About Focus on Post-War Reconstruction and Development in Afghanistan
  • What is this Focus about?

    This Development Focus is about the process of rebuilding Afghanistan after more than 20 years of wars and chaos which will be starting with the formation of a new broad-based Government in Kabul expected in early 2002. This Focus will concentrate on issues of post-conflict reconstruction and socio-economic development covering other issues only as needed for background information.
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  • What is the mission of this Development Focus?

    The mission of Afghanistan Reconstruction Focus portal is to make the Internet a more valuable source of information and solutions to people involved in Afghanistan Reconstruction. We do this by connecting people to needed information, tools and to one another. In order to fulfill our mission we are trying to build a vibrant global Afghanistan Reconstruction community around a comprehensive knowledge base supported by a diverse advisory group and multi-stakeholder institutional partnership for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
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  • What are the key issues and areas this Focus highlights?

    As a starting point we identified the following issues. Other content is welcome but postings on these areas will receive more attention on the page:
    • New & Noteworthy
    • About Afghanistan
    • Afghan Community
    • Agriculture
    • Aid Coordination
    • Business & Finance
    • Education & Training
    • Empowering Afghan Women
    • Energy and Infrastructure
    • Environment
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Governance and Institutions
    • Health Care
    • Helping Afghan Children
    • Humanitarian Relief
    • International Cooperation
    • International Experience
    • Jobs and Other Opportunities
    • Mass Media
    • News Sources
    Your thoughts about what should be added to this list or removed from it are welcome. Write to the editor at afghanistan@dgfoundation.org.
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  • What will this Focus do for me?

    This Focus will provide you with the latest news, events, project information, statistics, useful web links and other knowledge resources as well give you an opportunity to engage in current discussions on the hottest issues related to post-war reconstruction and development in Afghanistan. You will be able to find colleagues from partner organizations and build new organizational partnerships through this Focus page. You can post your announcements, requests and news on the Bulletin Board, share your reports and best practices with others interested in this topic. Let us know if we can help you in any other way!

    Send us an email at afghanistan@dgfoundation.org
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  • Who is this Focus for?

    All who share our professional or educational interest in Post-War Reconstruction and Development in Afghanistan are welcome to join us. You might work or study at a university doing research, a humanitarian relief NGO working in the field or in HQ, a private sector company looking for business opportunities or at a donor agency. You may be looking for a job or volunteer opportunity in this area. Or you might be in need of a quick answer to a tough question or would like to voice your opinion to a broader audience. This site is aimed to help all of you!
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  • What is the value added of this Focus?

    This site aims to serve as a common platform for stakeholders from all sectors: donor and relief community, Afghan Diaspora, NGOs and private companies, students and academics. We hope the site will help build a broad-based and well-balanced public-private partnership open to all unlike some other sites which focus either on donors only or on Diaspora or on NGOs or on specific sectors and activities. Everyone can contribute resources or opinions, regardless of political, religious or ethnic affiliation. The site will be non-political and provide an open forum to all constructive stakeholders, friends of Afghanistan reconstruction. With your active participation, we hope this site will become the most comprehensive web resource on Afghanistan reconstruction and development. Inshallah!
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  • How can I contribute?

    You can post content by clicking "Add it here" link at the center of the front page. Any content related to post-war reconstruction and development in Afghanistan is welcome! Content that is unavailable or cannot easily be found on the web is particularly welcome - in English, French, Spanish, Russian or Portuguese. Apart from linking to existing web pages, you can upload files in Word, PDF (Acrobat), Excel, PowerPoint and other formats to the Gateway. Be sure that you are not infringing any copyright restrictions. In other words, if you are not the author or publisher, please obtain their permission before posting their content on the Gateway. Please also check whether you link is already in the system or not. Your contribution will be reviewed by the editor and in most cases posted shortly.
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  • How can I join this community and receive alerts on Afghanistan reconstruction?

    Just click the words "Become a Member" on the right side under Member Directory or click on "Receive Updates" in the center.
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  • How can I become an advisor or cooperating organization of this site?

    We are looking for advisors with a strong background and commitment to Post-war Reconstruction and Development in Afghanistan from various stakeholder groups. Partner organizations will be highlighted on the page and promoted via our marketing channels. If you are interested, please contact us at afghanistan@dgfoundation.org!
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