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MRRD Principle National Programmes
AREDP
:: Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development
Program ::
In order to achieve long-term stability
and prosperity in Afghanistan, it is important that the successes of
the past five years on the political and institution-building fronts
are matched on the economic front with poverty reduction and
sustainable job creation. This is especially true for rural
Afghanistan,>>>
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/aredp
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NSP
:: National Solidarity Programme ::
The National
Solidarity Programme is the primary vehicle used
to build social capital by
promoting good
local governance
thereby
empowering rural
communities
to take control over their lives and
livelihoods. Empowered rural communities
collectively contribute to increased human
security.
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/nsp
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NRAP
:: National Rural Access Programme ::
The National Emergency
Employment Program (NEEP) was
launched in 2002, aiming to
increase access to rural
infrastructure for local
communities and to provide
employment opportunities for
rural labors.
As a result of a joint
assessment of NEEP conducted by
the World Bank, ILO and the
government of Afghanistan in
early 2005, the program
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/nrap
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WatSan
:: Rural Water Supply & Sanitation ::
MRRD has set the goal to provide
over 15 million rural people
with basic services for water
supply (25 litres of safe water
per day per person) and
sanitation facilities over the
next 5 years. To achieve this
target, MRRD aims to construct
at least 100,000 water points
across the country through the
WatSan projects
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/watsan
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MISFA
:: Microfinance Investment Support Facility for
Afghansitan ::
MISFA was set up at the
invitation of the Afghan
government - to get donor
coordination right from the
start and avoid the
counter-productive efforts that
have emerged from conflicting
donor objectives in other
post-conflict situations. It was
the first facility of its kind,
pooling diverse donor funding
mechanisms and converting them
into.
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/misfa
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MRRD Complementary Programmes
SPD
:: Social Protection Department
::
The Social Protection
Directorate of MRRD has been operating within its
structure since the beginning of 1384. It is made of
three main components and an administrative support
unit. They include an Emergency Response Unit, Food
Assistant Unit and Reintegration Unit respectively.
These Units are overseen by the director of the
directorate and supported by the Administration Unit.
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/spd
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NSS
:: National Surveillance System ::
The
National Surveillance System (NSS) project
(funded by the EC - 2003 - 2008) operates a NSS
Unit in CSO and
Vulnerability
Analysis Unit in MRRD. It's goal is to provide
timely, credible and relevant information to
government, non-government agencies and
individuals on rural livelihoods, poverty and
vulnerability and to support the use of this
information in programmes and policies aimed at
reducing poverty and vulnerability
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/nss-vau
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MRRD Related Programmes
AIRD
:: Afghanistan Institute for Rural Development
::
The Afghanistan Institute for
Rural Development (AIRD) is
developed as a
center
for excellence
for policy formulation
and capacity improvement
in the process of rural
development. Bringing
continuity and cohesion
in policy development and in
capacity building among all
stakeholders in rural
development is AIRD’s aim. >>>
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/aird
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Reform
:: Reform & Institutional Strengthening ::
After the establishment of the
Transitional Islamic State of
Afghanistan, the MRRD went
through extensive review
processes with assistance from
UNDP, BRAC, EC and other
partners. It was established
that the old MRRD was not up to
the challenge of poverty
reduction in Afghanistan. The
premise on which the old MRRD >>>
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JSPR
:: JICA Support Programme for Reintegration ::
JICA Support Programme for
Reintegration and Community
Development in Kandahar (JSPR)
is aiming to build capacity of
development workers who are
engaged in development
activities in Kandahar through
theoretical training and field
practice. The Record of
Discussion (R/D), an official
agreement, was made between JICA
and MRRD in June 2004. >>>
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/jspr
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IRDP
:: Inter-Communal Rural Development Project ::
Inter-Communal
Rural Development
Project (IRDP) which has
been supported by Japan
International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) with the close
coordination of Ministry of
Rural Rehabilitation and
Development (MRRD) >>>
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Website:
www.mrrd.gov.af/irdp
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