The United States on Thursday launched $ 200 million plan to improve the role of women in Afghan society, this figure could be doubled with the international community's support, the U.S. government's aid agency official said.
Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development is the world's largest gender-focused investment institutions in any country, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director Rajiv Shah said in an interview with reporters.
Shah said that Australia, Britain, Japan and the European Union have expressed an interest in providing funding, which could bring the total to $ 416 million.
The program is called "promotion", intended to help the 18 and 30 women between the ages build the skills to find work to support women entrepreneurs with credit and micro-credit, women who want a role in decision-making, and provide training.
Shah said the plan will seek to build more than 3,500 small businesses to generate domestic economic growth to compensate for Afghanistan is expected to decline in the consumption abroad.
There are more and more fear, many withdraw US-led coalition in Afghanistan in 2014 after the elections could harm the status of women, and see them retreat, especially when the Taliban to improve their political maintained.
, "Shah said:" This is a unique effort to ensure that Afghan women are the social, economic and political structures in the next decade is an important part, because if they are not in Afghanistan is not likely to succeed.
Shah said, with regard to women's rights issues there has been significant progress, but to maintain that progress for Afghanistan's stability and security is essential.
He said the data show that the participation of women and girls in society and in any country's economic development and poverty reduction is essential.
Since the overthrow of the Taliban in 2001, women won voting, education and employment rights, such as beatings, torture and forced marriages, though common. The Taliban ordered women are covered, painted windows of the house, so they can not see inside.
"We have said our Afghan colleagues Afghan government decision-making and leadership, which, it is necessary to continue the trend of the Afghan society against women and girls more opportunities," Shah said.
"He added:" This is the downsizing of the military in Afghanistan after one of the key criteria of success, we must focus on ensuring that we maintain and enhance this income, even when our military presence in the downhill.
World Bank says foreign troops withdraw from Afghanistan's economy has a "profound and lasting impact," and may be accompanied by a decline in development aid.
Although donors have promised to provide support, through 2016, the World Bank said there was a growing sense of uncertainty, stability and security in Afghanistan.
 



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