- Excel-erate: Teacher Training in Afghanistan
- Projects in Afghanistan
- Aid for Afghan Women and Children (AAWC)
- Afghan Women's Education Centre (AWEC)
- Afghan Women's Resource Centre (AWRC)
- Afghan Women Welfare Development (AWWD)
- Dara Village Library & Learning Centre
- medica mondiale Afghanistan
- Noor Education Centre (NEC)
- NEGEEN: An Initiative to Support Poor Women Economically
- Nazaneen Jabarkhil Education and Health Centre (NEHC)
- Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Support for Afghanistan [PARSA]
- Shuhada Organization
Afghan Women's Resource Centre (AWRC)
Partner: Afghan Women's Resource Centre
Project: Suboffice for AWRC
Location: Laghman Province
Canadian Donor Support: US$36,500
Project: Community Library
Location: Kabul City
Canadian Donor Support: US$4,000
Project: Importing beautiful handmade products
Location: Kabul
Canadian Donor Support: Purchase of an average of $10-$15,000 per year
AWRC was originally founded in 1989 by a group of Afghan refugee women in Peshawar, Pakistan to address the urgent needs of Afghan refugee women. In 2002, with funding assistance from CW4WAfghan, AWRC was able to re-establish an office for AWRC in Kabul, and begin its activities in Afghanistan.
In 2009 CW4WAfghan funded the establishment of a suboffice for AWRC in Laghman province. This project includes establishing female and youth discussion groups, internet training, and ten workshops on various issues of community mobilization and building capacity as female leaders. An additional twenty workshops will be organized for the men and women in the community.
A second project provides fund for the salary of a full time librarian, and for purchasing reading resources (books, magazines, shelves) for the AWRC library established in May 2007 as part of a local Community Mobilization Center.
The third project is the purchase of handmade products from Afghanistan which are imported to Canada and sold at on-going events hosted by our network. Payment is made for the full orders of the products upon receipt of the shipment to ensure the women are paid a fair wage without delay. See our SHOP & SUPPORT for more details.
AWRC's vision is "of a future where Afghan women are active agents of positive change in their community and country. AWRC serves women and children in the provinces of Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, Laghman and Ningarhar in Afghanistan, and in Peshawar, Pakistan. AWRC focuses on women's empowerment for gender equity and on the protection of children. Currently, their main programmes include: Community Mobilization & Advocacy, Education, Community Empowerment, Supporting Civil Society Organizations."
