ORCD Afghanistan

Name

ORCD Afghanistan

Legal name

Organization for Research and Community Development

Website

https://orcd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Development Services

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

akta.pro primary industry

Official Development Assistance (ODA) Program Management (BPADAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Growth, Trade & Private Sector Development Programs (BPADABAF)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid services
• Community development programs
• Health systems strengthening
• Women's empowerment programs
• Rural development projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Kabul

HQ country

Afghanistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding from UN Agencies: ORCD operates primarily as a grant-funded implementing partner for UN agencies including UNHCR, WHO, UNDP, UNODC, WFP, UN Women, UNOCHA, IOM, UNICEF, and UNFPA. These partnerships fund health, nutrition, emergency response, women's empowerment, and community development programs. ORCD is on UNDP and UNFPA rosters with ongoing partnerships.
2. Government Contracts (BPHS/EPHS): ORCD is contracted by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health to deliver the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) across multiple provinces, reaching approximately 37% of Afghanistan's population.
3. International Donor Funding: Funding from bilateral and multilateral donors including JICA, GIZ, and international NGOs such as Penny Appeal UK, Muslim Aid, MSI Reproductive Choices, HealthNet TPO, and the Colombo Plan for specific development programs.
4. NGO Partnership Contracts: Contracts with international NGOs and implementing partners such as HealthNet TPO, Counterpart International (with USAID funding), FHI 360, and others for specific project implementations in health, agriculture, and community development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ORCD Afghanistan is a non-governmental organization that implements health service delivery, community development, women's empowerment, rural development, education, and emergency humanitarian programs across Afghanistan. It serves as a contracted implementing partner for the Afghan Ministry of Public Health (delivering BPHS/EPHS to roughly 37% of the population), the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (NSP and Citizen Charter), and ten UN agencies, executing more than 110 projects cumulatively valued above $100 million USD since 2012. Programs are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries and funded entirely through grants and donor contracts.

Product overview

ORCD Afghanistan offers a portfolio of humanitarian and development programs rather than a unified technology product. The core offerings include health service delivery (BPHS and EPHS implementation), community development programs (NSP and Citizen Charter), and sector-specific initiatives in women's empowerment, education, rural development, and agriculture. These programs are implemented through partnerships with UN agencies, the Afghan government, and international donors, rather than being delivered through a software platform or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) Implementation Implementation of the Afghan Ministry of Public Health's Basic Package of Health Services, providing primary healthcare to underserved populations in Ghazni, Sar-e Pul, Zabul, and Kabul Urban areas under contract with MoPH.
• Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) Implementation

Quantifiable outcome

• 37% of Afghanistan's population served through BPHS implementation
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

29 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• UNICEF AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORCD has ongoing implementing partnerships with UNICEF for multiple nutrition programs, social behavior change initiatives, and emergency responses. UNICEF has conducted a micro assessment rating ORCD as a low risk partner with full PSEA capacity. ORCD has received unmodified audit opinions on 100% of UNICEF-funded projects.
• UNFPA AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORCD has ongoing partnership with UNFPA for expanding access to reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child health (RMNCH), and psychosocial services across 27 provinces. ORCD is on UNFPA roster with active project implementation.
• UN Women AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UN Women for operating women's protection centers, family resource centers, and gender-based violence prevention efforts. ORCD's proposal for advocacy and prevention of violence against women was approved following a comprehensive appraisal process.
• UNOCHA AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UNOCHA under the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) for seven humanitarian projects covering health, nutrition, trauma care, and winterization. All projects received Unmodified Audit Opinions. ORCD has passed UNOCHA due diligence for accessing humanitarian funds.
• WHO AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORCD was elected Co-Chair of the Afghanistan National Health Cluster under WHO/Health Cluster leadership. Partnership for mobile health teams and trauma care services, and WHO guidelines compliance for health facility operations.
• UNHCR AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for IDP profiling, monitoring, and non-food item distributions for displaced populations. ORCD signed a second contract with UNHCR for managing NFI aid for populations displaced from North Waziristan to Barmal and other districts of Paktika Province.
• WFP AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for food distribution, targeted supplementary feeding, and unconditional seasonal support. ORCD was qualified for WFP 2015 funding with a good performance rating in 2014 for livelihood programs in Paktika Province.
• UNDP AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for integrated community resilience actions and malaria prevention programs. ORCD is on UNDP roster with ongoing partnership for community development and resilience building.
• UNODC AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for boosting alternative development interventions through licit livelihoods, particularly for communities affected by narcotics production. UNODC has issued an appreciation letter for ORCD's contributions.
• IOM AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for community-based reintegration activities under the RADA project, supporting returnees and displaced populations.
• Medical Bridges Inc.strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic collaboration with a US-based nonprofit that donates medical equipment and supplies to resource-constrained settings. Medical Bridges has pledged to send several containers of equipment from the USA to Afghanistan to address chronic equipment shortages in health facilities. This gives ORCD a unique advantage as few other service providers have access to such donations.
• Penny Appeal UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Penny Appeal UK for emergency aid and development projects including food security and nutrition programs. ORCD has also secured contracts with Penny Appeal USA and Penny Appeal Canada for additional funding streams.
• Muslim AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Muslim Aid UK for aid distribution to IDPs in Kabul and Baghlan provinces, and for emergency food aid programs.
• JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtended contract with JICA for supporting mobile health teams of the Ministry of Public Health providing anti-TB services to IDPs in Nangarhar province. Long-standing partnership for health system strengthening.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GIZ/DETA for agriculture projects in Baghlan including spring and summer vegetable production projects. GIZ-DETA awarded ORCD a certificate of recognition for outstanding performance. Projects funded by the Federal Republic of Germany.
• MSI Reproductive ChoicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with MSI Reproductive Choices for reproductive health programs and assessments in Afghanistan.
• HealthNet TPOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with HealthNet TPO for strengthening the Afghan health system, including the Kabul Urban Health Project, and joint implementation of women's empowerment programs with EU funding.
• FHI 360coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with FHI 360 for implementing Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) in selected villages of Sar-e Pul and Zabul provinces. ORCD serves as implementing partner under this contract.
• Colombo PlanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Colombo Plan for development programs in Afghanistan.
• Aga Khan FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation of projects with Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in Baghlan Province. Aga Khan Foundation has issued an appreciation letter recognizing ORCD's contributions.
• Counterpart InternationalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with Counterpart International (with USAID funding) for implementing women's empowerment and awareness programs in Daikundi Province, including community mobilization, training, and development of TV and radio spots in line with Afghan Ministry of Women Affairs guidelines.
• Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), AfghanistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for BPHS delivery, serving approximately 37% of Afghanistan's population. ORCD facilitates BPHS in Ghazni, Sar-e Pul, Zabul, and Kabul Urban areas. ORCD also serves as elected Co-Chair of the Health Cluster under MoPH stewardship.
• Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContractual relationship for delivery of National Solidarity Program (NSP) and Citizen Charter in multiple provinces. ORCD achieved the first successful NSP rollout in Paktika Province's history.
• King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international donor relationship for humanitarian assistance and relief programs in Afghanistan, bringing significant funding to support health and nutrition programs.
• Islamic Relief USAstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational donor partnership for humanitarian programs in Afghanistan, part of ORCD's network of significant international funding relationships.
• Action for HumanitystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational donor relationship for humanitarian and development programs, contributing to ORCD's diversified funding base.
• ILM UKminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational donor partnership for humanitarian programs.
• University of New South Wales (UNSW), AustraliastrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerORCD, in partnership with UNSW, won a competitive bid from Marie Stopes International for assessment of MSI programs in Afghanistan. ORCD serves as Lead Partner with technical expertise from UNSW, conducting mixed qualitative and quantitative assessments over three months.
• Ministry of Women Affairs (MoWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORCD signed an MOU with the Ministry of Women Affairs for cooperation in improving the situation of women and ending violence against women in Laghman and Baghlan provinces. The Minister of Women Affairs sent a recognition letter for ORCD's efforts in eliminating gender-based violence.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BRAC: One of the world's largest development NGOs with significant Afghanistan operations in health, education, and livelihoods. Comparable in combining community-driven development, microfinance, and health services at national scale.
• Aga Khan Foundation: Established international development foundation working in Afghanistan on rural development and health. Has jointly implemented projects with ORCD in Baghlan Province and represents a comparable donor-funded NGO model with broader geographic reach.
• CARE International: Large international humanitarian organization with Afghanistan operations spanning women's empowerment, health, and emergency response. Comparable model of UN and bilateral donor-funded program implementation.
• Mercy Corps: Major international humanitarian NGO with long-standing Afghanistan presence, working across health, food security, and economic recovery. Comparable donor-funded program delivery model at significantly larger scale.
• FHI 360: Large international development organization that contracts ORCD as implementing partner for Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS). Comparable in delivering donor-funded health and WASH programs in fragile contexts.

Direct peers

• ACTED: French humanitarian and development NGO operating in Afghanistan with a similar model of grant-funded, multi-sector program delivery across health, WASH, livelihoods, and emergency response.
• MSI Reproductive Choices: International reproductive health NGO that partners with ORCD for reproductive health programs and assessments in Afghanistan. Comparable as a donor-funded service delivery NGO focused on health outcomes.
• Concern Worldwide: International humanitarian NGO with active Afghanistan programming in health, livelihoods, and emergency response. Similar profile as multi-donor implementer in fragile and conflict-affected settings.
• Counterpart International: US-based international development NGO that partners with ORCD on USAID-funded women's empowerment programs in Daikundi. Operates a similar model of donor-funded program implementation through local partnerships in Afghanistan.
• HealthNet TPO: Dutch-affiliated health-focused NGO active in Afghanistan, including the Kabul Urban Health Project alongside ORCD. Both deliver BPHS, women's empowerment, and health system strengthening through similar government and UN partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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