Afghan Institute of Learning Empowers Afghan Women

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AIL works to empower all women including those with disability and in September, staff held a programme on inclusivity for disabled people.  Twenty-two people attended the 2- day event. The aim was to train NGOs in how to include the disabled and elderly and to understand their needs.  Topics included job vacancy must include the 16 rights of the disabled, programs must accommodate accessibility needs of disabled and elders.

Participants reviewed their current capacity for inclusivity, and topics discussed included language, barriers to inclusivity which are organizational, environment and attitudinal such as ageism, ableism, unconscious bias. Attendees looked at the perception of the disabled and how to improve their voice and involvement and changes they could make in their organizations.

Empowering women in other ways:

AIL Learning Centers have educated 8,484 women so far this year including subjects such as literacy, sewing, computing and English.

The Law Center reaches women through Radio and TV Meraj providing consultation and education in the rights of women.

AIL Youth club has 50 young women who discuss topics such as leadership, management.

Seventy percent of the attendees at AIL health clinics are female. The clinics provide treatment as well as health education and in depth health workshops.

Thank you for your interest in helping the women of Afghanistan.

One focus of AIL’s work is to develop and expand entrepreneurship, especially social entrepreneurship among women and girls.

One way AIL reaches youth is through its Youth Club which has over 50 female members. In May, the club discussed the topic of entrepreneurship with an expert in the subject.  She described the  principles and guidelines used by the founders of start-ups and and applying these to a business that directly generates social change or impacts a social cause.   A social entrepreneur is primarily motivated by a desire to alleviate some kind of systemic social or cultural problem in the context of profit and economic prosperity, social equity and environment and sustainability.

The young women discussed the 5 characteristics of social entrepreneurship and the qualities of a successful social entrepreneur. These include: deep empathy, innovation, a systemic viewpoint, a sustainable approach and involving changemakers.

The discussion encouraged the women to voice their opinions and visualize how they might become social entrepreneurs. Role models are crucial to helping young people find the self-belief they need to create change in society. AIL’s goal is to build the capacity of women and girls so they can contribute their talents to society.

The Youth Club is only one way AIL empowers women. Its Learning Centers provide education, AIL trained teachers provide quality education and health clinics provide vital care for females, workshops give the indepth knowledge women need in topics such as health, leadership, conflict management and entrepreneurship.  

Thank you for your support which is helping Afghan women improve their lives.