The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (STFA) - The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan 2022-2023

About this project

The overarching objective of the intervention is to contribute to preserving human, social, and local institutional capital in a context of multi–dimensional crisis. Specifically, the objectives of the intervention are: a) to safeguard a minimal functioning of basic services for the Afghan population in complementarity with humanitarian relief efforts; and b) to safeguard critical livelihoods of the population. The aim is to achieve this through a direct, integrated, multisectoral and decentralized response that targets the most vulnerable groups in the country, including women, children, elderly, internally displaced and the disabled. A successful implementation of the programme would entail that lives and livelihoods are saved, as well as strengthened coping capacities and resilience among local communities in Afghanistan towards natural disasters. The integrated response is set to be delivered in the form of four mutually reinforcing components. These are: a) provision of essential services; b) safeguarding community livelihoods and local economic activities; c) protecting farm based livelihoods from natural disasters; and d) strengthening local community resilience and social cohesion. The four components will be implemented simultaneously in a circular configuration in order to maximize impact. The geographic coverage of the programme is all the 34 provinces in Afghansitan clustered into eight administrative regions. Separate and tailored programme strategies have been…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 2Zero Hunger
• 4Quality Education
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

Sweden · Government

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDisaster risk reduction · Also contributes

Places

Kabul, Ghor, Badakhshan, Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul, Samangan, Balkh, Faryab, Kandahar, Hilmand and 4 more

Funded by

Sweden

Implemented by

UN-MPTFO/Un-Multi Partner Trust Fund Office

Accountable

UN-MPTFO/Un-Multi Partner Trust Fund Office

Passes funds through

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Published by Sweden to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: SE-0-SE-6-15399-15399A0103.

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