{"id":"d5d03ee3-8b41-49ef-90a9-4ff3b2fa7c02","short_name":"sca_afghanistan","human_readable_name":"Swedish Committee for Afghanistan","dataset_count":2,"created_date":"2025-12-01T11:45:00+00:00","data_portal_url":"","default_licence_id":"odc-pddl","description":"The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) has been operational in Afghanistan since 1982. Currently, SCA operates in 19 out of 34 provinces in Afghanistan.  SCA presence in Afghanistan consists of the Kabul Management Office (KMO), five Regional Management Offices and two Liaison Offices. SCA receives funds from various international and private donors, mainly from the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida). With more than 8,000 Afghan employees, it is one of the largest organizations in Afghanistan. \nThe vision of SCA is an Afghanistan free from poverty, violence, and discrimination, where human rights are respected and all live-in dignity, enjoy equal opportunity and social justice. Our mission is to empower individuals, communities, and local organizations, primarily in rural areas and with particular focus on women, girls, boys and persons with disabilities, so that they may participate fully in society and influence their own development.\nSCA utilizes the Rights Based Approach in its humanitarian and development programming in the education, health, rural development, and disability sectors in rural and urban areas. SCA puts more emphasis on capacity development of individuals and organizations, including civil society organizations, with the aim of enhancing their capacity to advocate for their rights and supports empowerment and rights of women throughout its programs.","exclusions_policy_url":"","first_publication_date":"2023-08-19T06:22:00+00:00","hq_country":"AF","organisation_identifier":"AF-MOE-118","organisation_type":"21","region":"","reporting_source_type":"primary_source","website":"https://swedishcommittee.org/"}