A Step towards Empowering
Women of Afghanistan
DPA launched “Raising Awareness about
Women's Social, Political, and Economic Rights in Afghanistan" project
on 01 May, 2012. To date, DPA has completed the first milestone of the
project. The project is funded by United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF).
The duration of the project is 2 years (May, 2012 to April, 2014) and it covers
women in 15 provinces of Afghanistan.
The goal of this project is to promote democratic
rights and participation
of Afghan women by generating increased awareness among women. The objectives include: 1) To empower women’s
rights activists to
advocate for women’s rights, 2) To encourage women to advocate for their rights
via the establishment of networks, and 3) To engage religious scholars and community
leaders and clerics in TV
and radio roundtable discussions on women’s’ rights.
The activities undertaken during the project
period will include: 1) TV and Radio roundtables on the importance of women
rights protection, 2) Women rights speeches during Friday prayer gatherings about
women’s rights, 3) Publishing Booklets containing information about women
rights under Islam, international treaties and Afghan laws, and 4)Training
workshops on women’s political, economical and civil/social rights.
The implementation strategy includes: capacity
building, networking, raising awareness through publications and utilizing
traditional networks like mosques as well as media (national and local).
With financial support of UNDEF, DPA is
implementing the project in close collaboration with its partners and networks.
To see pictures and videos of the project, please open: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Development-Public-Awareness-DPA/142471509144182