Disability and extreme poverty are thought to be interdependent in Afghanistan, resulting from ignorance and long lasting war. Supporting people with disability is an important priority in a country such as Afghanistan where it is estimated that there are more than one million disabled persons living in terrible conditions. People ... Read More

Poverty reduction is one of the mandates of RSDO. We have implemented two livelihood and skills development projects. Saffron development project: This project implemented in Gozara districts targeting 350 formers. We have distributed saffron corm along with brief trainings on the pre and post-harvest management for those formers who left ... Read More

As RSDO has grassroots base in the afghan community, we found that traditional practice and ignorance stood as one of the main factors for violations to women rights and gender discrimination especially in rural areas. Women do not enjoy their basic rights; because they are not given permission to talk ... Read More

Children are among the most vulnerable victims of conflict in Afghanistan. Conflict affects children in multiple ways. Boys and girls recruited by armed groups, separated from their families or forcibly displaced. Also they often cannot go to school during and in the immediate aftermath of conflicts. They are in harsh ... Read More

As RSDO experienced education is a holistic and continues process of development and it makes a worthy contribution to people become responsible citizens. The education infrastructure badly affected in Afghanistan and deprived most of the citizens from education and the worst time was during Taliban regime when women were not ... Read More

Women are deprived of education and consequently they lack the capacity to improve their career. RSDO in order to fill the gap has planned a series of capacity building program women in Herat province. We are currently running a project on improving the computer skills of women to be able ... Read More

Agriculture is the main source of income and economy growth in Afghanistan. Effective supporting agriculture will definitely alleviate the poverty and improve the environment. This requires improving the access of farmers to agriculture facilities and improving their products. Agricultural growth has special powers in reducing poverty across Afghanistan where more ... Read More