Exclusive: Girls face brazen discrimination on right to choose for themselves
KABUL (SW) – A survey conducted by Salam Watandar with 36 young boys and girls in Kabul reveals that girls are more deprived of the right to choose than boys.
Category: WOMEN’S RIGHTS
Exclusive: Afghan women turn to small businesses amid educational, work restrictions
KABUL (SW) – Educational and work restrictions on women over the past nearly three years have driven them to engage in various economic activities and businesses to regain a presence in society and achieve self-sufficiency.
Battling on two fronts: Tale of mothers working hard to earn a livelihood
KABUL (SW) – Young Afghan women are taking on the role of breadwinners by embroidering and balancing household duties with their small businesses.
Employment rate among Afghan women drops by 50%, UN says
KABUL (SW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Afghanistan announced that in the past year, the employment rate among women in Afghanistan has decreased by 50%, now standing at just 6%.
Exclusive: Women with disabilities feel abandoned, neglected
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar’s findings via interviews with 24 women with physical disabilities in Kabul show that although these women are eligible to receive
Afghan woman nominated as ambassador for cricket in Australia
MONITORING (SW) – Afghan-origin civil society activist and entrepreneur residing in Australia has been named as Multicultural Ambassador by cricket in the country.
Economic downturn hits female entrepreneurs, artisans
KABUL (SW) – In an exclusive survey by Salam Watandar, a number of female entrepreneurs and artisans hailing from various provinces across the country have voiced concerns over the current market stagnation and economic recession.
“Afiya Sediqi is subjected to violence and torture in US prison”
KABUL (SW) – Clive Adrian Stafford Smith, the defense attorney for Afiya Sediqi, a Pakistani scholar in solitary confinement for the past 14 years, told Salam Watandar that she has been subjected to “violence and torture” in prison.
Exclusive: Clear gender gap among men, women on exercising for healthy life
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar has conducted a survey among 751 youths across 28 provinces in the country to explore the extent to which young people engage in sports/exercising alongside their daily activities.
Exclusive: Survey explores the youths’ attitude towards exercise for healthy life
Statement In a recent study conducted by Salam Watandar, the pivotal role of sports/exercising in the lives of Afghan youth has been examined. With a
Exclusive: Devastated mothers suffer in silence over education restrictions for daughters
KABUL (SW) – As educational opportunities for girls remain restricted in Afghanistan, mothers express deep concerns about their daughters’ uncertain future.
Exclusive: Forced marriages main reason for dissatisfaction among women
KABUL (SW) – Salam Watandar conducted a survey among 389 women in 23 provinces of Afghanistan to assess the level of satisfaction among women regarding their marriages. Of these women, 290 are married.
