Water Aid for Afghanistan (WAFA)
The Water Aid for Afghanistan (WAFA) is a national non-profit, non-governmental, nonpolitical, and humanitarian organization working in Afghanistan since 1994. The
organization was registered as NGO with the ministry of Planning and later on registered
with number 377 dated 1
st February, 2006 at the Department of NGOs with Ministry of
Economy the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The organization is professionally managed by a group of committed and young
professional Afghans having years of experience with governmental and nongovernmental organization in and outside of Afghanistan.
Besides, WAFA has been working as an Implementing Partner of Ministry of Education
and has working protocols for education and accelerated education programs, WAFA
works in close cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled. WAFA
also has close cooperation with the Ministry of Justice in connection with the children in
conflict with the law
The Organization has a regional coverage through undertaking various Educational
(Community Based Education (CBE), Teacher Training, Non Formal, Catch-up, Civic
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Education) Awareness Raising (Legal Rights, Advocacy, Women Rights, Support to
Electoral Process, Elimination of violation against women, Human Rights, Social Services
programs, Water and agricultural programs, Electricity programs, Projects in different
sectors for Afghan Refugees/Returnees and local communities in Afghanistan.
The primary focus of WAFA is on the grass root level, on the problems of the poor
considering the primary areas of concern; Education, Wash and Agricultural, Health,
livelihood and social welfare.