World of Mother and Child Organization
WMCO works across Afghanistan to deliver maternal and child health services, education, and protection — building stronger communities one family at a time.
Who we are
Established in 2012, WMCO is an Afghan women-led, child- and returnee-focused non-governmental and community-based organization. We partner with communities, health professionals, educators, humanitarian agencies, and donors to deliver sustainable programs for vulnerable women, children, IDPs, returnees, and underserved communities across Afghanistan — spanning health, nutrition, education, child protection, livelihoods, WASH, and emergency response.
Vision
An Afghanistan where women, mothers, children, adolescents, and vulnerable communities have equitable access to quality healthcare, nutrition, education, protection, shelter, WASH, and livelihoods — and the opportunity for safe, dignified, and prosperous living.
Mission
Empower mothers, children, and vulnerable communities through integrated, evidence-based health, nutrition, education, protection, livelihoods, and humanitarian programs that strengthen local capacities, promote resilience, and create lasting, measurable impact.
Values
Accountability, community ownership, equity and inclusion, transparency, dignity and respect, a child-centered approach, women’s leadership, evidence-based programming, and sustainable impact.
What we do
Integrated programs that meet families where they are.
Antenatal care, safe delivery, immunization, and community-based primary healthcare.
Treatment of acute malnutrition and community nutrition education for mothers and children.
Quality learning for girls and boys, literacy, life-skills, and community schools.
Safeguarding, psychosocial support, safe spaces, and GBV prevention and response.
Safe water access, sanitation infrastructure, and hygiene promotion.
Rapid, integrated assistance for displaced families and disaster-affected communities.
Founded in Afghanistan
Provinces reached
Projects delivered
Partner organizations
Featured projects
Ongoing
Livelihoods · Kabul
Livelihood and protection support for women and people with disabilities in Kabul, helping vulnerable families build income and access protection services.
UNHCR · 12,000 USD
Ongoing
Nutrition · Uruzgan
Nutrition grants and technical support for underserved, nutritionally vulnerable pregnant women, infants, and young children in Uruzgan Province.
Vitamin Angels · In-kind
Completed
Food Security · Kabul
Food assistance packages for women-headed households experiencing acute food insecurity in Kabul.
AONA · 30,000 USD
Completed
Emergency · Khost
Winter relief packages for widows and women-headed households facing the harsh cold season.
OCS · 71,310 USD
Completed
Education · 12 Provinces
Education support for in- and out-of-school children across 12 provinces of Afghanistan.
PPHCO · 173,100 USD
Completed
Empowerment · Zabul
Literacy and economic empowerment for 100 women and widows through small and medium enterprise development.
Mrasta Charity Foundation · 142,600 USD
Latest news
A widowed mother of five who returned from Pakistan restarted her tailoring work in Tarin Kot after literacy, tailoring, and protection training.
With goats, cotton seeds, and technical guidance, a widowed grandmother in Jawzjan built a reliable income and kept her granddaughter in school.
Families in Kandahar received livestock and veterinary support as part of an integrated, climate-resilient livelihoods initiative.
Partnerships
We are proud to work alongside donors and partners who share our humanitarian values.
Member of the Afghan NGOs Coordination Bureau (ANCB), the Civil Society Joint Working Group (CS-JWG), the ACBAR Women Working Group (AWWG), and the SLSC sub-national cluster for the Southern Region.
Whether you’re a donor, a partner organization, a researcher, or someone who cares — there’s a way to work with us.