OPD logo OPD Peace · Development
Active emergency Winter cold-wave & returnee surge — OPD scaling response in Kunar & Nangarhar.
Women-led · Since 2021

Peace begins where
women are heard.

OPD convenes women, elders and youth across Kunar and Afghanistan to build durable peace at the grassroots.

Informal Education

A classroom for every
girl left behind.

Learning centers, literacy circles and scholarships reaching children in Kunar's most remote districts.

Health & Wellbeing

Care that reaches the
last mile.

Mobile clinics, maternal health awareness and hygiene programs delivered in partnership with UN agencies.

Environment & Climate

Rebuilding a greener
Afghanistan.

Tree plantations, solar-water systems and climate-smart livelihoods across four provinces.

Crisis Response

First on the ground when
the crisis hits.

WASH, solar and emergency relief for families displaced by drought, floods and economic collapse.

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Vol. IV · Field EditionReg No. 5238

Operational Brief // Field Report 2026.07

Peace, Dignity &
Development
Delivered.

OPD is a women-founded Afghan NGO headquartered in Kunar. Since 2021 we've partnered with UNDP, UNICEF and UNHCR to run peace dialogues, girls' learning centers, women's livelihoods circles and emergency winter response across 34 provinces.

Directive 01

Field Deployment

HQ in Asadabad, active in Kunar, Samangan, Jawzjan & Kabul.

Directive 02

Programmatic Reach

8 thematic programs delivering to 240,000+ direct beneficiaries.

Directive 03

Governance

100% women-led leadership, board and executive team.

OPD advocacy circle at Lincoln Learning Center, Asadabad
Field · Kunar 2025
Advocacy Circle · Lincoln Learning CenterDoc. 77821-C

Today's Directives

Bulletin 04
  • 01
    Peace

    Round 4 dialogue · Asadabad

    14 Feb
  • 02
    Women

    Cohort 3 enrolment · Samangan

    22 Feb
  • 03
    Emergency

    2nd winter distribution · Border

    08 Feb
  • 04
    Health

    Maternal camp · Jawzjan

    18 Feb
Filed · Asadabad HQDoc. 77821-D
Maryam Jabarzai

Maryam Jabarzai

Deputy Director · OPD

“Together, we're creating a more peaceful, sustainable future — for every woman and child in Afghanistan.”

Executive Statement · 2026

Impact Ledger

By the numbers

Cumulative · 2021 – Present

240k+
Direct beneficiaries
Women, girls & families reached
34
Provinces reachable
National operational footprint
8
Thematic programs
Peace · Women · Education · Health
3+
UN partner agencies
UNDP · UNICEF · UNHCR

On the ground now

OPD current activities across Afghanistan

District-Level Social Cohesion & Peace Building Dialogues Peace Building
01
Asadabad, KunarOngoing 2025–26

District-Level Social Cohesion & Peace Building Dialogues

Hosted at the Lincoln Learning Center under UNDP support, convening women, elders and youth to surface grievances and co-design local peace agreements.

02
UNDP / Women

Provincial Social Cohesion & Peace Building Workshops

Shabarghan, Jawzjan · Quarterly workshops
03
Women Empowerment

Women's Leadership & Livelihoods Circles

Aybak, Samangan · Rolling cohorts
04
Informal Education

Community Learning Centers for Girls

Kunar villages · Daily classes
05
Environment & WASH

Tree Plantation & Smokeless Stoves

Rural Kunar · Seasonal campaigns

Where we work

Rooted in Kunar. Reaching across Afghanistan.

From our headquarters in Asadabad, OPD teams deploy to partner provinces — peace dialogues in Samangan, women's workshops in Jawzjan, and a liaison presence in Kabul.

  • Kunar
    Asadabad — HQ, Lincoln Learning Center, education & WASH
    12
    Active
  • Samangan
    Aybak — Women's empowerment & peace building
    08
    Active
  • Jawzjan
    Shabarghan — Provincial social cohesion workshops
    06
    Active
  • Kabul
    Liaison & donor coordination
    04
    Active
Hover or tap a province to see OPD's footprint there.
Live CampaignsUpdated · Field HQ

Real-time delivery & funding.

Peace · Kunar

District Peace Building Dialogues

CAM-001
Delivery72%
Funded77%
Next: Round 4 — 14 Feb
Women · Samangan

Women's Livelihoods Circles

CAM-002
Delivery58%
Funded74%
Next: Cohort 3 — 22 Feb
Education · Kunar

Community Learning Centers

CAM-003
Delivery65%
Funded71%
Next: Mid-year — 5 Mar
Emergency · Border

Winter Relief — Returnees

CAM-004
Delivery44%
Funded44%
Next: 2nd distribution — 8 Feb
Health · Jawzjan

Maternal Health Mobile Camps

CAM-005
Delivery76%
Funded76%
Next: Mobile camp — 18 Feb
Environment · Kunar

Tree Plantation & Stoves

CAM-006
Delivery52%
Funded52%
Next: Spring — 1 Mar
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Programs Register · Vol. VIII

Filed from Asadabad, Kunar — Reference / PR-2026

Open full register →

Eight programs.
One shared mission.

A cross-referenced index of every intervention OPD fields across Afghanistan — from women's leadership to district-level peace dialogues.

Flagship FolioPR-01 / Active
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Women Empowerment

Leadership, livelihoods and civic voice for Afghan women — the throughline that binds every OPD program from Kunar to Jawzjan.

04

Provinces

12K+

Reached

08

Partners

Read program folio →
Maryam Jabarzai

“At OPD, women are catalysts for positive change — leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists breaking barriers for the next generation.”

Maryam Jabarzai · Deputy Director, OPD

Partner with OPD

Fund a program. Change a province.

Donors, peer NGOs and community leaders — collaborate with us to expand programs across women's empowerment, education, peace and environment.