Vision
Prosperous communities in which everyone, understanding and enjoying their rights, benefit from sustainable livelihoods and high quality basic services, while participating in the decision-making process.
Mission
RRAA is dedicated to delivering community development projects in order to empower the rural poor to improve their living standards and claim their rights
Core Values
Dignity
we respect human diversity and all segments of society without prejudice to age, ethnicity, gender, religion, or tribal affiliation.
Leadership
we promote leadership through the empowerment of our staff, communities and the people we serve.
People-centred
We aim to be responsive to the legitimate needs and interests of our target group, working closely with them in order to raise their participation in, and ownership of their communities and their own development.
Quality
We strive to achieve the highest quality possible in all that we do, building on our unity of purpose, strong teamwork, and belief in our mission, in order to bring about positive change for our target groups.
Social Justice
We work to uphold the rights of all individuals and to ensure that everyone enjoys equal and fair access to society’s resources.
Honesty and integrity
We strive to be true to our mission and values. We believe in being open and transparent in all that we do in order to earn the trust of our stakeholders and we are prepared to be accountable to all stakeholders for everything that we do. We will always work to uphold the NGO laws of Afghanistan and implement the Afghan NGO Code of Conduct.
Cross-Cutting Themes
Environment and Climate Change
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to climate change, disaster, and earthquakes. Increasing loss of forests, decline in the quality and quantity of freshwater, and land degradation are causing severe stress to ecosystems. The county economy and the well-being of most people are tightly bound to climate. The sustainable use of water and agriculture productivity will ensure the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of our ecosystem and the service it provides, today and into the future.
Poverty reduction
Poverty is a major issue in Afghanistan that affects millions of people, and it deprives individuals and families of basic human rights, including access to food, shelter, clean water, education, and healthcare. However, poverty is not only an economic issue. It also includes social, political, and cultural dimensions, perpetuated by systemic inequalities, discrimination, and exclusion. Throughout the project/program design and implementation, RRAA addresses the priorities identified for both rural and urban areas of Afghanistan.
Livelihood development
Livelihood development programs help improve the quality of life for marginalized people by providing them with livelihood opportunities, access to safe drinking water, health care, and protection; thereby giving them hope to contribute to their communities constructively. RRAA sees this framework as an effective way of improving intersectoral coordination and thus increasing the impact of its work.
Inclusion
RRAA is working with the community to remove the barriers to let women, widows, women-headed households, aged, girls, youth, people with disabilities, IDPs, returnees, orphans, and other marginalized groups actively participate in and be involved at all stages of the project cycle including baseline surveys, planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Gender Equality
Gender equality matters fundamentally as a basic human right and is helpful for human development. It enables equal access to goods, services, and resources for both men and women and their equal enjoyment of the opportunities and rewards of economic development. Gender equality is “smart economics,” and can contribute to key development goals, including the reduction of extreme poverty and inequality. (World Bank). Gender equality is a driver for development and stability.
RRAA Mandates
Sustainable Community Development
Facilitate sustainable community development initiatives using participatory mechanisms.
Peace and Harmony
Promote efforts aimed at ensuring peace and harmony in the target communities.
Zero Hunger
Poverty alleviation through efforts aimed at promoting sustainable livelihood, small enterprise development, income generation activities, and extension of credit and employment opportunities.
Health and Sanitation
Improve health and sanitation conditions by developing a sustainable and replicable promotional and preventive healthcare system with a particular focus on women and children.
Self-Reliance Promotion
Promote self-reliance through community mobilization, empowerment, participation, and local resource mobilization.
Livelihood
Introduce and promote improved and sustainable agricultural practices with a focus on resource-poor farmers to raise their productivity and conserve natural resources and biodiversity.
