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Suspension of SCA leaves thousands without orthopedic aids
News Habibullah has been waiting for a prosthetic leg since SCA’s activities were suspended.
SCA pauses all activities in Afghanistan
News The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan is pausing all its activities in Afghanistan. This is in response to a decree from the Islamic Emirate Afghanistan (IEA) which called for the suspension of all "Sweden’s activities".
SCA conference: Afghanistan beyond humanitarian support – navigating challenges and opportunities
News SCA is organising its biennial international conference in Stockholm on 30th November, 2023. The conference will gather experts, policymakers, civil society, and academia to discuss the latest developments in Afghanistan.
SCA condemns the continued closure of girls’ schools in Afghanistan
News For a second school year, secondary schools in Afghanistan have opened without the presence of girls.
Statement on the decision to ban women NGO workers in Afghanistan
News The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) is profoundly concerned by the recent announcement of the de facto authorities (DFA) that women are no longer allowed to work with national and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Following only four days after the suspension of women’s rights to attend higher education, the ban on women NGO […]
SCA inaugurates two construction projects in Speen Ghar district of Nangarhar province
News SCA’s Jalalabad Regional Management office inaugurated pipe scheme and Disaster Risk Reduction projects under ABADIE project in Speen Ghar district as worth of around 20 million Afs.
We did not have economical backup, so we created Self-Help Group
News In Moqor district of Ghazni province, 20 women with disabilities or the ones whose family members have disabilities, have come together and created Rana Self-Help Group to have economical security. This group was created in 2020 with the financial assistance of the European Union under BACEDA (Building Active Citizenship and Equality for Persons with Disabilities […]
The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan Established a Midwifery Training Center in 4 provinces of Afghanistan
News The political transition in August 2021 has brought many challenges and restrictions, especially in the healthcare sector. Despite all the challenges, SCA continues to provide healthcare services in Afghanistan. SCA established a midwifery training center in Parwan, Nuristan, Samangan and Panjshir Provinces where the entrance examination for the Community Midwifery Education (CME) was conducted by […]
Swedish Committee for Afghanistan helps earthquake-affected families
News Following the devastating earthquake in the southeastern provinces of Afghanistan, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) distributed aid packages including In-kind Food Baskets, Non-Food Items, Hygiene Items, and Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance to 500 affected families worth a total of 225,000 US dollars after a rapid assessment at the scene. The United Nation Development Program (UNDP) […]