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Community Based Education and Hygiene Education |
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CRS awarded VWO with the community based education and hygiene education project in Adreskan district, Herat province, The activity is being carried out in various rural villages of Adreskan district not accessible to both based and hygiene education. |
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Food Processing Business Development |
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VWO implemented a food processing and business development project in Zendajan district of Herat province in 2007. Forty women of the Zendjan district were the direct beneficiaries of this project. The project was implemented through the Catholic Relief Services (CRS). |
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The Embassy of Finland, Kabul funded the construction of Five (5) Women's Tearooms. VWO established these tearooms in five strategic locations of Herat city. The facilities are run exclusively by women for women. The tearooms are ongoing and the incomes directly go to the vulnerable women who work their. |
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VWO implemented a silk production project in Zendajan in 2007. The project was funded by Christian Aid. A total number of 100 women were the direct beneficiaries of this project. The women were trained in silk production and making cloth from it. Now the women have a silk production corporation center, which produces different types of cloths and the production center has high demands in the current local market. |
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Psycho- Social Care for the Drought Affected Population |
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VWO implemented a Psycho- Social care for the Drought Affected Population of 120 volunteers from Ghor, Badghis, Faryab, Farah and Herat provinces in 2007. The project was funded by Christian Aid. |
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Community Based Education and Hygiene Education |
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CRS awarded VWO with the community based education and hygiene education project in Adreskan district, Herat province, The activity was carried out in various rural villages of Adreskan district in 2006. |
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Poultry Breeding Vocational Training Project |
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UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) funded a VWO Poultry Breeding Vocational Training Project in 2005. The project was carried out in Herat province for the training of more than 1000 housewives. |
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With the financial assistance of Women for Afghan Women (WAW) USA, VWO constructed a permanent building to the Women Shuras of Zindajan district in Herat province. The built center provided facilitation for socio-economic empowerment of women in the district of Herat province. |
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UNICEF Afghanistan entrusted VWO with a Hygiene Education Campaign in 2005. The activity was carried out in various districts of Ghor and Herat provinces in the Western Region. This outreach campaign had more than 20,000 beneficiaries. |
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An Awareness Campaign, highlighting International Womem's Day (8th March), was carried out in March, 2005 with the assistance of Catholic Relief Services & Christian Aid in Herat province. |
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UN Office for Drugs & Crimes (UNODC) awarded a drug demand reduction project to VWO. The activity was carried out in Herat and Ghor provinces of Western Afghanistan in 2005. |
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Distribution of daily newspapers and monthly magazines in Herat City was carried out under a project funded by Embassy of Finland, Kabul. Physically disabled people were employed for distribution of publications all over the city. |
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Journalism Services Training Course for journalism students of Herat University, which was conducted in 2004 with the assistance of the Provincial Rehabilitation Team, Herat (US Army). |
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Support was provided to female prisoners in Herat jail with the assistance of the Provincial Rehabilitation Team, Herat. Daily use commodities were provided to prisoners and their children in 2004. |
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Vulnerable women from 6th district of Herat city were provided with training for candle making under a project funded by Christian Aid (EO/CA). The project was co-funded by World Food Program (WFP) who provided food commodities for beneficiaries. |
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A conflict resolution & family counseling center was established by VWO in Herat city with the assistance of Royal Netherlands Embassy, Kabul. The center provided necessary psycho-social advice and legal assistance to troubled families and sought amicable solution for their disputes. |
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