The Linda Norgrove Foundation is a trust that gives grants to fund education, health and childcare for women and children in Afghanistan.
About the Foundation
The Foundation was set up in memory of Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove, who was devoted to ensuring that the people of Afghanistan would achieve prosperity and stability as their country was rebuilt.
She was completely committed to her development work and she loved Afghanistan and its people. Linda was kidnapped and subsequently died during a failed rescue attempt in Afghanistan in October 2010.
The Foundation is run from the UK with support in Afghanistan from a self-employed woman and volunteer Afghan professionals who report on projects within the country.
Featured project
Families headed by women who had no access to electricity are now benefitting from light and power following the installation of solar panels funded by the Linda Norgrove Foundation.
What we do
We support programmes ranging from children’s life-changing surgery to mobile libraries, from school funding to maternal health services, from vocational training to emergency aid.
Join our annual global fundraising 10k run (or walk)
The 2026 Linda Norgrove Foundation 10k takes place on Saturday 3 October.
Run, walk or cycle wherever you are in the world to help support women and children in Afghanistan.
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Our latest blogs
Real patients, anatomy labs and meeting Malala
Zahra, one of the Afghan medical students supported by the Foundation in Scotland, reflects on managing the ups and downs of university life at the…
14 Aug 2026
Can we still help women in Afghanistan?
The most common query we receive is, with the Taliban in charge, can we still help women in Afghanistan?
6 Jul 2026
Making a difference from Kabul to Edinburgh
Zahra Hussaini lost friends and classmates in the conflict in Kabul. These experiences, alongside limited access to basic healthcare, inspired her to pursue medicine.
10 Dec 2025