About us
The Solidarity Committee for Afghanistan is a rights-based development organisation dedicated to the empowerment of women, children and people with disabilities in Afghanistan.
Organisation
The Solidarity Committee for Afghanistan is a non-governmental organisation, with no religious or political affiliations. We are a people-to-people movement, organising thousands of individual members across Sweden in solidarity with the Afghan people.
The board is appointed and held to account by our members at the Solidarity Committee annual general meeting. Our Secretary General, stationed at the Solidarity Committee head office in Stockholm, oversees all operations and reports to the board.
The Solidarity Committee sources of revenue include private and philanthropic fundraising as well as institutional grants. We have vast experience of partnering in funding-streams from bilateral and multilateral donors including Sida, EU, UN-agencies and the World Bank.
Our values
Responsiveness: We work in respectful cooperation with target groups to address their needs and legitimate demands with an emphasis on local ownership.
Impartiality: While upholding the duty to be inclusive and non‐discriminatory in our approach, we do not take sides in conflicts and do not support specific factions or parties representing various interests in society.
Equality: We promote equal opportunities and facilitate equal access to resources for all citizens, including women, girls, boys and people with disabilities.
Social Justice: We strive to be fair to all with whom we work. While working to affirm the rights of all individuals, we recognise that differences in gender, individual capabilities and identities give rise to varied needs and interests.
Integrity: We are true to our mission, maintaining honesty and transparency in all of what we do and say, upholding a spirit of openness and sharing with stakeholders, while always being prepared to be held to account for our actions.