Powers and Borders - Afghanistan Afghanaid

Question 1

What was the short term role of Afghanaid in Afghanistan?

Answer 1

-NGO that provided disaster response to 750,000 people

Question 2

What was the long term role of Afghanaid?

Answer 2

• trained rural Afghans
• helped set up Kitchen Gardens which allows families to grow vegetables
• between 2003 and 2016 development of community councils in over 3000 villages which provided expertise and funds for the building of new schools, roads and bridges

Question 3

How effective was Afghanaid in Afghanistan?

Answer 3

-bottom up, appropriate technology that created a long term positive feedback loops so more economic development

Question 4

What is the evidence of limited success of Afghanaid in Afghanistan?

Answer 4

-focused only in rural areas