“Afghanaid represents the very best of British charities and of charities in Afghanistan”
In March Afghanaid celebrated 10,000 days in Afghanistan with a 10-day campaign featuring testimonies from long-time supporters.
Here is what they had to say:
Francesc Vendrell, former EU envoy to Afghanistan, says “Afghanaid has been involved in helping the people of Afghanistan, not helping governments, not helping bureaucracies but helping, directly, Afghan people.”
Ahmed Rashid, award-winning journalist and author, who has been associated with Afghanaid since the early 1980s, he said “it’s always been a great organisation because it has always tried to address the core issues of people’s needs. It has always kept its overheads much lower than most other aid organisations, and it has had some very competent people working in it.”
Raees Ahmadzai, Afghan cricketing hero said “for more young people to get involved in cricket we must have a stable and peaceful environment in Afghanistan. This is what Afghanaid offers to rural communities – a safe and prosperous place for young people to play.”
Rory Stewart OBE said, “one of the greatest things I found in that country [Afghanistan] was Afghanaid…I was sceptical; I was doubtful about charity work…but you just have to see one of their [Afghanaid’s] projects, talk to one of the villages where they’ve worked, meet their incredibly dedicated, professional staff, to see that Afghanaid represent the very best.”