Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC)
The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) was established in June 2002 with the mandate to develop sustainable, independent, national capacity for the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan. The commission is lead by 11 commissioners and has 5 sections, Human Rights Education, Women’s Rights, Child Rights, Monitoring and Investigation and Transitional Justice. The role of the Child Rights section is to coordinate, protect and monitor children’s situation. The section has one Commissioner, one Programme Officer with five branches across the country. Under the project, Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, AIHRC works for protection and promotion of children’s rights by awareness raising, monitoring, advocacy and lobbying, and investigation of cases of violation of child rights in Afghanistan.
Afghan Street-Working Children New Approach (ASCHIANA)
The Afghan Street-Working Children New Approach (ASCHIANA) was set up in 1995 to assess the needs of vulnerable, working and street-working children and to assist their parents and families to promote the well-being of their children in accordance with the basic rights of the child. Under the project Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, ASCHIANA provides formal primary education and skills training to street working children (both girls and boys) through educational and vocational training centers. The organisation aims to develop the full potential of these children while assisting them to integrate into the society.
Afghan Women and Children Development Organisation (AWCDO)
The Afghan Women and Children Development Organisation (AWCDO) is a non–political, non-religious, non-governmental and non- profitable local organisation working on the issue of reintegration of war affected children. Its main target group includes children who are vulnerable to trafficking or are victims of trafficking, child soldiers and street working children. AWCDO promotes the welfare of these children, assisting them to integrate into the society and resume their normal life. The organisation creates awareness on the UNCRC, child sexual abuse and child trafficking. It works with children’s networks, their parents and government employees. Under Youth Re-integration project for Afghanistan, AWCDO provides formal and non-formal education and vocational training to 150 children affected by war.
Blind Roshan Delan Afghanistan Association (BRAA)
Established in 1996, the Blind Roshan Delan Afghanistan Association (BRAA) provides support to visually impaired Afghan people in order to enable them to be self sufficient and beneficial members of the society. BRAA has more than 1000 visually impaired members. Under the project Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, BRAA helps realise the rights of visually impaired children in Afghanistan while enabling them to become an active, independent and contributing members of the society.
Children’s led media groups (four groups)
Since 2002, four child led media groups have been initiated and established in order to facilitate children’s participation in decisions that affects their lives. In these groups, the children are provided media skills in print and electronic journalism. The media products created by the child journalists help Save the Children in advocating with policy makers on child rights issues, together with children.
Darwaz Rehabilitation and Service Association (DRSA)
The Darwaz Rehabilitation and Services Association (DRSA) is a non-governmental organisation committed to alleviation of human suffering by providing basic services to vulnerable people especially children, using community based approaches. Under the Save the Children Sweden-Norway’s Youth Re-integration project for Afghanistan, the organisation re-integrates children affected by war by providing them basic education and vocational training.
Family Welfare Focus/ Hearing Impaired Foundation of Afghanistan (FWF/HIFA)
The Family Welfare Focus/Hearing Impaired Foundation of Afghanistan (FWF/HIFA) provides education and vocational training to the hearing impaired in order to improve their living standards. The FWF/HIFA works to ensure that following the UNCRC, all children enjoy equal rights with respect to life, dignity, education and health. This is the only local NGO that has professionals who understand the sign language. In all, the organisation has over ten years of experience in working with hearing impaired children.
Under the project, Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, the organisation works to develop the full potential of hearing impaired children and assists them in integrating into the mainstream education system. It stimulates community involvement towards integration of children with disability and street and working children, by raising awareness in the communities and among government employees about the UNCRC and gender, while promoting the practical implementation of the UNCRC. The FWF/HIFA also engages with the children to develop their full potential to protect themselves from all forms of abuse and exploitation.
Just for Afghan Capacity and Knowledge (Jack)
The Just for Afghan Capacity and Knowledge (JACK) is a non-profitable, non-political and non-governmental organisation established in 2000 committed to build the capacity of Afghan people especially women and children, thereby enabling them to participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives. The goal of JACK is to assist women and children to acquire greater knowledge, resources and through it to influence social attitude and behaviour to address women’s and children’s concerns and development. Under the project, Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, JACK provides formal basic education to girls and boys who do not have access to any education facilities in Kalakan and Taloqan districts.
Social Volunteers Foundation (SVF)
The Social Volunteers Foundation (SVF) is a non-political, non-governmental and non-profitable local organisation established 1998 to help and assist poor and marginalised children. This is done by providing children literacy, vocational training and UNCRC and gender training. Under the project, Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, the organisation provides formal primary education and skills training to street working children (both girls and boys). Many more girls are also involved through two educational and vocational training centers and ten home based schools.
The Welfare Association for the Development of Afghanistan (WADAN)
(WADAN) is a non-political, non-sectarian, non-governmental and non-profit indigenous organisation working in the areas of community based primary education, community mobilisation and empowerment, developing local leadership, civil education, gender, children and women rights and drug awareness and addicts’ rehabilitation. Besides the main office in Kabul, it has four operational regional offices in Jalalabad, Qandahar, Kunduz and Gardiz. Under the project, Better Education, Better Future for Afghanistan, it provides primary education to girls and boys who do not have access to any education facilities in Laghman and Nangahar provinces. The idea is to build children’s full potential and confidence and assist them in integrating into the mainstream education system. It also raises awareness on UNCRC and gender in the target community and among local authorities, while promoting the Convention’s practical implementation.