The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1980 and is working in Afghanistan since 1982.
The work encompasses programmes for education, health, support to persons with disabilities and rural development. There are also support units for all programme activities relating to civil society, human rights & gender and communications. Moreover, SCA implements Area Based Approach to Development Emergency Initiatives (ABADEI) project that supports the country's long-term development and the Afghan people's livelihood opportunities. SCA has more than 7.400 employees, of whom more than 99 % are Afghans. SCA’s main target group is the rural population, specifically women and girls. Operations include capacity development, advocacy and service delivery. The work is always conducted in close cooperation with the local population. The management office is situated in Kabul, while operations are carried out in 19 provinces from five regional offices and three liasion offices.
SCA also has an office in Stockholm, Sweden, for more information in swedish please visit http://www.sak.se and the swedish Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/svenskaafghanistankommitten