News and Stories
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 for International [...]
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 [...]