Evaluation Report

All the Stake holders and members confirmed that the Uruzgan PWN has been involved in conducting advocacies
in order to achieve UNSCR 1325 goals of prevention, protection, participation and relief and recovery. In order to
prevent VAW, the network raised awareness among women and other community members. They have also conducted
workshops entitled “Engaging with Men on Women’s Rights” in which male members of the community were invited to
get information and awareness on women’s rights.All members confirmed that PWN has conducted activities in order
to increase awareness among women about their rights during the current assessment period. Around 90% of them
stated that the network is involving men to fight against all forms of violence against and 76% mentioned of providing
women with access to justice and legal representation. Also 63% of the members mentioned that the network conducts
public awareness programs to eradicate violence against women, as important measure of preventing violence against
women. There was also consensus among stakeholders regarding the involvement of Uruzgan PWN in conducting
activities for prevention of violence against women, around 90% of the stakeholders mentioned that PWN is raising
awareness among women on their rights and 80% said that network is conducting public awareness programs to
eradicate violence against women. Around 70% of the stakeholders quoted that PWN helps women to get access to
justice. Other activities confirmed by the stakeholders include, involving men to fight against all forms of violence
against women and provide women with access to legal representation.
Since its establishment the network has been very active in terms of solving domestic violence cases. They have also
involved relevant authorities like DoWA, police head quarter and the governor office in solving VAW cases in Uruzgan.
12-5: Activities for Prevention of VAW, Members and Stakeholders'
Perspective
120 %
100 %
80 %
60 %
40 %
20 %
0 %
Increasing
awareness
among women
of their rights
Involve men in
the fight
against all
forms of
violence
against women
Provide
women with
access to legal
representation
Provide
women with
access to
justice
Public
awareness
programmes
aimed at
eradicating
violence
against women
Members' View
Stakehoders' View
Uruzgan PWN is actively involved in protecting the victims of violence at the grass root level. All the members and
stakeholders confirmed that the network has been very actively involved in helping and supporting survivors to receive
psychological counseling services, shelter, legal representation and to reintegrate with the society. All the members
and 80% of the stakeholders mentioned that the network is providing psychological counseling to the VAW victims.
The network provides counseling and help women how they can solve family problems by taking proper and decent
measures. For example, a woman wanted to apply for divorce after she had a dispute with her husband. The network
guided her, how she can solve the problem through discussing the issue with her family members and as a result of
that counseling the women did not go for divorce. Another example would be convincing the drug addicted women
to go to rehabilitation center. There is high rate of drug addiction among men and women in Uruzgan, the network
has provided counseling to few addicted women and motivated them to contact rehabilitation centers for treatment.
Around 76% of members and half of the stakeholder also mentioned that the network is involved in supporting women
to reintegrate with society.
There is no women protection shelter in Uruzgan and when women face with VAW they are sent to women affairs
director’s house for the stay. The network has discussed this issue of unavailability of shelter with DoWA and the
governor office. Though the authorities have agreed that the availability of shelters in the province is important for
ensuring women’s peace and security but no action has been taken by the government in this regard, however, the
PWN is following up the issue regularly with the concerned authorities.
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