A project for countering gender-based violence has been funded to VWO by Novib through Afghan Women Network (AWN) since 1st January 2007. This project is completed on 3rd December 2007. The project fund was extended till end of October 2008. The project scope of work was consisting of workshops, seminar, and exhibition that have been going on since the start of the project according to the approved plan between AWN and VWO.
The project has had a great impact on the lives of the women in Herat. Since the beginning of the project activities, the level of violence amongst the women of Herat has decreased while at the same time, the number of women whom have adjourned to the court has had quite a massive increase beside of other gender related violence reduction.