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Katachel e. V. Union for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan

Katachel e. V. Union for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan. In spring - a green mountain-region,. Problems: - Destruction of the infrastructure - Desertification by climate change - Polluted water in muddy rivers - High childhood mortality - Insufficient support of the rural areas

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Katachel e. V. Union for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan

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  1. Katachel e. V. Union for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan

  2. In spring - a green mountain-region, Problems: - Destruction of the infrastructure - Desertification by climate change - Polluted water in muddy rivers - High childhood mortality - Insufficient support of the rural areas - Suffering from terroristic attacks in summer - a desert

  3. Our Team in Germany 15 years ago we founded the NGO Katachel All activities are carried out unsalaried by volunteers Administration costs are only 3 percent of our budget Our Team in Afghanistan (Partner Organisation: Katachel Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Organisation KRRO) Solely local experts and workers are involved, so we support their own initiatives Our cooperation with the Kunduz Government and the Pedagogic Highschool Our activities are very much accepted by the population, because we conform to their necessities. The development of activities has changed starting with the construction of schools and infrastructure to more water-related projects

  4. Katachel e.V. has activities in the provinces Kunduz and Takhar Our project runs around a little village in the North of Afghanistan, named Katachel In the province of Kunduz, there are living Pashtun, Tadschik, Usbek and Turkmen People Katachel e.V. supports projects in the rural regions to give the poorest people a chance for a better future We are working in a dangerous area suffering from armed aggression by extremists The province Kunduz is part of North Afghanistan

  5. Actions: We built 1105 ring wells with safe water for poor families Result: 42000 people in the rural region have access to clean drinking water Deep wells for a better waterquality to prevent the risk of kidney diseases

  6. 375 Ecosan-toilets in private houses and in the schools separate urine and faecals The pupils in the schools are learning how to use the separation toilets Result: Protection of ground-water from pollution With awareness training we try to overcome the doubts of the locals against the Ecosan-toilets One new poster for education: The idea of Eco-Sanitation

  7. Separation of cotton fibres Manufacturing of wool blankets Urine as fertilizer for the cotton plants The wool, oil and soap production from cotton is an example of a process chain completely without any waste Soap production from cotton oil Solid cotton residue as high quality feed for the fishfarming Cotton kernels after oil pressing

  8. 20 000 fishes in the fishponds Result: Improving the nutrition condition and creating new jobs Without any machines people built 7 big and 78 small bridges Result: Strenghten the development potential by connecting the rural farmers to the urban markets

  9. Production of soap Result: New source of subsistence for women Energy production by hydropower Result: Basic electricity supply for 22 families

  10. Building bridges is a very good picture of our work • Connecting the villages in rural areas via infrastructure • Connecting people with the help of education, of training and job opportunities via exchanging their knowledge and ideas for shaping their own future

  11. Other projects: Individual help German partnerships for 350 widows with children Construction 24 schools for girls and boys 175 houses for poor families 59 km roads Health Orthopaedic-Center Urgent surgeries in Europe Jobs Manufacturing of wool blankets Shoe and tent factory Beekeeping and honey production

  12. Aims for the future • 100 bathrooms with Ecosan- toilets for poor families in 2009 • Improving the water supply by more deep wells for desert areas • Promoting the dissemination of the Ecosanitation concept all over the region • Developing a health program to prevent the risk of kidney diseases • Medical center for women with consultation service for family planning • Electricity by hydropower for more families

  13. Women in Afghanistan With our support they have to find their own way to gender equity and equality in the future

  14. Humanitarian aid projects build trust • Cooperation promotes peace initiatives • Afghanistan needs • Safe drinking water and more basic sanitation • Infrastructure projects • Education and training programs, job opportunities • Family planning • Supporting measures to strengthen self-help and • A lot of patience

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