AWCCI Magazines Afghan Women in Business (Issue 2) | Page 5

Highlights of AWCCI news
“More Afghan
Women in
Business” program
by Afghanistan
Women Chamber
of Commerce and
Industry
and 1 in Nangarhar. It worth mentioning that
this part of the program was organized with
“More Afghan Women in Business” program be- cooperation of WEE-RDP (Women Economic
gun on second quarter of 2019. This program Empowerment-Rural Development Program) in
have two parts: 1. with universites’ female stu- Kabul and provincial offices.
dents, 2. With Informal group of women busi-
nesses.
The content of the program with universities
This program held with female students and
alumni of Kardan University, Kateb University,
Gawharshad University and polytechnic Univer-
sity in Kabul. Besides, this program held for fe-
male students of 2 universities in Balkh and 1
university in Herat. The objectives of the pro
gram with universities were as following: included, recitation of the Holy Quran, a brief
overview of AWCCI’s establishment, achieve-
ments and Campaign, a presentation on Entre-
preneurship and Business, entrepreneurship
exercises, a panel of successful businesswomen
talking about their business journey, question
and answer between businesswomen and stu-
dents, and at the end networking opportunity
among students and businesswomen.
1.
To make female young generation

aware of the new improvements in the

business sector of Afghanistan
2.
To encourage female young generation,

see entrepreneurship as an option and

not working for others
3.
To ensure them of existence of a net

work of women as a support system for

them
4.
To help them hear firsthand experience

of businesswomen
Furthermore, AWCCI held 1 session of “More
Afghan Women in Business” program with in-
formal businesses at Kabul, 1 in Herat, 1 in Balkh On the other hand, workshop with informal busi-
nesses provided information on how to change
informal businesses to formal ones for busi-
nesswomen in rural areas and districts. Wom-
en from different provinces and districts such
as, Bagrami, Laghman, Parwan, Sheberghan,
Samangan, and Farah participated in this pro-
gram. The objectives for informal groups were
as following:
1. To make women economic informal actors
aware of the new improvements in the business
sector of Afghanistan
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