Afghanistan

Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL)

$55,000*
To raise awareness of democratic principles and organizational management among government officials and civil society leaders. AIL will conduct democracy and women’s rights workshops for 120 men and women and seven leadership workshops for 210 women representatives of civil society and government. AIL will also conduct follow-up meetings with participants to discuss the steps they have taken to promote women rights and democracy in their communities.

Afghan Media Resource Center (AMRC)

$70,000 *
To promote independent investigative journalism and strengthen the role of media in monitoring the political and reconstruction processes. AMRC will produce and distribute 1,500 copies of its daily newspaper Erada covering political and economic analyses, news from the government, provincial councils, security and reconstruction, and civil society initiatives. The paper will be distributed in six major provinces.

Afghan NGOs Coordination Bureau (ANCB)

$40,000 *
To promote best practices in NGO management among ANCB members and promote transparency and civic participation. ANCB will conduct 24 workshops on NGO management, democratic values and practices, human rights, women’s rights, citizen’s empowerment, and freedom of expression. It will also publish 4,000 copies of a quarterly magazine, Paiwastoon, covering NGOs and civil society news and informative articles and editorials about democratic transition and role of civil society.

Afghan Women Services and Education Organization (AWSE)

$35,000 *
To raise awareness of democratic values, women’s rights, gender equality, and the role of women in supporting democratic transition in Afghanistan. AWSE will conduct a training-of-trainers workshop for Afghan women in Parwan province. Subsequently it will conduct workshops on women’s rights, human rights, the rights of children, combating violence against women, and women’s political participation for school teachers, community leaders, and civil society activists on women’s rights.

Afghan Women's Network (AWN)

$40,000 *
To promote women’s rights and gender equality through legal reform and to raise awareness of importance of legal protection to safeguard women’s rights. AWN will conduct research on the current Afghan Family Law and follow up with an advocacy campaign. It will also conduct awareness raising workshops, produce leaflets and brochures addressing women’s rights, and hold a press conference to present its recommendations and findings.

Afghan Women's Resource Center (AWRC)

$40,000
To strengthen communities by fostering proactive civic engagement. AWRC will conduct 100 workshops in five provinces in Afghanistan covering issues such as participation in public life, the role of civil society, economic and social rights, and equal political organization under Afghan law. Special attention will be given to the role of women in decision making on local, provincial, and national levels.

Afghanistan Study Center (ASC)

$49,000 *
To raise public awareness about democratic values, women’s rights, human rights, and political participation. ASC will conduct 25 civic education workshops on human rights, democratic values, political participation, women’s rights, and national unity in Panjshir, Kapisa, and Kabul provinces. In addition, ASC will conduct three one-day seminars on peace and national unity in the cities of Kabul, Jalalabad, and Kandahar.

Afghanistan Women Support Association (AWSA)

$40,000
To raise awareness of women’s rights and role in supporting democracy and to increase women’s involvement in Afghanistan’s democratic transition. AWSA will conduct 15 seminars on women’s rights, human rights, the rights of children, combating violence against women, and women’s political participation. AWSA will also publish six bi-monthly issues of its magazine “Zan, Hagh, va Edalat” (Woman: Rights and Justice).

Bureau for Reconstruction and Development (BRD)

$35,500*
To strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations in human rights advocacy. BRD will conduct a networking seminar for local civic groups, a human rights advocacy training-of-trainers workshop, and six follow-up workshops in six central provinces of Afghanistan. BRD will execute a mid-term and final evaluation to assess the extent to which participants learned from the workshops and were able to use its techniques.

Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)

$900,000
To foster the development of strong functional chambers of commerce and business associations, to encourage youth entrepreneurship, and to support the formation of more effective economic policies. CIPE will hold market reform trainings for members of the parliament, strengthen the institutional capacity of more than 70 business associations, expand its civic education and entrepreneurship course to 275 high school students in Bamyan and Khost, and will continue to enhance its university entrepreneurial leadership program.

