Me Vocational Training and I did not Migrate from Afghanistan
In the western Afghan provinces, it is not unusual to see the youth trying to migrate to Iran, looking for jobs and income for [...]
DACAAR WASH interventions a durable solution to the water and hygiene needs of IDPs in the outskirts of Kabul City
Afghans have been affected by conflicts and natural disasters for several decades often forcing them into displacement. Once displaced, they face additional [...]
Water for Afghanistan
DACAAR, Danish Technical University (DTU) and Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) embark on a joint advanced groundwater search There are great perspectives for Afghanistan [...]
The European Commission awards the EU Humanitarian Partnership Certificate to DACAAR
PRESS RELEASE The European Commission awards the EU Humanitarian Partnership Certificate to DACAAR The European Commission assessed that DACAAR has met all [...]
World Toilet Day 19th November 2020
Today the UN and the international community celebrate the World Toilet Day, a stark reminder that access to sanitation and hygiene is not equal [...]
DACAAR Country Director, John Morse: “There is Hope for Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan is at a watershed moment in its recent history. While international troops withdrawal and possible reduction in donor funding might look worrisome, [...]
Women Vocational Training Graduates Join Forces to Gain Better Entry into the Kabul Garments Market
In August 2020, DACAAR successfully completed implementation of the WOMEN (Women Owned Market Economy Network) project in Gosfand Dara village of Bagrami district, [...]
DACAAR Publishes New Studies and Reports
DACAAR Publishes its Annual Report 2019 DACAAR 2019 annual report will give you an insight into DACAAR's activities, successes and challenges throughout the year. [...]
DACAAR Delivers WASH Assistance to Flood-Affected Families in Parwan Province
More than twenty days have passed since the floods flattened their homes, destroyed all they had and left them in the middle of mud [...]
World Peace Day – What Conflict IDPs Say
On the occasion of World Peace Day, we talked to a few of our beneficiaries on what they will do if/when peace comes to [...]
11.09.20: Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Rasmus Preen (S), won’t forget Afghanistan
DACAAR´s huge Afghanistan-conference in Copenhagen 11th of September “Do Not Forget Afghanistan” had the honour of participation from the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, [...]
Natural Resources Management
DACAAR is implementing Natural Resources Management (NRM) activities in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan with funds from DANIDA. The programme consists of vegetable production, [...]
World Water Week
On the occasion of World Water Week 2020, DACAAR portrays the challenges that Afghan people are facing caused by flooding in August in Nangarhar [...]
Celebrating World Refugee Day
Every year on June 20th, we celebrate World Refugee Day. The day is being commemorated since 2001 to honor the courage and strength [...]
DACAAR Gears up its Response to COVID 19
A family fleeing violence or hunger does not usually think of bringing soap and water along, to wash their hands. They just run [...]
International Women’s Day at DACAAR
On March 8th, 2020 DACAAR celebrated the International Women’s Day in all six regional offices in Afghanistan. As part of International Women's Day, [...]
Brunel Afghan Society Gives back to Afghanistan
Brunel Afghan Society and DACAAR provide safe drinking water to a community on the outskirts of Kabul In 2009, a group of [...]
Remember the plight of drought IDPs in Herat
Reflections from my recent field visit to Shahrak-e-Sabz settlement Imagine you spend your entire day outside but all you see around you [...]
ECHO extends DACAAR’s Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) Project in Afghanistan
Press Release ECHO extends DACAAR’s Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) Project in Afghanistan In December 2019 DACAAR received an extension from the European Civil [...]
ISO – a window toward globalizing Afghanistan’s “Red Gold”
Saffron is known as the “red gold "and is the world's most expensive spice. But as an object of desire, it can also be [...]
Now I can work
A new DACAAR video shows how carpenter training and a start-up grant for tools has changed the life of returning refugee, Mr. [...]
Novo Nordisk Foundation supports vulnerable Afghan women
DACAAR has - for the first time - applied to the Novo Nordisk Foundation for a grant and has now received 750,000 DKK to [...]
