What works in Afghanistan
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Afghanistan
Since the Taliban's 2021 ban on girls' secondary education in Afghanistan, multiple organizations have launched emergency remote-learning initiatives. Code to Inspire has taught approximately 200 young women coding with 60–70% achieving employment or freelance work, while SOLAx has reached over 20,000 girls across every Afghan province via WhatsApp with a full curriculum, and Edy serves an estimated 500 students through encrypted offline channels. A randomized controlled trial with 80 Afghan undergraduates found that AI-facilitated online discussions significantly increased student engagement, with participants posting 8.73 messages versus 5.11 in standard conditions (p<0.01). However, all reported figures are self-reported by organizations rather than independently audited, and no independent learning-outcome evaluations have been published for most programmes.
Drawn from: Code to Inspire · AI Chatbot Co-Facilitator for Online Discussions — Kyoto University's RCT with Afghan Students Amid the Taliban's Education Ban · SOLAx — SOLA's WhatsApp AI Curriculum Academy for Banned Afghan Girls · Digital Citizen Fund's Edy — Offline AI Learning App for Afghan Girls Banned from School · Taliban Bans on Women's Education and Employment — Afghanistan's Gender-Equality Reversal · AABIS and APPS — Afghanistan's US-Built Biometric ID Systems Fall Into Taliban Hands
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +55 pts 100 here · 45 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +49 pts 100 here · 51 average
Equity & inclusion +48 pts 100 here · 52 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Innovation level +17 pts 80 here · 63 average
Evaluated outcomes +16 pts 100 here · 84 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection +8 pts 56 here · 48 average
Weaknesses
Scalability & sustainability -22 pts 42 here · 64 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value -26 pts 33 here · 59 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -26 pts 11 here · 37 average
Sustainability -28 pts 50 here · 78 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -31 pts 0 here · 31 average
Efficiency -44 pts 0 here · 44 average
Governance, capability & sustainability -48 pts 17 here · 64 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -50 pts 0 here · 50 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -54 pts 0 here · 54 average
Transferability / replicability -59 pts 0 here · 59 average
Effectiveness -77 pts 0 here · 77 average
Impact on gender equality -80 pts 0 here · 80 average
Achievement / evidence -91 pts 0 here · 91 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding -91 pts 0 here · 91 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Afghanistan. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Code to Inspire · 96
SOLAx — SOLA's WhatsApp AI Curriculum Academy for Banned Afghan Girls · 47
Digital Citizen Fund's Edy — Offline AI Learning App for Afghan Girls Banned from School · 33
Wakhan National Park — Community-Managed Snow Leopard Conservation in Afghanistan's Pamir Corridor · 27
Taliban Bans on Women's Education and Employment — Afghanistan's Gender-Equality Reversal · 22
AABIS and APPS — Afghanistan's US-Built Biometric ID Systems Fall Into Taliban Hands · 13
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Afghanistan concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Stadtidee Aarau — Switzerland's First City-Wide Participatory Budget Using the Method of Equal Shares · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more