Thematic Areas

AEPO focuses on 6 priority areas based on the needs of Afghan society. They are:

Education
Health
Livelihoods and Employment
Human Rights
Governance
Conflict Resolution

Education

Education has been addressed since 1994 and will continue to be a key focus, with emphasis on the benefits to the family—“educated mothers raise successful children”—as well as for the community, stressing the “right to education” and collective responsibility for assisting pupils and teachers by contributing land, materials, or equipment, and protecting facilities from attacks or vandalism.

Health

Our field of activity focuses on the health of the family, which includes health messages and nursing, nutrition, child and mother care, HIV, vaccination, and ensuring everyone has access to free medical care.

Livelihoods and Employment

This issue is discussed by providing practical solutions in real life, such as small investments and work at home, to overcome the problem of unemployment. At the same time, the role of entrepreneurship for peace and stability is also considered.

Human Rights

Human rights are discussed with a focus on family rights, such as women's and children's rights, and the responsible bodies for implementing and clarifying laws on the arrest and detention of criminals. The rights of ordinary people and combatants during the war will also be monitored.

Governance

Governance will be addressed at the practical level, through information on how to obtain an ID card/passport or gain access to information or services, as well as through explanations of both the responsibilities of government to its citizens and vice versa. Accountability will be addressed through examples of misuse of power (corruption, seizure of property, abuse of rights, etc.) by landlords. The issue of ethnicity and how it can be divisive will continue to receive attention. Additionally, accountability regarding the misuse of power, such as corruption and the forcible seizure of property, is addressed, along with how ethnocentrism exacerbates divisions.

Conflict Resolution

This field of activity primarily focuses on initiatives at the community level, such as the real and potential role of women in solving conflicts.