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Mobile Kitchens In Kabul Help Afghan Women Achieve Financial Independence
An initiative in Kabul has manufactured mobile kitchens that are driven around the city by women. Called “Banu’s Kitchen” (a woman’s kitchen), the mobile kitchens are solar-powered rikshaws that sell a variety of scrumptious Afghan foods on the streets of
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400 Afghan Women Trained to Join the Government Workforce
At least 400 Afghan women graduated today from an internship program aimed at providing Afghanistan with a pool of educated women ready to join the government workforce. The women were participants in USAID’s Promote: Women in Government (WIG) project. WIG
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50 female university graduates complete internship programs in Kunduz
The Afghan-German Cooperation program for the promotion of good governance in Afghanistan (RCD) has recently supported a variety of projects in the provinces Balkh and Kunduz that benefit many residents. One of the projects includes supporting participation of 50 female
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Women in Civil Service: 40 Afghan women conclude internship program
Forty Afghan women finished a six-month internship program at 15 line departments in Taloqan, Takhar province. The program was aimed at preparing the participants for their professional career and increasing the number of female civil service employees. Financed by the
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First Bakery Training Centre in Balkh Province – Lead by Women
Balkh’s first Bakery Training Center led by women was inaugurated on Sunday. The centre operates as a bakery as well as a training facility for apprentices. The Afghan-German Cooperation initiated and financed the project while the Balkh Directorate of Women
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100 Women in Badakhshan complete training courses
During the last 6 months, 100 women in Badakhshan received trainings in tailoring, English and Information Technology (IT) at Faizabad’s Women Training Center. The provincial authorities of Badakhshan, the Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, media and a representative from the
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Handicrafts by disabled Afghan women displayed in Kabul
Handicrafts made by handicapped Afghan women have been put on display in Kabul on Saturday. Organized by the Bright Future for Afghan Women in cooperation with the New Beginning Association, the exhibition is aimed at finding market for the women’s
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Afghan women’s participation instrumental for economic development
The role of Afghan women in the development of Afghanistan’s economy was highlighted at the Afghanistan Women Entrepreneurs’ National Conference in Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. Over 300 Afghan women entrepreneurs had gathered to reflect on their achievements and draw attention
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Afghan women's participation instrumental for economic development
The role of Afghan women in the development of Afghanistan’s economy was highlighted at the Afghanistan Women Entrepreneurs’ National Conference in Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. Over 300 Afghan women entrepreneurs had gathered to reflect on their achievements and draw attention
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Afghan women’s handicrafts are put on display in Baghlan province
Handicrafts of Afghan businesswomen have been put on display in one of the hotels in Pul-e-Khumri, capital city of Baghlan province. The exhibition is held by the Empowerment Center for Women (ECW). “The purpose of this exhibition is to promote
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Carpet weaving courses to be offered to deprived Afghan women in Sar-e-Pul
A charity organization, affiliated with the United Nations, will establish workshops offering carpet weaving classes to deprived and destitute women of northern Sar-e-Pul province. Director Women Affairs in Sar-e-Pul, Nasima Aarzo, said 45 women from 15 villages of the province
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Carpets as future livlihood for Afghan women
In the courtyard of a house in Arbad Jalil located in the Takhar province, two big metal frames stand firm. On the second floor, there is yet another frame. By one of those frames, five women work in unison, and
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140 Afghan girls seek training in management, marketing and business
Afghan Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs & Disabled Deputy Minister Suraya Paikan said the government would work to provide work opportunities to the graduates in order to enable them strengthen their financial situation. Addressing the graduation ceremony of 140 Afghan female
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Marketplace for Afghan women to be built in Kabul city
The Kabul Municipality has undertaken the plan for constructing a marketplace for Afghan women in Kabul city. The purpose of the marketplace is to enable Afghan women to promote and expand their businesses and become financially self-sufficient. Funded by Kabul
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Afghan women handicrafts displayed in Kandahar
The department of women’s affairs and information and culture has sponsored a 3-day exhibition of handicrafts made by women in southern Kandahar city. The exhibition is aimed at finding markets for women’s handicrafts. “Hundreds of different kinds of handicrafts are
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Afghan women’s handicraft business goes bankrupt in Badakhshan
Dozens of Afghan women’s handicraft businesses have gone bankrupt in Badakhshan due to lack of a market for their products. Badakhshan’s women activists have warned that many businesswomen will lose their jobs if the government does not address the issue
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Afghan female filmmaker shortlisted for ‘world’s best job’
(Times of India)- Moska Najib does not fit in with any stereotype of an Afghan woman. The 29-year-old documentary filmmaker is among the top 25 shortlisted for one of the six ‘best jobs in the world’ — lifestyle photographer in
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Exhibition of Afghan women’s handicrafts in an ISAF camp
Hundreds of handicrafts made by Afghan women were sold at an exhibition held in a military camp of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). “We came to the exhibition with 4-5 bags filled with our products, and we are leaving
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Women’s handicrafts are exhibited in Kunar province
Kunar’s governor opened a three-day exhibition of handicrafts made by Afghan women in Kunar, Nangarhar, Kabul and Parwan provinces. The exhibition in Kunar’s capial Asadabad is aimed at finding market for the handicrafts and boosting their sales. Governor Syed Fazlullah
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Exhibition of Afghan women handicrafts in Sar-e-Pul Province
Officials of the Afghan Women Affairs Department in Sar-e-Pul province said the handicrafts by women in Sar-e-Pul province have increased by 50%with support from local and foreign agencies. Women’s handicrafts were placed for exhibition on the 8th of March. “The
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Training for Afghan women on how to tap funding sources
The Afghan Women’s Business Federation (AWBF) has launched a training program titled “Improving Businesswomen’s Access to Source of Funds” aimed at enhancing women’s access to donor funds. The program will initially train 60 businesswomen in Kabul over 20-day phases. Plans
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Afghan women interested in cultivation of saffron in Jawzjan province
Lately, dozens of residents in the district of Aaqcha and city of Sheberghan, who have been provided with the opportunity of learning about the cultivation of saffron, have begun practical work on the cultivation and fostering of saffron. Officials say
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