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Afghan Women 2001 - Present<br />

<strong>Deutsch</strong>-<strong>Afghanische</strong> <strong>Freundschaft</strong> <strong>Gesellschaft</strong> e.V.<br />

• Established:<br />

– Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA)<br />

• First Afghan Women’s National Council held in 2008<br />

– Women’s Affairs Parliamentary Commission<br />

– Commission for the Elimination of Violence Against<br />

Women<br />

• Approved:<br />

– National Action Plan For Women In Afghanistan<br />

– Elimination of Violence Against Women Law<br />

– Convention Elimination of all Discrimination Against<br />

Women<br />

• Way Ahead:<br />

– Support Afghan women with small projects/micro loans<br />

– Help Afghan women connect with GIRoA<br />

Currently, women<br />

comprise:<br />

21% of Government employees<br />

37% Enrollment in school (girls)<br />

28% of Teachers –<br />

18% of University students –<br />

5% of the Police force –<br />

24% of Health staff –<br />

10% of Judicial staff –<br />

–<br />

–<br />

Participation by women:<br />

12% in Emergency Loya Jirga<br />

20% in Constitutional Loya Jirga<br />

40% in both the Presidential and<br />

National Assembly elections<br />

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* Information provided by the<br />

Ministry of Women’s Affairs

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