AF Rural Enterprise Development Program
Community Savings and Loans Transform Rural Lives in Eastern Afghanistan
As a result of AREDP services, thousands of villagers in the district, like Saleh, were able to start micro businesses from loans made possible by the saving groups and VSLAs.
Date: February 27, 2019Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Afghan Villagers Start Small Businesses and Become Self-Sufficient
Afghan farmers who had cows for personal use are now milking them for extra income after a milk collection center was set up in their village in Nangarhar province.
Date: August 26, 2018Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Helping Afghan Women Improve their Economic Status
Women in some villages in Kabul and Parwan provinces are seeing significant changes to their lives through self-employment and participation in decision making in local development.
Date: October 3, 2017Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Afghanistan: Entrepreneurial Women Bring Economic Vibrancy in Rural Communities
Savings Groups and Village Savings and Loan Association, supported by the Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development Project, are a means to increase employment and income for the rural poor.
Date: August 28, 2017Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Saving Groups Narrow Poverty Gap Among Afghan Rural Poor
Villagers with no previous means of livelihood are being given an opportunity to earn a living through loans from local village associations, allowing them to invest in income generating activities.
Date: December 7, 2016Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Woman Entrepreneur Opens First Women Run Apparel Factory in Bamyan
A female entrepreneur has become the first woman in Bamyan Province to establish a factory.
Date: March 8, 2016Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Enterprise Development Program Creates Job Opportunities for Women
Women are being given the opportunity to open businesses and provide employment for other women in Balkh Province.
Date: October 6, 2015Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
The Taste of Afghan Honey Proves Irresistible
High-quality honey from Herat Province is finding demand not only in domestic markets but also abroad in countries such Iran, a major exporter of honey.
Date: January 22, 2015Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Saffron: A Major Source of Income and an Alternative to Poppy
Farmers in Herat Province have shown that saffron cultivation could replace poppy production as a lucrative means of income.
Date: January 19, 2015Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Fish Hatchery Breeds Good Business in Nangarhar Province
A fish hatchery in Nangarhar province is showing the way to success for small- and medium-sized rural businesses. The hatchery is now providing fingerlings to as many as 450 fish pond owners in eastern Afghanistan.
Date: May 15, 2014Type: Feature StoryLanguage: English
Afghan Villagers Start Small Businesses and Become Self-Sufficient
Like 21,000 other Afghan villagers in the eastern Nangarhar Province, Nazeema received a loan to start her small business. She used hers to buy a sewing machine and now produces 150 dresses every two weeks and supplies them to the local market.
Date: August 26, 2018Type: VideoLanguage: English
Empowering Women for Afghanistan's Economic Growth
Women in some villages in Kabul and Parwan provinces are seeing significant changes to their lives through self-employment and participation in decision making in local development.
Date: October 3, 2017Type: VideoLanguage: English
Rural Development Program Empowers Women to Boost Local Economy
Many women run their own businesses in Noor-e-Khuda village in Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh Province.
Date: August 28, 2017Type: VideoLanguage: English
Building Stronger Rural Communities in Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Rural Enterprise Development program aims to enhance economic mobilization and activities by organizing the rural poor into Saving Groups and Village Saving and Loan Associations.
Date: December 7, 2016Type: VideoLanguage: English
Afghanistan Enterprise
Saffron production in Afghanistan dates back to more than 100 years.
Date: January 19, 2015Type: VideoLanguage: English
Slideshow: Tailoring a Better Future
Masooma Ibrahimi has big plans for her tiny tailoring shop in rural Afghanistan. “It’s my dream to have a big company selling clothes all over Afghanistan and someday all over the world, so I can employ lots of poor women,” she explains.
Date: October 1, 2012Type: VideoLanguage: English