{"id":4073,"date":"2019-07-15T09:50:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T05:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/?p=4073"},"modified":"2019-07-15T09:52:17","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T05:22:17","slug":"women-economic-empowerment-in-bamyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/?p=4073","title":{"rendered":"Women Economic Empowerment in Bamyan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tailoring-course.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4074\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tailoring-course-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"Tailoring course\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tailoring-course-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tailoring-course-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tailoring-course-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Tailoring-course.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>Women are a critical part of every society and contribute to every country\u2019s economic growth, social prosperity, and workforce. As underscored by the World Economic Forum, \u201cReducing gender inequality enhances economic productivity and economic growth.\u201d Where women are permitted to participate as equals in an economy, they experience increased incomes, improved health, and extended lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To contribute to gender equality and with the financial and technical support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (IADC), EPD supports women\u2019s entrepreneurships through vocational training for 220 women who suffer dire financial situation in Bamyan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EPD conducted a Rapid Market Assessment and also surveyed the beneficiaries through a training need assessment to identify viable economic sectors in Bamyan. Accordingly, EPD offered vocational courses on basic\/advanced tailoring, hairdressing\/beauty parlor and weaving. Till now, 76 women have been graduated from the courses on basic tailoring whereas the course on advanced tailoring and hair dressing\/beauty parlor are ongoing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/The-participants-in-basic-tailoring-course-are-learning-measuremnet-Bamiyan-EPD-provincial-office-5-May-2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4076\" src=\"http:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/The-participants-in-basic-tailoring-course-are-learning-measuremnet-Bamiyan-EPD-provincial-office-5-May-2019-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"The participants in basic tailoring course are learning measuremnet- Bamiyan-EPD provincial office- 5 May 2019\" width=\"230\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/The-participants-in-basic-tailoring-course-are-learning-measuremnet-Bamiyan-EPD-provincial-office-5-May-2019-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/The-participants-in-basic-tailoring-course-are-learning-measuremnet-Bamiyan-EPD-provincial-office-5-May-2019-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/The-participants-in-basic-tailoring-course-are-learning-measuremnet-Bamiyan-EPD-provincial-office-5-May-2019-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.epd-afg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/The-participants-in-basic-tailoring-course-are-learning-measuremnet-Bamiyan-EPD-provincial-office-5-May-2019.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a>Soon, EPD will start the course on Barak weaving. Barak is a textile product woven from local wool and boiled to make a fabric that is both wind and water- resistant.\u00a0 Bamyan is a cold and mountainous area and such woolen textiles are widely produced. Training women on this sector will revive Barak tradition and at the same time will financially support them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The course beneficiaries are being provided with toolkits to start their business and earn income. EPD will also support them to design small business plans to ensure local women in Bamyan will access market and own sustainable entrepreneurships.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women are a critical part of every society and contribute to every country\u2019s economic growth, social prosperity, and workforce. As underscored by the World Economic Forum, \u201cReducing gender inequality enhances economic productivity and economic growth.\u201d Where women are permitted to participate as equals in an economy, they experience increased incomes, improved health, and extended lives. 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