Center for Policy Priorities (CFPP)

$53,000
To strengthen legislative skills of Afghan women parliamentarians, and to promote political activism and raise awareness about advocacy and coalition-building skills among party members and parliamentarians. CFPP will conduct seminars on political advocacy and coalition building, a training session on legislative processes, and a roundtable discussion on foreign policy issues. CFPP will also produce two reports summarizing the discussions of the roundtable and the seminars as well as a training manual on legislative skills.

Cooperation Center for Afghanistan (CCA)

$142,500
To promote citizen participation in the upcoming presidential and provincial elections in Afghanistan. CCA will conduct 21 election stakeholder seminars focusing on the proper and responsible administration of the electoral process. It will also conduct 400 voter education workshops to mobilize voters, specifically women, and inform them their electoral rights. CCA will continue publishing its quarterly women’s magazine Sadaf and provide legal assistance to victims of domestic violence.

Educational Training Center for Poor Women and Girls of Afghanistan (ECW)

$33,000 *
To raise public awareness about democratic values, women’s rights, human rights, and political participation. ECW will conduct a six-day training-of-trainers workshop and 18 four-day rights awareness workshops for youth and community leaders in the provinces of Kunduz, Baghlan, and Takhar. ECW will maintain regular communication and workshop follow-up with participants to gauge the impact of the training.

Legal and Cultural Services for Afghan Women and Children (LCSAWC)

$34,500 *
To raise awareness of democratic values, women’s rights, and gender equality. LCSAWC will conduct a four-day training-of-trainers session and 10 four-day rights awareness workshops for young people and community leaders in five districts of Wardak province in Central Afghanistan. LCSAWC will monitor the number of domestic violence cases filed in local family courts to measure the impact of its workshops on the local population.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

$50,000
Reprogramming of 2005 funds
To strengthen the capacity of women leaders to support legislative action or changes in government policies on issues of importance to women. NDI will support the Women’s Parliamentary Network and develop a plan for the establishment of a Network secretariat. Building on previous training NDI has provided to the Network, NDI will support the women in building their skills and gaining practical experience by working with them to design and implement activities they are currently conducting.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI)

$196,449
Reprogramming of 2006 funds
To strengthen the capacity of representative institutions to respond to constituent concerns. NDI will implement an internship program in select provinces with a university presence. The 12-month program would draw on university faculties to recruit, train, and place students in positions where they can be of most assistance to elected representatives. NDI will use its Kabul and provincial offices to facilitate skills-building trainings in such areas as report writing, computer processing and strategic communications.

Social Services for Afghan Women Organization (SSAWO)

$37,000*
To promote women’s rights and raise awareness about its compatibility with Islam. SSAWO will organize an awareness campaign on women’s rights in Islam in Jalalabad, reaching out to teachers, university students, and NGO leaders. SSAWO will prepare a training curriculum on women’s rights in Islam, train a core group of trainers, and plan and conduct 15 workshops, 10 roundtables, and one seminar.

Training Human Rights Association (THRA)

$28,000 *
To raise awareness of democratic values, women’s rights, gender equality, and the role of women in supporting democratic transition in Afghanistan; and to encourage women to participate in public life and promote women’s rights and their inclusion into the countrie’s democratic transition. THRA will conduct 12 women’s rights awareness workshops and facilitate the development of 12 working groups on women’s rights and political participation.

Welfare Association for Development of Afghanistan (WADAN)

$295,000*
To raise awareness of democratic principles and institutions among maliks and their communities, while advancing collaboration among all segments of Afghan society. WADAN will conduct 48 three-day workshops in 48 districts in Afghanistan, will facilitate the development of new chapters of the National Maliks Association (NMA), will conduct two national meetings for malik members, and further develop the institutional capacity of the NMA.

Youth Educational Services (YES)

$25,500
To build capacity of youth leaders and raise youth awareness of human rights, democratic values, and political participation, and to strengthen the institutional capacity of a local organization. YES will conduct a seven-day training-of-trainers followed by 30 two-week civic education workshops for 600 high school students in Nangarhar province. It will also offer complementary language and computer courses to the youth to build their professional capacity.