Together for Equality Organization

What Together for Equality Organization does

Together for Equality Organization, operating under the trade name Rawadari, is an Afghan-led non-profit human rights civil society organization founded in 2022 following the Taliban's August 2021 takeover of Afghanistan. The organization monitors, documents, and advocates on human rights violations across all 29 provinces of Afghanistan through a network of local information providers, while maintaining staff both inside the country and in exile. It is led by Executive Director Shaharzad Akbar, a former President of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, alongside a four-member advisory board comprising international human rights and legal specialists.

Rawadari's core outputs are knowledge products: four annual human rights situation reports published in English, Dari, and Pashto, supplemented by press releases, survivor testimonies, research papers, podcasts, and advocacy campaigns covering women's rights, religious minority protections, judicial reform, and accountability for arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances. The organization has no proprietary technology stack and does not develop software; its platform is a multilingual website (rawadari.org) and active social media presence across Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Bluesky. In 2025, Rawadari co-founded a four-organization coalition that secured a historic Permanent Peoples' Tribunal judgment finding the Taliban responsible for crimes against humanity including gender persecution.

The business model is institutional grant funding. Rawadari does not sell products or services commercially; all content is produced independently and distributed freely. Revenue comes from six disclosed institutional donors: Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Global Affairs Canada, Malala Fund, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands, and Open Society Foundations. No financial figures are publicly disclosed. Customer segments are non-paying beneficiaries — Afghan civil society organizations, human rights defenders, women and girls, and religious and ethnic minorities — served through documentation, coalition advocacy, and submissions to the UN Human Rights Council, International Criminal Court, and other international accountability mechanisms.

Name

Together for Equality Organization

Legal name

Rawadari

Website

https://rawadari.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rawadari is an Afghan-led non-profit founded in 2022 that monitors, documents, and advocates on human rights violations across all 29 provinces of Afghanistan, publishing multilingual reports and leading international accountability initiatives including the 2025 People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation & Advocacy (BPADAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL)

Keywords

• Human rights monitoring
• Human rights documentation
• Civil society advocacy
• Transitional justice
• Gender persecution advocacy

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Grant Funding: Rawadari is funded by international institutional donors including governments, foundations, and multilateral organizations. Funders include Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Global Affairs Canada, Malala Fund, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands, and Open Society Foundations. All published content is produced by Rawadari and does not necessarily reflect funders' views.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Together for Equality Organization (Rawadari) is an Afghan human rights civil society organization that monitors, documents, and reports on human rights violations across all 29 provinces of Afghanistan, with a particular focus on women, girls, and marginalized groups. It publishes regular human rights situation reports in English, Dari, and Pashto, gathers survivor testimonies, leads advocacy campaigns, and supports international accountability mechanisms including the International Criminal Court and the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan. The organization operates inside Afghanistan and in exile, coordinating a coalition of more than 80 Afghan and international civil society organizations on joint human rights advocacy.

