Project Name:    Women’s Political Participation, Awareness and Support(WPPAS)   
Location:     Wardak province   
Duration:      Three years  
Start Date:      2006
End Date:      2008
Beneficiaries:     3500 women per year
Funded by:      ICCO (Interchurch Organisation for Development Co_operation)

Project Goal:
To increase the participation of women in the upcoming civil and political processes

Project objectives:
•    To increase women’s self-sufficiency by providing vocational training and literacy programs
•    To increase women’s understanding of rights, political and civic participation and peace education
•    To promote men’s understanding and support of these issues
•    To provide women with new options and ways to support each other through counseling, health education and awareness raising workshops
•    To create and support two women’s shuras in the province

Major Activities:
The project for women in Wardak started in 2007 and aimed to increase the participation of women in the upcoming civil and political processes. As daily activities consisted vocational training in tailoring and literacy programs . Those who graduated from the tailoring course received also CEFE micro enterprise training to enhance their understanding about small businesses assisting them in starting thier own bussines. Counseling, health education and awareness raising workshops were also part of the activities for women workshop  provide them with new options to support each other.
increasing women’s understanding of their rights took place through, political and civic participation and peace education . Along with the program for women, monthly meetings were also conducted with the men shuras, tribal leaders and other stake holders in order to promote men’s understanding of these issues.