An Afghan organization, built on evidence and accountability

ORCD has implemented around 30 projects in more than 20 provinces of Afghanistan in health, education, women's empowerment, rural development, and agriculture, mainly deploying a bottom-up leadership approach.

In 2015, ORCD became the first Afghan NGO to be granted special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). It is certified by the Afghanistan Institute of Civil Society (AICS), the only certifying body for NGOs in Afghanistan, across program management, program delivery, financial management, internal governance, strategic planning, human resources, communication, and outreach.

ORCD has served as an elected member of the Humanitarian Country Team and as elected Co-Chair of the Health Cluster, and works with seven major UN agencies: UNHCR, WHO, UNDP, UNODC, WFP, UN Women, and UNOCHA. Having passed UNOCHA due diligence, ORCD accesses the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund, through which it has strengthened health systems in Baghlan, Ghazni, Laghman, Zabul, and Sar-e Pul, including the construction of three annex buildings for provincial hospitals and a district hospital in Shajoy.

ORCD is an implementer of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) of the Ministry of Public Health in Ghazni, Sar-e Pul, and Zabul, and of the Citizen Charter Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Ghazni and Paktika. It was the first NGO to carry the National Solidarity Program to success in Paktika province.