AFGHANISTAN

Helping Communities Rebuild

Since 2001, CHF International has been helping communities affected by hostilities in Afghanistan through funding from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and a grant from the U.S. State Department's Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration (BPRM). CHF's current programs in Afghanistan focus on the provision of shelter and much needed humanitarian assistance.

Through the Afghan Shelter and Settlements Initiative Supporting Transition (ASSIST) program, CHF provided humanitarian assistance through an integrated package of shelter and settlements interventions to vulnerable populations with a special focus on returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs). The program assisted more than 3,000 households with improved shelter, health and sanitation facilities in the city of Kabul. 

The State-Department funded Restoring Economies and Services to Assist Reintegration and Transition (RESTART) is helping refugees in Jalalabad re-start their lives and re-integrate into society, with a special focus on women. Through RESTART, CHF is helping over 3,000 people develop vocational skills and find sustainable sources of employment.

With funding from USAID/OFDA, CHF is implementing the Facilitating Afghan Settlement and Transition (FAST) program. Through FAST, CHF is helping 8,000 households in Jalalabad by with improved shelter, environment and livelihoods.