Evaluation Report

Achievements
Provision of scholarships: Having successful experience of supporting students to get scholarship in previous round
of assessment, the network once again attempted to reach out to girls interested in receiving education but couldn’t
continue due to the financial constraints. The network members advocated for such girls education with the chancellors
of various private universities. Accordingly, ten eligible students were introduced and the universities accepted to
provide half scholarships to them.
Balkh PWN Findings from the Member’s & Stakeholder’s Perspective
Balkh being one among the newly established provinces is very committed to improve women’s rights situation in the
province. It is group of very young women ranging from 24-28 years, who are very active in enhancing the condition of
women in their community. The ethnic representation spans four major ethnicities, and is a reasonable reflection of
the diversity of the province.
In comparison to previous round of assessment, the members demonstrated a sharp increase in the support receiving
from their families. The network members have managed to raise awareness among their family members in order
to build their trust in PWN activities and to get their support. As we can see, in the below graph, the percentage of
members receiving “very much” support from their family members has increased to 83% which was only 48% in the
previous round. The members also claimed that their families were significantly more aware of women’s rights and
related issues, as a result of their involvement with the PWN.
90 %
80 %
70 %
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0 %
6-1: Family Support Increase, Comparison Round
I&II
Very much Some A little Not very much
1st Round
2nd round
According to Balkh PWN members and stakeholders, the most prevalent problems women are facing at the community
level are violence against women, lack of education and awareness lack of women political participation and financial
dependence of women. According to majority (83%) of the Balkh PWN members, and 60% of stakeholders, “violence
against women” is the main problem that women face in their community. Around 60% of the stakeholders and 51%
of members mentioned that “lack of education and awareness” is the greatest hurdle women face in their community.
Also some of them believed that financial dependence, lack of political participation of women are the barriers in the
upliftment of the women. The worst instances of violence against women are believed to be perpetrated in remote
areas of Balkh province.
90 %
80 %
70 %
60 %
50 %
40 %
30 %
20 %
10 %
0 %
6-2: Major Problems Women Face in Community, Members
and Stakeholders' Perspective
Violence
against
women
Lack of
education
and
awareness
Lack of
women
supporters
Lack of
women
political
participation
Financial
dependence
Members' View
Stakehoders' View
EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy
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Provincial Women's Network Evaluation Report