Katachel e. V.

Union for Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan

in summer - a desert

In spring - a green mountain-region,

Problems:- Destruction of the infrastructure

- Desertification by climate change

- Polluted water in muddy rivers

- High childhood mortality

- Insufficient support of the rural areas

- Suffering from terroristic attacks

Our Team in Germany15 years ago we founded the NGO KatachelAll activities are carried out unsalaried by

volunteers Administration costs are only 3 percent of our

budget

Our Team in Afghanistan(Partner Organisation: Katachel

Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Organisation KRRO)

Solely local experts and workers are involved, so we support their own initiatives

Our cooperation with the Kunduz Government and the Pedagogic Highschool

Our activities are very much accepted by the population, because we conform to their necessities. The development of activities has changed starting with the construction of schools and infrastructure to more water-related projects

The province Kunduz is part of

North Afghanistan

Our project runs around a little village in the North of Afghanistan, named Katachel

In the province of Kunduz, there are living Pashtun, Tadschik, Usbek and Turkmen People

Katachel e.V. supports projects in the rural regions to give the poorest people a chance for a better future

We are working in a dangerous area suffering from armed aggression by extremists

Katachel e.V. has activities in the provinces Kunduz and Takhar

Actions:We built 1105 ring wells with safe water for poor families

Result:

42000 people in the rural region have access to clean drinking water

Deep wells for a better waterquality to prevent the risk of kidney diseases

The pupils in the schools are learning how to use the separation toilets

Result:

Protection of ground-water from pollution

With awareness training we try to overcome the doubtsof the locals against the Ecosan-toilets

One new poster for education:The idea of Eco-Sanitation

375 Ecosan-toilets in private houses and in the schools separate urine and faecals

The wool, oil and soap production from cotton is an example of a process chain completely without any waste

Urine as fertilizer for the cotton

plants

Separation of cotton fibres Manufacturing of wool

blankets

Soap production from cotton oil

Cotton kernels after oil pressing

Solid cotton residue as high quality feed for the

fishfarming

20 000 fishes in the fishponds

Result:

Improving the nutrition condition and creating new jobs

Without any machines people built 7 big and 78 small bridges

Result:

Strenghten the development potential by connecting the rural farmers to the urban markets

Production of soap

Result:

New source of subsistence for women

Energy production by hydropower

Result:

Basic electricity supply for 22 families

Building bridges is a very good picture of

our work

• Connecting the villages in rural areas via infrastructure

• Connecting people with the help of education, of training and job opportunities via

exchanging their knowledge and ideas for shaping their own future

Other projects:Individual help German partnerships for 350

widows with children

Construction 24 schools for girls and boys175 houses for poor families59 km roads

Health Orthopaedic-CenterUrgent surgeries in Europe

Jobs Manufacturing of wool blankets

Shoe and tent factoryBeekeeping and honey

production

Aims for the future

• 100 bathrooms with Ecosan- toilets for poor families in 2009

• Improving the water supply by more deep wells for desert areas

• Promoting the dissemination of the Ecosanitation concept all over the region

• Developing a health program to prevent the risk of kidney diseases

• Medical center for women with consultation service for family planning

• Electricity by hydropower for more families

Women in Afghanistan

With our support they have to find their own way to gender equity and equality in the future

• Humanitarian aid projects build trust

• Cooperation promotes peace initiatives

• Afghanistan needs • Safe drinking water and more basic sanitation• Infrastructure projects• Education and training programs, job

opportunities• Family planning• Supporting measures to strengthen self-help and

•A lot of patience