Community Profiles

The Community Profiles provide a grounds-eye-view of the 30 communities Samuel Hall are working in for the Afghanistan Energy Survey.

The communities range across 5 different provinces with vastly different energy infrastructures and socio-economic demographics. They include urban, peri-urban and rural areas. Many of the communities Samuel Hall are working in do not appear on public maps, let alone have prior details of energy usage, sources, consumption patterns and perspectives.

The Community Profiles reveal new information that constitute an exciting source of data. This data also shapes and enhances the research being conducted in the communities now and in the future.

From villages that use small solar panels, mountain thorns and animal dung in the high mountains of Daikundi to urban businesses that use multiple energy inputs from grid and non-grid sources in Kabul, the Community Profiles present a snapshot of the communities that Samuel Hall are working with and conducting research in.

Disclaimer - Information and data was gathered through a mixture of key informant interviews, observation and background research, with cross-verification and triangulation against other information sources wherever possible. Key informants often used estimations and best-knowledge on various discussion points. There has also been translations between Dari, Pashto and English. The findings and interpretations do not necessarily represent the views of Samuel Hall, nor can the accuracy of the data be guaranteed.

GPS points, especially outside of Kabul, may not exactly match exact locations in base-map overlays.

Notes - The national currency of Afghanistan, Afghanis are usually quoted for prices. Afghanis are sometimes shortened to the colloquial 'Afs'. While the currency fluctuates, US$1 is approximate 70 Afs at the time of the completion of the Community Profiles.

Privacy - This is an internal project site. All data, including maps and GPS coordinates, photography and information should remain confidential to protect the safety of research participants, communities and key informants.