Afghanistan

Interview Bacha Khan: Lessons from the past

Ali Gohar, founder of Just Peace International in Peshawar, Pakistan, recently shared with us one of the inspirations for his work – the life story of Bacha Khan. A pacifist Pashtun leader from the early 20th century who strove to transform not just his own Pashtun society but the whole of India. He used rigorous nonviolence and drew hundreds of thousands of followers into his movement despite harrassment, assault and torture from the British colonial regime, and against the backdrop of being in a country ruled by a foreign regime. Read more >>>

Health and Rehabilitation Program for Afghanistan (HRPA)

Vision for Afghanistan To have a free democratic, healthy and green Afghanistan based on social justice and absence of violence against women and children. Health & Rehabilitation Program for Afghanistan (HRPA) is aiming to improve the standard of living for the disadvantaged members of the Afghan society such as women and children, orphans, widows and [...] Read more >>>

Cooperation Center for Afghanistan (CCA – MZR)

History of the CCA CCA was established in, 1990 by a group of Afghan volunteer intellectuals during the struggle against the installed Kabul regime and Soviet invasion force as a project to protect human rights, sovereignty and the integrity and historical values of Afghanistan, applying methods such as conflict resolution and family mediation programmes. Vision [...] Read more >>>

Bureau for Reconstruction & Development (BRD)

BRD’s vision is a sustainable Afghan society. Accordingly, the organisation pursues four key programmes fostering human rights, civil society, government, and the local economy, while capacity building is the central theme across all of the programmes. A major part of BRD’s strategy is to work in collaboration with the local community, partners, international and local [...] Read more >>>

Afghanistan: Conflict Profile

Afghanistan has long been used as a battleground for strategic wars by larger external powers. This is in part due to its geographic position between the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia.  In addition, the fragmented and polarised nature of Afghan society, which is made up of many different ethnic groups, has lead to [...] Read more >>>

Afghan Women Skills Development Centre (AWSDC)

The Afghan Women Skills Development Centre (AWSDC) was established in 1999 by a group of committed Afghan women, with the aim of reducing the suffering of Afghan women and children through promotion of peace and initiation of rehabilitation and development projects. AWSDC exists to reinforce the sustainable development process of Afghan women and children. They want [...] Read more >>>

Sanayee Development Organization (SDO)

Sanayee Development Organization (SDO) was established in 1990 to work towards serving vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the sectors of education, peacebuilding, community development and community health, in rural areas of Afghanistan.  Its participatory and community-based approaches to development single out SDO as one of the leading peace and development agencies in Afghanistan. The name of the [...] Read more >>>

Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA)

Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan (HAWCA) was established in 1999 to encourage the active participation of women in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. HAWCA is dedicated to working for the social well-being of all peoples, with a particular focus on women and children who live in Afghanistan or in refugee communities in [...] Read more >>>

Cooperation for Peace and Unity (CPAU)

Since 1996 Cooperation for Peace and Unity (CPAU) has been working towards creating a sustainable culture of peace in Afghanistan through active peacebuilding and peace education programmes. Part of CPAU’s work over the last few years has been supporting the Farza Peace Council which, amid almost daily reports of death and violence, deals with the ordinary [...] Read more >>>

Afghanistan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo)

The Afghanistan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) was developed as partnership between Afghan civil society and Swiss Peace, and began operating in 2002. ACSFo, being a major civil society forum, improves the coordination between Afghan civil society; bridging the gap between citizens and the Afghan government. ACSFo works for the inclusion of civil society in bringing stability, peace, [...] Read more >>>