2008

Sida Director General
visited SCA in the north

Kabul, November 18, 2008

In the fairly safe northern Balkh province Anders Nordström, the Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), visited SCAs orthopaedic workshop in Mazar-e Sharif. SCA have similar workshops in Taloqan, Ghazni and Jalalabad. They all provide orthopaedic appliances and mobility aids to improve disabled individuals physical mobility and self reliance.

All over Afghanistan Sida supports the SCA education programme along with the SCA midwifery school and healthcare programme.
Click here to read more about the Sida cooperation strategy.

European network
for Afghanistan

Kabul, November 14, 2008

A few years ago SCA together with selected European organisation focusing on Afghanistan created the network ENNA – European Network of NGOs for Afghanistan. The aim with network is to influence and advocate the European policy on Afghanistan. ENNA has a special interest in problems and opportunities on rebuilding the Afghan civil society and how the war torn country can evolve.
Read more about ENNA on www.ennanet.eu

Good news on CBR
conference final day

Kabul, November 4, 2008

The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan hosted the Second National Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) conference in Kabul Management Office (KMO), Afghanistan. During the final day of the conference the participants received great news since the draft of law for disables were passed by the senate. » Read more...

SCA hosts Afghanistans
second CBR conference

Kabul, November 3, 2008

Today the second National Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) conference opened in Swedish Committees Kabul Management Office (KMO). » Read more...

Satellite chat between Afghan and European students

Kabul, September 23, 2008

For the third time Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) and the British charity organization Afghan Connection organized a conference for students and teachers participating in the Twin school Project. By using satellite conference equipment the Afghan and European students had a real time conversation. » Read more...

Mother and child life savers graduated

Kabul, August 27, 2008

Afghanistan has the second worst maternal mortality rate in the world. The graduation of 23 midwifes in Wardak, a remote province in the central of Afghanistan, is an important step towards decreased child mortality. » Read more...

Afghanistan's first Olympic medal

Kabul, August 20, 2008

SCA congratulates Afghanistan for its first Olympic Medal ever.
On Wednesday the 20th of August Mr. Rohullah Nikpai won the bronze medal in men's 58-kg taekwondo, beating flyweight world champion Juan Antonio Ramos.
Two competitors in athletics and two in taekwondo represented Afghanistan in the Beijing Olympics.

SCA staff reinforces Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission

Kabul, August 9, 2008

In the province of Nangarhar SCA together with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has started a simple but unique project to detect and prevent violations against human rights. » Read more...