Women Rights & Empowerment

Organization for Afghan Women Capacity and Knowledge

Who We Are

Organization for Afghan Women Capacity and Knowledge (OAWCK) is an independent, nonpolitical, nonsectarian, nonprofit organization, founded by group of social workers and right activists in 2009-10 in Kunar province of Afghanistan.

It is registered under # 1888 with the ministry of economy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. OAWCK developed its institutional and management capabilities with the passage of time and is one of the leading national organizations now.

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Mission

A gender inclusive, equitable, hunger free and healthy society through women social, economic and political empowerment, child rights protection, capacity building, WASH, Agri support & environmental protection, humanitarian assistance and renewable energy interventions.

Vision

To Protect, and Promote Women’s & Child Rights through Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2030.

Our Values

-Equality -Respect for cultural diversity -Accountobility & transparency -Commitment & Efficiency -Cooperation & Team Work

Mandate

OAWCK mandate is a gender inclusive, equitable, hunger free and healthy society through women social, economic and political empowerment, child rights protection, MHPSS counseling capacity building, WASH, Agri support & environmental protection, humanitarian assistance and renewable energy interventions

Short-term Objectives

1. To protect women & children against all forms of violence and to strive for the rights of women/child at all levels of the society through awareness, training, advocacy, media, friendly spaces, psychosocial support and legal assistance .
capacity of afghan women

To improve the capacity of afghan women for social, political and economic empowerment and raise awareness for ending violence against women and developing awareness of society on human rights, women rights and child rights.
Health & Hygiene

To improve the health & hygiene, WASH, mother & child neuration situation at individual, family and community level through basic health ,WASH, renewable energy , environmental protection and humanitarian assistance services.
Technical Capacity

To enhance the technical capacity of Afghan in agriculture, natural resource management and livestock management to ensure vulnerable families sustainable livelihood and food security.

Medium and Long Term Objectives

Objectives

To insure the protection of women/child right against all forms of violence and to strive for the rights of women/child at all levels of the society through awareness, training, advocacy, media, friendly spaces development, psychosocial support and legal assistance; rights monitoring and right reporting.

To provide services to women, girls and children particularly victims of violence and develop institutional coping mechanism for the survivors.

To work for poverty reduction through skill trainings, rural enterprise development, livestock management , natural resources management, renewable energy, Agri support and other income generation strategies.

To advocate with the government for integrated rural development, environment protection and basic health & sanitization projects for sustainable development while considering the gender inclusive approach.

To conduct research studies in different areas, such as, economic, social, agricultural, cultural, health, environment and other aspects of life for sustainable, peaceful and developed Afghanistan.

To conserve natural and cultural heritage to secure the needs of present and future generations

Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity.

Making efforts to achieve the highest quality standards with honesty.

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Promoting a culture of Cooperation and team work.

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Prioritizing quality.

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Enhancing coordination and networking.

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Accepting & facing challenges.

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We been collaborating with our target communities and stakeholders to design and implement projects that aim to bring about positive changes in the lives of our target people across the country since 2009-10.