UN WomenOngoing
Women Empowerment & Agriculture
- Province
- Bamyan
- Year
- 2025–2026
- Dates
- Aug 2025 – Mar 2026
Afghan Development and Vocational Organization
Building skills, livelihoods and resilience across Afghanistan since 2015.
We equip Afghan women and youth with vocational skills, income and the means to feed their families, working alongside communities, UN agencies and donors in five provinces.
Select a province to see our work
Impact at a glance
- Years active
- 11
- Projects delivered
- 7
- Provinces
- 5
- People reached
- 2,500+
- Funding partners
- 8
Who we are
An Afghan organization, accountable to the communities it serves.
ADVO is a non-profit, non-political development organization founded in 2015 and registered with the Ministry of Economy. It supports war-affected Afghans, especially women and youth, to build the skills they need for employment and to start their own enterprises.
Who We AreMission
Empower Afghan communities, especially women, with the tools, skills and resources to improve livelihoods and achieve food security.
Vision
A prosperous, self-reliant Afghanistan where individuals, particularly women, generate sustainable livelihoods and ensure food security for their families.
What we do
Ten areas of work, one aim: lasting self-reliance.
- 01
Women Empowerment
4 projects
Skills, income and decision-making power for Afghan women and their households.
- 02
Education & Vocational Training
5 projects
Market-relevant trades taught to youth and women, from tailoring to carpet weaving.
- 03
Food & Nutrition
3 projects
Food assistance linked to training, so families eat today and earn tomorrow.
- 04
Livelihoods
5 projects
Small enterprises, productive assets and links to buyers.
- 05
Protection
Safer communities for women, children, returnees and people with disabilities.
- 06
Health
Community health awareness and support to primary health services.
- 07
WASH
Water, sanitation, hygiene and watershed management.
- 08
Agriculture & Livestock
2 projects
Animal husbandry, kitchen gardens and irrigation for rural households.
- 09
Climate Change
Helping farming communities cope with drought, heat and erratic rainfall.
- 10
CCA & DRR
Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction with communities.
How we work
Close to home, led by women, accountable to communities.
- 01
Female-led delivery
Female facilitators run sessions for women in women-only spaces within walking distance of home.
- 02
Skills markets pay for
Trades are chosen after a local market assessment, so graduates can earn from what they learn.
- 03
Accountable by design
Communities can raise concerns confidentially, and we publish our results, policies and audits.
Featured projects
Measured, funded, delivered.
Where we work
Present in five provinces, from Herat to Nangarhar.
- KabulHead office
- NangarharRegional office · 5 projects · IOM, ASGP, WFP
- Khost1 project · WFP
- Bamyan1 project · UN Women
- HeratRegional office
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Stories & news
From the field.
News ·
Training sessions under way with women in Bamyan
Sessions under the UN Women-funded Women Empowerment & Agriculture programme are being held in village training rooms across Bamyan.
News ·
ADVO and UN Women launch programme in Bamyan
A new programme will support rural women in Bamyan through agriculture and livelihoods training from August 2025 to March 2026.
News ·
Technical and vocational training programme in Khost completed
ADVO’s largest programme to date, delivered with WFP, closed in July 2022.
Annual report
Annual Report 2025
Seven donor-funded projects since 2017, delivered with UN Women, WFP, IOM and ASGP across Nangarhar, Khost and Bamyan.
Get involved
Partner or donate
Fund a programme, co-design a project, or support a training cohort. We report on every dollar.
Opportunities
Work with us
Join a team of Afghan professionals delivering programmes in some of the country’s hardest-to-reach districts.