Self-Help Group Programme Evaluation
This evaluation examines one particular component of Mission East’s work in Afghanistan: Self-Help Groups (SHGs). The purpose of this report is to evaluate the SHG initiative in its current condition...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Becoming Invisible
This report presents the findings of a Women’s Safety Audit conducted in 10 public locations in Kabul city. It is designed to give a voice to women’s safety and security concerns and sets forth a...
View ArticleA Study of the Kuchi Population in the Kabul New City Area
The area of Deh Sabz and Barik Ab has been selected as the intended site for the New Kabul City – a development that when completed will occupy a space 1.5 times the size of the current capital. The...
View ArticleSustaining the Working Poor in the Kabul Informal Settlements
There are over 50 Kabul informal settlements (KIS) where returnees and IDPs live in extreme poverty. Skills upgrading can be an effective policy to strengthen local integration; vocational training...
View ArticleCash Programme Review for IDPs in the KIS
DRC commissioned Samuel Hall Consulting to research the relevance and applicability of cash-based interventions in the Kabul Informal Settlements, with a focus on identifying the risks and protection...
View ArticlePAPER The future of landless Kuchis in Deh Sabz
This paper published in REMMM in French draws attention on the progressive loss of identity of nomadic Kuchis. It highlights the reduction of pasture land and the settlement of Kuchis, who live in an...
View ArticleConflict Resolution in South Asia – Evaluation of Seeds of Peace Program
A changing political, social and economic context requires the evaluation to start with a main research question: how can Seeds of Peace adapt its theory of change to the regional and local dynamics in...
View ArticleFuture in Transition: A Participatory Assessment of the Afghan Youth
As the Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs, drafts the National Youth Policy of Afghanistan, this report commissioned by DMoYA, UNFPA, UNDP and UNICEF is a first of its kind to be a dedicated, up-to-date...
View ArticleSamuel Hall Annual Report 2013-14
We are pleased to publish our first Annual Report for 2013-14. At this critical juncture, we reflect on and share some of our key developments with you. This report highlights some of our work in...
View ArticleEvaluation of the NRC Youth Education Pack Projects in Afghanistan
The Youth Education Pack project targets male and female youth in Herat, Faryab and Nangarhar in Afghanistan. It provides life skills training, vocational training and literacy and numeracy training to...
View ArticleUrban Displaced Youth Workshop Handout
This research, funded by Samuel Hall, is a first look at the situation of urban displaced youth in Kabul. It draws attention to the vulnerabilities of IDPs and deportees, while acknowledging the low...
View ArticleDRC PIN Urban Poverty Report
This urban poverty study shows alarmingly high levels of poverty and food insecurity and low levels of resilience in the main Afghan cities. The urban poor are the first impacted by the slowdown of the...
View ArticleWHH/DRC – Cash-Based Assistance Programmes for IDPs in the Kabul Informal...
In this context of increasing internal displacement, urbanization and winter-related vulnerabilities, Welthungerhilfe (WHH) and the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) are actively providing, in the KIS,...
View ArticleDFID – Mobile Cash Transfer for Humanitarian Action
The objective is to inform DFID about the effectiveness and value for money of setting up emergency short-term, cash-based projects for disaster affected populations. It contributes to DFID’s...
View ArticleConference / Urban Poverty
This ground-breaking study was funded by the European Union and conducted by Samuel Hall, DRC and PIN. It provides new insights into the nature, level and complexity of poverty, food security and...
View ArticleUN-HABITAT – State of Afghan Cities Report
The State of Afghan Cities report provides the first-ever assessment of the conditions in all of Afghanistan’s 34 Provincial Capitals that are home to over 8 million people. It shows that Afghan cities...
View ArticleOCHA – February Humanitarian Bulletin
Conflict, disasters, and other humanitarian emergencies have broad reaching consequences, but often lost in emergency responses are the psychosocial impacts of these events. Yet such crises can have a...
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