Afghan Women’s Educational Centre (AWEC) is a non profit, non 

political and non governmental women headed national NGO established 

by a group of professional Afghan women in Islam Abad capital city 

of Pakistan in the year 1991 in order to provide services to Afghan 

refugees (women and children) and then AWEC expanded its activities 

to Peshawar in the year 1998 and finally shifted to Kabul Province, 

capital city of Afghanistan in the year 2002 after Taliban government.

Currently AWEC has one head office located in Kabul province and 

four regional offices in Paktia, Mazar e sharif, Wardak, Faryab 

provinces plus one school in Islam Abad which is providing Education 

to Afghan refugee children in Islam Abad city of Pakistan.

1.To increase social consciousness and support in social 

development by creating support                                

networks and increase social work

2.To work for socio economic development in rural      

community through creation of community centres

3.To increase self-sufficiency among women through income 

generating projects and skill development initiatives

4.To improve living condition of the marginalized group of 

women and street working children 

5.To improve health and psycho-social well being                     

among women and children 

Establishing an environment, where women and children can have 

their human rights without any violence and discrimination, apply a 

strengthened civil society based on democracy, justice and gender equality.

Afghan Women’s Educational Centre with a commitment to promote human 

rights and gender equality works for the abolishment of any kinds of 

discrimination and violence against women and children through:

•	Awareness raising and advocacy 
•	Social Service delivery
•	Capacity building, self-sufficiency and sustainable development initiatives

Director Name:      Ms Hasina Safi   
Main Office Address:  H/N:1228, opp of MoHE, Kart e Char, Kabul province, Afghanistan.
Email :     safi@awec.info & awec@ceretechs.com
Telephone:  +93(0) 700 267 439 & +93(0) 700 263 794 
Contact Person:    Hasina Safi (Executive Director)

Area of Work: 1)Enhancing and expanding of women’s 

participation and incorporation in decision making in democratic 

structures.

2)Organizing and mobilizing women and youth groups for an 

empowerment process through community based activities and approach.

3)Ensuring protection and support of child rights.

4)Creating access to income through local resources and           

facilitation access to market for women.

5)Creating a mechanism of women participation in                

conflict management and peace building.

6)Networking women and youth organizations to lobby                  

and advocate for their rights.

7)Creating awareness for youth and women:

Civil society
Gender
Human rights
Children rights
Lobby advocacy
Peace
Conflict and management resolution
Leadership 
Political participation

8)Networking and alliance building for micro lobby with other 

development actors (women right and citizen right.)

9)Collaboration with different government departments on education, 

right and development issues.


10)Providing formal and non formal education and vocational trainings to women, children and youth.

11)Introducing micro-credit programs through self help groups for women self growth.

Mainstreaming gender relations through sensitization for reducing 

gender based violence and to ensure gender equality and equity.
AWEC’s current projects are:
	Building Education Support System for teachers(BESST)
	Initiative to Promote Afghan Civil Society (I-PACS)
	Shaheed wali khan High School
	Street and Working children Support Centers
	Women Empowerment Project
	Support to Women in Prison
	Land for building Street Children Centre
	Men Peace Building Project
	Women Community and Peace Building Centre
	Early Childhood Development (ECD)
	Community Based School (CBS)
	Women Political Participation, Support and Awareness Project
	Advocating for Reforms in the Family Code of Afghanistan             
	Access to Justice Project
	Rural women empowerment Project