Dhaka, August 5, 2009 ─ Twenty-one civil society
organizations from across South Asia won grants today from a $840,000 award pool
funded by the South Asia Region Development Marketplace (DM). The winners
received up to $40,000 each to implement innovative ideas on how to improve
nutrition in their respective countries. Care of Afghan Families (CAF), from
Afghanistan was one of the winners.
Innovative ideas, such as a proposal from Care of
Afghan Families called Baby Friendly Village, to improve the nutrition status of
young children through focus not just on their mothers, but also on other family
and village members was one of the winners.
“This award means the recognition of innovative
ideas for tackling malnutrition programs. A regional platform like the DM is
helping NGOs bring out innovative ideas, share experiences and learn from each
other,” said Bashir Ahmad Hamid, Organizational Deputy Director of CAF.
For more information about the South Asia development Marketplace, visit:
www.worldbank.org/ nutritiondm2009
Partnership Contract for Health
Services
Notes or article author name can be added in this area. Current PPG projects under USAID support
supposed to be ended on 23rd Oct, 2009. The new PCH projects under USAID support
will be started from 24th Oct, 2009. CAF will work in Takhar and Badakhshan
provinces during PCH project. CAF with partnership of SHDP in Takhar PCH project
and with partnership of BARAN in cluster 1 Badakhshan will be the grant NGO and
implement BPHS services.
Capacity Development Program(CDP)
Notes or article author name can be added in this area. Capacity building is one of the important objectives of
CAF. Currently CAF with financial support of USAID/CDP started to conduct 7
modules of training to Afghan NGOs in Kabul from July 2009. The modules are 1.
Project Management 2. Financial Management 3. Strategic Planning 4. Gender 5.
Human Resource Management 6. Fund Raising 7. Organization Development. Several
participants from more than 23 NGOs attended the training modules
