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Development Projects

Canada is among the world's top donors to Afghanistan, which is our largest bilateral aid recipient. Canada supports a wide array of development projects in Afghanistan, including three signature projects that represent large-scale, significant contributions to rebuilding the country. The signature projects are on-going, as well as other development projects in the areas of Basic Services, Humanitarian Assistance, and National Institutions.

Basic services
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Humanitarian assistance
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National institutions

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funds the following development projects in Afghanistan.

Note: Initiatives that have programming in Kandahar province and initiatives specific to that province are denoted with an asterisk (*).

Basic Services (including education and economic growth)

Kandahar Rapid Village Development Project *
Spin Boldak Highway Construction (Kandahar) *
Integrated Alternative Livelihoods Program in Kandahar Province, Phase 2 *
Accelerated District Reconstruction Program in Kandahar Province *
Kandahar Local Initiatives Program *
Kandahar Teacher Training College Rehabilitation
Wheat Seed Distribution in Kandahar 2009
Enhancing Licit Livelihoods in Northern Afghanistan
Basic Education and Gender Equality in the South (Kandahar)
Quality Primary Education to Southern Afghanistan (Kandahar)
Education Quality Improvement Project *
Girls’ Education Support Program
Girls' Primary Education Project *
Vocational Training for Afghan Women Project
Through the Garden Gate - Integrating Women Into Markets
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Current phase: 2006-2011
Project budget: $4,498,712

Project description:
The Through the Garden Gate: Integrating Women Into Markets project aims to help 1,500 women develop horticulture operations in home-based gardens, allowing them to grow fruits and vegetables to supplement family diets and generate income at local markets.
Managed by the Canadian-based non-governmental organization Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), and funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the project will benefit more than 5,000 family members of the women involved by providing them with fresh produce for them to eat.
Progress to date:
This project has achieved the following significant results to date:
- More than 2,000 women have participated in horticulture and business training.
- More than 500,000 kilograms of vegetables have been harvested.
Related links:
Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (Recurrent Costs) *
Regeneration of Murad Khane
Governance Development and Support Programme
Rural Enterprise Development in Kandahar
Skills for Employment (Kandahar Technical School)
Education in Emergencies: Minimum Standards
Afghanistan Challenge: Build a School
Demining in the Arghandab Valley Project

Humanitarian Assistance

National Institutions

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Date Modified:: 2011-05-18

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