Asia and the Pacific
Afghanistan ranks 169 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International has been working in Afghanistan since 1961, focusing on women and girls’ empowerment, enhancing community resilience and humanitarian action.
CARE International first established its operation in Afghanistan in 1961, but suspended activities in 1979 and resumed in 1989. Today, CARE is one of the leading humanitarian international NGOs in Afghanistan fighting poverty and providing life-saving assistance to vulnerable Afghans.
CARE Afghanistan’s programs center around four main areas:
In addition to its community-based work, CARE Afghanistan advocates with and on behalf of vulnerable and marginalized Afghans for national and international policies that support and protect their interests and maximize their chances to break out of the cycle of poverty.
For more information, please contact CARE Afghanistan Country Director, Victor Moses: [email protected]
In one of the world's largest and most complex humanitarian crises, millions of Afghans continue to struggle, three years after the change in power. Without sustained support and engagement from the international community, it is at risk of becoming a forgotten crisis.
CARE is particularly concerned about the impacts on women and girls, who already face restrictions on their freedom, hindering their ability to access critical lifesaving services.
Displaced populations across the globe face winter at a time when global humanitarian response plans face major funding gaps.
One year after the devastating Herat earthquakes, Afghan women continue to face significant challenges, including trauma and economic instability, despite some progress in rebuilding.
Girls in Afghanistan have been restricted from attending secondary school since March 2022. Since December women are banned from university, too. CARE supports girls with trainings where they can find solutions on how to support themselves and generate income.
In Afghanistan the unemployment rate is the highest as it ever has been. In 2021, the unemployment rate surged up to 13.3 percent of the population. Living in a refugee camp in Kabul, Fazil had to provide for his family.
Preliminary findings of a new CARE study show that limited income potential, gender inequality and other factors make Afghan women and girls disproportionately vulnerable to food insecurity
In FY2024, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
