ACBAR

Strategic Government–NGO Roundtable on Development Priorities and Operational Coordination in Afghanistan

Afghanistan Humanitarian Context 2026

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ACBAR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR NNGOs IN AFGHANISTAN

ACBAR’s Training Department offers professional development trainings for the staff of Afghan national non-governmental organizations (NNGOs).

About ACBAR

ACBAR is a trusted, neutral intermediary within Afghanistan’s humanitarian and development landscape. With over 30 years of experience and a membership of more than 230 NGOs (NNGOs, INGOs), ACBAR has strong convening and coordination power that underpins its legitimacy. Through established national and sub-national platforms, including coordination meetings, advisory bodies, and donor and policy forums, ACBAR reduces duplication, promotes complementarity, and enables timely information sharing among NGOs, donors, UN agencies, and other stakeholders.

Current Humanitarian Context:
Afghanistan’s humanitarian and development landscape is undergoing a structural transformation. Declining aid flows, shifting donor priorities toward Basic Human Needs (BHN) approaches, increased pressure for localization, and a complex and evolving political environment are fundamentally reshaping how assistance is delivered and coordinated. In 2026, an estimated 21.9 million people, representing 45 percent of Afghanistan’s population, will require humanitarian assistance.

About ACBAR

Information Sharing & Coordination

ACBAR Information and Coordination Department activities Strengthen coordination responses, roles and activities to enable and improve members’ activities in Afghanistan. Support collection and sharing of essential information among member NGOs and stakeholders (including civil society, donors, the UN, the media...

Advocacy, Inclusion and Enabling Environments

ACBAR continues to support its members in navigating an increasingly complex and restrictive operational environment in Afghanistan. Ongoing regulatory challenges, shrinking humanitarian funding, operational disruptions, and restrictions affecting humanitarian actors—particularly Afghan women staff and women-led organizations—continue to impact the ability...

Capacity Strengthening and Organization Development

Strengthening Afghan NGOs Through Demand-Driven Capacity Strengthening SupportACBAR's Capacity Building Program supports Afghan national non-governmental organizations (NNGOs , LNGOs), to strengthen their institutional capacity, technical expertise, and leadership within the humanitarian and development sector. Building on nearly a decade of...