Education

The back of a woman with pink shawl in front of houses and mountains.

“Our daughters are like birds without wings”

News September 17 marks five years since the Taliban regime closed schools to girls from the seventh grade. Since then, 2.6 million girls have been shut out from education beyond primary school. Fifteen Afghans share their perspectives on what the ban means – for them and for the country.

A man stands with his two young daughters in front of a fully loaded truck.

Refugee children gain access to education through new project

News Thanks to support from “Musikhjälpen”, (Music Aid) SC can launch a project that provides education to crisis-affected children in partnership with the Afghan organization COAR.

A man on a motorbike with three girls as passengers, in a dry Afghan landscape.

One Engaged Father, And a Reminder of How Change is Created

Development The story of Mia Khan is about an engaged father, but also about how sustainable development is created, writes Khalid Fahim, Head of Partnerships.

Afghanistan’s Maternal and Child Health at Breaking Point