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“Promote” Program To Be Opened By Ghani on Saturday
Promoting Gender Equity in National Priority Programs (“Promote”), one of the biggest funds for Afghan women valued $ 216 million dollars will be opened Saturday by President Ashraf Ghani Ahmad Zai.
The ministry of women affairs said that promote programs will help 75,000 young Afghan women become leaders in their fields over the course of the five-year program.
Deputy of ministry of women affairs, Fawzia Habibi said, “USAID is providing $216 million to Promote, with other donors possibly contributing an additional $200 million”.
The Promote program’s main goal is to strengthen Afghanistan’s development by boosting female participation in the economy, helping women gain business and management skills, supporting women’s rights groups and increasing the number of women in decision making positions within the Afghan government.
Promote will be implemented in partnership with the Afghan Government and a consortium of Afghan organizations.