Afghanistan, Middle East
AFG01 - Village of Peace: Partnership Reports
.jpg)
Report Date: June 6, 2020
COVID Response Update
Recent Events
500 Food Parcels
.jpg)
Our campaign for emergency relief to Afghanistan was launched at the end of April. The outbreak of the coronavirus had an enormous impact on Afghanistan. The people were already living under severe circumstances and these measures only made it worse. Many people lost their homes or jobs and have no income to take care of their families.
In the past month, we discovered that many of you care about the fate of the Afghans and are willing to support them financially. That is heartwarming for us, and especially for our Afghan teams. All the responses and gifts greatly encouraged them.
Our teams to date have been able to distribute more than five hundred food parcels in several cities. Working in close consultation with the local authorities, they investigated which families were eligible for the emergency aid. With this newsletter we want to show you how the parcels were distributed among the families in need.
Refugee Camps
.jpg)
In March, far-reaching measures were taken around the world to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This was also the case in Afghanistan and neighboring countries. Many Afghan men who worked in factories in Iran returned en masse. Fleeing from corona, they came looking for new work. Many families ended up in a refugee camp.
We want to help those poor families in the refugee camps now, so that if they don't die from corona, they won't die of hunger.
.jpg)
Distributing Aid
To help the poorest families, our Afghan teams suggested handing out food parcels. These packages would contain essential and long-lasting food products, such as flour, rice, chickpeas and oil. They would be supplemented with hygiene products, such as soap and disinfectant. Thanks to all the generous donations, the team was able to get started within two weeks. Here you see supplies in the courtyard of our office.
.jpg)
In close cooperation with the local authorities, it was determined which families were the first to receive help. In this way it was ensured that the various aid projects of other organizations worked well together.
During the registration process, information is also given about corona. The women are also given a flyer in which hygiene measures are explained. After registration, the women receive the food package.
.jpg)
In Kabul there are several small camps at a great distance from each other. Here you see a shop at the camp where we placed our order for the packages. In this way we also help the local middle class. In the foreground you can see part of the order ready.
.jpg)
In Herat, clever use was made of the empty square near the school where normally English lessons are given. All packages were prepared early in the morning. About a hundred packages were distributed that day.
In total, our teams were able to distribute about five hundred emergency packages. An Afghan family consists of an average of seven people. This means we were able to provide food to a total of 3,500 Afghan men, women and children.
