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IDEA-NEW Provides First-Aid Training to Employees, Ensuring their Safety in Factories

Sunday, 21 November 2010 04:22 AM

Representatives from 20 different factories in Nangarhar successfully completed a two-day training in first aid and hygiene, arranged by the Nangarhar Industrial Association (NIA) and supported by IDEA-NEW and the Public Health Department of Nangarhar. As ... More

IDEA-NEW Facilitates Easy Access to Potable Water in Shinwar District of Nangarhar

Saturday, 20 November 2010 04:20 AM

In partnership with the District government, IDEA-NEW constructed six shallow wells in Faizullah village of Shinwar district in Nangarhar province to give the population access to clean drinking water. The wells, which measure 60-meters deep, are equipped ... More

IDEA-NEW Introduces Vineyards Trellising Technique, Enhancing Grape Production

Monday, 15 November 2010 04:18 AM

A program has been launched by USAID’s IDEA-NEW project in Samangan, Sari Pul and Faryab to introduce the technique of growing grapevines on trellises, which increases yields and quality. Demonstration plots were set up last year to see the benefits of ... More

Newly Established Orchards Hold Promise for the Future

Wednesday, 10 November 2010 04:13 AM

Under IDEA-NEW’s orchard establishment project, 164 beneficiaries in Baghlan, Badakhshan and Takhar receive improved varieties of saplings such as apple, pear or apricot. They are provided ongoing training in how to plant the new orchards and care for the ... More

IDEA-NEW Secures Marko Boys and Girls School by Building Surrounding Wall

Monday, 25 October 2010 04:45 AM

USAID’s IDEA-NEW project constructed a 900-meter long boundary wall for the Marko Boys and Girls School in the Marko area of Ghanikhil District of Nangarhar. The project costing USD 107,638 was completed this month in close coordination with Directorates of ... More