ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GLOBAL INC

EDUCATION: During 2023 ORCD Global continued receiving funds from two donors in the education sector i.e. Charity Right UK and Action for Humanity. The Charity Right funded school feeding program targeted four schools where approximately 2,236 students. The students receive hot nutritious lunch prepared in a kitchen built by the project six days in a week. The project aimed at i to improve school attendance; ii to make children protected from malnutrition; iii to increase school new enrollments; iv to enhance the learning ability of children. The Second project as part of this program was from Action from Humanity AFH. With funding from AFH we continued the renovation of a school in one of the provinces of Afghanistan which was damaged due to conflicts and students did not proper space to be protected from rain and sun.

Food Security & Emergency Relief: ORCD Global received 19 grants from eight different donors in food security and emergency relief sector during the reported year. The funding included four projects from the Canada-based charity Penny Appeal Canada which aimed at providing emergency relief support to earthquake affected families in Paktika province supporting flood affected households in Logar province of Afghanistan. It also included winterization support in Kabul province and food security related interventions in Kabul -capital of the country. Moreover ORCD Global attracted five grants from Muslim Aid Penny Appeal USA and Action for Humanity UK - based charity. The programs funded by Muslim Aid were mainly focused on providing emergency food security to families who either suffer from lack of access to basic food items or have been affected by natural disasters. Action For Humanity as the other important partner funded five projects under this sector in 2023. These projects also provided vulnerable families with essential food items in Kabul Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. Penny Appeal UK Penny Appeal USA International Learning Movement ILM UK Programs for NGOs P4NGOs as well as Osman Consulting were five other donors funding one project each to support the food security and emergency needs of communities.