Overview/Background After the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, where a group of women from various organizations and agencies of the United Nation participated; the theory to form a network for the Afghan women's cooperation and integration developed. With inspiration from women movement in a different part of the world; finally, in 1995 participants (women) of the conference decided to establish Afghan Women Network (AWN). Afghan Women Network is the foundation for Afghan womens movement, which serves as a stable network for growth of those womens organizations they are active in the country. Afghan Women Network has active and considerable presence in Kabul, Herat, Balkh, Kandahar, Bamyan, Paktia, Nangarhar and Kunduz, and is also active through its member in other provinces of Afghanistan. Afghan Women Network works as the umbrella for its member organizations. As well as projects related to issues (gender-based violence, strengthening of youths and education for girls) implement with coordination of its member. Afghan Women Network has over then 3500 individual members and 125 womens organizations in its membership. Kabul Main office Next to Naderya High School, Street# 1, House # 22. Jalalabad Regional Office First Street, Ali Khail Road Across from Sehat-e-Ama |