Hi Brenda,

One of the founders of AWEC (Afghan Women's Education
Centre) Shinkai Zahine, just won the election. She is
an incredibly dynamic woman...
  

> Quickly -- re: Chris' question on participation of

> women.  In the Literacy and Community Empowerment

> Program in rural villages, girls and women are

> taking a more active role in community activities. 

> Some of the participants in literacy classes are

> members of the women's community development

> council, using their new literacy skills to help

> with the CDC business -- writing minutes, developing

> a community development plan, developing proposals

> for infrastructure improvement projects.  In some

> villages (more than half), the women's council works

> very closely with the men's council - they consult

> together on decisions affecting the village.  I

> assume that the next time CDC elections are held,

> women who have been in the literacy classes will be

> more likely to considered for a seat on the council.

> Also -- from my recent field visits, I know that

> several women village teachers were candidates in

> the recent parliamentary elections.<<


Women are often very active in Village Education
Committees as well and these run the village schools.
We tend to recruit them as teachers and train them. 
Ujwala





	
		
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