Afghanistan
SAIH started its work in Afghanistan in 2023 to improve women`s access to higher education.
Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have pursued a grim campaign to erase women from public life. They have issued more than 70 decrees violating the rights of girls and women, especially their right to education. Today, Afghanistan stands out tragically as the only country in the world where girls and women are systematically denied access to secondary and higher education.
Despite this, Afghan women and civil society actors continue to organise and seek ways to access education.
SAIH works with local and international actors, as well as academic institutions, including Stockholm University and University of Education Freiburg, to provide women with access to digital higher education courses. We also offer academic mentorship, digital safety training, and psychosocial support, and contribute to research and knowledge development that can strengthen advocacy efforts and explore new alternative pathways for higher education, academic freedom and women’s rights in Afghanistan.
News
Afghanistan week 2026: Keeping higher education alive in Afghanistan
As part of the Afghanistan Week 2026, SAIH and the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee invite you to a seminar on how higher education can be kept alive for women in Afghanistan. Join us at Kulturhuset on 28 October, 10:30-12:00. Register here.
Our reports
SAIH publishes annual reports based on current topics we work with. Here you will find the latest relevant publications.
Activism Under Attack (2023)
