Calgary Chapter to Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Creation date: April 19, 2012
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About
Our dedicated and skilled team of staff in Afghanistan and in Canada manage our programs in seven key areas: (1) Investing in Basic Education; (2) Community & Family Literacy; (3) Technology for Education; (4) Grants & Scholarships; (5) Public Engagement; (6) Advocacy; and (7) Supporting At-Risk Afghans.
About
Our dedicated and skilled team of staff in Afghanistan and in Canada manage our programs in seven key areas: (1) Investing in Basic Education; (2) Community & Family Literacy; (3) Technology for Education; (4) Grants & Scholarships; (5) Public Engagement; (6) Advocacy; and (7) Supporting At-Risk Afghans.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Quality education
Since our founding, CW4WAfghan has contributed to women’s empowerment through a variety of sectors including education, healthcare, rights awareness, and economic development. Over the years, the evidence emerged that education was the most strategically important area in which we could invest, where funds raised could travel the furthest and leave an impact in present and future generations. Access to quality education, from adult literacy classes to having trained teachers in public schools, contributes to every other social, economic, and political development objective of Afghanistan. We therefore have gradually streamlined our activities to come within the thematic area of education, with the goal of helping to build Afghanistan’s human capital. We interpret education broadly. We’re advancing education through community libraries, literacy classes for women and men of all ages, training teachers, furbishing schools with science laboratory materials, and helping teachers get access to resources like lesson plans, textbooks and visual aides. We pay teachers’ salaries and rent for school buildings, we have provided wells, school bags, and mini libraries. We work closely with our partner organizations to assist them to manage education projects effectively and efficiently through our capacity-building support. For example, CW4WAfghan partners attend free workshops on topics like good organizational governance, results-based project management, and performance measurement; and we work with them to design promising projects. Education is a basic, universal human right. The people of Afghanistan have demonstrated an intense demand for education, for both girls and boys, since this right once again fell within their grasp following the end of the Taliban regime in late 2001. We are pleased to respond to this demand with a focus on access to quality education. We also recognize the link between quality education and peace building, and believe that a literate population with access to viable education and economic opportunities will be Afghanistan’s greatest stabilizing force and its best hope for a lasting peace.
News and updates
Op-Ed by CW4WAfghan Executive Director, Dr. Lauryn OatesPublished in Ottawa Citizen, February 6, 2023The people of Afghanistan are suffering under the twin crises of a dire humanitarian emergency and an almost unrivalled human rights tragedy, both caused indisputably by the disastrous rule of the...
Read moreThe Taliban has doubled down its grip on the Afghan educational system with devastating and far reaching consequences.On 20 December, the Taliban officially announced that women are banned from attending public and private universities, effective immediately. Tens of thousands of women across...
Read moreVisit our News page on our website for the latest stories about the work we are doing to deliver programs that promote and protect the human right to education.
Read moreWith the recent announcement that all US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021, amidst a peace process that is breaking down, many uncertainties lie ahead, and the sense of anxiety and concern among Afghans, and those who care about the future of Afghanistan are...
Read moreJoin us raising awareness and calling for action from the international community in protecting the rights of Afghan women and bringing about a true ceasefire in Afghanistan. Together, we will stand in solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and send a strong message that Canadians care about...
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