Project Name:    Advocating for Reforms in the Family Law of Afghanistan  (ARFA) 
Location:     Kabul       
Duration:      One Year  
Start Date:     January 2007
End Date:      December 2007
Beneficiaries:     80 men and women
Funded by:      Counter Part International

Project goal:
Improved access to justice leading to gender equality and empowerment of women in Afghanistan

Project objectives:
•    To enhance the understanding of family law and build advocacy and lobbying skils of eighty activists from four major cities                                                                                                                  
•    Mobilize the activists to form strong lobby groups in the provinces for adnendment of ,and proper implementation of the law on a provincial and national level
•    Influence relevant government bodies (Ministry of Justice, Parliament, and Supreme Court) to accept recommendations forwarded by the Directorate of Family Law Court for necessary changes in the Family Law of Afghanistan.

Major Activities:
Relationship were built through meeting with women's rights local authorities and organizations . The project staff made trips to Kunduz, Jalalabad and Mazaar-e-Sharif to identify the beneficiaries for the project and selected 80 women.including beneficiaries from Kabul .
Expert trainers were selected to prepare  materials and conduct trainings on legal issues. Provincial conferences on rights issues were organized for groups of 40 beneficiaries in each of the mentioned provinces and a radio program about the project and related issues were launched in Kabul.