To mark Gender Equality Week at the end of September, we sat down with program manager Conrad Koczorowski to learn more about his work and a recent trip to Bamyan province in Afghanistan.
Mellissa Fung’s reporting project focused on women’s rights in post-NATO Afghanistan.
Every morning Dr. Hajira tours the maternity wards at the Faizabad hospital with other doctors and trainees.
Duration: 2012-2018 Location: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Canada, Egypt, Uganda, India, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Tanzania
Duration: 2015-2020 Location: Afghanistan Reach: 1.26 million (619,250 women and girls; 640,750 men and boys) Budget: $75.2 million (Global Affairs Canada: $55
Duration: 2016-2020 Location: Afghanistan Reach: 235,100 people (213,050 women; 22,050 men) Budget: $12 million (Global Affairs Canada: $10.5 million; AKFC: $1.5 million) Description:
Duration: 2017-2020 Location: Afghanistan, Tajikistan Reach: 51,175 people Budget: $2.2 million (International Development Research Centre: $1.5 million; AKFC: $500,000; Ministry of
Duration: 2018-2021 Location: Afghanistan, Pakistan Reach: 37,000 pregnant women Budget: $2 million (Grand Challenges Canada: $1 million; AKFC: $1 million) The
In Bamyan, Afghanistan, a Canadian-supported dormitory has become a powerful tool for breaking down significant barriers to education for young women and girls.
