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Our work

Practical programs grounded in local realities.

ROLE's work combines documented experience with a disciplined strategic direction toward education, livelihoods, resilience, community development and meaningful opportunity.

Women & Girls

ROLE is progressively strengthening its specialization in education, practical skills, livelihoods, economic participation, leadership, wellbeing and resilience for women and girls.

Education & Youth

Learning, leadership development, vocational and employability skills, digital capabilities and opportunity for young people, grounded in ROLE's previous Herat education work.

Livelihoods & SME Development

Strategic direction

Market and value-chain assessment, vocational skills, entrepreneurship, business planning, SME development, mentoring and links to markets or employment.

Health & WASH

Strategic direction

ROLE seeks partnerships for community-based health promotion, maternal and child wellbeing, hygiene awareness, WASH and prevention where appropriate technical expertise is in place.

Emergency & Humanitarian Response

Strategic direction

Locally informed assistance for communities affected by displacement, natural disasters, economic shocks and emergencies, with dignity, accountability and links to recovery.

Climate, Agriculture & Resilience

Strategic direction

ROLE seeks programming around climate resilience, agriculture, livestock, food security, local value chains and natural-resource-based livelihoods where need and feasibility are established.

Protection & Community Development

Strategic direction

Reconciliation, social cohesion, community dialogue, awareness, safeguarding, referrals, leadership and locally led community development.

Digital Inclusion

Strategic direction

Technology that strengthens learning, data management, monitoring, organizational systems and practical digital skills without replacing community programming.

Claim discipline

Completed experience is described as completed. Strategic capabilities and future directions are explicitly labeled and do not imply nationwide delivery.

Partner with ROLE

Build sustainable change with a credible local partner.

ROLE welcomes collaboration with foundations, UN agencies, international NGOs, research institutions, technical organizations and responsible businesses.

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