The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) |

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan has been working in Afghanistan for more than thirty-nine years. We have more than 6,000 employees working in different parts of the country.

This is what we do

Healthcare

Throughout the year 2019, SCA received more than 1.6 million patient consultations, 49% of whom were women.

In 2019, SCA supported 522 communities in Wardak, Kunduz, Jawzjan, Balkh, Samangan and Nangarhar, providing advice on local council formation, representatives’ elections, development planning, budgeting, service delivery and advocacy

Rural Livelihood

In 2019, SCA facilitated 652 community-based savings groups, and 12 producer groups, providing training, microloans and investment strategy support.

Education

In 2019, 76,118 (girls 44,795; boys 31,323) of students enrolled in SCA-supported schools were attending schools. Up to 25% of all students attending CBE schools in Afghanistan were directly supported by the SCA Education Programme.

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Press release

Women are the real heroes of Afghanistan

10 March

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan celebrated International Women's Day today on March 10, 2021. around 200 staff from the Kabul and regional offices of SCA participated in the event. The programme was held in an open space at the Kabul management office maintaining covid 19 preventive measures.