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Yesterday, a 16-days campaign that has started in Afghanistan on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) on 25th November ended. Its theme was Hear Me Too; End Violence against Women and Girls. Several Afghan Departments of Justice (DoJ) conducted related activities in their respective provinces. Representatives from various governmental entities and civil society organisations attended the events. The campaign aimed at highlighting the importance of combating violence against women and girls in Afghanistan. The Afghan-German Cooperation’s programme Promotion of the Rule of Law in Afghanistan (RoL) supported the events in Badakhshan, Balkh, Baghlan, Takhar and Kabul.

Argo District, Badakhshan, 4th December 2018 – Yesterday, the Afghan-German Cooperation handed over a rehabilitated irrigation canal to the Governor’s Office of Argo District, Badakhshan. The canal is located in the Sarai Dara area and benefits about 4,200 residents who now have access to sufficient irrigation for their agricultural land. In addition, a Local Water User Association (LWUA) that comprises about 600 private water users in the area was established to ensure the canal’s proper management and maintenance. A newly constructed office for the association provides an adequate working environment. The Afghan-German Cooperation’s Stabilisation Programme Northern Afghanistan (SPNA) financed the construction works at a total cost of more than AFN 23 million.

Kabul, 4th December 2018 – Today, the two-day Learner Centred Methodology and Primary Education National Conference ended in Kabul. About 180 people participated, comprising high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education as well as academics and staff from selected universities, the Teacher Education Directorate (TED) and 49 Teacher Training Colleges (TTC). The Afghan-German Cooperation and the Swiss government supported the TED in conducting the event. More than 24,500 students at TTCs and at related branches on district level (sub-TTCs), including more than 14,000 women, shall benefit from improved training.

This week, the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan took place in Switzerland. At the event, the international community showed solidarity with the Afghan people and government in their efforts for peace and prosperity. On that occasion, Germany provided additional funding of about AFN 5.4 billion to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) via KfW Development Bank. From its creation in 2002 until 2017, the fund administered by the World Bank has already benefitted about 11.5 million Afghans So far, the German government has contributed over AFN 62 billion to the fund, making Germany one of the largest bilateral donors.