About Us

ABCO, established in 1993, operates as a national NGO with its headquarters situated in Balkh and Kabul province. Our primary operations and major initiatives extend across all regions of Afghanistan.

Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office (ABCO) is a national NGO registered with the Ministry of Economy, government of Afghanistan. From 1993 up to 2005 the NGO was working under the name of Afghan Building Construction/Association (ABC). During the years, with the coming of a new government and the reregistration of NGOs in 2006, its name was changed to Afghan Bakhtar Construction Co. Ltd (ABC) and finally to the Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office (ABCO).

ABCO is dedicated to advancing sustainable development, improving the interests of disadvantaged populations, particularly women and girls, and providing humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. Our overarching vision is to enhance the well-being of Afghan communities by delivering essential services, bolstering food security, and empowering vulnerable populations. Throughout the years, our efforts have been channeled into a variety of projects, encompassing resilience initiatives, community development, health, education, agriculture, and livelihood improvement programs. ABCO has been operating based on this mandate and mission since we were founded in 1993.

ABCO has more than 29 years of applied experience in Afghanistan. We have partnered with very well-known agencies over the years, such as USAID, embassies, UN agencies, Government of Afghanistan ministries, and other international organizations.

During 29 years of experience, ABCO has delivered services in rural and remote areas of Afghanistan too. The NGO has experience in managing the challenging local and national situation of Afghanistan that might arise during the project. ABCO’s personnel with more than 2 decades of experience in Afghanistan have become very professional in facing and solving any kind of local and national barriers during project implementation to offer the best outcome possible.

Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office has the highest level of integrity in its administrative, service, and outreach activities; we tie these activities directly to our mission, and we maintain and report our records/deliveries in a transparent manner.

Over the last 29 years, since our start, we have continued to grow while staying true to our original mission. With our headquarters in the Balkh and Kabul provinces of Afghanistan, we are physically present and have the capacity to deliver services in all regions across Afghanistan.

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

1. Name of Organization (in English): Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office
     Name of Organization (in Persian): اداره همکا ری بیروی افغان

2. Logo Description: Two hands next to each other under a shelter and useful tree and around the wheat cluster. It means that the office is in cooperation with all people of Afghanistan for construction, uplift, self-sufficient, and the highest degree of improvement in the country.

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4. Year of Formation: 1993

5. Legal Status: Registration Authority: NGOs Department, Ministry of Economy, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

• ABCO was founded in 1993 as a Non-Governmental and Non-profitable NGO by the name of Afghan Building Construction (ABC). During the years, by coming of new governments and reregistration of NGOs, its name was changed to Afghan Bakhtar Construction (ABC) and finally to Afghan Bureau Collaboration office (ABCO).

6. Status of the Organization:

• The Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office (ABCO) is a voluntary, humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, and non-partisan organization.
• The Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office (ABCO) has legal status and personality; it has the legal right to sue or to be sued in its own name and generally, subject to this constitution, capable of doing anything that corporate bodies may lawfully do.
• The Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office (ABCO) is a corporate body with perpetual succession; capable of acquiring and holding property separately from its members.

7. Operational Sites of Organization:

8. Values of Organization:

Afghan Bureau Collaboration Office rests on the following beliefs:

• We believe in SOLIDARITY with the poor, powerless, and the excluded. They will be the only bias in our commitment to improving poverty conditions.

• We believe in MUTUAL RESPECT and thereby recognize the innate worth of all people and the value of their unique experiences.

• We believe in HONESTY and TRANSPARENCY and will be held accountable for the effectiveness of our actions and open in our communication.

• We believe in GENDER EQUALITY and we understand that It’s essential for economic prosperity, societies that value women and men as equal are safer and healthier.

• We believe in the courage of conviction, encourage creativity, boldness, and innovation without the fear of failure as we work to make the greatest possible impact in the lives