Agricultural

 In the Field of Governance

ARAA has joined USAID/CDP (Capacity building program for NGOs) in the beginning of 2007 as partner to acquire capacity building training on seven thematic subjects, i.e., Human Resource Management, Organizational Governance, Project Management, Strategic Planning, Financial Management, Fundraising, and Gender Integration. The CDP program was designed for a period of three years, with each subject being delivered in three steps to 15 LNGOs in Herat province. However, due to a changes in the strategic planning of CDP, the program was not completed. Thus, a decision was made to select one LNGO out of the 15 to acquire the needed training and deliver the courses to other partners. ARAA is proud of being chosen as the delivery mechanism for this program. Our staff received all trainings and steps of the thematic subjects through a TOT (training of trainers) program.

With this newly acquired capacity, ARAA is capable of delivering capacity building trainings for NOGs, private sector institutions and governmental departments in the following governance areas:

• Human Resources Management

• Organizational Governance

• Project Management

• Strategic Planning

• Financial Management

• Fundraising

• Gender Integration

CONSTRUCTION OF STABLE PLACE/PROVISION OF DIARY COWS & GOATS

This project comprised of software /hardware components as follow;

• Construction of stable place / Establishment of Cow Cooperative Center.

• Provision of 45 dairy cows /vaccination of cows and conduct of trainings for Hazarah community in Shagofan #1.

• Provision of 200 dairy goats /vaccination of goats and conduct of trainings for Pashtoon community in 4 location Shagofan cluster.

Construction of Stable Place

The technical drawings of the implemented project was result of joint initiative of ARAA and UNHCR field which was done during the assessment phase, extra time was consumed until all drawings of the project finalized in close consultation of technical engineers from  UNHCR SOH as bellow layout.

Layout of stable place after completion at site:

The constructed stable comprised of 30 rooms, which was made in accordance with bill of

• Guarding room size 4x4meter

• One center shop equipped with freezers for preserving dairy products 4x4meter

• A social center place for gathering the women 4x8meter

• 24 rooms for keeping the cows

• 4 rooms for keeping the calf/calves

• 2 big size rooms for stock of animal fodders.

• A tube well with depth of 85 meter including water tanker and submersible water pump.

• A septic tank in dimension of 15 wide and 2.5 depth constructed by RCC 250 Kg portion :1:1.5:3

  Each 4×6 SQM room is considered for 4 cows, there are 2 feeders (Awkhor) in 2 sides. One special place is plumbed, which provides drinking facility for the animals, all standards were considered in both foundation and plumbing systems.

Agricultural Opportunity Project

• Backyard gardening and supply of packages to 100 women in Shagofan , Herat province

• Partnership in planting of saplings to help for natural green area in to education department , Herat province

• Partnership in planting of saplings to help for natural green area in university , Herat province

Irrigation

In this component of the program, 2000 farmers were selected among vulnerable people including IDPs and Returnees in Chaghcharan, Shahrak and Dolaina districts of Ghor province, and 240 Mt of agricultural inputs (wheat seed and fertilizers) were distributed to them. Table below shows some details of this component: