In conclusion of the DFID-funded LANSA (Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia) project, conducted jointly by ECOA and SOAS University of London, two workshops were held in Bamyan on 8-9 July 2018, hosted and catered by Noorband Qala Hotel. The…
Sustainable Technology Conference
Up coming conference summarizing Women, Environment, and the Protection of Natural Resources in Central Highlands project sponsored by the Embassy of Finland.
Biogas in COAM Environment Center
Today the first ever prefab Bio-gas units arrived in Bamyan! Bio-gas units convert livestock dung in to gas for cooking. BORDA (the Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association) supplied COAM with a unit for demonsatration in the Bamyan Environment Center. This…
Hot off the Press: COAM launches its Beekeeping Training Curriculum for women beekeepers in Bamyan
After many months of developing and changing the curriculum, the final draft of the Beekeeping Training Programme- Basic level is published. The BEES team wanted this programme to be a fun learning experience while also teaching the complexities of beekeeping to a…
Earth Day in Bamyan
COAM’s new team member Lawrence Gray in action: providing a lecture on community based forestry to more than 50 students in the new library of Bamyan University to celebrate ‘Earth Day’.
A new logo for the Bamyan Beekeeping Association
COAM’s graphic designer volunteer, Evelyn Kitt, has produced a wonderful logo for the Bamyan Beekeeping Associations in Yawkalang and the Bamyan Center. Evelyn was supported through ideas and feedback by six ladies that will be managing the Association in the…
Full Membership with ACBAR
The 13th of March was another landmark date for COAM. Unanimously, it was accepted for membership with the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (ACBAR). The General Assembly meeting held in Kabul, and attended by 75 national…
BEES team meets with the biggest honey producers in Afghanistan
This week COAM met with the Director of Seasons Honey company, one of the biggest honey producing companies in Afghanistan. Mr. Manzoor Ahmad learnt beekeeping from his father and grandfather and then seven years ago, combined this knowledge with his…
The Oxford Microfinance Initiative on COAM, marketing and beekeeping.
Oxford Microfinance Initiative is a student-run consultancy providing a link between microfinance institutions and the Oxford student population. As part of a small team working for COAM, we have been involved in conducting research and developing a marketing strategy over…
COAM in the Linda Norgrove Foundation annual newsletter
COAM has been generously supported by the Linda Norgrove Foundation for two years and we are very grateful to their ongoing support and encouragement. The Linda Norgrove Foundation is a grant-giving trust that funds education, health and childcare for women…