FutureGenerations

Future Generations Afghanistan, a registered non-profit within the Ministry of Economy in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan since 2002, works in some of Afghanistan’s most insecure districts to:

• build local capacity for governance to sustain peace in four provinces
• improve health through women’s training and empowerment
• increase literacy for women through mosque-based and home-based schools

In five provinces (Bamyan, Ghazni, Nangarhar, Zabul and Uruzgan), Future Generations Afghanistan focuses on the rapid mobilization of community development councils and community action groups for self-help projects, such as water management, small scale transportation, home-based literacy and health courses. To date, these communities have established:

• 365 registered Action Groups with 1,936 members representing local communities and working together to improve governance and meet their basic needs such literacy, health and hygiene and income generation
• 933 home and mosque-based classes in literacy, health and income generation for 25,597 beneficiaries, 71% being women and girls
• 114 agricultural workshops for 2,470 farmers
• Youth and sports activities for nearly 5,000 boys and girls
• 80 Community Development Councils (CDCs) and Community Development Plans (CDPs) that prioritize local reconstruction projects, such as wells and springs, schools, roads, bridges and improving local capacity for small scale income generating activities.

As an implementing partner of the Afghan government's National Solidarity Program, we work in Ghazni and Nangarhar provinces to build community capacity for collaborative decision-making while increasing local confidence in the central government to deliver services based on local priorities.

Future Generations is guided by an approach that builds the self-sufficiency and independence of communities. The real work and activities are undertaken by locally-hired staff who mobilize volunteers and community action groups.

By increasing the skills and knowledge of local action groups, Future Generations supports each community’s efforts to meet its own needs, thereby fostering ownership of projects and creating an environment of self-sufficiency and sustainability.

While many organizations have been forced to scale back their activities and presence, and an increasing number of areas of Afghanistan have been deemed unsafe for development and humanitarian organizations, Future Generations continues to persevere. Communities engaged with Future Generations have stood up to insurgents’ pressure to shut down programs that villagers see as vital to a hopeful future.

See the menu to the right for case summaries of on-the-ground impact. More information is available in the newsroom and upon request by emailing: info@future.org.