Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for Official Languages and La Francophonie, Josee Verner pronounced two new projects in Afghanistan that would focus the role of women and girls in society.
She made the declaration on her visit to the nation with the Ministers of Education and Women’s Affairs, Hosna Bano Ghanzanfar.
Elaborating further, she said,
‘These projects also mobilize the power of women as agents of economic development and social change, to improve the well-being of their families and their communities’.
The first plan is Girls’ Education Project, which is estimated to round about $14.5. It is to be executed by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in alliance with the Afghan Ministry of Education.
The second will aim at Integrating Women into Markets by providing $5 million help to the women folk and is looked after by the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) based in Waterloo, Ontario.
