Freedom from poverty, violence and discrimination

SCA works for a better future for Afghanistan, where human rights are respected and all citizens live in dignity, enjoy equal opportunity and social justice.

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2 918 077

Patients consulted SCA health care facilities during 2018.

2 359

Children with disabilities attend ordinary school classes with the support from SCA during 2018.

58%

Out of 87 661 students in SCA schools are girls in the year 2018.

This is what we do

Healthcare

Throughout the year 2018, SCA received more than 2.9 million patient consultations, 58% of whom were women.

Community Governance

In 2018, SCA supported 973 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 2018, SCA facilitated 748 community-based savings groups, and 22 producer groups, providing training, microloans and investment strategy support.

Education

In 2018, 77631 children had access to education, 74879 children out of them were under community based education (CBE) in 2653 classes and 2752 children with disability were in 647 mainstreamed school. Fifty-nine percent of them were girls.

Our focus

We concentrate on most vulnerable groups in Afghanistan

Rural communities

We work to ensure that people in rural areas have the opportunity to support themselves and to control their own development.

Women

In recent years the situation has improved in many ways, but women still face considerable discrimination and violence.

People with disabilities

More than 23,000 people received physiotherapy. More than 13,000 received orthopedic devices by SCA services in 2018.

Children

About half of the Afghanistan’s population is children under the age 15 and over 3 million of children are faced with different dangers.

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Story of a young man who left home to study

10 February

Baz Mohammad Hanifi, 20 is forced by insecurities and his disability to leave his home and start traveling to study.

Special Education in Taloqan

3 February

The teaching is conducted in both speech and sign language, and there is also a so-called Braille typewriter for the visually impaired.

Men and Boys Engagement for Gender Equality in Afghanistan

9 January

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan convened a conference entitled "Sharing Learning and Experiences: Men and Boys Engagement for Gender Equality in

SCA inaugurates two newly built pipe scheme projects in Kunar province

9 January

SCA inaugurated 2 new pipe scheme projects in Shegal district of Kunar province, worth of 3,2 million Afs. The project's upgrading works were star

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