WHAT WE DO

OFSD works to address the pressing development challenges in Afghanistan. Our areas of practices include Economic Development, Education, Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality, Youth, Democracy and Governance, Transparency and Accountability, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Crisis Response.

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Economic Development

OFSD’s economic development programs promote diversified
economic growth and job creation in Afghanistan.
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Education

OFSD works across Afghanistan to increase equitable
access to education and improve learning conditions.
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Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

OFSD supports the empowerment of women and girls through targeted gender-specific interventions and
addresses gender concerns in developing, planning, implementing and evaluating all policies and programs.
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Democracy and Good Governance

OFSD works to improve effective, democratic, and public sector
institutions in Afghanistan to function effectively and democratically.
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Crisis Response

OFSD delivers lifesaving services to vulnerable populations throughout Afghanistan facing
conflict and displacement, assisting communities to overcome the crisis and rebuild lives.
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Monitoring and Evaluation

OFSD provides evaluative evidence to help the donors and Government of Afghanistan
deliver better services and results meeting their development objectives.
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OUR IMPACT

March 1, 2020

Building the Capacity of Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics

Afghanistan is the world’s largest opium producer, with 63 percent of global cultivation and 82 percent of global production of raw opium. Opium poppy cultivation and […]

March 1, 2020

Enhancing Economic Opportunities for Afghan Women

A particularly concerning challenge is the low level of economic empowerment of Afghan women. While women constitute about half of the estimated 37 million population of […]

ABOUT AFGHANISTAN

37.1

Million

Population Total

20.68

Billion

GDP (US$)

%54

Of population live below national poverty line

181

Kids Rights Index Ranking

143

Gender Inequality
Index Ranking

%37.1

Of Afghans are literate

%23.9

Unemployment
Rate

Life Expectancy

173

Corruption Perception Index Ranking

170

HDI Ranking

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WORK WITH US

Our diverse and dedicated development professionals range from recent graduate students to experts.