Transparency Portal Training Report Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Transparency Portal training was organized and conducted on 16 June 2020 in Directorate of Economy (DoE) hall, Badakhshan province. The training has been started by one of the participants in the verses of Holy Quran after the recitation, Mr. Sayed Akbar Quriashi the provincial program officer of the Organization of Fast Relief and Development (OFRD) and the representative of Free Election and Transparency Watch Organization, welcomed all the guests and asked the participants, Knowing each other for the sake of better cognition and/or introduction. and provided the training to the employees on the transparency portal. The training was intended to confer and train all the participants in order to know how to use the transparency portal website to save more information regarding mining and extractives in Badakhshan province. And discussed concerns, issues and the challenges existed in the mining sector and elaborated on the ideas and opinions regarding upcoming plans and it’s processed in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. the Directorate of Mining and Petroleum (DoMP) employees raise their voice for transparency in the mining and extractive sector and mentioned that they will be trying their level best to utilize the mentioned process for an accurate data entry and a good system within the directorate of mining and petroleum of Badakhshan province; during the training a huge discussion took place among the participants and the Organization of Fast Relief and Development (OFRD) and Free Elections Transaparncy Watch Organization (FETWO) representatives, the overall training has been stated to train all the participants of related sectors and directorates and discussed about the transaparancy portal and exchange ideas on how to create transparency and to hold more information regarding mines, companies working in this area in Badakhshan province and how to increase the private companies contribution and coordination in this sector, OFRD and FETWO organizations both tried their level best for all the employees in order to encourage them to use the transparency portal as best tool for mining. and also let them know that through such kinds of training they can improve their capacaty, the training was also accumulated using the DoMP employees and other participants’ comments and feedbacks regarding their role in each aspect of the mining sector. Following are the points that has been discussed and delivered to the participants during the training:• Provided information regarding the licenses of the companies working in mining sector.• How many liceses are registered and are in the peneding in portal.• How many licenses are being canceld.• How much revenues and taxes has been payed to the government.• Finding information regarding the owners of the companies that are working in this sector.• Providing Instruction regarding the geographical information of the mining.• Genrelay providing information about the transaparancy portal website to the CSOs, Directorate of Mining and Petroluem (DoMP) and other related directorates.• More information to the CSOS, and the people regarding this website will increase their trust in this sector.Follwing are the participants who has been participated in transparency portal training
Number Name Organization1 Marzia Ahmad Yaar Directorate of Women Affiars (DoMP)2 Ilaha Directorate of Women Affiars (DoMP)3 Abdul Hafiz Directorate of Youth Affiars (DoYA)4 Mohammad Azim Directorate of Youth Affiars (DoYA)5 Sanaullah Ayobi Directorate of Mining and Petroluem (DoMP)6 Niamatullah  Directorate of Mining and Petroluem (DoMP)7 Naveed Rahmani Civil Sosiety Organization (CSO)8 Zabihullah Civil Sosiety Organization (CSO)9 Irfan Ul Din Directorate of Economy (DoE)10 Samiullah Directorate of Economy (DoE)11 Ms. Lila Civil Sosiety Organization (CSO)
Organozation of Fast Relief and Development (OFRD) and Free Election and Transaparancy Watch Organization (FETWO) both has mentioned that we will be keeping such trainings to increase the capacaties of all employees of the directorate of mining and petroleum of Badakhshan province furthermore on transaparancy portal, and we also try our level best to provide the awareness raising programs lobby and advocacy on mining and paving ways for people to live in a safe and decent livelihood in mining areas.It was also declared that Afghanistan still faces a wide range of challenges, and there are developments, and opportunities in extractive sectors and the contracts should be signed with national and international companies for professional and technical extraction of mining and also involve local council, community people, youths, CSOs, and the rest of others for raising awareness among the communities near to the mining arias and be cooperative with government and private campanies. Therefore, the Free Election and Transparency Watch Organization (FETWO) and the Organization of Fast Relief and Development (OFRD), worked together to tackle the mentioned issues. In order to strengthen capacity of the CSOs, DoMP employees and other related directorates.