Empowering Futures: Enhancing Skills and Resilience for Afghan and Host Community Adolescents and Female Heads of Households in Iran


As part of Switzerland’s commitment to financing sustainable solutions for Afghan refugees in the region, the contribution to UNICEF in Iran aims at improving the access to skills development opportunities and employment, and enhance resilience to disasters - for Afghan and host community adolescents, and female heads of households.

Pays/région Thème Période Budget
EastAsiaregional
Egypte
Agriculture et sécurité alimentaire
Prévention des catastrophes
Développement économique inclusif
Coopératives agricoles & organisations d’agricultrices/eurs
Formation professionnelle
Services agricoles & marché
Soutien commerciale & inclusion économique
01.10.2025 - 30.09.2028
CHF  1’275’000
Contexte Iran remains one of the world’s largest refugee hosting countries. It’s ongoing deportations and strained social services have left many Afghan adolescents and female-headed households, along with vulnerable members of host communities, with limited access to education, livelihoods, and protection.
Objectifs Contribute to the well-being and development of Afghan children on the move and their households in Iran by addressing key determinants of their quality of life and enhancing their resilience to disasters and emergencies.
Groupes cibles

• 50 Technical and Vocational Training Society Organization staff and volunteers; and 120 Technical and Vocational Training instructors.

• 1000 parents of adolescents (including 200 Afghan refugees); 4900 adolescents (including 950 Afghan refugees); 800 female-heads of households (including 400 Afghan refugees); and 1000 households with enhanced disaster preparedness capacities (including 200 Afghan refugee households).

Effets à moyen terme To improve access to skills development opportunities and employment, and enhance resilience to disasters for Afghan and host community adolescents and female heads of households and their households in Iran.
Résultats

Principaux résultats attendus:   Afghan and host community adolescents and young female heads of households have enhanced employability and disaster resilience capabilities through improved access to quality skills development opportunities, as well as emergency preparedness and response trainings and resources.


Principaux résultats antérieurs:   N/A


Direction/office fédéral responsable DDC
Partenaire de projet Partenaire contractuel
Secteur privé
Organisme des Nations Unies (ONU)
  • Sectreur privé étranger Sud/Est
  • Fonds des Nations Unies pour l’enfance


Coordination avec d'autres projets et acteurs As part of Switzerland’s commitment to financing sustainable solutions for Afghan refugees in the region, Switzerland supports different projects (for example with UNHCR in Pakistan).
Budget Phase en cours Budget de la Suisse CHF    1’275’000 Budget suisse déjà attribué CHF    0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF    2’551’684 Projet total depuis la première phase Budget de la Suisse CHF   0 Budget y compris partenaires de projet CHF   1’275’000
Phases du projet

Phase 1 01.10.2025 - 30.09.2028   (Active)