...that 93% of those who use a mobile device say it enhances the quality of their life. [1] The State of Telecommunications and Internet in Afghanistan: Six Years Later (2006-2012). USAID Report. Online: http://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/1871/The%20State%20of%20Telecoms%20and%20Internet%20%20in%20Afghanistan%20(2006-2012)%20Low-Res.pdf....
...19, 2015 – The Asia Foundation has released the results of the eleventh annual Survey of the Afghan People, conducted by ACSOR-Surveys, Afghanistan’s largest survey research company founded with the assistance of D3 Systems, Inc. The Asia Foundation released the survey in Kabul on November 17th, and presented the findings at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. on November 19th. The results of the survey have been the subject...
...r focus on the August 20th presidential elections. It was conducted from June 17 to July 6, 2009 by 648 male and female interviewers in all of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces with a sample size of 6,406 and a margin of error of plus or minus 1.22%. The full results are available here. In addition to being covered by a wide variety of international news outlets such as Newsweek, AFP, Reuters and The Taipei Times the survey findings were featured on PBS...
...citing development means that urban surveys in Afghanistan can now be conducted on mobile devices as well as with pen and paper. RCS surveys can also be administered via tablet, on computers, or online. ACSOR looks forward to using this new technology in future projects when possible. For more information and key findings from the survey, please click here....
...also able to remember the segments she had appeared in during the test screenings. Zari debuted on Season Five of Baghch-e-Simsim shortly after ACSOR completed its testing and presented its report. Zari has received coverage in numerous international media outlets, including the New York Times, PBS News Hour, the BBC, and ABC News. [1] “Population, Ages 0-15, (% of Total),” World Bank Databank. Online: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.0...
...vent presentation, discussion, and question & answer session can be viewed online. The Asia Foundation held a follow-up event at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to discuss findings from the survey specifically related to the role of women in Afghan Society. As in previous years, the survey has received extensive coverage from international news media, including ABC News, Reuters, and U.S. News & World Report, as well as by Afghan me...
...issues, migration, and governance. The survey found that most Afghans continue to feel that the country is moving in the wrong direction, and more than a third would leave if they could, with insecurity, unemployment, and poor governance cited as the main reasons. Fear while voting or participating in a peaceful demonstration has also increased. However, the survey did find some hopeful signs: support for women’s access to education continues to i...
...e Asia Foundation has released findings from the 2019 installment of its annual Survey of the Afghan People, conducted by ACSOR-Surveys, Afghanistan’s largest survey research company, founded with the assistance of D3: Designs, Data, Decisions. Events to mark the release and present key findings were held both in Kabul and in Washington, DC at the U.S. Institute of Peace on December 3, 2019. Video of the full presentation, including introductory r...