The Afghan Community Rehabilitation Unit (ACRU) is a humanitarian NGO dedicated to upholding the dignity, rights, and livelihoods of Afghanistan's most vulnerable communities. For over three decades we have delivered integrated development programs — emergency food relief, vocational training, clean water, infrastructure, healthcare, and civic education — across 11 provinces of Afghanistan.
The Afghan Community Rehabilitation Unit (ACRU) is a well-established humanitarian NGO committed to non-political and non-profit principles. Founded in 1991, ACRU has navigated Afghanistan's most complex humanitarian crises — wars, displacement, drought, and economic collapse — to remain a trusted partner for communities in need.
ACRU believes every Afghan family deserves clean water, food security, education, healthcare, and dignified livelihoods. Our integrated community-centered approach builds capacity, fosters resilience, and empowers communities to lead their own development.
Operating through wars, regime changes, and disasters — never abandoning Afghan communities.
Kabul, Herat, Logar, Khost, Paktia, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Ghazni, Paktika, Bamyan, Badakhshan.
Emergency relief, education, WASH, infrastructure, agriculture, livelihoods, healthcare, civic education, capacity building.
To provide assistance and empowerment to economically disadvantaged communities in Afghanistan with a focus on sustainable development, implementing integrated approaches through publicly utilized projects aimed at empowering impoverished communities in targeted areas.
Full transparency to all stakeholders
Fair access for all communities
Open processes, clear reporting
Lasting impact beyond projects
Each program addresses a critical dimension of Afghanistan's humanitarian and development crisis. Click to read full program details.
Food, NFI, cash transfers, rapid crisis response across Afghanistan.
Full Details →Literacy, schooling, house wiring, plumbing, IT, and business training.
Full Details →Irrigation, farming training, poultry, and karize rehabilitation.
Full Details →Business skills, income generation, handicraft industries, job placement.
Full Details →Human rights, women's empowerment, civic participation, justice advocacy.
Full Details →Afghanistan faces some of the world's most acute humanitarian challenges. Click each issue to read the full in-depth analysis.
Severe drought, displacement, economic collapse, and restricted humanitarian access have pushed millions to the brink of famine.
Since economic collapse in 2021, Afghanistan has become the world's poorest country with frozen assets, collapsed banking, and mass unemployment.
Unprecedented restrictions on education, employment, movement, and public life have created a profound human rights and development catastrophe.
Degraded infrastructure, drought, and conflict have denied most Afghans clean water — fueling disease, malnutrition, and death.
One of the world's largest IDP crises places enormous pressure on host communities and humanitarian infrastructure across Afghanistan.
With 90% of facilities dependent on aid and most trained professionals having fled, Afghans die from preventable conditions every day.
12 successfully completed projects across Afghanistan with a combined value of over $2.2 million USD.
Community asset creation including canal cleaning and flood protection infrastructure, restoring agricultural productivity for hundreds of farming families.
CompletedEmergency response delivering food, NFI, and cash to drought-affected families across Enjeel and Ghoryan districts, reaching thousands of vulnerable households.
CompletedFlagship $1M+ women empowerment initiative providing house wiring, mobile repair, plumbing, computer, and business training with job placement in 4 Kabul districts.
CompletedTrusted by the world's leading humanitarian organizations since 1991.
Whether you are a donor, international organization, government agency, or individual who wants to contribute to a better Afghanistan — we welcome you to reach out and explore how we can work together.