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Ongoing Projects
Blossoms With No Spring: I want to live for myself! produced by HAWCA and funded by EC and ICCO, depicts the story of two women, "Zakira" and "Shukria" who represent a large population of the country, being victims of early forced marriages; which ends in violence against women, rape, self-immolation of women and health problems.
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(Code name 54) (To protect the identity of the victim HAWCA uses code name instead of the original names)
I got married seven years ago with a person I didn’t know. It was my family decision, so I agreed. We have four children. In the first years of our relation, I was very happy and we had very enjoyable life. After some time my husband behavior changed. He left...
NIHR Global Health Research Group: A package of care for the mental health of survivors of violence in Afghanistan
HAWCA is the Afghanistan partner organisation for an ambitious project to develop a comprehensive, adaptable package of care to improve the mental health of survivors of violence against women, modern slavery, and civil conflict in India, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. In collaboration with academic partners in the UK (University College...
(Code name 137) (To protect the identity of the victim HAWCA uses code name instead of the original names)
We are four sister and brothers and I am the eldest of them. When I was 10 years old my father died. My mother is an illiterate woman and she earns money for our maintenance in a very difficult way, all day long she works as cleaner and washes other...
Rape, Underage Sex, Forced Marriage, Abuse. That’s the Plight of Too Many Aghan Girls,
Sahar was only 10 years old when she was forced to marry an older man. Her father agreed to "trade" her in what is known in Afghan culture as " Badal " so he could have a second wife. Her husband stopped her from going to school, starved and beat...
(Code name 1) (To protect the identity of the victim HAWCA uses code name instead of the original names)
My mother and father are dead. My eldest brother is taking care of me. When I was 14 years old he wanted me to get married with an old man who was 50 years old. I told him that I do not want to marry now and specially not with...
Event to “End Violence Against Women” in Herat
Precious Lives has been implemented in Kabul and Herat provinces with the aim of bringing dignity back to the Afghan women. This project provided Legal Aid for women victims of violence in 4 centers (HAWCA LAC Kabul, LAC Herat, HAWCA WPC and OPAWC) have been established in Kabul and Herat,...
(Code name 2) (To protect the identity of the victim HAWCA usesa code name instead of the original names)
I was born in a poor family in Kabul city, when I was 16 years old in 5th grade, because of our poor economy and without my consent my father engaged me to someone that I did not like. I told my parents several time that I am not happy...
Training in Mazar Sharif for the Human Rights Defender
Building the capacity of the human right defenders has always been one of the most important activities of HAWCA. In...
Introduction of booklet (Exit from Violence “you are not alone”)
Click here to download the pdf format. The booklet Exit from Violence “you are not alone” was presented by HAWCA...
Event to "End Violence Against Women"
Precious Lives has been implemented in Kabul and Herat provinces with the aim of bringing dignity back to the Afghan...
The demands of the program held on 19th of November by HAWCA from the governments were as follows:
1- Proper and full implementation of EVAW law in the courts and other legal entities. 2- Change of legal marriage...
(Code name 003) (To protect the identity of the victim HAWCA uses code name instead of the original names)
It is about 15 years that I got married. Soon after marriage I learned that my husband loves someone else....
(Code name 002) (To protect the identity of the victim HAWCA uses code name instead of the original names)
Six month ago my mother died due to the cancer that she had. my father is addicted to drugs. I...
Old customs still play an important role in women lives
The Pashtoon traditional culture states that if the husband dies, the wife has to marry his brother. This custom still...
Courage cannot be suppressed
One of the achievements of HAWCA is that it can go to the most insecure areas of Afghanistan and build...
Building the capacity of Human Right Defenders
Once again workshops were organized by HAWCA for the Human right defenders in Nangarhar, Laghman and Konar provinces covering the...
Celebrate International Peace day
On 21 September 2017, we celebrate the international Peace day in our peace building center. The International day of peace,...