Entrepreneurs supported by HiH Af participated in two exhibitions to showcase their products and establish linkages with buyers. The first exhibitions was organized by Balkh Departments of Women Affairs for three days and the second one was organized by Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Department on the occasion of Afghanistan Independence Day in Mazar-e- Sharif. Huge number of people including Balkh Governor, heads of governmental departments and local people visited the exhibitions. HiH Af entrepreneurs sold their products and received several new orders for production. Read more…
DISTRIBUTION OF LAYER CHICKENS
Hand in Hand Afghanistan distributed 11,450 layer chickens to 578 families in Zargan, Azh-Dar and third district of Bamyan province through the Layers poultry Value Chain project which is funded by GIZ.
Each family received 25 layer chickens, it is worth mentioning that the families who have benefited from this project have already gone through the necessary training and have also received the required tools.
Representatives of Agriculture department, Refugees and Repatriations department and Head of Community Development Councils of Bamyan province participated in this distribution. Read more…
STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION MEETING
Hand in Hand Afghanistan conducted a stakeholders’ engagement and coordination meeting in Kabul to present the progress of the Empowering Women in Afghanistan (EWA) project to the stakeholders, receive their feedback and further engage them into the project.See more…
HIH Af CHAIRPERSON VISITS PROJECT BENEFICIARIES
Hand in Hand Afghanistan Chairperson, Seema Ghani visited project beneficiaries in Kabul and Parwan provinces as part of her regular field visits.
She met the women, talked about the project and the enterprises that they will establish soon with support from the project. Read more…
ENTERPRISES AND JOBS FOR WOMEN
During this reporting period, Self-Help Group members have saved total AFN 214,050 and lent AFN 304,900 internally. The enterprises start up kits and internal loans have resulted in establishment and enhancement of 584 (94% female) micro-enterprises which has resulted in creation of 623 (94% female) jobs in their respective communities.
FAHIMA, THE POULTRY FARMER
“I joined Tabesh Self Help Group and attended regular group meetings and received poultry vocational skills training to build a backyard poultry farm. I was always interested to have my own source with proper income and help my husband” says, Fahima 45 years old.
Fahima is married and lives in Shah Rahim villages of Khulm district. Her husband does not have a job and sometimes he works in the neighbors’ garden for a small wage, therefore Fahima had to wash clothes of her neighbours to have daily wage and provide food for her 5 children who are 9, 10, 12, 14 and 16 years old. After completion of poultry training Fahima received 15 chickens, feed and other required tools from Hand in Hand Afghanistan to establish her first backyard poultry farm ten months ago. Click here to read the full story…
