Save the Children Sweden-Norway in Afghanistan fights for the rights of the Afghan children, within the following programme areas:
1) Education under the slogan: Better Education, Better Future
By cooperating with national, provincial, district and local education authorities, we work on quality improvement, inclusiveness and accessibility of education to all Afghan children, regardless of their tribe, gender, physical or psychological health.
Together with other Save the Children members under the QUITE project, we are working in 18 government schools in Sari Pul, Mazar-e-Sherif, Bamyan and Nangahar provinces.
Through eight partner organisations, we are supporting vulnerable children and children without access to government schools with basic literacy, primary education and vocational training.
In Nangahar province, we are also implementing primary education together with local Shuras (village committees).
2) Violence and Abuse against Children
By influencing the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Justice, we are working on an official ban on Physical and Humiliating Punishment (PHP) of all school children in Afghanistan.
Various campaigns on PHP have been launched in cooperation with officials and children themselves in the provinces where we are operational in.
We are also an active member of national and provincial CEPAN committees.
A Child Protection Network has been established in Nangahar province together with UNICEF for the prevention of child labour. This will be replicated in other provinces.
3) Child Participation
Several children’s media groups are working actively in four provinces in Afghanistan, to be able to have their voices and opinions heard in their communities. Children are also influencing their schools and local environment through child-to-child groups and by becoming members of PTAs.
4) Non-Discrimination
Through various means as by influencing authorities, research, dissemination of information and campaigns, we are fighting against discrimination against women, disabled and other underprivileged groups of the Afghan society.