Women’s Directory
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UNIFEM Afghanistan
UNIFEM has been in close consultation with Afghan women and the government of Afghanistan since 2002 in order to best to meet the needs of women in the context of their country’s history and culture.
http://www.unifem.org/afghanistan/
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Vision:An inclusive Afghan society where Human Rights are respected, promoted and individuals’ rights are protected
Afghan Women’s Network
AWN is a non-partisan Network of women and women’s NGOs working to empower Afghan women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan society
http://www.afghanwomensnetwork.org/
Empowering Afghan Women
The Mission of PARWAZ is to empower the women of Afghanistan to rise from poverty by enabling them to build micro businesses, increase their income, reduce their vulnerability, and to become economic agents of change in their families, communities and country.
Afghan Women Council
Afghanistan Women Council (AWC) is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit, non-sectarian Charity Organization founded in Peshawar, Pakistan to support the Afghan Refugees in 1986 by the efforts of a group of Afghan women.
http://www.afghanistanwomencouncil.org/
Afghanistan Civil Society Forum
The Afghan Civil Society Forum (ACSF) was developed as a partnership between Afghan civil society actors and swisspeace at the request of the 76 participants at the first Afghan Civil Society Conference (who are called founders) in Bad Honnef, Germany (29 November – 2 December 2001).
medica mondial
medica mondiale is a German-based non-governmental organization standing up for women and girls in war and crisis zones throughout the world.
http://www.medicamondiale.org/en/projekte-themen/projekte/afghanistan/
Funder’s Network for Afghan Women
The Funders’ Network for Afghan Women (FNAW) is a coalition of dedicated foundations and granting organizations, as well as advocates, policy-makers and other agencies funding Afghan women’s groups
http://www.funders-afghan-women.org/
Afghan Gender Café
The Afghan Gender Cafe was founded in response to a need for people ‘doing gender’ work in Afghanistan to have a place to share information, issues, lessons, etc. Started in August 2006, it has grown to a mailing list of over 900 people…
http://www.afghangendercafe.org/
Afghan Women’s Educational Center
National Afghan Women’s non-government organisation, dedicated to the promotion of rights, self-sufficiency, empowerment and understanding among Afghan women and children through education, health, peace education and socio-economic development projects.
AfghanMark sm – Carpets made by Afghan Women
The Afghan Women’s Business Federation created the AfghanMarkSM to create brand name recognition for carpets made by Afghan women in order to certify increased income for women working on the looms…
The Plight of the Afghan Woman
This page contains articles, poems, and essays describing the Plight of the Afghan Woman.