Project Name: Women Empowerment Program (WEP)
Location:     Faryab Province
Duration:     Three Years
Start Date:     June 2007
End Date:     May 2010                          
Beneficiaries: 1260 women 
Funded by:     Christian Aid

Project goal:
To promote gender equality and women’s empowerment at the community and local government level to ensure a truly sustainable development process in Afghanistan


Project objectives:
•    To provide all female detainees at the Faryab prison with skills training and referral services to facilitate their access to justice and a  smooth reintegration into society upon release
•     To develop an understanding of various social difficulties faced by women on the community and government levels and increase relevant authorities ,are sensitivity towards women’s rights as an integral part of the development process
•    Through 2-3 community centers. Establish a platform to increase the literacy rate of women, increase s families' sensitivity towards women’s rights and promote female leadership in the community


Major Activities:
The project focuses on promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in the community and the improvement of the situation of female detainees in Faryab province prison.
In June 2007, AWEC began working with women prisoners in Maimana and also started to provide literacy and vocational trainings at two community centers for illiterate women.  
The services provided for women in prison are the same as for Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.