زموږ کیسې. د دوامداره پراختیا اهدافو په لور زموږ د کار په اړه نور معلومات ترلاسه کړئ.

At night, when the river rose, families would stay awake, worried that floodwaters could reach their homes and threaten their lives and livelihoods.“We could not sleep at night because we were afraid of the floods,” said Arbab Azeem, the 60-year-old village leader. “We feared that the water would destroy our homes and affect our lives.”The risk was particularly acute for families living close to the riverbank. Among them is 38-year-old Zahra (name changed to protect the interviewee’s identity and privacy), a single mother of six children. Her husband died six years ago, when their youngest child was only two months old.Zahra remembers how floodwaters repeatedly reached the area around her home, damaging building foundations and lower sections of structures. The threat also made families reluctant to repair or improve their houses.“People were afraid to invest in their homes because they did not know when another flood would come,” she explained.A newly constructed river protection wall is helping to change that.The wall is designed to help manage floodwaters and protect homes and other essential assets in the village. For residents, its value extends beyond the physical structure. It offers a greater sense of security and confidence about the future.According to Arbab Azeem, the protection extends not only to homes, but also to agricultural land, roads and electricity infrastructure and most importantly, to people's lives.For Zahra, the intervention also brought an unexpected economic benefit. Her son was among local community members who found temporary employment during construction.For other residents, the work provided an opportunity to earn an income without leaving their families. Arbab Azeem explained that many community members had previously travelled to neighbouring countries, including Iran, in search of daily-wage work. “During the construction, they could stay in the village, work, earn an income and help protect their own community,” he said.The experience gave local residents a direct role in an intervention that benefits their own homes, land and community.For Zahra, the protection wall means she can look at her home with less fear of what the next rainy season may bring. For Arbab Azeem, it means a community that can sleep more peacefully at night.The river remains part of life in Khalifa Rahmat village. But with stronger protection now in place, residents have greater confidence that their homes, livelihoods and families are better prepared for future floodsSupported through the Infrastructure for Basic Needs (IBN) Project and implemented by UNOPS, the intervention reflects a community-based approach to recovery, helping protect homes, livelihoods and essential infrastructure while creating opportunities for local people to contribute to rebuilding their own communities.