Health and Nutrition Services
All WASSA health interventions align with Afghanistan’s Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Afgahnistan Health cluster Guidelines:
- Primary and Public Health Services
- Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (ANC, Delivery, PNC, Immunization)
- Family Planning and Reproductive Health
- Communicable Disease Control
- Emergency and Referral Services
- Disability and Physical Rehabilitation
- Community Health Dialogues and Outreach
- Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
- Individual and group counseling
- Psychological First Aid (PFA)
- Community awareness on mental wellbeing
- Training of community health workers in first aid and psychosocial support
- Nutrition Services
- Screening and referral for malnutrition
- Community-based nutrition education
- Promotion of infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices
- Preventive and therapeutic nutrition programs
Protection Services
WASSA implements a holistic protection framework that includes case management, prevention, response, and community empowerment.
- Protection Case Management and SoV Case Management
- Individual case management for survivors of violence and persons at risk
- SoV response including medical, psychosocial, and legal referrals
- Confidential and survivor-centered services
- Community-Based Protection
- Establishment of community protection committees and networks
- Regular community dialogues and FGDs on key protection themes
- Capacity building of community leaders on protection principles
- Facilitation and sustainability of community protection structures
- Linking protection beneficiaries to livelihood and empowerment opportunities
- Safe Spaces and Awareness
- Women and girls’ safe spaces and Multi-Purpose Women’s Centers (MPWCs) as hubs for psychosocial support, learning, and income generation.
- Community outreach and awareness on rights, gender equality, and prevention of violence.
Child Protection
- Prevention of child labor, early and forced marriage, and violence against children
- Child Protection Case Management and Child friendly spaces.
- Psychosocial support for children affected by conflict and displacement
- Establishment of child-friendly spaces
- Skills and life skills education for adolescents
Education and PSS
- Non-formal education: literacy, numeracy, and life skills training
- Psychosocial Support (PSS) programs promoting emotional, cognitive, and social wellbeing
- Community learning centers for women and youth
- Capacity building for teachers and facilitators in child protection and PSS integration