International Assistance Mission
The International Assistance Mission (IAM) is a Christian aid organization that has been providing development aid in Afghanistan since 1966 . The organization, whose projects mainly focus on the areas of medicine, technology, education and the development of small businesses, is registered in Geneva in the form of an association under Swiss law . The IAM claims to be the oldest continuously operating non-governmental organization ( NGO ) in Afghanistan.
history
In February 1966, the International Afghan Mission (IAM) was founded in Kabul by teachers and doctors who wanted to provide development aid in Afghanistan . The first projects included the National Organization for Ophthalmic Rehabilitation (NOOR) , the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) , a school for people with impaired vision (BINA) and a literacy program . The work of the IAM has meanwhile been disrupted and interrupted due to the turmoil of war and Taliban activities, but it has been able to be resumed and continued. In 1978 the International Afghan Mission changed its name to International Assistance Mission .
In August 2010, ten IAM employees, eight of them foreigners, were murdered in Badachshan Province .
In July 2014, two Finnish employees of the organization were murdered in the western Afghan city of Herat.
Cooperation partner
The IAM projects in Afghanistan are financially supported by: Islamic Relief , Christoffel-Blindenmission , Lakarmissions, Charis International, MCC , the Canton of Geneva , Interserve USA, Interserve UK, World Dev, All Souls Church, GBGM, Standard Chartered Bank , Cargill International, Kiwanis International and TEAM.
Current projects
- National Organization for Ophthalmic Rehabilitation (NOOR), including mobile teams of ophthalmologists (see WHO report)
- Community Development Projects (CDP)
- Primary Mental Health Projects (PMHP)
- Orthopedic Workshop and Physiotherapy Center (OWPC)
- Physical Therapy Institute (PTI)
- Renewable Energy Sources in Afghanistan Project (RESAP)
- Adult Learning and Education Facilitation (ALEF)
- English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
- Language and Orientation Program (LOP)
- Business Development Services (BDS)
- Wakhi Language Development (WLD)
- Various training programs
Web links
- Official website
- Doctors killed presumably members of Swiss NGOs in NZZ on August 7, 2010
Individual evidence
- ^ Entry of "Mission Internationale d'Assistance IAM-Suisse" / "International Assistance Mission IAM-Suisse" in the commercial register of the Canton of Geneva
- ^ Raid in Northern Province. German doctor murdered in Afghanistan in Spiegel Online on August 7, 2010
- ↑ http://www.idea.de/nachrichten/detail/thema-des-tages/artikel/zwei-finnische-entwicklungshelferinnen-ermordet-82809.html
- ↑ IAM Annual Report 2009 ( Memento of the original dated February 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.8 MB)
- ↑ WHO Afghanistan Newsletter April 2007 in WHO , PDF file (834 kB)
