Noor Educational and Capacity Development Organization موسسه تعلیمی و انکشاف ظرفیتهای نور

Mobilizing Afghan Man to Protect Woman Rights, Democracy and Peace Workshop 2017

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The group, which has become WILPF AFGHANISTAN GROUP, for the first time brings together a number of women, men and youth to work for the inclusion of Afghan women in peace building programs and give them an active role. In 2001, Afghanistan witnessed positive developments towards women's rights, participation and development. However, due to low capacity and limited number of organisations working for women in Afghanistan, the current situation for women is still very bad. Over recent years WILPF has been flourishing in the Middle East [2], with WILPF Afghanistan’s entry into the WILPF family coming at a time of great expansion and success for WILPF in the area. We caught up with WILPF Afghanistan Group’s President JAMILA AFGHANI. WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON TO BECOME PART OF THE WILPF FAMILY? _Afghanistan has gone through many decades of war and has been the conflict zone for many years. Women have always been victims of this war and conflict and have suffered both physically and mentally, they are in dire need of peace and freedom, because it is the peace and freedom which may heal the wounds of these years of conflict._ IN WHAT WAYS DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WILPF AFGHANISTAN GROUP WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF VIOLENCE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY? _Women have always been treated as a second gender and they do not have any role in the society and peace making up to now. However, they are new hopes for the future, the presence of partial democracy and support of the international community to empower women is paving the way for more roles of women in the tomorrow Afghanistan where WILPF Afghanistan will have its strong presence through contribution and expand of women’s role in peace process._ WHAT DIFFICULTIES HAVE YOU FACED UP UNTIL NOW, AND WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU BELIEVE THAT WILPF AFGHANISTAN GROUP WILL EXPERIENCE IN THE FUTURE? _One of the biggest challenges that Afghan people in general face is the insecurity and the traditional and cultural barriers that prevent women from being involved in the peace process and social activist in the society. However, we the group of WILPF Afghanistan strongly believe that our struggle will bring positive changes in the mind set of the people and will overturn the behaviour._ WHAT ARE WILPF AFGHANISTAN GROUP'S MAIN AIMS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE? _Our main aim is to work for Afghanistan as peace makers and give women role in the development, freedom and prosperity in order to be able to become active and constructive member of the global movement for peace and freedom.