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Our projects

Education, infrastructure and emergency aid: we fund clearly identified projects that improve people’s lives directly and in the long term. The work itself is carried out by the people on the ground.

Current project

This is where your donations are going right now.

The new school building in Siaqol with its bright blue facade, building materials and boulders in front and barren mountains in the background.
Ongoing

A new school for Siaqol

Education is at the heart of our current project. In the mountain village of Siaqol, we are building a new, larger school for around 70 girls and boys – with electricity, heating and separate toilets for boys and girls.

Location
Siaqol, Ghazni
Period
Since August 2025
Children and teenagers
around 70
Construction began
August 2025

Latest update · August 2026

The first two construction phases are complete

Completed projects

What we have already achieved together with the people on the ground.

  • Opening of the renovated bridge – men and teenagers from the village stand behind a red ribbon, with a Compassion in the Right Place banner in front of them.
    Completed

    Location:Mountain valley near Balna Shabbakhair, GhazniPeriod:Summer to November 2024

    A new bridge for an Afghan mountain valley

    In the mountain valley near Balna Shabbakhair, the people of the village completely renovated a second bridge over the summer of 2024, funded by our donations. It was opened in November 2024.

  • The new bridge from below – wooden beams rest on a stone wall, with two young men standing in front.
    Completed

    Location:Balna Shabbakhair, GhazniPeriod:2023

    A new bridge for Balna Shabbakhair

    In 2023, we built a bridge near the village of Balna Shabbakhair that withstands even the spring snowmelt. It allows people to reach the neighbouring village, the school and medical facilities.

  • A man stands between sacks of fuel and stovepipes in front of destroyed mud houses; there are tents in the background.
    Completed

    Location:Khaja Sarbur, HeratPeriod:December 2023

    Winter aid after the earthquakes in Herat

    After several powerful earthquakes struck Herat Province in October 2023, we provided 16 families in the village of Khaja Sarbur with stoves and fuel for the winter in December 2023.

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We are still raising funds to complete the school in Siaqol. Support us and help provide the girls and boys with a better learning environment!

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CH94 8080 8003 8751 4899 4

Compassion in the Right Place
Raiffeisenbank Zürcher Oberland

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