The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Infrastructure and Training in Kandahar project is implemented by Tearfund, a British-based non-governmental organization (NGO) specializing in disaster risk reduction, and funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Tearfund is one of the only international NGOs active in Kandahar province.

The project’s goal is to improve the ability of Loya Wala – a district in Kandahar City – as well as the provincial government, to prepare for, mitigate, and respond to disasters. The project benefitted 18,000 people in Loya Wala, and provided training to more than 40 government officials from southern Afghanistan.

The Afghanistan National Disaster Management Infrastructure and Training in Kandahar project has achieved the following significant results to date:

• A piped water system has been constructed, benefitting 500 households (or about 3,500 people).
• Flood protection culverts, which will benefit 5,200 residents, have been built.
• A bridge, which will benefit 4,000 residents, has been built.
• Training on a Disaster Mitigation and Response System (DMRS) has been completed by more than 40 participants from Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul and Nimroz provinces.

• Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority
• Tearfund UK