Afghanistan: Overview & Impact

Since its inception in 2006, our initiative in Afghanistan has supported local businesses, marketplace development, and job creation. Our work has achieved the following results.*

• Our team has helped 680 Afghan businesses to win 1,300 contracts valued at over $1 billion. These contracts helped create or sustain an estimated 65,000 full-time equivalent jobs in Afghanistan. 
   
• 8,302 local businesses including 272 that are female-owned have been registered through verification surveys. 
   
• Tender distribution services have collected and disseminated 7,530 tenders to our network of suppliers, creating transparency in contracting and increasing access to business opportunities. 
   
• Over 1,500 entrepreneurs have received training helping to improve their knowledge about procurement processes and standards as well as their ability to successfully compete for, win and execute tenders. 
   
• Over 1,000 matchmaking reports have been generated for buyers looking for suppliers in the Afghan marketplace and our communication and advocacy efforts have helped inspire changes in buy local policy. 
   
• Our team has trained 40 civil society organizations (CSOs) to increase their capacity to help support the democratic process in Afghanistan.

*Source: Building Markets, June 2014