A country already dealing with widespread poverty faced a larger economic crisis when Afghanistan's economic system was paralyzed when the republican government fell, and people from Kabul
A country already dealing with widespread poverty faced a larger economic crisis when Afghanistan's economic system was paralyzed when the republican government fell, and people from Kabul
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Food relief for poor Afghans amid COVID-19
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750,000 Afghan households facing food insecurity and hunger have received food and basic necessities packages. Over 5 million households are expected to benefit.
Two World Bank projects support this relief effort through the Afghan government s Dastarkhwan-e-Meli program, which aims to alleviate hunger and unemployment for the most vulnerable.
Local Community Development Councils buy the relief packages from local providers, thus helping create jobs and stimulate local economies.
Eighty-year-old Bibi Sakina, a resident of Herat City in western Afghanistan, has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her 75-year-old husband, Hassan Haidari, has diabetes. He contracted COVID-19 when the virus peaked and was hospitalized for 18 days. Sakina, who had survived a stroke earlier, could not imagine a worse situation, but soon after her husband left the hospital, they ran out of food.
Engaging with Citizens and Communities to Build a Resilient Afghanistan
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For much of its recent history, Afghanistan’s development progress has been set back by conflict. Eager to turn the page and rebuild the bonds of trust that have frayed over the years, the national government has prioritized the implementation of the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project (CCAP), a comprehensive program to put the needs and aspirations of citizens front and center in the development of the country’s infrastructure and service delivery.
In line with the Citizens’ Charter, the national government, with the support of GFDRR and the World Bank, has been making marked progress toward strengthening community-based disaster risk management practices in Afghanistan. No stranger to disaster, the country is highly vulnerable to natural hazards such as flooding, earthquakes, avalanches, landslides, and droughts.