The Women Business Prize is a competition dedicated to all Afghan female entrepreneurs who wish to start a business or consolidate their existing enterprise. The winners receive a cash prize and the opportunity to participate in a three-month mentoring program.

The project helps reduce food insecurity and promote better nutritional and hygiene practices in Bamyan Province. It supports people experiencing extremely high levels of vulnerability, insufficient income, and a lack of support – particularly returnees, internally displaced persons and female headed-households.

She Means Business was created precisely to offer Afghan women entrepreneurs a protected environment and practical tools to share their experiences, discuss challenges, and identify together concrete, quickly actionable solutions. 

Crescere al sicuro. Growing Up Safe Supporting the state-run orphanages of Kapisa In Afghanistan, orphanages play a crucial role in feeding, educating, protecting, and caring for children from families living in extreme poverty. For many of these children, orphanages are often the only chance to survive, attend school, and be shielded from child exploitation and [...]

One stone at a time Rebuilding, after the earthquake In the eastern provinces, the earthquake of August 2025 destroyed or severely damaged more than 6,700 homes, schools, and healthcare facilities, worsening the already high-risk conditions faced by the local population, particularly women, children, and people with disabilities. Through the project One stone at a time, [...]

Beyond the Rubble Emergency food response following the earthquake In Afghanistan, more than 14.2 million people are living in conditions of acute food insecurity, 2.9 million of whom are facing emergency-level conditions (2025 – IPC - Afghanistan - Acute Food Insecurity). The earthquake that struck the eastern provinces in late August 2025 severely disrupted access [...]

Healing Circles garantisce assistenza psicologica a donne capofamiglia in povertà, vittime di traumi a causa di eventi gravi come guerra, violenza, isolamento forzato, perdita degli affetti più cari, della casa o della sicurezza economica, e a un gruppo di bambine ospiti in orfanotrofio.

Where are NOVE members? Gaza Strip December 24, 2025 Not a week goes by without a thought turning to the challenges of Nove in the complex reality we live in. All around, winter is challenging: with the lights off, violations, incursions, and attacks are a daily occurrence, making no noise, as is the fact that [...]

Livia Maurizi – Director of NOVE Caring Humans: 'We don’t break down walls; we dig through them from the inside, patiently, until the light begins to filter through.' Livia Maurizi is an international cooperation professional with solid experience in designing, managing, and developing partnerships in complex and highly fragile contexts. Trained as an economist, with [...]

Susanna Fioretti – Co-founder of NOVE Caring Humans: “I don’t give up easily when faced with ‘no’s” Susanna Fioretti has worked for a music publishing company, in the General Directorate’s secretariat at ENEA, and as coordinator of an environmental protection project in Greece. At the same time, she obtained a diploma as a volunteer nurse [...]