Our approach
The Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) works both in rural and urban areas of Afghanistan, addressing the root causes of poverty, food insecurity, poor health, and lack of education. Through an integrated, conflict-sensitive approach, and a focus on vulnerable population groups in conflict affected communities, NAC empowers women, men, and youth to improve their lives and livelihoods.
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"The Afghanistan Committee strengthens communities in Afghanistan through sustainable development, dialogue, and Afghan voices – both locally and internationally."
NAC’s key programs include sustainable agriculture and natural resource management which help farmers increase food security, income, and resilience to climate change. NAC also focuses on job creation and economic empowerment through vocational training, entrepreneurship and s climate smart agriculture support.
Dialogue skills are central to our work, fostering cooperation and social cohesion within and between communities through creating safe spaces for dialogue. NAC also addresses cross-cutting issues such as good governance, gender equality, human rights, disability inclusion, and women’s participation in society.
Through strong partnerships with communities, civil society, academia, and national and international organizations, NAC ensures that its programs are sustainable and impactful and can be documented and improved through robust monitoring and evaluation. Ultimately, NAC works to build local capacities towards ensuring long-term, positive change.
Information and influencing public opinion
NAC has a distinct and coherent voice in communication, advocacy and fundraising. It aims to set the agenda and inform and influence policy development in Afghanistan and amongst international development partners.
NAC collects information, lessons learned, and successes and failures for learning purposes. To influence public policy, NAC produces research briefs and uses multi-media to raise awareness and show the organization’s comparative advantages and added value, including our deep and nuanced understanding about development and humanitarian support in Afghanistan.
NAC’s identity and programmatic approach defines its positioning, branding, imagery and storytelling.
Within Norway, NAC serves as a meeting place – physical and virtual – for those with an interest in Afghanistan and promotes Afghan voices and perspectives within the Norwegian public debate, linking the Afghan development challenges to the broader international development agenda. NAC also works to build networks with like-minded organizations and institutions.
