Institutional Capacity Building & Women’s Rights Advocacy

The project is an initiative of the USAID under the Ambassadors Small Grant Program (ASGP) to support the local NGOs for gender equality. The major   component of the project is the technical and administrative capacity building of VWO staff. This will include training for project planning, financial management and refresher courses for the VWO shelter staff. The project has a component of advocacy for women’s rights and gender equality as well. This includes the capacity building of stakeholders and community decision makers for a better understanding of women’s issues in the society. The project is designed for a period of twelve calendar months and will be carried out in Herat, Ghor and Badhis provinces of the Western region of Afghanistan.