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Badmorghan, Across Masjid e Reza, Herat City, Afghanistan.

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Phone: +93 40 2226341

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Our Vision

Providing equal opportunities for women to develop their potentials to actively participate in decision-making and nation-building processes at all levels.

Our Mission

Promotion of gender equality, providing education, legal, and social assistance, increasing awareness and expanding resources. We also believe in nurturing women’s capacities through a participatory approach, enabling them to lead a successful life.

Our Core Values

  • Prizing staff as our most valuable resource
  • Rewarding staff performance that contributes to our shared values, mission, and goals
  • Treating every person with integrity and respect
  • Promoting a high quality of work life
  • Holding each individual accountable for their actions
  • Empowering all individuals to contribute
  • Celebrating our successes
  • Learning from our mistakes
  • Sustaining an environment in which everyone has an opportunity to grow
  • Remembering people can change when provided opportunity and positive reinforcement
  • Developing meaningful community partnerships
  • Always using scarce resources wisely

Legal Status

VWO is a legal entity registered with Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Women Affairs. In addition, VWO has the membership of ACBAR, AWN, ANCB, European Union and European Commission (PADOR). 

National Registration Numbers:
Ministry of Economy, Registration Number (270)
Ministry of Women Affairs, Registration Number (275)
ANCB, Membership Number (153)
ACBAR, Membership Number (108)


International Registration Numbers:
DUNS (85-051-9499)
DUNS registration number with USAID (123456787)
European Union registration number (FR-2007-DWN-2711531429)
PADOR (AF-2009-EYG-1902266595)

Background of Establishment

Voice of Women Organization was established by a group of Afghan professionals from various walks of life. Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers and Social Workers were among the pioneers of VWO who started relief activities in Kabul in 1998 under the leadership of Suraya Pakzad. This group of qualified, dedicated and hard working professionals supported vulnerable women and families on their own before international donors took notice of their work and extended their cooperation. These partnerships with international donors necessitated the formal registration of the organization with the Government of Afghanistan and the organization became a legal entity in 2002 by registering with Ministry of Planning, Kabul, Afghanistan. Once registered, the organization carried out various relief and rehabilitation projects in Kabul and surrounding provinces for two years. Later, in 2004, the Board of Directors of VWO realized that the Eastern part of the country was receiving much attention, while the need for assistance to the women of the Western Region of Afghanistan was largely unfilled. As such the Head Office of the organization was shifted to the Western city of Herat and a significant number of projects have been carried out since then for and with the girls and women of this region.