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PROMOTING
WOMEN
CAPABILITIES
BY EDUCATION
LEADERSHIP
CENTER
(AFGHANISTAN)
Classes in computer literacy, science, English
and literacy continue to serve local women
at the center, which is free of charge. Due to
increasingly high demand, the center serves
300 women in three groups aged 15 - 30. Most
of the women who are currently enrolled come
from economically disadvantaged backgrounds
and many have experienced violence, forced
marriage, and depression. Additionally, a
series of seminars on issues such as domestic
violence, legal rights, rape within marriage,
birth control and pregnancy have proven to be
incredibly powerful experiences for women
participants. Many students have been admitted
to good faculties of their choice in area such
as medicine, journalism, literature, economics,
IT, etc. PWCE Leadership Center was named
one of the best center for girls in Kabul by the
Ministry of Education in 2015.
“Education is not a temporary remedy for the sufferings of
our girls. This is a life changing, lifelong th ing.”
—AFGHAN WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVIST