Water Projects

ASET supports neighbourhoods which are without safe water access and are not being served by other government programmes or international organisations. Our most recent water project was targeted in the Balkh Province of Northern Afghanistan, in the city of Mazar e Sharif and also Dawlatabad and other surrounding villages. Overall we have built 16 wells, installed a water tower and provided safe water to the two hospitals that we have built, as well as continuing to run hygiene and sanitation training within these communities.

Khaliqdad School

Spring 2010 has seen the completion of the Khaliqdad School buildings and the funds raised to furnish it with new desks and chairs. The school has up to 1500 children; girls in the morning and boys in the afternoon, all of whom are now able to sit inside for classes, where previously they were taught in large tents.

Hospital Completed

On May 27th 2009 the Dalan Basic Health Centre was completed and officially opened. Dalan is an ethnic Hazara village that relies on rain‐fed crops for income. The extensive drought of the past decade has crippled the local economy and resulted in many hardships and so the hospital will be a real blessing for the whole community.

Women’s Literacy Courses

Many women’s literacy courses were set up in 2007/2008 and over 450 women have been provided with basic literacy skills within their local neighbourhoods. Female literacy rates in Afghanistan are the lowest in the world, somewhere between 9%-18%, therefore these classes are vital and many of the women attending commented that their confidence had grown since beginning the course.

Widows Suitmaking Project

In October 2006 ASET began a men’s suitmaking business development project. This project helped vulnerable, unemployed women to gain further skills in tailoring, many of whom went on to translate these skills into income generating work from home. In addition to this over 100 women were provided with business skills training and three fully independent and financially successful Afghan women-owned and operated small businesses have been launched, employing workers from outside of their immediate families.