Archive for the ‘Human Rights’ Category

New building for a girl’s high school inaugurated in Balkh province

Yesterday, Afghanistan’s education ministry announced that a new building for the Am Albalad Girl’s High School was inaugurated in the capital of Balkh province, Mazar-e Sharif. Students, teachers, education officials and community leaders attended a ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new building. The new building was built in one year at cost of […]

April 17, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Two new maternity hospitals opened in Afghanistan’s province of Wardak

Two new 30-bed maternity hospitals were recently opened in Afghanistan’s Wardak province, which is located in the central east region of country. The Bibi Khairi Gul hospital was built in Hessa Dowom and the Shirin Taj Hospital was built in Tagaab Village. Both are one-story buildings which took 16 months to complete. Funding for the […]

April 15, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

2 new school buildings inaugurated and 2 new school buildings to be built in northern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced yesterday and today that 2 new school buildings have been opened, and two new school buildings will be built in northern Afghanistan. In Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Badghis, a new building for a girl’s elementary school in Qadis district has been opened. The new building took 1 year to build […]

April 3, 2011 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghans give back, donate $1 million to Japanese people affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami

Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency (BAN) reported today that a check for $1 million was given to Japan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Rechero Takachi. The money will go towards helping the Japanese people affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. The money was handed over by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zalmai Rasool and Minister […]

March 30, 2011 · admin · 2 Comments
Posted in: Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development

Afghan Woman Receives Global Award!

Today in Boca Raton, Florida, Dr. Sakena Yacoobi, the Executive Director of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), received the inaugural Enterprising Women’s 2011 Global Women’s Hall of Fame award. Dr. Terry Neese, Founder of The Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women, presented Dr. Yacoobi the award at the 9th Annual Enterprising Women of the […]

March 11, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Health News, Human Rights, Women's Rights

Generous pledge from Japan to protect lives and livelihoods in Afghanistan

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) said yesterday that the government of Japan has signed an agreement with them in which $19 million dollars will be provided so that three eight-month projects can be completed that will protect lives and livelihoods in Afghanistan. According to a report from UNOPS: The first project will […]

March 1, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Environmental Issues, Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development

Girl’s Middle School In Kunduz Gets New Building

Today, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education announced that a new school building for the Haji Hussein Girl’s Middle School in the Aliabad district of Kunduz province has been inaugurated. Government officials, community leaders, teachers and students attended the opening ceremony. The new building took 8 months to build at a cost of $341,000. Funding for the […]

February 14, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New buildings for schools in Samangan and Kapisa

A total of seven new school buildings were opened today in the northern province of Samangan, according to a report from Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Three of the buildings are for primary schools and the other four are for middle schools – all located in the Dara-e-Sauf district.  Each building has 8 classrooms and 6 […]

February 9, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Major agreement signed to protect children in Afghanistan

Today in Kabul, the Afghan government and officials from the United Nations signed an agreement to end recruitment of children in security forces. This is a major achievement because in a United Nations report last year, Afghanistan was listed as one of the countries which had child soldiers. Today’s agreement will prevent under-age recruitment into […]

January 30, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Human Rights, Security in Afghanistan

Park for women inaugurated in Ghazni, and school buildings inaugurated in Helmand and Baghlan provinces

Musa Khan Akbarzada (Governor of Ghazni province), Dr. Husn Banu Ghazanfar (Minister of Women’s Affairs), and other Afghan and foreign officials recently attended a ribbon-cutton ceremony to officially open a new women’s park in the province of Ghazni, said a NATO news release today. The park has a shopping center, garden fountain, benches and large […]

January 3, 2011 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Human Rights, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Big Day For Education In Afghanistan!

Today was a big day for education in Afghanistan. Three new school buildings were inaugurated in Sar-e Pul province, a stone laying ceremony was held for a new school building to be built in Mazar-e Sharif, and Germany pledged $24.6 million to Afghanistan’s education ministry. According to a press release from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, […]

December 22, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Another school building completed in Samangan province

Earlier this week, a new building for the Sayeedabad Girl’s Middle School in the Ferooz Nakhcher district of Afghanistan’s northern province of Samangan was inaugurated, according to Afghanistan’s Bakhtar news agency. Afghan education officials said the new building was built in 7 months at a cost of $160,000.  Funding for the project came from Sweden. […]

December 17, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights