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.
| Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
|
EastAsiaregional Egypt |
Agriculture & food security Disaster Risk Reduction Inclusive economic Development
Agricultural co-operatives & farmers’ organisations
Vocational training Agricultural services & market Business support & economic inclusion |
01.10.2025
- 30.09.2028 |
CHF 1’275’000
|
- Foreign private sector South/East
- United Nations Children’s Fund
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation EDUCATION
AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURE
DISASTER PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
BUSINESS & OTHER SERVICES
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Vocational training
Agricultural co-operatives
Agricultural services
Disaster prevention and preparedness
Business support services and institutions
Aid Type Project and programme contribution
Project number 7F09649
| Background | 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. |
| Objectives | 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. |
| Target groups |
• 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). |
| Medium-term outcomes | 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. |
| Results |
Expected results: 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. Results from previous phases: N/A |
| Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
| Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector United Nations Organization (UNO) |
| Coordination with other projects and actors | 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 | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 1’275’000 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 425’000 Total project since first phase Swiss budget CHF 0 Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’275’000 |
| Project phases | Phase 1 01.10.2025 - 30.09.2028 (Current phase) |
