Press Release

Saturday 11 July 2020

EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy with the support of Embassy of Canada has launched the project “Preventing the spread of Covid-19 through awareness raising, advocacy and mobilization of religious leaders, community elders and women activists” in Herat and Kandahar cities. Herat’s close proximity to the Islamic Republic of Iran –...

Afghanistan must not be left behind as it braces for the Coronavirus pandemic

Sunday 12 April 2020

To ensure that humanitarian aid is able to reach the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan, we reaffirm the United Nations' call for a humanitarian ceasefire and urge Secretary Pompeo, European, NATO, P5 leaders to support this initiative by the UN and furthermore, call upon all parties in the conflict in...

Position Paper

Wednesday 18 March 2020

On March 16, 2020 EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy (EPD) has conducted the Central Exchange of Provincial Women’s Networks (PWN) for three-days with the participation of 90 women from 15 provinces including Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Helmand, Kunduz, Balkh, Faryaab, Badakhshan, Parwan, Bamyan, Kandahar, Paktia, Herat, Urozgan and Daikundi. The purpose...

LIVING PRINCIPLES FOR AN INCLUSIVE AFGHAN PEACE PROCESS 6 March

Sunday 8 March 2020

More than 150 Afghan civil society representatives and Afghan diaspora from 17 EU countries conducted consultations and developed the “Living Principles” document for an inclusive peace process in Afghanistan. This week, a delegation of Afghan Civil Society representatives visited Brussels to lobby, advocate and discuss how EU and its allies...

Government Civil Society Cooperation in Action for the Benefit of School Chidren in Sar-e-Pol

Sunday 17 November 2019

Government and Civil Society Coordination Forum (GCCF) is established in 17 provinces of Afghanistan with support from the UNDP LoGo and its partner Equality for Peace and Democracy (EPD). GCCF forums consists of 20 members including 10 representatives from government and 10 from the civil society organizations. The forum members...