Success Stories from Our Members in the field

Rebuilding Afghanistan, Christian Children's Fund, International Rescue Committee, and Save the Children

Afghanistan continues to be an unstable place to live, especially for children who are the most vulnerable, at-risk group in this war-torn country. To address some of the problems facing Afghan children, USAID has awarded a $4.6 million grant to a consortium of three agencies--Christian Children’s Fund (CCF), International Rescue Committee, and Save the Children Federation.

The agencies will use the three-year grant to improve the psychosocial care and protection of war-affected Afghan children and youth. These children still suffer the burdens of post-war displacement. They have lost loved ones and their homes, and they face the threat of landmines, inadequate supplies of clean water, food, and health care.

The grant will enable the agencies to assist more than 200,000 children and youth

in 169 communities in Afghanistan. The assistance will allow CCF to expand its existing programs in school building and rehabilitation, vocational skills programs, literacy classes, teacher training, community health education, vocational training for youth, and peace-building activities. Most important, this support is aimed directly at helping the war-affected children and youth by increasing access to schools and promoting sustainable community development.

In making the award, Lloyd Feinberg, the manager of USAID’s Displaced

Children and Orphans fund, said that, “without question, and perhaps more than in most other countries, the future of Afghanistan rests with the next generation. The need for this generation of children to be equipped with the necessary physical, emotional, and intellectual capacity is critical to move the country forward into the 21st century.”