2018: An impressive year for DACAAR
Almost a million beneficiaries, a turnover over 16 million USD and 1,038 staff members. Almost a million beneficiaries, a turnover over 16 million USD [...]
Launch of the first online Vocational Training Linkage platform in Afghanistan
Date: 12 September 2019 On September 9th, 2019 DACAAR launched the first online Vocational Training platform in Afghanistan together with the Ministry of Labor [...]
No water, no security and little hope
Last year, Afghanistan faced a severe drought. Because of this, and deteriorating security, 35 year-old Belges, her husband and five children left everything behind. [...]
DACAAR and MRRD working together to reduce poverty
Abdul Rahman is a member of the Community Development Council (CDC) in Mehterlam district, Laghman province. He is responsible for the Food Bank established [...]
Growing Poppy is No Longer a Choice for Me
With a greenhouse, a farmer in Nimroz province, Abdul Qudos Khan, has replaced opium plants with cucumbers. Surrounded by large leaves of cucumber plants [...]
Biofilter secures safe drinking water during flooding
In 2019, 252,000 people have been affected by record floods across 28 provinces in Afghanistan. Saidullah and his family were among them. By Zohal [...]
New DACAAR programme strategy 2019-21
Focus is on relevance for the beneficiaries, access to the local communities and high-quality programmes. The DACAAR board has just approved the new Strategic [...]
Weaving Carpets: A Journey Towards Women’s Empowerment
DACAAR provided carpet weaving training to internally displaced women in Qaderabad village in Injil district of Herat province, funded by the Department [...]
Making an income by baking
Meet Shukria, Shorah and other women in a new short DACAAR video showing how learning to bake cakes and cookies and setting up businesses [...]
Water resources under threat
Photo: (c) DACAAR DACAAR presented important facts about the effects of climate change on Afghanistan’s water resources at an international congress in South Korea. [...]
Keep Afghanistan on the agenda
Photo: (c) DACAAR The suffering of the Afghan people should not be forgotten and humanitarian aid should be increased. These were some of the [...]
Which pain should I talk about?
Photo: (c) DACAAR At the ‘Waiting for Hope’ week, 10th-14th of September, 2018, DACAAR and the Danish Refugee Council gave voice to the vulnerable [...]
‘Waiting for Hope’ conference and exhibition
Photo: (c) Sandra Calligaro for ACF France Invitation to the Afghanistan conference and photo-exhibition ‘Waiting for Hope’ on September 12th 2018 13.00-17.30 in Copenhagen. [...]
ECHO funds DACAAR to deliver life saving emergency assistance to more than 150,000 displaced Afghans
September 2, 2018 DACAAR Main Office, Kabul, Afghanistan In line with the ECHO-DACAAR Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA), the two organisations have signed an agreement [...]
Fifth open defecation free district in Afghanistan
Nangarhar Province, June 20, 2018 Kama is declared defecation free. Villagers now use safe water and promote good personal and hygiene behaviour. A ceremony [...]
New 3-year partnership agreement with Danida
Copenhagen March 25th, 2018 Danida continues its support to the sustainable reintegration of returning refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities in Afghanistan. [...]
Annual Report 2017
Despite insecurity and access problems, DACAAR achieved all its planned targets for 2017. We invite you to read this brief overview and the 2017 [...]
DACAAR receives an award in Faryab Province
Faryab March 1st, 2018 - for unique transparency, effectiveness and quality DACAAR has been awarded the best and most efficient organisation in Faryab Province [...]
Expanded board and new independent secretariat in DACAAR
Copenhagen January 25th, 2018 DACAAR is currently undergoing major organizational changes with an extended board and an independent secretariat in Denmark with a new [...]
From despair to hope Rehabilitation of the Rubatak Gravity Fed Pipe Scheme Network
Samangan January 5th, 2018 Natural disasters are widespread phenomenon in Afghanistan. Every year, the country witnesses many incidents of flooding, landslides, earthquakes and other [...]