Vital Job-Skills Training for 500 Afghan Women
Women training jobs in Afganistan
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Summary
By providing 500 women with job-skills training, Afghan women can participate in the reconstruction of
their communities, helping them not just to live but to thrive.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Despite the fall of the Taliban, social indicators for women in Afghanistan remain starkly low. There are few economic opportunities for women, as well as a large educational gap left by Taliban policies that forbade women from attending school. Women for Women International will provide vocational and technical skills training so women are equipped with the resources to earn an income, helping them support their families and rebuild their communities.
Activities
500 women will receive training in skills viable in their economy such as jewelry production, shoe-making, agri-business and food production. Women will also receive business training, including basic accounting, pricing and marketing.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $10,280
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $14,720
Total Funding Goal: $25,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Helping women move from victim to survivor to active citizen benefits families, communities and nations. Program graduates have become businesswomen, farmers and community leaders; supporting our conviction that stronger women build stronger nations.
Project Message
“I was very interested in carpet weaving. I learned some subjects in school, but I hope to use this skill to weave carpets to support my family, and to become a trainer that can teach other women.”
- Najeeba Said Abrahim, program participant, Bagrami, Afghanistan
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Shannon O'Donnell
Online Marketing Manager
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
United States
202-737-7705
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Women for Women International
4455 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 200
Washington,
DC
20008
United States
202.737.7705
http://www.womenforwomen.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Afghanistan
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about Afghanistan, read the Human Development Report on Afghanistan or the Wikipedia entry for Afghanistan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on June 24, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 2, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
2008 Afghanistan Report
By Shannon Madlin - Online Marketing Manager, June 24, 2009 06:16 PM
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