The project is in direct support of the Department Of Women Affairs (DOWA) of Herat, a branch of the Ministry of Women Affairs (MOWA), headquartered in Kabul.
The funds provided by the Spanish Ministry of Defence have been destined for the construction of a children´s playground and the purchase of material to equip a library. Both of these are located in the facilities of the Women´s Garden in Herat.
As Ms. Mahboba Jamshidi, Director of DOWA, put it during the inauguration, this Women´s Garden is a center in which DOWA is planning numerous initiatives in support of Afghan women.
Some of these initiatives include handicraft workshops, traditional farming techniques, and most significantly, informative conferences, the objective of which is to inform Afghan women about their constitutional rights and improve general awareness in relation to women equal rights.
Among the authorities that attended the event was the Governor of Herat, Dr. Daud Shah Saba, the Chief Prosecutor in Herat Province, Ms. María Bashir, the Chief of Herat Justice, Mr. Said Mohammad Rahmani, and the Director of Afghan Children and Women Support Organization, Ms. Aziza Mahaki.
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