DACAAR publishes its 2020-2021 Annual Report DACAAR is pleased to announce the publication of its Annual Report for the years 2020-2021. In the past [...]

DACAAR's 1000 employees receive honorary award as "People's Helper of the Year 2022" Over the past year, DACAAR's 1,000 locally employed Afghans have done [...]

Social Behavior Change (SBC) messages help Kandahar residents fight against life-threatening diseases In recent years, pandemic diseases affected the world rapidly and countries were [...]

DACAAR’s WASH interventions help Qarabagh communities achieve significant health outcomes Lack of access to safe drinking water and health services has been an immense [...]

Clean water supports the wellbeing of rural communities Contribution from DACAAR In Afghanistan, villages in the most rural and hard-to-reach areas are in dire [...]

Clean water supports the wellbeing of rural communities in Afghanistan Afghanistan has been affected by over 40 years of conflict, recurring natural hazards, deepening [...]

Clean Water- a requisite for health and wellbeing Shahab lives in Nahr-e-shahi, a district in Balkh province, northern Afghanistan, with limited services and where [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpWqhoRMiho The project managed as part of a consortium led by NRC has been implemented by DACAAR in Kunduz and Herat provinces since January [...]

In the small tailoring shop in Injeel district of Herat province, western Afghanistan, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maryam Ghulami has [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2EBmI261C0&t=22s F Faryab is a province in the north of Afghanistan and can produce 27,594 Tons of raisins per year. However, quantity has [...]

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 DACAAR is pleased to continue its collaboration with the Novo Nordisk Foundation, [...]

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 [...]

In the western Afghan provinces, it is not unusual to see the youth trying to migrate to Iran, looking for jobs and income for [...]

Afghans have been affected by conflicts and natural disasters for several decades often forcing them into displacement. Once displaced, they face additional [...]

DACAAR, Danish Technical University (DTU) and Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) embark on a joint advanced groundwater search There are great perspectives for Afghanistan [...]

PRESS RELEASE The European Commission awards the EU Humanitarian Partnership Certificate to DACAAR   The European Commission assessed that DACAAR has met all [...]

Today the UN and the international community celebrate the World Toilet Day, a stark reminder that access to sanitation and hygiene is not equal [...]

Afghanistan is at a watershed moment in its recent history. While international troops withdrawal and possible reduction in donor funding might look worrisome, [...]

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 its Annual Report 2019 DACAAR 2019 annual report will give you an insight into DACAAR's activities, successes and challenges throughout the year. [...]

More than twenty days have passed since the floods flattened their homes, destroyed all they had and left them in the middle of mud [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

DACAAR is implementing Natural Resources Management (NRM) activities in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan with funds from DANIDA. The programme consists of vegetable production, [...]

On the occasion of World Water Week 2020, DACAAR portrays the challenges that Afghan people are facing caused by flooding in August in Nangarhar [...]

Every year on June 20th, we celebrate World Refugee Day. The day is being commemorated since 2001 to honor the courage and strength [...]

A family fleeing violence or hunger does not usually think of bringing soap and water along, to wash their hands. They just run [...]

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, [...]

Press Release ECHO extends DACAAR’s Emergency Response Mechanism (ERM) Project in Afghanistan In December 2019 DACAAR received an extension from the European Civil [...]

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 [...]

DACAAR has - for the first time - applied to the Novo Nordisk Foundation for a grant and has now received 750,000 DKK to [...]

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 [...]

Date: 12 September 2019 On September 9th, 2019 DACAAR launched the first online Vocational Training platform in Afghanistan together with the Ministry of Labor [...]

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. [...]

Abdul Rahman is a member of the Community Development Council (CDC) in Mehterlam district, Laghman province. He is responsible for the Food Bank established [...]

With a greenhouse, a farmer in Nimroz province, Abdul Qudos Khan, has replaced opium plants with cucumbers. Surrounded by large leaves of cucumber plants [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

DACAAR provided carpet weaving training to internally displaced women in Qaderabad village in Injil district of Herat province, funded by the Department [...]

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. [...]

Photo: (c) DACAAR The suffering of the Afghan people should not be forgotten and humanitarian aid should be increased. These were some of the [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Nangarhar Province, June 20, 2018 Kama is declared defecation free. Villagers now use safe water and promote good personal and hygiene behaviour. A ceremony [...]

Copenhagen March 25th, 2018 Danida continues its support to the sustainable reintegration of returning refugees, internally displaced persons and vulnerable host communities in Afghanistan. [...]

Despite insecurity and access problems, DACAAR achieved all its planned targets for 2017. We invite you to read this brief overview and the 2017 [...]

Faryab March 1st, 2018 - for unique transparency, effectiveness and quality DACAAR has been awarded the best and most efficient organisation in Faryab Province [...]

Copenhagen January 25th, 2018 DACAAR is currently undergoing major organizational changes with an extended board and an independent secretariat in Denmark with a new [...]

Samangan January 5th, 2018 Natural disasters are widespread phenomenon in Afghanistan. Every year, the country witnesses many incidents of flooding, landslides, earthquakes and other [...]