ACRU's 32 dedicated staff — technical professionals, administrators, and support personnel — are the heart of our organization. Afghan nationals committed to serving their communities with skill, integrity, and compassion across six offices in Afghanistan.
ACRU's strength lies in our people. All ACRU staff are Afghan nationals with deep roots in the communities they serve. Our team combines decades of humanitarian experience with local knowledge, cultural understanding, and unwavering commitment to Afghanistan's most vulnerable people.
ACRU's team of 32 includes 12 technical staff — engineers, program managers, M&E specialists, and sector experts — 12 administrative staff handling finance, HR, logistics, and communications, and 8 field and support staff. Our technical team averages over 15 years of humanitarian experience, with senior leaders having worked for ACRU for 25 or more years.
Eng. Abdul Razeq founded and has led ACRU for 25 years, providing visionary leadership and strategic direction through Afghanistan's most complex humanitarian transitions. A civil engineer by training, he brings both technical expertise and deep institutional knowledge to ACRU's programs. His relationships with international donors, UN agencies, and government counterparts span three decades, making him one of Afghanistan's most trusted humanitarian leaders.
Under his leadership, ACRU has grown from a small community organization to a respected implementing partner of WFP, UNHCR, CARE, and PWJ/JPF, completing projects worth over $2.2 million across 11 provinces.
25 Years at ACRUMohammad Zaman serves as ACRU's Deputy Director with 25 years of organizational experience. He oversees day-to-day operations, ensuring that programs are implemented on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with donor requirements and ACRU's humanitarian principles.
Mohammad Zaman has been instrumental in developing ACRU's operational systems — financial management, procurement, human resources, and logistics — building the institutional infrastructure that enables effective program delivery across 11 provinces and 6 offices.
25 Years at ACRUMohammad Wali leads ACRU's program coordination function with 15 years of experience managing humanitarian and development programs across Afghanistan. He coordinates among ACRU's eight program areas, ensuring integration and synergy across emergency response, WASH, agriculture, livelihoods, education, healthcare, and civic programs.
His expertise in community engagement, participatory needs assessment, and program design has been central to ACRU's ability to tailor programs to the specific needs of each community we serve, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.
15 Years at ACRUGul Agha manages ACRU's field programs with 15 years of humanitarian program management experience. He oversees the deployment of field teams, manages relationships with community stakeholders, and ensures program quality across ACRU's operational provinces.
Gul Agha has managed programs across Logar, Herat, Khost, Paktia, Nangarhar, and Kabul provinces, developing deep knowledge of each region's specific humanitarian needs, cultural dynamics, and community leadership structures. His field presence ensures that ACRU's programs remain responsive to evolving community needs.
15 Years at ACRUDr. Maryam leads ACRU's advocacy function with 10 years of experience in humanitarian advocacy, gender programming, and civic education. She manages ACRU's civic education and human rights programs, women's empowerment initiatives, and external advocacy on behalf of vulnerable Afghan communities.
A trained doctor who has dedicated her career to advocacy rather than clinical practice, Dr. Maryam brings a rights-based perspective to all ACRU programs, ensuring that gender equality, inclusion, and human rights are embedded throughout ACRU's work. She represents ACRU in national and international advocacy forums.
10 Years at ACRUFazal Haq manages ACRU's monitoring, evaluation, and accountability (MEAL) systems with 8 years of experience in results-based management and humanitarian accountability. He designs and implements M&E frameworks, conducts data collection and analysis, manages beneficiary feedback and complaint mechanisms, and prepares program reports for donors.
His rigorous approach to evidence collection and reporting has strengthened ACRU's accountability to donors and communities alike, contributing directly to ACRU's track record of clean audits and successful project evaluations. Fazal Haq is also responsible for ACRU's organizational learning — ensuring that lessons from each project inform future program design.
8 Years at ACRUACRU's five-member Board of Directors provides strategic oversight, ensures organizational accountability, and guides ACRU's mission. Board members are drawn from Afghan civil society with expertise spanning humanitarian operations, law, finance, and community development.
ACRU's six offices span Afghanistan's diverse geographic and ethnic regions, enabling rapid program response and deep community relationships across all operational provinces.
Main office: H#26, Street 5, Silo, District 3, Kabul. Houses executive leadership, finance, HR, communications, and program coordination. Primary contact point for donor relations and government coordination.
Western Afghanistan hub managing programs in Herat Province — emergency response (PWJ/JPF $377,716 program), WASH, livelihoods, and agricultural programs in Enjeel, Ghoryan, and Injeel districts.
Southeastern hub managing programs in Paktia and Paktika provinces, including FATTA food assistance in Waza Khowa, UNHCR monitoring programs, and agricultural and civic education in border districts.
Eastern Afghanistan office covering Nangarhar and Kapisa provinces. Manages vocational training, livelihoods, and emergency response programs in the densely populated Jalalabad corridor and surrounding districts.
Southeastern border region office managing programs in Khost Province — one of Afghanistan's most challenging operating environments. Specializes in emergency response, WASH, and civic education in border communities.
Central Afghanistan office managing ACRU's most active program area — over $600,000 in WFP and PWJ/JPF funded programs across Mohammad Agha, Azar, Pule Alam, Baraki Barak, and Khoshi districts.
ACRU periodically recruits qualified humanitarian professionals committed to serving Afghan communities. If you are interested in working with or partnering with ACRU, we invite you to contact us.