The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA, sv, Svenska Afghanistankommittén, SAK) is a Swedish
non-governmental foreign aid organisation active in
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. The organisation was formed in 1980, as a reaction to the
Soviet invasion. The SCA has been active in Afghanistan since 1982. The SCA is politically and religiously neutral with a goal to help Afghanistan to become a peaceful and stable country where human rights are respected, rural communities are empowered and all Afghans have the right and opportunity to democratic participation in the governance of their country.
The SCA's work encompasses programmes for education, health, support to persons with disabilities and rural development. SCA has more than 8 000 employees, of whom more than 99 percent are Afghans. SCA's main target group is the rural population, specifically women, girls and persons with disabilities. Operations include
capacity building
Capacity building (or capacity development, capacity strengthening) is the improvement in an individual's or organization's facility (or capability) "to produce, perform or deploy". The terms ''capacity building'' and ''capacity development'' ha ...
,
advocacy
Advocacy is an Action (philosophy), activity by an individual or advocacy group, group that aims to influence decision making, decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to infl ...
and service delivery. The work is always conducted in close cooperation with the local population. The main administrative office in Afghanistan is located in the capital of
Kabul
Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...
. Field operations are carried out in 17 provinces organised from five regional offices in
Mazar-i-Sharif
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Taloqan
Taloqan (Persian, also transcribed Taleqan or Taluqan) is the capital of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. It is located in the Taluqan District. The population was estimated as 196,400 in 2006.
In 2021, the Taliban gained control ...
,
Ghazni
Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...
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Jalalabad and
Wardak.
References
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Swedish Committee for Afghanistan'
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SCA Annual Report 2021'
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Organizations established in 1980
Development charities based in Sweden
Foreign charities operating in Afghanistan
Organisations based in Kabul
Afghanistan–Sweden relations