Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization (AWEDO)
Women’s empowerment

Women’s Voice, Skills And Participation At The Center.

AWEDO works with Afghan women and girls to strengthen knowledge, confidence, participation and access to opportunities through community-informed and accountable programming.

Education & skills

Learning Pathways That Build Confidence And Opportunity.

Education, literacy, digital learning and vocational training are designed to help women and girls develop practical capabilities for daily life, employment and community participation.

Education & vocational training
Economic empowerment

Skills, Enterprise And Livelihood Opportunities For Women.

AWEDO supports practical livelihood skills, entrepreneurship readiness and market-oriented learning that can strengthen household resilience and women’s economic participation.

Women’s economic empowerment
Community accountability

Programs Shaped By Community Priorities And Responsible Practice.

Community consultation, safeguarding, feedback channels, monitoring and learning help AWEDO design programs that are relevant, respectful and responsive to changing needs.

Accountability & safeguarding
Who We Are

Afghan Women’s Empowerment And Development Organization

Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization (AWEDO) is an independent Afghan non-governmental and non-profit organization established in 2010. AWEDO is registered with the NGOs Department of the Ministry of Economy under license number 3259 and works to expand opportunities, protection and participation for women, girls and vulnerable communities.

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Afghan women participating in a community learning session
Focus areas

What We Do

Integrated programs connect immediate support with long-term skills, resilience and opportunity.

Afghan women participating in a community learning session

Women’s Empowerment

Supporting women’s leadership, confidence, rights awareness, meaningful participation and safer access to information and services through community-based engagement.

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Afghan girls and young women in an education setting

Education & Vocational Training

Expanding access to literacy, foundational education, digital learning and practical vocational skills that can support further learning, employability and independence.

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Afghan women participating in vocational sewing training

Women’s Economic Empowerment

Supporting entrepreneurship readiness, livelihood skills, basic business knowledge and links to opportunities that can strengthen women’s economic participation and household resilience.

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Humanitarian assistance activity

Humanitarian Assistance

Providing needs-informed humanitarian assistance, protection awareness, referrals and community feedback mechanisms for families affected by crisis, displacement and economic hardship.

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Women participating in a community awareness session

Prevention Of Violence

Promoting prevention, rights awareness, safer referral pathways, community dialogue and survivor-sensitive approaches that contribute to safer environments for women and girls.

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Where We Work

Our Coverage

AWEDO delivers services across Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Baghlan, Helmand, Ghazni, Parwan, Faryab and Kunduz.

AWEDO service coverage map of Afghanistan showing Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar, Herat, Balkh, Baghlan, Helmand, Ghazni, Parwan, Faryab and Kunduz
Collaboration

International Partners

Organizations presented in AWEDO’s international partnership portfolio.