JICA Programs in Afghanistan

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Support to the Integrated Rural Development

Support to the Basic Human Needs

Support to the Maintenance of Infrastructure

Their contribution in achieving the goals of the ministry

The program helped them build their capacity, and made them capable of working in

leadership positions

Participants were able to get recruited in key position after their return

Human Resource Development Plan and how PEACE aligns with the Plan

The main focus of the Human Resource Development plan of the HR directorate

Build capacity of the employees through short and long term programs abroad

Learn from the experience of the developed world.

Replace the new skilled work force with the one who are going to get retired in the leadership

levels.

Therefore, the plan is completely aligned with the PEACE program.

Support to the Integrated Rural Development1. (Rural Development and Agriculture)

from 2004-2014

JICA Support Program for Reintegration and Community Development in Kandahar

(June 2004 ―June 2009)

Inter-Communal Rural Development Project (December 2005 ―November2009)

National Agricultural Experiment Stations Rehabilitation Project (July 2005 ―June

2010)

Improvement of Rice-based Agriculture in Nangarhar Province

(September 2007 ―March 2011)

1.1. Priority Aria of support : integrated Rural Support

JICA Support Program for Reintegration and Community Development in Kandahar

Period of cooperation: June 2004 ―June 2009

Outline: The program conducts training for Afghan citizens involved in development

work, including staff members at the Ministry for Rural Rehabilitation & Development

(Kandahar Branch), and implements community development projects to help resettle

returnees and internally displaced persons, reintegrate them into communities in

Kandahar Province and help them rebuild sustainable livelihoods

1.2. Inter-Communal Rural Development Project

Period of cooperation: December 2005 ―November 2009

Outline: The project applies grassroots approach and utilizes local resources to improve

infrastructure that will benefit multiple villages in Balkh, Bamiyan and Kandahar

provinces, helping entire villages improve their quality of life.

 

1.3. National Agricultural Experiment Stations Rehabilitation Project

Period of cooperation: July 2005 ―June 2010

Outline: The project restores facilities, equipment and information management systems related to

research and technical development, helps disseminate information, assists in capacity development, and

builds domestic and international networks. The main objective of the project is to reconstruct systems

for research, development and information dissemination centering on the country’s National

Agricultural Research

Centers. The project’s Japanese experts provide technical assistance in areas such as laboratory

management, research and technical development, farmland management, and soil management to staff

members at local and national agricultural research centers

 

1.4. Improvement of Rice based Agriculture in Nangarhar Province

Period of cooperation: September 2007 ―March 2011

Outline: The project conducts experiments and R&D related to rice agriculture at the Sishanbak

Agricultural Experiment Lab in Nangarhar Province, which is run by the Ministry of Agriculture

Irrigation and Livestock. Research findings are shared with organizations that further

disseminate the information in the model area. Three long term experts are currently dispatched

to Nangarhar Province. These experts are working at the

Sishanbak Agricultural Experiment Lab, transfer technologies to their counterparts, disseminate

related knowledge and manage agricultural equipment.

 

2. Priority area for support: Basic Human Needs

 

Tuberculosis Control Project (September 2004 ―September 2009)

Programs supporting public health administration capacity (Healthcare sector)

 

Reproductive Health Project (September 2004 ―September 2009)

 

2.1. Tuberculosis Control Project

Period of cooperation: September 2004 ―September 2009

Outline: The project promotes Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS)

throughout Afghanistan by providing reinforcement support for the head office of the

country’s National Tuberculosis Control Project (NTP) and training NTP staff.

Currently, Japanese experts work with the NTP to develop staff capacities through local

training initiatives and coordinate with the WHO to promote DOTS throughout the

country.

2.2. reproductive Health Project

Period of cooperation: September 2004 ―September 2009

Outline: The goals of the Reproductive Health Project are to help train staff in the reproductive health

department of the Ministry of Public Health, provide local training for central and rural administrative officers,

and train people directly involved in providing medical care, such as nurses and midwives.

At present, four long-term Japanese experts are working to enhance the capabilities of health service providers

through local training initiatives and training in countries such as

Cambodia that have experienced postwar reconstruction. They also assist the Ministry of Public Health in

determining health policy and are participating in the effort to build a public health system in Kabul Province.

 

2.3.Project on Basic Vocational Training in Afghanistan

Period of cooperation: May 2005 ―March 2009

Outline: The project thus far has provided welding, machining and other basic training to ex-combatants under the

DDR process by

Afghanistan government in order to facilitate their reintegration into society.

This process has now been completed (as of June 2006), and the scope of training has been broadened to include

domestic refugees, unemployed youth and the socially vulnerable. It is aimed at integrating these groups into society.

As of present, there are two long-term experts managing vocational training courses in

Kabul, Mazar-e-Sharif and Bamiyan and working to enhance the vocational training capacities of the Skills

Development Department in the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled

 

3. Priority area for support: Infrastructure development

3.1. Study on Groundwater Resources Potential in Kabul Basin in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Period of cooperation: March 2005 ―March 2010

Outline: The increasing population around Kabul has led to increased use of groundwater. Water levels in

wells have dropped, and as a result, Kabul now faces the urgent task of securing water resources for its

future. This survey studies potential groundwater resources in the Kabul Basin and assist in water planning

for the city of Kabul. The Japanese members of the survey team are conducting surveys to create a

hydrogeological map of Kabul, and together with their Afghan counterparts, are sorting data and making

proposals related to water resources development in Kabul. They are also transferring technology related to

modern groundwater exploration and earthmoving.

 

3.2. The Study for the development of Kabul Metropolitan Area in Afghanistan

Period of cooperation: March 2008 –August 2009

Outline: The Master Plan for the Kabul Metropolitan Area (Kabul City and Dehsabz

Area) will be formulated as well as potential project list of development for the Master

Plan and the Action Plan for short, medium and longer term. It also develops capacity

on the side of Afghan authorities in urban planning.

 

3.3. The Study on Topographic Mapping for Greater Kabul

Period: January 2008 to November2009

Outline: For sustainable social and economic development of Kabul city where

population is growing rapidly with repatriated refugees, digital topographic maps will

be made for solving the city’s deteriorating urban problems. A technical assistance will

also be provided for necessary capacity development on the side of Afghan authorities

 

3.4. Project for Capacity Development and Establishment of Road Maintenance and Management System Period: March 2008 to February2011

Outline: The project will develop necessary capacity in road maintenance in the

Ministry of Public Works for sustainable system of road maintenance activities.