The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has announced the launch of a training program for 40 women in Bamyan province, aimed at helping them improve their living conditions by acquiring professional skills.
The organization posted on the social media platform X on Thursday, October 29, that the program is being implemented with financial support from the European Union. Participants will learn skills in making leather handbags and emoidery.
According to the agency, the goal of the program is to enable the participating women to create jobs for themselves and earn an income using the skills they have learned. This will contribute to their economic empowerment and reduce their dependency.
Among the participants are women who have returned to the country as refugees. They hope that by starting their own small businesses, they can provide for their families' needs and contribute to the local economy.
This program is being implemented at a time when women and girls in Afghanistan have been deprived of their rights to work and education for the past five years due to restrictions imposed by the Taliban government. In such an environment, training and support programs from international organizations play a vital role in the economic survival of women.
Bamyan is one of the provinces where, despite widespread poverty, women have always been active in handicrafts and agriculture, and such programs can help strengthen their economic role.
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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