Evaluation Report

eligious leaders, youth and local women in a very short span of time. Around 63% are employed in public sector and
23% in private sector. Also the members of this network are a reasonable reflection of the local population in terms of
tribe and ethnicity. It has included both Pashtun 66% and Tajik 33% in its structure. In very short span of time, majority
(78%) of the members have managed to receive “very much” support from their families to participate in the activities
of the network.
The members of the network are interacting with each other very actively and half of them stated that they are meeting
each other on weekly basis to discuss about advocacies and the network’s activities. The frequency of interaction with
community women to discuss about the activities of the network is even better; almost half of the members mentioned
that they meet and discuss the activities of the network with the community women on weekly basis. The members of
the network also cited that there is increase in their awareness on women’s rights. Around 78% claimed “very much”
increase in their knowledge about women’s rights as a result of their involvement in PWN activities.
When respondents, both members and stakeholders were asked about problems women face in Kandahar, most
of them said that VAW, lack of education, lack of women’s political participation and illiteracy are the most crucial
problems. A very few percentage of stakeholders mentioned that insecurity is also a barrier for women in Kandahar.
120 %
100 %
80 %
60 %
40 %
20 %
0 %
13-1: 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
Insecurity
Members' View
Stakehoders' View
During the current assessment period, Kandahar PWN has dedicated more time to enhance WPS at the community
level. The network has conducted advocacies for elimination of VAW and improving gender equality. It is also working
for raising awareness on importance of women’s role in peace building and their participation in decision making.
Around 90% of the stakeholders confirmed that the network has advocated for prevention and protection of women
from gender-based violence, promotion of laws that advance gender equality, access to justice and involving male
members of the community to counter VAW through awareness raising workshops, trainings and documentary
screenings.
Majority of the members confirmed that the PWN is advocating for participation of women in peace building and
peace negotiations, women’s participation in decision making, prevention and protection of women from genderbased
violence, women’s access to justice and women’s economic empowerment at the grass root level through
awareness raising workshops and documentary screening. There was a consensus among all the stakeholders about
the effectiveness of PWN’s advocacy activities and covering a wide range of issues pertaining to women and VAW in
particular.
120 %
100 %
80 %
60 %
40 %
20 %
0 %
13-2: Advocacy Activities for WPS by Kandahar PWN, Members
and Stakeholders' Perspective
Women’s
participation
in peace
building and
peace
negotiations
Women’s
participation
in decision
making
Promoting
laws that
advance
gender
equality and
women’s
rights
Prevention
and protection
of women
from sexual
and genderbased
violence
Access to
justice in
response to
violations of
women’s
rights
Women’s
economic
empowerment
Involving male
members of
the
community on
gender based
issues.
Members' View
Stakehoders' View
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