DACAAR’s early recovery and developmental interventions are aimed at building resilience, enhancing capacity and improving livelihoods for protracted internally displaced people and returning refugees and their vulnerable host communities.

We apply a holistic and integrated approach to our interventions with an emphasis on sustainability and real and positive changes for our beneficiaries. We consider our beneficiaries as the most important stakeholders and the main drivers of our interventions. While maintaining our Danish roots, we are deeply embedded in the Afghan society and have access and long-term relationships with thousands of communities across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.

Our Vision:

Empowered Afghan communities achieve sustainable well-being, dignity, and resilience.

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Our Mission:

To deliver integrated, inclusive, and community-driven humanitarian and development assistance, grounded in dignity, equality, and resilience

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Core Values:

Integrity: We act transparently and honestly.

Inclusiveness: We value diversity, gender equality, and participation

Respect: We honor Afghan traditions, dignity, and cultural diversity.

Collaboration: We work in partnerships across sectors and stakeholders.

Learning and Adaptation: We commit to innovation, evidence-based programming, and continuous learning.

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Our Community Based Approch:

We work directly with Afghan communities through Community Development Councils, Village Shuras, District Development Assemblies and other relevant community structures. Together we mobilize, organize and support communities to take ownership and drive interventions, identify needs and set priorities. Helping Afghans gain long-term capacity and resilience is the key tenets of our community-based approach. Over the past decades, we have forged strong and trusted relationships with Afghan communities that forms the basis for our unprecedented access to communities across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.