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EPD established the Provincial Women’s Network (PWN) as a platform to bring women from different walks of life together. The networks identify issues in communities that affect women’s advancement and political participation, conducting advocacy campaigns to reduce VAW and to empower women at a grassroots and policy level. EPD has assisted the network with the development of advocacy plans, to help raise women’s voices at a national level and to share the experiences Read More…

A consortium of 5 prominent Afghan civil society organisations with the financial support of Open Society Afghanistan conducted research on the Roadmap to Peace. This analysis was put together on the basis of numerous interviews and community consultations with local mediators, religious leaders, tribal elders, civil society activists, APRP officials, provincial government representatives, and insurgent reintegrees. The research aimed to examine Read More…

In January 2016, 70 peace activists and civil society representatives from provinces of Afghanistan attended the National Symposium on the Roadmap to Peace. Half of those in attendance were women, and the input of the audience and speakers were incorporated into the findings of subsequent publication entitled the Roadmap to Peace. The findings of the research were shared with regional and international experts through a subsequent assembly, called Read More…

On 6th April 2016, EQUALITY for Peace and Development (EPD) launched an assessment entitled “Rapid Market Assessment: Barriers to Women Entrepreneurs’ Access to Market”. The assessment analyzes the current status of women entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, the country’s economic outlook, the socioeconomic context for women and women’s role in private sector. Moreover, it highlights the improvements that have taken place in the living conditions, education levels, Read More…

On 28th March 2016, EQUALITY for Peace and Development (EPD) launched a regional symposium with the participation of 99 attendees. The event was supported by Open Society Afghanistan, bringing together international experts from neighbouring countries, as well as representatives of civil society and the media in Kabul. The participants had experience in supporting a range of national and international peace efforts, and provided feedback so as to finalize the draft … Read More…