Product overview

Rawadari is an Afghan human rights organization that produces monitoring reports, press releases, testimonies, research papers, podcasts, and advocacy campaigns documenting human rights violations in Afghanistan. The organization focuses on three core pillars: human rights promotion through public discussions and media engagement; monitoring, documentation, and reporting with 4 annual reports in Dari, Pashto, and English; and victim-centered justice through advocacy for accountability mechanisms including the International Criminal Court and the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan. The organization's outputs are distributed through multilingual publications and digital media campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Human Rights Situation Reports Regular monitoring and documentation reports on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, including annual and mid-year reports covering women's and girls' rights, civil and political rights, and marginalized groups. Published in English, Dari, and Pashto.
• Press Releases Official statements and press releases from Rawadari condemning human rights violations, attacks on civilians, and issuing urgent calls for accountability. Distributed to media, civil society, and international bodies.
• Victim Testimonies First-hand testimonies from victims and survivors of human rights violations in Afghanistan, documenting their experiences with the Taliban justice system. Used as primary source evidence for documentation and accountability work.
• Joint Civil Society Statements Collaborative statements with other civil society organizations on urgent human rights issues, including the Civil Society Joint Statement on the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts and joint submissions to the UN Human Rights Council.
• Research Papers In-depth academic and policy research papers on transitional justice, access to justice, and legal accountability mechanisms for Afghanistan, intended for policymakers, researchers, and international bodies.
• Podcasts and Audio Content Audio content including discussions on justice for victims, civil resistance cases, and access to information in Afghanistan, distributed through the Rawadari website and YouTube.
• Advocacy Campaigns Public advocacy campaigns including the 'Empower Afghan Women' campaign and the 'IQRA' campaign supporting girls' education, designed to raise awareness and mobilize international support.
• People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan An advocacy initiative in coalition with AHRDO, DROPS, and HRD+ brought before the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal in Rome to document and seek accountability for gender persecution in Afghanistan, resulting in a 2025 judgment that the Taliban and de facto authorities are responsible for crimes against humanity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 80 Afghan civil society organizations united in joint statements on human rights crises in Afghanistan
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Over 80 Afghan and international civil society organizations (joint statement signatories)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Rawadari co-signed a civil society joint statement on the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts with over 80 national and international organizations including: Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organisation, Civil Society and Human Rights Network, Women Media Advocacy Group, Free Watch Afghanistan Organization, and many others. This represents a broad coalition of Afghan civil society.
• Permanent Peoples Tribunal (Rome)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025The coalition of four Afghan civil society organizations led by Rawadari brought a case before the Permanent Peoples Tribunal resulting in a historic judgment that the Taliban and de facto authorities are responsible for crimes against humanity including gender persecution.
• Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024One of four Afghan civil society organizations in the coalition that established the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan before the Permanent Peoples Tribunal in Rome. Rawadari coordinates with AHRDO on advocacy, documentation, and accountability initiatives.
• Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024One of four coalition partners establishing the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan. HRD+ collaborates with Rawadari on joint monitoring, advocacy, and civil society initiatives.
• Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies (DROPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2024Coalition partner in the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan initiative, collaborating on policy research and development studies related to human rights in Afghanistan.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Large international human rights organization that publishes in-depth reporting on Afghanistan and engages ICC, UN, and donor channels. Rawadari advisory board member Rachel Reid previously worked at HRW, and Rawadari's documentation often feeds HRW's Afghanistan advocacy outputs.
• Amnesty International: Global human rights organization producing country reports on Afghanistan and engaging UN mechanisms. Comparable as a broad human rights documentation and advocacy actor that Rawadari complements with country-specific primary-source evidence.
• FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights): International federation of human rights NGOs coordinating accountability work, including Afghan member organizations, at the ICC and UN. Comparable as a coalition-builder in international human rights advocacy targeting Afghanistan-related proceedings.

Direct peers

• Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC): Afghanistan's former national human rights institution, previously led by Rawadari's current Executive Director Shaharzad Akbar. AIHRC is the historical institutional antecedent to Rawadari's mandate and remains the canonical Afghan HRCM body for monitoring, documentation, and reporting on rights violations.
• Human Rights Defenders Plus (HRD+): Afghanistan-based human rights organization focused on protecting and supporting human rights defenders. HRD+ is a core coalition partner with Rawadari on the People's Tribunal initiative and shares a similar documentation and civil society support mandate.
• Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies (DROPS): Afghan research and policy organization producing analysis on governance, human rights, and development. DROPS is one of the four coalition partners in the People's Tribunal and operates adjacent policy-research activities targeting Afghan human rights and accountability issues.
• Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO): Afghan civil society organization also focused on human rights monitoring, documentation, and advocacy in Afghanistan. AHRDO is one of the four coalition partners with Rawadari on the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan and operates overlapping documentation and advocacy programs.

Emerging players

• International Crisis Group: Conflict-prevention think tank producing analysis and policy recommendations on Afghanistan. Comparable as a non-state actor generating authoritative primary-source-informed content on the Afghan political and human rights situation for international policymakers.

Others

• Asia Foundation: International development organization operating extensively in Afghanistan, including on governance, elections, and civic space. Asia Foundation is comparable as an adjacent Afghanistan-focused institution; Rawadari advisory board member Abdullah Ahmadzai previously served as its Afghanistan Country Representative.
• Permanent Peoples' Tribunal: International civil society tribunal that heard the People's Tribunal for Women of Afghanistan case led by Rawadari. Directly comparable as the judicial forum Rawadari engaged to advance survivor-centered accountability outside state-controlled courts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/rawadari_org
• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Rawadari-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C/100087092346754
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rawadari-%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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