Our Partners Afghanistan

We currently work with one partner organisation, supporting programmes at local level as well as helping implement longer-term policy changes.

Such partnerships enable Afghan women to:

Participate in the decision-making process through human-rights training. building their skills and gaining better access to decision-makers at a national and international level
Find solidarity and support, particularly amongst women leaders – and through building networks and support groups at a local level
Receive practical assistance with issues such as violence against women – including forced and early marriage, polygamy and physical abuse
Benefit from practical, vocational skills and literacy training allowing them some economic independence
Have access to psycho-social support if suffering from violence or intimidation
Share their new knowledge with other members of their community – and within civil society networks at national and international level
Benefit from lessons learned from WOMANKIND’s women’s-empowerment programmes in other areas of the world, particularly those in Islamic contexts

As well as providing education to women and girls, our partner has established a number of women’s and youth committees in various parts of the country which meet regularly to discuss needs and issues relevant to their local community. A key part of such committees’ role is to influence decision-making within their community, as well as advocate for women’s equal participation and protection from multiple forms of violence.

Afghan Women’s Resource Centre (AWRC)

The Afghan Women’s Resource Centre has been developing practical, empowering projects in the community for more than 26 years. They often work with the most vulnerable women – refugees, returnees – where the focus is on enabling them to become active, self-reliant members of their families and society. Working in partnership with WOMANKIND, they have created a number of training and education programmes through their community centres across the country. These programmes have focused on literacy training and education on women’s civil and political rights – including:

The new Afghan Constitution
Women and Human Rights in Islam
Women and Family Law

But the influence of the original workshops spreads much wider – women participants are taking this knowledge back into their families and communities – helping to raise awareness and encourage change. To date, the women who have received this training have conducted over 45 training workshops with over 1400 women and girls taking part.

Our Influence In Afghanistan >>

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