NOTE: This page is no longer being updated as of April 2013.
Non-Governmental and international humanitarian organizations operating in Afghanistan
- International Organizations
- NGO Coordination Bodies
- Foreign NGOs
- Afghan NGOs
- NGOs focusing on women
- NGOs focusing on children
- Directory of NGOs
1. International Organizations
- International Organization for Migration
- World Health Organization
- UN Food and Agriculture Organization
- UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
- World Bank
- Afghanistan Information Management Service Joint project of UNDP and UNOCHA
- World Food Programme
- UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency)
- UN Habitat
- UN Environment Programme
- EU-Afghanistan
- UNESCO
- United Nations Human Rights
- United Nations Development Fund for Women
- UN Development Programme
- UNDP Elect
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
2. NGO Coordination Bodies
- Afghan NGO Coordination Bureau
- British Agencies Afghan Group
- AIMS
- Afghan Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief
- Afghan NGO Security Office
- Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan
- European Network of NGOs in Afghanistan
3. Foreign non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Afghans for Civil Society Based in USA
- Islamic Relief (UK)
- Afghan Relief International (Canada)
- Food for the Hungry (USA)
- Food for the Hungry (Canada)
- Land Mine Awareness Education
- Help Afghanistan (USA)
- MEDAIR (Switzerland)
- Terres des Hommes (Switzerland)
- Swedish Committee for Afghanistan
- CARE (USA)
- Afghan Relief Organization (USA)
- Red Cross
- Humanity International for Peace and Prosperity (USA)
- Afghan Welfare (Pakistan)
- Dutch Committee for Afghanistan Veterinary Programmes
- Shuhada (Pakistan)
- DACAAR (Danish Committee to Aid the Afghan Refugees)
- DAARTT (Danish Assistance to Afghan Rehabilitation and Technical Training)
- PARSA (USA)
- International Medical Corps (USA)
- Swedish Committee for Afghanistan
- USAID (US Agency for International Development) (USA Government)
- REACH (Rural Expansion of Afghanistan’s Community-based Healthcare) (USA)
- Institute for Media, Policy and Society (Canada)
- GlobalRights (USA)
- Physicians for Human Rights (USA)
- Mercy Corps (USA and UK)
- Oxfam
- Actionaid (UK and South Africa)
- Afghan Connection (UK)
- Christian Aid (UK and Ireland)
- Concern Worldwide (Ireland)
- Learning for Life (UK)
- Ockenden (UK)
- Trocaire (Ireland)
- ADRA (Germany)
- ADSI
- ACTED (France)
- AGEF (Germany)
- Aga Khan Development Network
- Ansar Relief Institute
- Caritas (Germany)
- CHF (USA)
- COOPI (Italy)
- Catholic Relief Services (USA)
- Church World Services (Pakistan)
- Welt Hunger Hilfe (Germany)
- Global Rights (USA)
- Global Hope Network (USA and Switzerland)
- Global Partnership for Afghanistan (USA)
- International Assistance Mission (USA)
- IFES (USA)
- INTERSOS (Italy)
- International Rescue Committee
- MERLIN (UK)
- Muslim Hands (UK)
- Medical Refresher Course for Afghans (France)
- Norwegian Afghanistan Committee
- Norwegian Refugee Council
- QSI International School of Kabul
- Shelter for Life
- Solidarites (France)
- World Vision International (USA and Switzerland)
- Yamana (France)
- ZOA Refugee Care (Netherlands)
- Creating Hope International (USA)
- International Relief and Development (USA)
- Society of Afghan Engineers (USA)
- Afghan-American Chamber of Commerce
- UMCOR (USA)
- Afghanistan America Foundation
- Turquoise Mountain
- Jahan (USA)
- Internews (USA)
- Afghanistan Demain (France)
- International Orphan Care (USA)
- Afghanistan Resolution (USA)
- Solace International (USA)
- AfghanMark (USA and Afghanistan)
- Disabled Afghans (USA)
- The Afghan Music Project (USA)
- Initiative Afghanistan (Germany)
- Afghan Communicator (USA)
- Afghans4Tomorrow (USA)
- Nooristan Foundation (USA)
- Terra Institute (USA)
- Afghan Schools (UK)
- Kinderhilfe (Germany)
- Arkandi School
- Initiative Afghanistan (Germany)
- Afghanistan Schulen (Germany)
- Afghanaid (UK)
- SAVS (USA/Japan)
- Peace Dividend Trust
- Rights & Democracy (Canada)
- Bildung fur Afganistan (Germany)
- Darul-Aman (Germany)
- MADERA (France)
- Japan Center for Conflict Prevention
- Fab Lab Afghanistan (USA)
- American Councils
- Dupree Foundation
- School of Leadership (USA)
- Marigold Fund (USA)
- Central Asia Institute (USA)
- Afghanistan libre (France)
- GERES (France)
4. Afghan NGOs
- Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commision
- Human Rights Research and Advocacy Consortium
- Afghan Health and Development Services
- Afghan Technical Consultants
- Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
- Partners in Revitalization and Building
- Center of Art and Culture in Afghanistan
- Bureau for Reconstruction and Development
- Abdul Haq Foundation
- Afghans 4 Tomorrow
- Nai
- Committee for Rehabilitation Aid to Afghanistan (CRAA)
- AfghanMark
- Tribal Liason Office
- List of Afghan NGOs (The Afghan Women’s Network has compiled a list of Afghan NGOs, many of which have no website)
5. NGOs focusing on Women
- Afghan Women’s Mission (USA)
- Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
- Afghan Women’s Network
- Afghan Gender Cafe
- Afghanistan Women Council
- Afghanistan Women’s Education Center
- Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
- Feminist Majority Foundation (USA)
- Global Fund for Women (USA)
- Medica Mondiale (Germany)
- Refugee Women in Development (USA)
- Womankind Worldwide (UK)
- Women for Afghan Women (USA)
- FemAid (France)
- Help Afghanistan Women (USA)
- Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan
- PARWAZ
- Voice of Women Organization
- Shuhada
- Women’s Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan (USA)
- Kabultec (USA)
- Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women
- Initiative to Educate Afghan Women (USA)
- Afghanistan Midwifery Project (USA)
- Noori Foundation
- AIPDO
- British Afghan Women’s Society
- Mahboba’s Promise (Australia)
6. NGOs focusing on Children
- Help the Afghan Children (USA)
- The Children of War (USA)
- Child Light Foundation (USA)
- Children in Crisis (UK)
- Help Afghan School Children (Austria)
- UNICEF
- Khorasan Home for Children (UK)
- Save the Children (UK)
- Warchild (UK)
- Save the Children (USA)
- ASCHIANA
- Humanitarian Assistance for the Women and Children of Afghanistan
- QSI International School – Kabul
- Shuhada
- Afghan Mini Mobile Circus for Children (Denmark)
- Kids 4 Afghan Kids
- American Medical Overseas Relief
7. NGO Directories