ICRC Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan face challenges in accessing healthcare, developing their skills & earning a living.

We address some of these challenges by helping them to support their families and build more resilient future.

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Reliable electricity keeps hospitals running, water flowing & communities connected. To help meet this need, the @ICRC provided 10 distribution transformers to #Herat’s electricity dept. to ease pressure on the network & improve power supply to communities and essential services.

In #Badghis, years of drought & flooding have taken a heavy toll on farming families.

Through Cash-for-Work project, the @ICRC provided temporary employment to locals to rehabilitate an irrigation canal & construct a flood protection wall to protect local communities’ farmlands.

In #Mazar-e-Sharif, the @ICRC provided 50 women farmers with solar dryers, equipment & training to turn locally grown fruits and vegetables into dried products.

Today, these women are selling their products at a dried-fruit exhibition, creating opportunities to earn an income.

The @ICRC has donated forensic supplies to the Departments of Public Health in 12 provinces across Afghanistan to support forensic personnel in conducting forensic examinations and providing essential forensic services with appropriate equipment.