BMZ II Project

Education is a ray of light in the darkness and It certainly is a hope for a good life. Education is a basic right of every Human on this Planet. Having education in an area helps people think, feel, and behave in a way that contributes to their success, and improves not only their personal satisfaction but also their community. In addition, education develops human personality, thoughts, dealing with others and prepares people for life experiences. It makes people have a special status in their own society and everywhere they live in. One of the objectives of Management Studies Organization (MSO) is to have active participation in providing opportunities for getting better education for everyone. So regarding this, MSO is implementing promoting the reintegration of refugees and internally displaced people in their regions of origin in Afghanistan by improving education, employment opportunities and peace education project (BMZ II) under the financial assistance and technical guidance of Action Aid Afghanistan (AAA) in districts of Karokh and Koshke Robat Sangi. The BMZ II project is conducted to create opportunities for balanced and gender-free access to high quality education and social peace education for different sections of society, especially for refugees and internally displaced families. This project is conducting preparation for Konkur, Remedial / Science and Society Peace Reconciliation classes in both male and female section from 10 to 12 grade. The number of direct beneficiaries are 515 students (290 girls and 225 boys participating in 7 classes in Karokh and 3 classes in Koshke Rabat Sangi.). It is important to mention that all of 46 students from 2021 classes which also participated in 2022 classes for two months passed Konkur exam successfully.

Accompanying in Difficult Time (Round 2)

The second round distributing of food packages and medicine packages started on August 13, 2020. The medicine package which includes 23 different medicines were handed out to the head of the COVID-19 Program and director of the public health dept. in the presence of Mr. Rasekh, JRS Project Director, Mrs. Roma Omid, MSO Executive Director. Dr. Hassin, the head of the COVID-19 Program thanked JRS and MSO for their support at the time of COVID-19 Lockdown.

The second step was the distribution of food packages to surveyed and registered families. According to the daily plan, the distribution committee called about 50 families to come to the head office of MSO to receive their food ration packages and it took 3 weeks to complete the distribution. Among the beneficiaries list, there are many families who are struggling in finding the basic needs of their lives and they are the most suffered families of the Covid-19 Quarantine Period.

Accompanying in Difficult Time (Round one)

On 16 March 2020 that ten cases of COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Herat province, for controlling the crises situation, the government quarantined the Herat province and as a result, most of the people faced with the bad economic situation. The MSO decided to conduct a program by the name of the “Accompanying in Difficult Time” to prepare and distribute food packages to 344 needy families in Herat province who have already been surveyed by members and colleagues of the Institute of MSO so that these needy families in the current crisis be supported.

On June 25, 2020, the first food Caravan went to Zanda Jan District with food packages which were consisted of: rice, oil, sugar, and tomato paste and distributed for 60 families with the presence of Mr. Mahdi Rasikh and Mr. Farhad Sharifi the representatives of JRS, Mr. Habibullah Joyanda the representative of work and social affairs, Mr. Atayee mayor of Zanda Jan, and members of MSO. These packages were conveyed and distributed in Zanda Jan in three phases: on June 25, 2020, on July 4, 2020, and on July 5, 2020.

The second caravan of food packages transferred to Karokh District on June 29, 2020. These food packages were distributed to 40 needy families who were surveyed before.

On July 30, 2020 food packages distributed to the people Injil District and 82 poor families who were surveyed before received the packages.

12 families from Gozara District and 150 families from Herat city who had received cards were asked to come to the MSO office and receive their packages.

Herat Female Managers Network (HFM Network)

Herat Female Managers Network  (HFM Network) is title of the 6-month project which was implemented by MSO in Herat province, Afghanistan in 2019. The target group or the direct beneficiaries of establishing the HFM Network through this project were; at least 100 women who are the managers and administrators working in public, private, and non-government institutions or sectors in Heart Province, Afghanistan. The overall activities of this project were focused on three arias which are as follows:

• Capacity-building Committee: Where all and every member could be admitted voluntarily.
• Advocacy Committee: With at least 30 members, among which there can be the civil activists, men or women, who are not the members of the Organization or the Network.
• Awareness-raising Committee: With at least 20 volunteer members.
• And Research Committee in which more than 30 members ore voluntarily working.

Herat Female Managers’ Network project started in July 2019 by MSO with the financial support of JRS to provide these female managers an opportunity to get together, raise their voices, and advocate for one another. During these six months of the project, the foundation of the HFM network was formed, policies and strategies followed, plans and programs were practiced and developed. Based on the achievements and according to the demand of network members, MSO prepares a proposal to continue the project in 2020. The project continued seven more months, but after that the team of MSO are working voluntarily.

Outcome: 

Consequently; during three years of Network life, more than 150 woman managers were joined to the Network and  work eagerly in committees. Also 13 Leadership and Management workshops were conducted for managers, headmasters, and civil activists, more than 20 advocacies were done by Advocacy Committee to solve different problems, most of the Network members were invited to different medias to be introduce as active women of the society, and many researches were done about different subjects by Research committee of the Network. Furthermore, especial days such as: International Woman Day, International Human Rights Day, International Teacher Day and were celebrated.