Empowering Communities, Transforming Lives

We work alongside communities to strengthen resilience, expand opportunities, and create lasting change.

Guided by the Needs, Dignity, and Voices of the People We Serve

We listen to communities first and design our programs around their needs, priorities, and lived realities.

Putting People at the Heart of Everything We Do

We deliver people-centered services that prioritize wellbeing, protection, and empowerment.

 At OHR, we stand with communities in their pursuit of dignity, resilience, and opportunity. We transform lives by responding to urgent needs while strengthening local capacities. Our culturally grounded, participatory programs ensure solutions reflect the voices and priorities of those we serve.

From psychosocial support and protection for women and girls to humanitarian assistance and community-driven initiatives promoting education, health, inclusion, and empowerment, we advocate to break cycles of exclusion and foster lasting change. By partnering with donors, institutions, and local communities, OHR builds resilient communities where EVERY PERSON can thrive. 

NEWS & UPDATES

Updates from OHR and the wider non-profit community

Afghanistan’s 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan Released

 Issued: December 2025

Afghanistan continues to face one of the world’s most complex and protracted humanitarian crises. The Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan (HNRP) 2026, developed under the Humanitarian Programme Cycle, outlines the scale, severity, and drivers of humanitarian needs across the country and sets out a coordinated response to save lives and protect the most vulnerable.

OHR Strengthens Institutional Capacity and Shifts Toward Transformative Leadership Model

 February 2026

The Organization for Human Relief (OHR) has entered 2026 with renewed momentum after a year of intensive capacity strengthening, signaling a clear shift toward a more transformative, inclusive, and community-engaged leadership model.

 

2. Nuristan Authorities Appreciate OHR’s Community Interventions3ض

Nuristan Authorities Appreciate OHR’s Community Interventions

January 2026

The work of Organization for Human Relief (OHR) has been appreciated through official letters from the Nuristan Directorate of Public Health and the Nuristan Directorate of Economy, recognizing and endorsing OHR’s continued community-based interventions across the province.



STORIES OF CHANGE FROM THE FIELD

Small steps. Real people. Meaningful progress

Livelihood

Healing

Psychosocial support

Emergency treatment

Women Empowerment

Rehabilitation

 

 

Voices from the Frontline

Understanding community needs, challenges, and priorities

Returnees at Risk: Women at the Frontline of Reintegration in Eastern Afghanistan
Listening to the Unheard: Women’s Psychosocial Needs in Nuristan​
Winter of Despair: Rural Afghanistan’s Urgent Call for Emergency Assistance

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