Afghanistan Rehabilitation Program (ARP) is a nonprofit organization registered in Kabul, Afghanistan, providing health, education, humanitarian, livelihood, agriculture, food security, research, climate change, community development and recreational programs to people in need.
Established in 2006 to play a vital role in humanitarian and development settings, ARP contributes towards peace-building in Afghanistan — a country where people can live in amity and harmony.
Through education, members of society become self-reliant. ARP delivers vocational training, home renovation, agriculture and recreational programs that enable people to apply skills in their personal lives and workplaces.
ARP delivers all services to people in need regardless of gender, race, color, religion or social status.
| Organization Name | Afghanistan Rehabilitation Program (ARP) |
| Type | National Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organization |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Head Office | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Year Established | 2006 |
| Registration | Ministry of Economy, Kabul — Reg. No. 401 |
| Website | www.afrp.ngo |
| info@afrp.ngo | |
| Phone | +93 705858430 |
| Sector Focus | Humanitarian • Development • Education • Health • Agriculture • Food Security • WASH |
ARP is committed to deliver Educational, Humanitarian and Community development services to people in need regardless of their gender, religion, race and social status in the best possible manner — serving Afghanistan's most vulnerable communities.
ARP specializes in charity works and considers it as a foundation of individuals and community development. Through adopting developmental and social solidarity projects, we seek to meet the basic needs of the community — both urgent and ongoing — as well as raising the cultural and educational level of families in order to achieve sustainable development.
The principles that guide everything we do across all programs and operations
Charity work is based on cooperation and coordination between all parties — governmental, civil society, and donors — representing the best ways to communicate with target groups in Afghan society.
Screening integrity, transparency and accountability in all activities and implemented projects, increasing the level of trust among all stakeholders across the organization.
Strong belief in the organization's prominent and active community role in addressing negative phenomena and promoting community values and principles throughout Afghanistan.
Based on teamwork, brotherhood and co-ordination among the employees of the organization and its centers across Afghanistan — achieving more together.
Every Afghan citizen has the right to benefit from the organization's services regardless of partisan considerations or sexual discrimination between men and women.
Mutual trust is key to success. This trust is generated by the commitment pledged by the organization towards all society members in every province and community we serve.
Respecting the values and principles of Afghan society in all interactions, programs and operations throughout Afghanistan — cultural sensitivity is at our core.
Creating opportunities for creativity, promoting distinctive ideas, rewarding innovation and supporting development at all organizational levels.
Work based on professional practices that are clear, smooth and well known to all pioneers of the organization from various social and economic levels.
Core programmatic guidelines for community development interventions across Afghanistan
Carry out programmatic interventions that lead to community mobilization, empowerment, participation and local resource mobilization at the grassroots level.
Assist communities in efforts leading to self-help and ultimately self-reliance through targeted development programs.
Support efforts promoting sustainable livelihoods, food security, micro-enterprise development and income generating activities for poverty-free communities.
Provide support for infrastructure development projects and programs based on communities' assessed needs across all target provinces.
Carry out interventions that help preservation of environment, promote sustainable development practices, gender awareness, poverty alleviation and human rights.
Assist disaster mitigation activities and programs in affected target areas across Afghanistan, ensuring timely and effective emergency response.
Nurture peace-building and post-conflict rehabilitation in accordance with accepted norms of social justice, democratic culture and pluralistic values.
Promote measures that support institutional and organizational development and the sustainability of the organization as an on-going process.
Active participation in Afghanistan's humanitarian coordination system
Coordination of emergency shelter and non-food items distribution for displaced and conflict-affected populations across Afghanistan.
Coordination of education in emergencies and recovery programming — ensuring access to quality education for all Afghan children.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programming for vulnerable communities, including safe drinking water, latrines and hygiene promotion.
Protection of civilians and vulnerable groups including women, children and IDPs across conflict-affected and disaster-prone areas.
Global Humanitarian Platform principles endorsed by ARP
Mutual respect between partners irrespective of size and power; respect for each other's mandates and independence.
Achieved through dialogue on equal footing with early consultations, information sharing and financial transparency.
Effective humanitarian action must be reality-based and action-oriented with result-oriented coordination at all levels.
Organizations have an ethical obligation to accomplish tasks responsibly with integrity and relevant capacity to deliver.
Build on comparative advantages and complement each other's contributions — local capacity is a main asset.
