KABUL (MoPH) today launched the country’s Data Warehouse, a web-based system for storing and sharing public sector health data with stakeholders and policy-makers. For reading the full story, please click here
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID in Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday to increase knowledge of the opportunities for women to secure agricultural credit. Bringing together top microfinance institutions along with financial experts to work with Shura attendees,…
KABUL on Sunday celebrated an economic growth program the agency launched five years ago to work with the private sector to strengthen productivity and help enterprises sustain growth and create jobs. Over the past five years since October 2012, the…
KABUL). USAID launched the University Support and Workforce Development Program’s IT Associate Degree (USWDP) in 2014 with support from the Central Georgia Technical College. The two-and-one-half year degree program addresses local market needs and meets international standards from community college…
KABUL in Kabul to raise women’s awareness in agricultural credit, a statement from the agency has said. One of the most difficult challenges for women farmers and agriculture was the access to credit for their agriculture operations, and understanding how…
KABUL) said on Wednesday. The agency announced a cash contribution of $20 million to the United Nations World Food Programme’s (UNWFP) Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) on May10, The PRRO is designed to enhance food and nutrition for 3.4 million vulnerable…
KABUL) on Sunday announced officially launching Afghan Children Read (ACR), a five-year project in early grade reading (EGR). A USAID press release issued here said the agency was investing $70 million in the ACR project for primary grades in close…
KABUL statement said on Tuesday. Established by the USAID in 2011 So far 23 female have completed their internship programme, the statement said. The programme provided internship opportunities for female students in architecture, and civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering fields. …
Some 100 business representatives and local government officials attended an exhibition aimed at facilitating sales of Afghan products and acquaint manufacturing companies with products and services available in the capital of northern Balkh province. Participants included representatives from…
KABUL’s chances to get jobs. Under the MoU, USAID would support President Ghani’s job stimulus initiative through the USAID Promote-Women in the Economy (WIE) program and Promote-Women in Government (WIG), a statement from the USAID said. The initiative will place…
Construction work on a USAID-funded road and a bridge has been launched in the southeastern province of Khost, officials said on Saturday. The seven kilometers road -- linking Khost City with Ghulam Khan dry port -- and…
Kabul whosuccessfully completeda six-month Women in the Financial Sector Internship Program. For reading the full story, please click here
The USAID has appreciated its 35 Afghan partners in public-private alliances in the northern region for investing millions of dollars to expand their businesses and create hundreds of jobs. The USAID-funded Assistance in Building Afghanistan by Developing Enterprise…
KABUL Development Fund (ADF) which would issue $6 million long-term loan to two Afghan financial institutions through fund expansion of lending to farmers and small and medium-size agribusinesses. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the effect was signed among Minister of…
KABUL (MoPH) in Paktia and Paktika provinces. A 100-bed hospital in Gardez, the provincial capital of Paktia, and a 20-bed facility in Zarghun Shahr district of Paktika were built by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), with funding from USAID.…
Kabul (MoHE) to enhance transparency of employee attendance and payroll. For reading the full story, please click here
KABUL sector was launched on Tuesday, officials said. A contract for the $37.9 million project had been signed between USAID and the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) officials back in September, 2015. According to USAID, the project would be focused…
KABUL Workforce Development Program, the agency said on Sunday. In order to support this shared goal, USAID has de-obligated $18.5 million from the on-budget component of the Afghanistan Workforce Development Program, the USAID statement said. The two parties agreed, in…
KABUL) at the Kabul University. The leadership training was conducted under the women’s empowerment programme, one of the course participants, Hamasa Majidi, told Pajhwok Afghan News. She said First Lady Rula Ghani, Cabinet members, lawmakers and civil society activists also…
KABUL said on Wednesday. In a press statement, the USAID said it funded the programme to train mid-career/semi-professional job seekers and employees working in the private sector. Classes were developed to teach skills that employers specifically requested after a labour…
KABUL in Kabul. The ceremony was attended by Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Kabul Ambassador Michael Raynor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator, Larry…
KABUL with $275,000 worth of equipment to support the ministry’s reform agenda for the national public university entry exam, known as Kankor. McKinley presented the equipment on behalf of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the American…
KABUL. William Hammink, USAID mission director in Afghanistan, told Pajhwok Afghan News in an exclusive interview that despite a decline from $1.6 billion fund for Afghanistan in 2014 to $850 million in 2015, the country topped the agency’s aid recipients.…
Kabul) announced to contribute $15 million to the Afghan government to support completion of a landmark household and population survey. A statement released by the USAID on Tuesday said that once complete, the survey will, for the first time…
