Afghan Women Educational Center
CSO member based in Kabul.

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Collaborating with NGOs and Communities to derive sustainable change across Afghanistan, serving as a trusted platform for coordination forums and capacity workshops.
WASL Afghanistan is a nationally led NGO coordination, incubation, and institutional strengthening platform established in 2020 to enhance the resilience, sustainability, and collective effectiveness of NGOs across Afghanistan. As one of the country’s largest NGO networks, it connects around 790 member organizations across all 34 provinces through an inclusive, decentralized system representing diverse groups, including women-led, youth-led, disability-led, and returnee-led organizations. WASL facilitates coordination forums, technical working groups, capacity development, peer learning, and policy dialogue, while providing support in institutional strengthening, compliance, safeguarding, risk management, accountability, and knowledge sharing. Guided by transparent, member-driven governance, it serves as a bridge between civil society, government, donors, UN agencies, and development partners, strengthening localization, partnerships, and the collective voice of NGOs in Afghanistan.
CSO member based in Kabul.
NNGO member based in Herat.
NNGO member based in Kabul.
Compliance and risk management (policies, SOPs, systems, audit, tax); governance and financial management systems; safeguarding and program quality standards; structured training and capacity development; core and operational grants management.
MoU facilitation; regulatory navigation and advisory support; stakeholder dialogue and engagement (authorities, donors); promotion of safe, inclusive, and context-sensitive civic space.
National and sub-national coordination platforms (monthly, quarterly and annual forums); facilitation of NGO/CSO participation in coordination mechanisms; collective advocacy and multi-stakeholder engagement; strengthening visibility and alignment of civil society actors.
Annual needs assessments and evidence generation; knowledge sharing and learning platforms; peer-learning and peer-support initiatives; adaptive programming based on emerging needs and contextual analysis.
As a national NGO network, WASL Afghanistan serves as a trusted grants management platform, ensuring transparent, accountable, and compliant fund management. Through its coordinated membership structure, WASL facilitates equitable resource allocation, strengthens oversight and quality assurance, and advances localization by enabling member NGOs to implement programs aligned with donor requirements and national priorities.
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