Archive for the ‘Women’s Rights’ Category

New school building completed in Kunar and another to be built in Jowzjan

Late last week, Afghan education officials announced that construction work on a new building for a school in the Jaba area of Narai district in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar has been completed.  The 2-story building has officially been inaugurated.  The new building has 10 classrooms, 4 administrative rooms, a solar power system to provide […]

October 11, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghan National Army Gets 29 More Female Officers

Yesterday, a graduation ceremony was held for 29 Afghan women who completed advanced training, and are now 2nd lieutenants in the Afghan National Army. There are already close to 300 women in the Afghan Army, however, these women are the first to have graduated from a formalized training program. The women learned basic military skills, […]

September 24, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Security in Afghanistan, Women's Rights

School building inaugurated in Parwan province

Afghan education officials, Parwan’s provincial governor Abdul Basir Salangi, students, and teachers, attended an inauguration ceremony for a newly constructed 2-story school building, according to a Ministry of Education press release today.  The building is for the Ghulam Ali Girl’s Middle School in Bagram district, which is located in central Parwan province. The $207,000 of […]

September 21, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Afghan Woman Wins Asia Social Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Today at the World Economic Forum’s annual Summer Davos meeting, three businesspeople were awarded the Asia “Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award”. One of the winners was Afghanistan’s own Sakena Yacoobi. She was presented the award by Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship. Ms. Yacoobi was recognized as a […]

September 14, 2010 · admin · 8 Comments
Posted in: Education, Human Rights, Women's Rights

Cricket camp for girls held in Afghanistan

In an effort to promote the sport of cricket amongst girls in Afghanistan, the famous Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) of London, the Afghan Youth Cricket Support Organization (AYCSO), and the Afghan-Connection organization came together and held what is being reported as the first ever girl’s cricket camp in Afghanistan. The camp was held last week in […]

August 27, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghan Sports News, Women's Rights

Center Promotes Female Journalism in Afghanistan

A few months ago, the first Women’s Journalism Center was opened in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat.  The center’s objective are to train female journalists and to help them find jobs in the growing media industry in Afghanistan.  The center provides support and encouragement, and a place to learn and develop one’s journalism skills. According […]

August 26, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

School building for girl’s high school inaugurated

According to a press release issued today by Afghanistan’s Ministry of Education, a school building constructed for a girl’s high school in the district of Aqcha in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jowzjan was inaugurated today by Afghan officials. The building was constructed on government land, and most of the funding was provided by a Swedish […]

August 23, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Women’s Farm Service Center Opened in Kabul

Today, a Farm Service Center tailored specifically for Afghan women farmers was officially opened for business in Kabul. There are already 6 other Farm Service Centers in Afghanistan – all funded by the United States government. This particular one was setup to specifically meet the needs of Afghan women farmers. According to a press release […]

August 16, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Job Creation, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

Maternity Hospital Inaugurated In Paktia Province

A new maternity hospital, “Gawhar Taj Bayat”, was officially inaugurated recently by the Bayat Foundation in Gardez, the capital of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia.  Paktia’s governor, Juma Khan Hamdard, some members of the Afghan parliament and local officials attended the ceremony. According to a press release issued by the Bayat Foundation, the new hospital […]

August 6, 2010 · admin · One Comment
Posted in: Health News, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New schools in Paktya and Nangarhar provinces

Yesterday, Afghan and foreign officials inaugurated fifteen school buildings through out Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktya.  According to Mihrabuddin Shafaq, an official from the province’s education department told the media that schools were built in the Chamkani, Dand-e-Patan, Aryoub Zazi and Jani Khel districts of Paktya.  Funding for the projects were provided by the World […]

July 26, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New road to make Bamyan to Kabul travel easier

This week, Habiba Sarobi, the governor of Afghanistan’s central province of Bamyan, attended a road sealing ceremony with officials from New Zealand’s Provincial Reconstruction Team.  An important part of the Bamyan-Kabul Road will be paved with asphalt; this will open Bamyan to Kabul in the east and allow Bamyan farmers to take their produce to […]

July 22, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Afghanistan's Economy, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights

New Girls’ High School To Be Built In Kabul

Afghan and foreign officials attended a brick laying ceremony earlier this week to mark the construction of a new High School for girls in Kabul.  The school is called Sir Asiab Girls’ High School and will accomodate approximately 3500 students.  The school will have 20 classrooms, and construction is expected to be completed by the […]

May 6, 2010 · admin · No Comments
Posted in: Education, Reconstruction and Development, Women's Rights