Afghanistan

City of Knowledge RISING: A Frontline Report from the Kabul-based Center for Women’s Education and Empowerment

Published: 15 April 2021 > Afghanistan

City of Knowledge (CKO) — formerly Promoting Women’s Capability by Education Center — is an education center for girls and women in Kabul, Afghanistan where women turn their pain to power. Rising in the face of four decades of war that has left a huge population of Afghan women illiterate…

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Update from the City of Knowledge in Kabul

Published: 1 December 2020 > Afghanistan

City of Knowledge (CKO), – formerly Promoting Women’s Capability by Education Center – is an education center for girls and women in Kabul, Afghanistan where women turn their pain to power. Rising in the face of four decades of war that has left a huge population of Afghan women illiterate…

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Join us in celebrating City of Knowledge in Kabul

Published: 18 December 2019 > Afghanistan

#RaiseTheVibration, Educate a Generation! Join us in celebrating City of Knowledge in Kabul City of Knowledge, CKO -formerly Promoting Women’s Capability by Education (PWCE) Center- is an education center for girls and women in #Kabul, Afghanistan just shared this incredible recap of their work! Rising in the face of four…

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Hundreds of girls rose in Kabul to show their resolute determination for change and a violence-free Afghanistan and a peaceful world

Published: 15 February 2019 > Afghanistan

By Promoting Women’s Capability by Education (PWCE) Kabul, Afghanistan Another academic year is ended. Despite enormous problem regarding security, and social restrictions, our educational center funded and supported by OBR has provided around 600 young girls and women the best free opportunity possible to fulfill their dreams. As previous years,…

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A Look at the Promoting Women’s Capability by Education (PWCE) Center for Women in Kabul

Published: 3 April 2018 > Afghanistan

Just in from Promoting Women’s Capability by Education (PWCE) Center in Kabul is a video celebrating the work of their students and thanking all who have supported the center along the way. The center provides courses in many different fields, including computer classes, literacy, and science. In response to domestic…

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OBR #RisingInSolidarity 2018 Report from Kabul: RISING AT PROMOTING WOMEN’S CAPABILITY BY EDUCATION (PWCE) EDUCATIONAL CENTER

Published: 15 February 2018 > Afghanistan

By Promoting Women’s Capability by Education (PWCE) Kabul, Afghanistan Thanks to OBR, another academic year of our educational center in Kabul came to an end. Another group of our students graduated from our science, computer, English and literacy courses. We held a ceremony which was attended by around 1000 people….

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South Asia Newsletter – Tidings of Risings across South Asia from Sep to Nov 2018

Published: 7 December 2017 > Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan

    Sangat Core Group Members with participants of 22nd Sangat Month Long Course at the South Asia launch of OBR 2018 in Nepal The Launch   Kathmandu, Nepal  On 2 September, 2017 Nepali civil society and Sangat organized the launch of One Billion Rising South Asia and a celebration…

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Dispatches from the Ground (Kabul): The New Old War in Afghanistan

Published: 6 September 2017 > Afghanistan

(Kabul) Recently, Donald Trump announced its long-awaited “new” war strategy to resolve the nearly 16-year conflict in Afghanistan; a conflict, which is multi-layered and multi-dimensional. American-installed puppets (Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah), many other high-ranking officials in Afghanistan and Afghan civil society (funded by foreign countries) have welcomed the new…

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RISING Report from Promoting Women Capabilities by Education in Afghanistan (PWCE)

Published: 21 February 2017 > Afghanistan

Following is an update from a grassroots activist at Promoting Women Capabilities by Education in Afghanistan about their revolutionary educational center. LEARN more about the center’s program, VIEW a recent photo blog, and READ about their 2016 Rise for Revolution event: Another academic year at our education center in Kabul, Afghanistan has successfully…

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“Solidarity of People with People” by A longtime OBR activist (Afghanistan)

Published: 21 December 2016 > Afghanistan

The identity of the author, a long-time Afghan women’s rights activists has been omitted to protect her safety. Throughout its turbulent history, Afghanistan has been a hotbed of conflicts between the powerful countries of the world. It has sustained attacks from many countries throughout its history. During the Cold War,…

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