About us

As artists we found an association called Nay-Negar in Mazar-e-Sharif in 2015. Since then we have been teaching painting and calligraphy to lots of students. In addition, we have been collaborating with foreign NOGs in support of children’s and adults’ rights.  One of objectives of NNVA is to promote and protect the rights of girls and women through art works in the country. This organization organized trainings with financial support of ANAFE National Institute for girls, boys through art works in Balkh province in collaboration with other organizations, such as Children in Crisis, Payam Marifat, Talash Danish Schools from 2015 to 2021. NNVA is committed to continue its effort to promote the rights of girls and women, including persons with disabilities. Since political changes in Afghanistan, NNVA has not been able to continue its activities. NNVA’s principles and values are based on the human rights principles. Its policies, strategies and goals are set in light of the human rights values and principles. NNVA is a non-governmental artistic organization making effort to advocate for the rights of Afghan girls and women through art works.

In Pakistan, NNVA would like to continue some of its activities in painting focusing more on advocacy on the rights of women in Afghanistan in collaboration with other civil society organizations. NNVA is now working on an exhibition titled “The Black Cage” depicting the situation and problems to which the Afghan women and girls are facing. The objective of this exhibition is to raise the voice of the Afghan girls and women to attract the attention of the world to the situation of women. The Afghan girls and women are deprived of their human rights. They do not have access to their basic rights. They are banned from education, employment, freedom of speech, social participation, sports activities, media and travelling. The restrictions against women and girls are increasing day by day, which is making the Afghan women more vulnerable. NNVA is committed to continue its advocacy for the rights of women and girls through is artistic works in exile to raise the voice of the Afghan girls and women. Our association has been working till August 2021 when the Taliban raided Mazar-e-Sharif city and our base. They have beaten our artists and ruined our artworks. Since then, in hope of helping students to learn painting and calligraphy, we have been acting clandestinely. Our activities have been fully explained below:

Our association was active in Mazar-e-Sharif September 2021, and after the fall of Afghanistan Islamic republic government, the office of the Nay-Negar was closed after the Taliban attacked and beat several students and destroyed artworks of our office, and our team carried out their activities secretly. they continued in their homes.

Activities:

1. During these years, we were active in the art of painting and calligraphy and trained and graduated a large number of boys and girls.
2. We implemented the painting educational project by the international organization CIC.

1. We cooperated with the ACKU office in the design of the book on Covid-19 in the northern province Afghanistan in 2020.
2. We implemented painting training programs in the private high shools of Payam Marafat, Talash Danish in Kabul city from 2018 to 2020. This voluntary project was carried out by the members of this institution in order to improve painting and calligraphy.
3. We implemented the painting and mural training project for youth empowerment, which was financially supported by ANAFE National Institute from 2017 to 2018.
4. Continue to paint mural to raise awareness and support women’s rights, children’s rights, and disabled people’s rights throughout the years of activity.
5. Nay-Negar students participated very actively in painting and calligraphy exhibition.