PEVO Introduction

PEVO is a non-for-profit organization which conducts its operations without consideration to gender, ethnicity, religion, language and regional discrimination and provides humanitarian services in Afghanistan. PEVO was established in 2009 and is registered with the Ministry of Economy under registration No. 1445. PEVO provides humanitarian services in areas like supporting women, children, disabled, war affected, vulnerable individuals’ rights, human rights, education, anti-corruption, vocational training, employment generation, agriculture and livestock, environment preservation, wildlife preservation, health services, food security and other humanitarian and social areas. 

Organization’s board of management is formed by a set of well educated women and it retains 150 women volunteers to offer sound social and humanitarian services and meet utmost standards for women empowerment.

PEVO’s activities are carried by considering global humanitarian laws, strategies, policies and other enforced global laws

PEVO is registered and maintains membership of the following national and international entities: 

• United Nations Development Program under GEF/SGP
• Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC)
• Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF)
• Ministry of Women Affairs 
• Afghanistan Civil Society

PEVO has made its utmost efforts to provide humanitarian services which are mostly provided by the own fund of the organization and financial assistance of the organization’s CEO. 

In spite of current financial and security challenges and other social restrictions, PEVO tries to extend and continue its operations and is in search of finding donor agencies to implement its humanitarian activities in the country. 

Past Activities

1. Project for environment and wildlife preservation funded by UNDP/GEF/SGP (2019-2021)
2. Awareness training program in the area of hygiene and sanitation in coordination with directorate of public health Badakhshan provinces funded by own funds of PEVO (2013)
3. Awareness training program in the area of hygiene and sanitation for 420 students of Kabul Orphanage, and distribution of back bags, notebook pens and other stationary for 420 students of the same orphanage (2016) in coordination with Canada Islamic Relief and own fund of the organization
4. Capacity building training in the areas of English Language and Computer for 50 female individuals in district 10 Kabul province funded by own sources of PEVO
5. Survey and awareness training for internally displaced families due to armed conflict in Dahana Ghori, Dand Shahabuddin and Pule Khumri areas of Baghlan province in coordination with UNOCA and other international organizations (2016). 
6. Survey and awareness training for flood affected families in Guzar Noor district of Baghlan province in coordination with UNOCA and other international organizations.