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Homestead Afghanistan

Supporting Self-Reliance in Afghanistan, Starting with Women and Girls

Dennis Port, MA   |  https://homesteadafghanistan.com

Mission

MISSION Homestead Afghanistan Creates a Preferential Option for Rural Afghanistan, designed to break ongoing cycles of poverty and dependency, by addressing multiple root causes and meeting needs holistically, on Afghan homesteads, with Afghan families and communities. VISION Homestead Afghanistan Foresees an Afghanistan where all individuals have rights and opportunities, where all families have access to nutritious food and adequate shelter, where all women and men can learn and earn a living in dignity and safety, where communities engage in collaboration to create abundance. VALUES Homestead Afghanistan Values Integrity and Accountability Courage and Commitment Cooperation and Collaboration Aspiration and Determination Innovation and Excellence

Notes from the nonprofit

Homestead Afghanistan is responding to the ongoing circumstance in Afghanistan, including shifting from the social enterprise (our associated for-profit meant to fund the non-profit effort entirely) fully into nonprofit operations, in order to comply with international sanctions. We are working to formalize our board and management procedures, generating guidances and internal policies, applying for OFAC waivers for our nonprofit and for-profit (social benefit corporation), working on raising donation and in-kind goods and service commitments from sponsors and partners, preparing to approach the de facto government for re-licensing and their agreement for non-interference in our operations, and making the changes and updates necessary to continue our work in Afghanistan by summer 2022. We are a work in progress, and we are working earnestly to continue to progress, so that we can be back in action, in Afghanistan, working with and on behalf of the Afghan people we serve.

Ruling year info

2020

Principal Officer

Ms. Jill Suzanne Kornetsky

Main address

53 Union Wharf Rd

Dennis Port, MA 02639 USA

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EIN

85-1074300

NTEE code info

Education N.E.C. (B99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

All-Female Trade Schools

In order to provide Afghan women with opportunities to learn a skilled trade, and earn a durable living, we are piloting an all-female trade school model. Under the restrictions of the new government, Afghan women face challenges, harassment, danger and/or prohibitions when working in a mixed-gender setting; additionally, it is unlikely that under the de facto government, that university-educated women will have access to workplaces and opportunities. Culturally and socially, single-gender schools and workspaces are considered more appropriate, and can offer safe spaces where women can focus on doing their jobs and earning a decent living. Our pilot, and future expansions and diversifications, will offer Afghan women the opportunity to learn, and earn a durable living, in single-gendered spaces.

Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people
Internally displaced people
Victims of conflict and war
Unemployed people

Solar/Wind Powered Portable Greenhouse for Growing Fodder for Sustainable Livestock Breeding Operations and Dairy Development in Afghanistan

Population(s) Served
Farmers
Families
Widows and widowers
Women and girls
Economically disadvantaged people

Homestead Afghanistan has developed a holistic platform of activities, designed to address the multifaceted needs of a successful and productive family homestead. Within five years, we foresee our beneficiaries’ farms flourishing and becoming self-sufficient, growing a wide variety of robust crops and orchards, on restored and enriched soil. These homesteads will feed their families year-round, by planning and preserving; crops and grains will support healthy and productive livestock, which in turn will sustainably supply families with milk, meat, and eggs to eat, and fibers to spin and weave.

ll of these outcomes depend on the availability, quality, and variety of the fruits, vegetables, trees, grains, and cover crops that these homesteads will rely on. The best seedlings and saplings come from the best seed stock, carefully selected, tested, acclimatized, and propagated. In order to see our vision of Afghanistan come to life, we must build a Seed Bank, and a Seed Farm.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Asia Pacific Economic Council (APEC) 2021

American Chamber of Commerce in Afghanistan (AmCham Afghanistan) 2021

Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) 2020

International NGO Safety and Security Association (INSSA) 2020

Environmental Peacebuilding Association 2020

Project Management Institute (PMI) 2019

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of participants engaged in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Women and girls

Related Program

All-Female Trade Schools

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Programs in planning and fundraising stages.

Number of individuals in the rural labor force employed in non-farm activities as a result of the nonprofit's efforts

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of individuals applying skills learned through the organization's training

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Women and girls

Related Program

All-Female Trade Schools

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Trainings will be offered after Trade School launch

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, 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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • 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 look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection

Financials

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Homestead Afghanistan

Board of directors
as of 11/24/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Jill Kornetsky

Integrity Afghanistan Consulting Services

Term: 2020 - 2025

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Andy Pearle

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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? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • 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? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 11/22/2022
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Leadership

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Race & ethnicity
Decline to state
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
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Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/25/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • 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.