AFGHANISTAN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION
We Build Hope
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Afghanistan is suffering one of the world's worst economic crisis with over 90% of the population struggling with insufficient food consumption, many people lacking access to clean water, and girls lacking access to education. The recent withdrawal of global support has had a devastating impact on the general population of Afghanistan. The lack of jobs, inflation, and lack of access to education and employment for women makes it difficult for Afghan families to provide for their basic needs.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Computer Training Centers
We operate two computer training centers within public schools for Afghan girls.
Clean Water
We support communities by providing hand pump wells in the center of communities that do not have access to clean water near their homes. We also repair wells that no longer function properly. In some cases, we provide water storage systems.
Food Aid
Since 2021, Afghanistan has suffered a severe economic crisis where 90% of the population is not about to secure enough to eat. We provide a month's worth of staple food supplies to families in the most need.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of students per teacher during the reporting period
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Afghanistan American Friendship Foundation (AAFF) partners with Afghan communities to provide essential programs that empower Afghans to live with worth, value, and dignity. Our programs support Afghan human rights, reduce the number of unnecessary hardships, and empower Afghans to enhance their lives and communities. We accomplish this by collaborating with Afghan communities and international partners to respond to the need for educational opportunities for Afghan girls and respond to the need to strengthen and enhance infrastructure so Afghans have access to clean water, educational facilities, and food security.
In 2022, because of the economic crisis in Afghanistan we focused our efforts on supporting Afghan communities with food security. We provided over 6,000 people a month's worth of staple food supplies.
Additionally, much of Afghanistan's population still lacks access to clean water. AAFF responds to this need by providing Afghan communities with hand pump wells and water storage system. Each well serves between 100-400 families, which improves the health and safety for over 1,000 people per well.
AAFF partners with 2 Afghan public schools to provide free technology training for Afghan girls. In 2022, this project served 300 girls.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
AAFF partners with Afghan communities to understand their needs and determine how we can partner with them to enhance their community. We receive approval from Afghan officials for all of our work and we employ an all Afghan staff to facilitate the projects. As we engage with Afghan communities and understand their needs, we determine how we can partner with them. In the current economic situation, AAFF is focused on providing food security, clean water, and enhanced educational opportunities for girls.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have 15 years of experience working in communities in northern Afghanistan. We have good relationships with communities, who have welcomed us and with whom we have built trust. In 2022, we were able to provide a month's worth of food aid to over 6,000 people, provide 4 communities access to clean water, and taught 300 girls basic computer skills.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In our 15 year history we have provided clean water to over 450 communities, trained over 6,000 Afghan girls in computer literacy, provided food security to over 8,000 people, trained over 800 teachers, and provided other valuable educational opportunities to Afghan communities.
We are committed to continuing these projects with the partnership of Afghan communities. We hope to expand our education programs and continue our clean water projects and food aid as long as there is need.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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AFGHANISTAN AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP FOUNDATION
Board of directorsas of 08/30/2023
Dr Christopher Gregory
Megan Mueller
Mike Wilson
Amy Elliott-Villegas
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.