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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) […]

SCA distributes aid packages to 500 affected families in Paktika province

Press release Following the earthquake in Paktia province, the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)  distributes 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 25 million Afghanis after a rapid assessment at the scene. The SCA’s Country Director, Daniel Madhani, expresses his condolences to […]

Ghazni Social Disables Association advocates for a significant achievement under BACEDA

News Ghazni Social Disables Association conducted a series of advocacy efforts under the Building Active Citizenship and Equality for Persons with Disabilities in Afghanistan (BACEDA) project with more than ten governmental and non-governmental entities to seek assistance and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.

SCA’s Country Director visits SCA activities in Wardak province

News SCA's Country Director Mr. Daniel Madhani visited SCA's Wardak Regional Management Office (WRMO), Maidan Shahr Provincial Hospital, and the Community Midwifery School in Maidan Shahr. Mr. Madhani visited the departments of neonatal and maternity care, maternal and child health, emergency wards, child malnutrition, and laboratory sections of the provincial hospital