Development Works - Social Enterprise in Afghanistan

'Social Enterprise' is often described as business for a community purpose. Beyond profit, success can be measured by community and environmental benefit.
'Sustainable Development' delivers social and economic activities that satisfies todays needs without making things worse for future generations.
'Aid' or 'Development' Aid is short term humanitarian relief. Development primarily seeks to reduce poverty by improving economic and social structures.
'Humanitarian Aid' save lives, alleviates suffering and promotes human dignity. Activities are short term and urgent, often in response to war or natural emergencies.
War and drought have crippled Kandahar and devastated the agricultural
economy. Most farmers are caught in grinding poverty, which in turn
causes great stress on rural communities.

The Canadian project, commissioned by CIDA, is energizing rural
communities with fast-track, intense and progressive development.
Since last summer, the project:

  • has reached 60,000 Kandahari
  • transformed some 2,500 ha of desert to farmland
  • significantly reduce communicable disease through sanitation
  • built 80km of irrigation canals (in three weeks)
  • is building markets, pharmacies, bakeries & metal shops
  • repaired or improved schools & clinics
  • provided farmers access to tractors & other machinery
  • engaged 2,000 impoverished villagers in short term work

Agency trainers are presently upgrading the sewing skills of 120 women to help establish a garment and apparel industry in Kandahar.

 Development Works - Our work
Here 500 farmers dig a mile of canal a day, building the future with their own hand.



Our community driven approach.