Environmental Protection, Trainings and Development Organization (EPTDO) is a non-governmental, non-political, and non-profit organization (NGO) that exclusively focuses on climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental safety, livelihood and agriculture development, gender equality and inclusion, biodiversity conservation, achieving net-zero carbon emissions, climate change education, and addressing ecological issues.
Based on the Afghanistan Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) law, the EPTDO organization was officially registered in 2020 with the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan as a non-profit and tax-exempt NGO.
The EPTDO organization has a dynamic team of highly skilled professionals from various fields;
- 30 Environmental and Climate Change Experts,
- 10 Policy Makers,
- 5 Lawyers,
- 20 Community Organizers,
- 5 Public Health Experts,
- 10 Media and Communication Experts
- 15 Agricultural Development Specialists.
In addition to its official structure, the EPTDO organization has a volunteer group of environmental activists working under the Environmental Volunteer Network (EVN) section, with over 1,500 registered male and female volunteers across Afghanistan. These dedicated volunteers actively contribute to supporting the mission and work of EPTDO through various initiatives, including public awareness programs, scholarly lectures, partnerships, and various public engagement actions. Their efforts greatly enhance the impact and reach of EPTDO's missions and environmental activities throughout the country.
The extensive group of volunteers is led by a core team consist of men and women in Kabul and has branches in all regions of the country. The volunteers associated with EPTDO-EVN have gained an excellent reputation for their dedication to environmental campaigns as well as their commitment to promoting fair-minded and inclusive environmental education and women advocacy programs.
Volunteering membership in EPTDO-EVN is open to active and interested individuals, and the organization accepts applications through an online application and interview process. To date, we have received over 6,000 applications through our online application system and conducted more than 5,000 interviews for volunteer membership. After three rounds of interviews, we selected 1,500 qualified male and female volunteers, of which 682 are female.
Vision
EPTDO/EVN’s vision is to improve the quality of life through ensuring a protected, safe and healthy environment. It also contributes to develop communities and building public awareness. WPTDO-EVN is also working to combat against the climate crisis and promote social, economic and community well-being, as well as sustainable lifestyles, resilience, agriculture and livelihood approaches of the people of Afghanistan.
Mission
To protect, improve and restore our environment through national and international programs, partnerships, scientific knowledge and working with others.
Objectives
Environmental Protection, Trainings and Development Organization (EPTDO), in conjunction with its affiliated network of environmental activists, experts and practitioners in the Environmental Volunteer Network (EVN), share the following objectives:
- Reduce air, water and land pollutions:
- Conducting seasonal programs for promoting a sustainable society through public awareness, capacity building and other development programs and projects to reduce air, water and land pollutions.
- Establish mechanisms for protecting the enjoyment of the environment by managing garbage and rubbish clean-ups in public places such that communities experience noticeable improvements and can maintain those improvements.
- Conduct campaigns/public awareness programs for reducing air pollution, water pollution, land pollution and noise-pollution in big cities on a quarterly basis with an emphasis on appropriate fuels, air filtration and planning.
- Implement the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG’s) in every part of Afghanistan and chart the progress toward improvements in all 17 SDG’s.
- Climate resilience and livelihood approaches:
- Implement the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG’s) in every part of Afghanistan and chart the progress toward improvements in all 17 SDG’s.
- Implement national and international climate change projects as opportunities arise.
- Create and promote plantings, care, and preservation of trees, shrubbery, flowers and plants to improve green spaces throughout all regions of Afghanistan, especially in high-pollution and high-lung disease areas.
- Care for vulnerable animals, species, and ecosystems that are vital to biodiversity.
- Provide training in health-improving behaviors and social services for the most vulnerable people in the country.
- Stabilize gender equality in the country through focusing on women’s contribution to a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable environment through working gender committees.