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Advocacy & Monitoring Session with Governor of Maidan Wardak on National Unity Government Commitments

Advocacy & Monitoring Session with Governor of Maidan Wardak on National Unity Government Commitments

SCAWO conducted a Monitoring Session with Governor of Maidan Wardak (Mr. Zandi Gul Zamani) on Sunday, November 20th, 2016 at 11:00 am. The objectives of the meeting were to monitor the progress of National Unity Governments’ commitments in Maidan Wardak Province and also to understand the overall situation and life condition of women in this province. Specifically about Implementation of National Wide Literacy Programs for Women in Afghanistan (NUG’s commitment) he pointed to several literacy programs for women; though security and people’s traditional believes are the major obstacles. About NUG’s other commitment (Creation of Health Centers to Educate, Document and Counter Violence against Women in Afghanistan) he addressed to zero violence cases registered under the directorate of Women Affairs of Maidan Wardak therefore, there are no such centers in this province.