The Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan

The Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan

House No. 6, Street 1,
Khushal Khan Mina,
Kabul, Afghanistan.

Mobile: +93 (0) 799 889928
Phone: +93 (0) 75 2015178
+93 (0) 75 2015176

E-Mail: info@wadan.org

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Vision

The Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan is an indigenous, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that envisions a peaceful, drug free, democratic, developed and prosperous Afghanistan.

Mission

To advance the spread of democratic principles, development, social justice, human rights and freedom in Afghanistan as well as to strengthen communities and local governance by promoting effective community and institutional development practices and drug control initiatives.

Geographic Coverage

WADAN's programs have expanded to include engagement in all 34 provinces with emphasis on the grassroots and work with people in remote communities, the heartland of Afghanistan.

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From July 14th through 16th, WADAN co-hosted a workshop in Negotiation and Conflict Management Skills in Kabul. Trainers from the United States Institute of Peace, Nina Sugruhe and Keith Bowen, led the workshop. Discussions focused broadly on understanding conflict and negotiation styles, conflict resolution mechanisms, and developing negotiation and mediation skills. The forty-three participants, representing twenty seven international and local NGOs, worked on training and program implementation for their respective organizations. The longer-term goal of the workshop is for these trainers to develop ways to apply and implement these peaceful conflict resolution and negotiation techniques into their NGOs broader projects and techniques for problem solving in Afghanistan.

Participants were engaged throughout the training. They presented challenging questions and offered their own experiences in analogous situations through work or in their communities. Their work on the last day in particular, in dealing with scenarios related to Afghanistan, was particularly encouraging given that the knowledge gained could have a direct practical application in Afghan situations.