Development Works - Social Enterprise in Afghanistan

‘Humanitarian Aid’ save lives, alleviates suffering and promotes human dignity. Activities are short term and urgent, often in response to war or natural emergencies.

‘Aid’ or ‘Development’ Aid is short term humanitarian relief. Development primarily seeks to reduce poverty by improving economic and social structures.

‘Sustainable Development’ delivers social and economic activities that satisfies todays needs without making things worse for future generations.

‘Social Enterprise’ is often described as business for a community purpose. Beyond profit, success can be measured by community and environmental benefit.

 'Social Enterprise'

Industry

Creating Industry - Kandahar Crate Company

Subsidence farming will keep any country poor. The next step for most poor agrarian countries is value-added industry.

It is important to improve the circumstances of farmers, including their access to market,  income from farming  is modest compared with potential earnings through food processing and non-food industry.

At DevWorks we specialize in agri-industrial enterprise, large and small. We seek match local capacity with unmet demand and opportunity.

Specific activities include:

  • research and development of agri-processing industry
  • industrial development support
  • build, operate & transfer new industry like Kandahar Crate Coy.

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