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Project: Food Relief (Afghanistan)
Food Relief, Water, Schools and Clinics in Afghanistan.  Afghanistan has a chequered history, having been occupied by Britain, the Soviet Union, and then the Taliban all within the last century. With the fall of the Taliban regime, many displaced Afghan people have returned to find their homes in ruin, the environment devoid of vegetation, and little support from the government. Infrastructure in the country is poor. Roads are damaged. There is no electricity, no safe water, no telephone, and no medical or education facilities.80% of the people of Afghanistan are engaged in agriculture, and GDP per capita is around US$1,000 (2007), although it is estimated that 53% live on less than US$1 per day. Life expectancy is 44 years; infant mortality is at 155 per 1,000 live births. The country has a 28% literacy rate.HOPE International Development Agency works in the Jeloucha area, 250km north of Afghanistan’s capital Khabul, home to roughly 2,000 families. Having lived through their land being degraded and facilities destroyed by the Taliban, the combination of poor crop returns in recent years, hash winters and regular drought means that the situation for families in the Jeloucha area remains desperate. HOPE is engaged in food relief operations, and is setting up seed and animal banks to protect rural communities from future similar situations. HOPE is also working on developing a clean water source for 1,500 families.HOPE has assisted with the construction of a primary and secondary school for both boys and girls, and recently, has overseen the completion of a rural medical clinic. Staff at the clinic are attending to more than 100 patients each day, and a maternity/prenatal care section is being added. Current projects also include building a grain storage facility, drilling wells, extending and improving roads, construction of further schools and support for animal husbandry.
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