CAWC Vision: Rural communities where people take responsibility for their own development and enjoy sustainable livelihoods with access to essential services and local resources.
CAWC Mission: CAWC is an NGO dedicated to reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development in rural communities in Central Afghanistan and other isolated regions working in cooperation with other CSOs, government and community organizations, we deliver projects that aim to strengthen employment, income generation, WASH, sustainable natural resource management, Peace Building and Advocacy.
CAWC Values: People-centered, Creativity, Integrity, Social Justice, Cooperation.
CAWC Strategic Objectives: Specific health needs of the community, income generation, especially for women and youth, Sustainable management of natural resources and Peace Building and Advocacy.

CAWC Background Information:

Central Afghanistan Welfare Committee (CAWC) is a none-governmental and none-profitable organization established in the year 1989 in Peshawar-Pakistan by a group of humanitarian actors assisting the UN agencies to support the Afghan refuses in the Refugee Camp of Paishawar and then expanded its operation to Afghanistan supporting the IDPs and most vulnerable people in different provinces. CAWC moved its main office to Afghanistan in 2001 to take part in reconstruction of Afghanistan alongside with the other NGO/INGOs begun thei01operation in Afghanistan following the new political changes happened in Afghanistan in 2001 and officially registered in Ministry of Economy with #of 126 in 2005.

During the 30 years of its life-span CAWC has implemented more than 170 projects in different sectors funded by various donors in different parts of Afghanistan such as Ghazni, Maidan-Wardak, Kabul, Bamyan, Daikundi, Ghor, Balkh, Faryab, Badakhshan and Paktia provinces. CAWC has an invaluable experience in Afghanistan implementing many projects in the different thematic areas, particularly humanitarian and emergency response in different modalities such as Distribution of NFI, Distribution of Shelters, Cash distribution, Cash for Work, Cash for Food, Food Security and Agricultures. CAWC implemented all those projects in partnership with and funds provided by international donors and UN agencies such as UNHCR, UNFAO, OXFAM GB, IRD, NCA, Caritas Germany, AHF, PWJ and ACBAR. Although CAWC worked in different areas of Afghanistan but the main focus during this period of time has been in Central Highland Region (Hazarajat).

CAWC implemented canal construction, construction of pipe scheme, construction of school building, construction of Micro Hydro Power (MHP), distribution of solar panel, installation of RHUs in schools, construction of water dam in Bamyan province and distribution of cash (PSN) project in Bamyan, Behsud one & two districts in Maidan-Wardak and Laal wa Sar-e-Jangal district in Ghor province since 2012 to 2020 funded by UNHCR and has been implementing WASH project since 2015 up to now in Daikundi province funded by NCA. CAWC currently is present and has active offices in Bamyan, Daikundi and Samangan provinces implementing WASH project supported by CAWC main office located in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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