At the heart of APEDO’s work is the commitment to sustainable development goals and a firm conviction that big global problems can be addressed with small local actions. This commitment is reflected through our actions, organizational processes and programmes. The sophisticated internal systems including monitoring & evaluation, quality assurance and procurement have been implemented to ensure accountability, achieve the highest ROI for money and the highest impact of sustainable development initiatives.
Latest tools and knowledge Generation APEDO has developed practical solutions in the form of state of the art techniques and knowledge outputs to further the development agenda and sustainable growth as enshrined in its vision and mission. Implementation of Innovative approaches and solutions APEDO has innovative approaches as part of different initiatives. An optimal mix stakeholder engagement and management options are applied as per needs and expectation of target audience of a project. These include different conflict resolution and consensus building techniques, capacity building and community engagement tools, research and communication outputs and public policy and networking instruments.
APEDO has developed ties and forged relationships with a number of organizations nationally and regionally. These ties help in sharing of experiences and best practices. APDO have signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with a number of organizations such as KKO (Khadija Kubra Organization), Mariman radio coverage, as well as partnered in South, EAST, NORTH and WEST of Afghanistan. At the national level, APEDO has good working relationships with clusters, ACBAR, and Ministry of Economy.
APEDO is proactively engaged with its stakeholders and regularly interacts with them through different tools such as publications, community events, community dialogues, press releases, briefings and website. Besides that, the media professionals are invited to related training events. Specific trainings are also conducted for their capacity building. The training is designed to provide a methodological approach to designing effective communications and engagement strategies and campaigns.
APEDO believes in sustainability of existing structures and forums for new interventions. The community engagement and stakeholder involvement are the hallmarks of our development initiatives. APEDO ensures the continuity of relationship through formal and non-formal agreements and development of consortia to pool in resources and knowledge of different organizations nationally and internationally. New projects are designed and strengthened on the lessons learnt from the past and our field experience of the last ten years. Most of our current programmes are cross sectoral both in terms of in conception and design. APEDO has successfully revived traditional community knowledge and customs through various interventions and empowered local communities to form new groups to extend the project successes beyond its official life.
