Projects

Year: 2023-2024
Location: Herat, Badghis, Nimruz , Farah, Samangan, Balkh, Jawzjan Provinces
Donor: UN WOMEN
Duration: 24 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• Result 1: Access of women and girls with disability is improved to available support and social services.

• Result 2: Further discrimination and violence against women and girls with disabilities in 7 provinces is prevented and their quality of life improved.

• Result 3: Representation of women with disabilities in decision-making for their human rights is increased in Afghanistan through dialogues, capacity building and interaction with new Taliban government authorities.
  
  

Year: 2021
Location: Herat, Badghis, Nimruz , Samangan, Balkh, Jawzjan Province
Donor: DAI/Musharekat
Duration: 3 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• To  improve knowledge and skills of young Afghan men on  non-violent sense of masculinity and to expand their self-awareness in order to adopt those behaviors  in  their  own  lives.

• To contribute in prevention of violence against women through promoting peaceful sense of masculinity in men and boys in the Afghan context.
  

Year: 2021-2022
Location: Herat, Badghis, Nimruz
Donor: UN Women/WPHF
Duration: 14 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• Emergency support to 600 women and girls with disability

• COVID-19 education to 600 women and girls with disability and their family members

• Employment support to 120 women with disability
  

Year: 2019
Location: Herat, Badghis, Nimruz
Donor: DAI/Musharekat
Duration: 12 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• To improve knowledge and skills of  young  Afghan  men  on  non-violent  sense  of  masculinity and to expand their self-awareness in order to  adopt those  behaviors  in  their  own  lives.

• To contribute in prevention of violence against women through promoting peaceful sense of masculinity in men and boys in the Afghan context.

Year: 2019
Location: Farah Province
Donor: Counterpart International
Duration: 5 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• Activity 1. To identify women and men groups for attending in civic and voter education sessions
•  Activity 2: Conduct civic and voter education sessions

Year: 2019
Location: Herat, Badghis and Nimruz Provinces
Donor: Counterpart International
Duration: 6 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• Activity 1. To organize 3 provincial conference and dialogues on “NAP-UNSCR-1325” and   “Enhancing marginalized women’s Participation in Peace-Building” Activity 2. To organize 2 days seminars on NAP-UNSCR-1325 for 15 women organizations and 5 organizations of people with disabilities (DPOs) as part of civil society organizations

• Activity 2. Organizing six Panel discussions / conferences in Herat University and 3 private universities

• Activity 3. Monthly TV show about participation of women in Elections with participation of three social and political activists

• Activity 4. Printing billboards for encouraging women to participate in elections and political activities

• Activity 5. One day seminar for members of District Councils and district governor offices on disability issues and rights of disabled women in political participation 

• Activity 6. Community education sessions for deaf and disabled women on elections and political participation

Year: 2019
Location: Herat Province
Donor: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Duration: 24 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• 7 days training workshops on positive masculinity and gender for 4 youth in 3 provinces of Herat-Farah and Balkh

• Awareness campaign sessions in in Herat province for 800 youth on positive masculinity

• Media awareness campaign through TV and Facebook on positive masculinity

Year: 2017
Location: Herat Province
Donor: Australian Embassy- Kabul
Duration: 5 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• To aware and inform families of children with hearing impairments regarding basic sign language symbols, needs and rights of disabled children

• Sign language training and especial education for 90 children with hearing impairment,

• Referral of 60 children with hearing impairment to relevant sectors

Year: 2021
Location: Herat, Kabul and Balkh Provinces
Donor: Counterpart International
Duration: 5 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• To identify positive men and male leaders (who are currently supporting women rights) in 3 provinces of Herat-Kabul and Balkh

• To hold Festivals of “Kind man, Real man” in 3 provinces of Herat-Kabul and Balkh

• To organize 2 days training program on positive masculinity and gender equality for 120 male senior managers in 3 provinces

Year: 2019
Location: 3 provinces of north and west region of Afghanistan
Donor: United nations democracy Fund (UNDEF)
Duration: 12 Months
Objectives/Activities:

• 3 days training workshops on prevention of gender-based violence for youth and community leaders in 3 provinces of Herat-Farah and Balkh

• 3 provincial gathering on prevention of gender-based violence in 3 provinces of Herat-Farah and Balkh

• Awareness campaign sessions in in 3 provinces for 12000 men and boys on ending violence against women