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Empowering women through education, inclusion and equality

A non-profit organisation established in Norway in April 2021, working in Norway and Afghanistan.

Our work is about

Integration

Why this work is urgent

When girls lose access to education, society loses its future

The situation in Afghanistan shows why meeting places, knowledge and solidarity matter. NAKFE aims to be a place where commitment can turn into action here in Norway as well.

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1.4 million

girls denied secondary education

UNESCO reports that at least 1.4 million girls have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban takeover.

78%

young women outside education, employment and training

UN Women describes this as almost four times the rate for young Afghan men.

The figures behind the work

When access to education and employment disappears, choices disappear too

These are not just large figures. They represent girls and young women losing education, work experience, income, networks and the opportunity to shape their own future.

Education, employment and training

78%

young women

The share of young Afghan women outside education, employment and training.

≈20%

young men

The rate for young men is far lower. UN Women describes the share for women as almost four times higher.

girls denied secondary school

1.4 million

At least 1.4 million girls have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban takeover.

girls deprived of education

2.5 million

Nearly 2.5 million girls have been deprived of the right to education, equivalent to 80 percent of school-age Afghan girls.

School-age girls without the right to education80%

women in the workforce

24%

UN Women points to one of the world's largest gender gaps in workforce participation.

Women in the workforce24%

men in the workforce

89%

The corresponding share for men in the workforce in UN Women's review.

Men in the workforce89%

Sources

About the organisation

Opportunities for long-term financial independence and participation

Women for Change works through education, employment, entrepreneurship and community.

In Norway, the organisation works to integrate and include women with minority backgrounds in society and the labour market.

In Afghanistan, the organisation runs education and livelihood-focused programmes for women and girls under challenging conditions.

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Presentation at a fundraising event in Norway for the projects in Kabul
A fundraising event in Norway helps finance the organisation's projects in Kabul.

Our work

Education, employment, entrepreneurship and community

The work is adapted to different needs in Norway and Afghanistan.

Next step

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