The Afghanistan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) was developed as partnership between Afghan civil society actors and Swiss-peace  at the request of 76 participants of the first Afghan Civil Society Conference in Bad Honnef, Germany (29 November - 2 December 2001).

In 2003, the Afghanistan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) began its Civic Education work by supporting the Afghan Constitution Commission in their public outreach for the constitution-making process. Between May and July 2003, ACSFo worked through a consortium of 13 Afghan NGOs and educated a total of 1809 community leaders (251 women) coming from all districts across Afghanistan. In a special women-outreach programme in conjunction with 11 women’s NGOs, an additional 1074 women were educated in 15 provinces (Farah, Ghor, Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Paktya, Paktika, Parwan, Samangan, Uruzgan, Wardak, and Zabul). In an independent evaluation it was estimated that through this decentralized process (community leaders educated their communities) about 10-15% of the Afghan population was reached.

“Jamea-e-Madani” (Civil Society magazine) is a free and non-governmental monthly publication (circulation: 10,000 copies). It is published in Dari and Pashto and distributed all over the country. It features news on Civil Society Development, provides civic education and also publishes essays that represent the concern and opinion of various dimensions of civil society. Items such as human rights, socio-cultural events, professional issues, and issues specifically related to women, men and children are considered. The publication additionally addresses more general items about educational and governance subjects.