"Our mission is to assist communities
in the achievement of their own development goals."
"Our vision is a world of enabled communities
working toward a Brighter Future"
WHO WE ARE
The Bakhtar Development
Network is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political development
organization that was established in 2001 to ensure the effective
use of funding for development programs in Afghanistan. Afghan
Ministry of Public Health has been a main client. BDN has been working
with the MoPH since our inception, providing findings that shape
policies and directly implementing programs. We have established
partnerships with other service providers and we continuously seek
out other organizations that effectively implement programs promoting
human development, especially programs with a community focus.
BDN has been able to assist MOPH in offering more than 12% coverage
of the health service delivery all over the country. Considering
the trend of its expansion, BDN expects to increase the spectrum
of its coverage to more than 20% of the country by the end of year
2009. Our programs are based at the community level and help
Afghanistan achieve its Millennium Development Goals.
BDN has earned a reputation
for effective community mobilization and high performance through
its team which is composed of specialists that are widely recognized
in their respective fields, highly-experienced staff of varied backgrounds,
and members who have proven remarkable levels of dedication and
concern.
All of our efforts are
shaped by our mission—To assist communities in the
achievement of their own development goals. The priorities
of BDN include ensuring that large scale development efforts are
tailored based on the needs of communities and that communities
are not ignored when they identify their needs for development.
Keeping these as top priorities ensures that communities are satisfied
with international efforts and that their potential is augmented.
Our vision—A world of enabled communities working
towards a Brighter Future, perpetually increases
in scope and nears realization as defined by the communities involved
in our programs. Our vision provides encouragement not
just to us, but more so to the communities that find inspiration
through its pursuit.
It is a core principle of BDN that its development efforts are not
only directed at beneficiaries but are also performed in partnership
with them. BDN has recognized communities as its development partners.
By working with and through the communities, we help them to achieve
satisfaction with development efforts and facilitate their own pursuit
of a Brighter Future. Sustained development
through engaged communities and community ownership of programs
are foundational concepts that direct our work. Further, we
believe in integration of development services through the formation
of linkages across sectors because harmonization and comprehensiveness
promote yields of optimal utility from development efforts and thereby
serve to maximize tomorrow’s opportunities.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
All of BDN’s programs have seen rapid increases
against indicator targets since their inception. But more important
than targets is the affect the programs have had on communities –
inspiring some amazing contributions that include land, labor and
funding. BDN is grateful for these contributions and also
the written letters of appreciation from not only communities, but
individuals, organizations and government departments. We share them
here with you now, along with some of our awards and achievements.
BDN’s
Balkh project was statistically number one for all provinces of Afghanistan
in 2005, receiving a bonus from the Ministry for Public Health for
achieving targets and the quality of standards
BDN Baghlan
obtained the highest given scores for both the second and third external
Fully Functional Service Delivery Point (FFSDP) evaluations.
Kakrak Basic
Health Center (Ghazni BPHS program) selected to become a model health
facility for other organizations throughout central Afghanistan.
Balkh BPHS
program leads the way for female involvement, achieving 100% placement
of positions reserved for female staff.
BDN received formal
appreciation from Johns Hopkins University for successes in implementing
user fee system pilots at selected health facilities.
Immunization
coverage across our programs has increased significantly due to establishment
of a defaulter tracking system.
Ghazni Provincial
Hospital witnessed capacity increases and increased integration with
other hospitals through establishment of telemedicine links and referral
agreements with specialty hospitals in Kabul.
BDN has
received requests from communities outside our program areas to provide
them much needed health services.
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