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All AWEDO Updates

All published organizational, program and community updates are listed below, including the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund project in Kunduz.

20 published updates and stories · 2018–2026
Kainat: A Journey of Resilience and Hope

Kainat: A Journey of Resilience and Hope

Kainat’s story reflects the resilience of Afghan women who continue to value education, support their communities, and pursue meaningful futures despite major barriers.

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Digital Skills Initiative For Women

Digital Skills Initiative for Women

AWEDO launched a digital skills initiative to help Afghan women use technology safely and confidently.

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Women’s Online Enterprise Support Sessions

Women’s Online Enterprise Support Sessions

The activity is designed for women who face mobility, childcare, or market-access barriers and need flexible ways to build income from home.

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Community Resilience Program Expanded

Community Resilience Program Expanded

The expanded approach links short-term assistance with longer-term self-reliance, helping families strengthen income, preparedness, and access to community support.

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Women-Headed Households Livelihood Support

Women-Headed Households Livelihood Support

The activity promotes safe, realistic, and locally appropriate ways for women to improve household stability and reduce financial vulnerability.

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National Women’s Leadership Forum

National Women’s Leadership Forum

The forum highlighted leadership, community decision-making, access to services, and practical steps for increasing women’s meaningful participation in local development processes.

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Women’s Participation And Community Dialogue

Women’s Participation and Community Dialogue

Women and community representatives shared priorities and recommendations for improving access to safe learning, livelihoods, and local decision-making.

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Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund Project In Kunduz

Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund Project in Kunduz

According to AWEDO project records, the Afghan Women’s Empowerment and Development Organization received support from the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund (AHF) to implement a life-saving cash-…

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Teachers’ Day Celebration In Kabul

Teachers’ Day Celebration in Kabul

AWEDO marked Teachers’ Day in Kabul with an event recognizing the dedication of teachers and the important role they play in educating, guiding, and inspiring Afghanistan’s children and youn…

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Young Women’s Career Readiness Workshops

Young Women’s Career Readiness Workshops

Career-readiness workshops were delivered for young women preparing to enter training, employment, or self-employment.

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Emergency Humanitarian Response

Emergency Humanitarian Response

The response prioritized dignity, transparent participant selection, safeguarding, and referral of urgent protection concerns to appropriate services.

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Winter Support For Vulnerable Families

Winter Support for Vulnerable Families

The activity focused on households with heightened vulnerability, including women-headed families, children, older people, and persons with disabilities.

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Community Protection And Safeguarding Initiative

Community Protection and Safeguarding Initiative

Staff and community representatives received guidance on respectful conduct, confidential reporting, referral pathways, and prompt response to safeguarding concerns.

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COVID-19 Community Awareness Campaign

COVID-19 Community Awareness Campaign

Information was shared in accessible language, with attention to women and families who had limited access to reliable public-health information.

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Hygiene Materials Distributed During COVID-19

Hygiene Materials Distributed During COVID-19

Hygiene materials were distributed to vulnerable households during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Women’s Entrepreneurship Program

Women’s Entrepreneurship Program

Participants developed basic business plans, learned budgeting and pricing, and explored locally relevant income-generating activities suited to their skills and circumstances.

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Small Business Mentoring For Women

Small Business Mentoring for Women

Support focused on customer needs, product quality, household-business balance, simple bookkeeping, and building confidence in business decision-making.

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Award

Award

Live election debate show organized by AWEDO at SRTN Hall in Kabul. AWEDO Award of Best Practice recognition shield. As part of the project “Inclusive Participation of Voters in th

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Expansion Of Vocational Training Centers

Expansion of Vocational Training Centers

Training was designed around practical skills, local demand, and opportunities for women to earn income safely within their communities.

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New Tailoring And Handicraft Courses

New Tailoring and Handicraft Courses

The courses combined technical instruction with quality control, basic costing, and guidance on selling products in local markets.

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