DAARTT (Danish Assistance to Afghan Rehabilitation and Technical Training) has been working in Afghanistan since 2004 with construction of schools. The school construction work now carried out by DAARTT was initially started by DACAAR (Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees). DACAAR was established in 1984.  In 2004, the Building Programme was separated from DACAAR, and hence staff and all school construction activities were transferred to DAARTT.  

DAARTT objectives: The aim is to provide a quality learning environment conducive for children in primary school grades. In addition to school construction this includes the provision of school furniture and relevant teaching materials.

Geography: DAARTT activities currently cover 6 of the 34 provinces in Afghanistan.

DAARTT and the Afghan Government: DAARTT works closely with the Afghan Ministry of Education, and with the Department of Construction regarding mapping of schools, estimation and monitoring of the projects.

2004: With funding from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Danida, DAARTT constructed eight new schools in three provinces - Logar, Laghman and Nangarhar. Furthermore, DAARTT also completed a programme funded by the European Commission including rehabilitation of fourteen schools and construction of two new schools in Ghazni, Laghman and Khost Provinces.

2005-2007: With funding from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Danida, DAARTT constructed eight new schools in five provinces – Badakhshan, Samangan, Logar, Maidan Wardak and Nangarhar. Furthermore, DAARTT refurbished five schools in three provinces - Kabul, Badahkshan and Nangarhar.

Employees: DAARTT is based in Kabul and employs approximately 30 Afghans and one international.