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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1 647 973

Patients consulted SCA health care facilities during 2019.

4 324

Children with disabilities attend ordinary school classes with the support from SCA during 2019.

58%

Out of 94 604 students in SCA schools are girls in the year 2019.

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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COVID-19 Weekly Update: JRMO

22 June

The Education programme has conducted COVID-19 public awareness sessions for CBE Headteachers in Mehtarlam district of Laghman province.

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When the United States wants to silence the ICC, our voices are needed in support

18 June

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan has repeatedly brought attention to the dire situation facing the civilian population of Afghanistan, where crime

SCA’s resources and response to COVID-19 is intact in Wardak region

17 June

The SEHATMANDI project in Wardak provides health services to over 650,000 people in 2000 villages through 78 health facilities including newly esta

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16 June

در چند دهه اخیر، زنان بیشترین آسیب را در زمینه تعلیم وتربیه متحمل شده اند.

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