Welcome to
Women’s Forum on
Afghanistan
Women are standing up for their rights in Afghanistan and they will not be stopped.
Mission & Vision
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WHO WE ARE
The Women’s Forum on Afghanistan is a platform led by Afghan women leaders with support from global women leaders formed to ensure the inclusion of Afghan women in the dialogue and decision-making of the international community on the future of Afghanistan. The Women’s Forum believes that gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical to global peace and security. Women’s rights in Afghanistan – access to education, employment, political participation, resources and freedom of movement – will be a litmus test for the Taliban and the global community.
“We act on the firm belief that diversity nurtures a healthy environment for peace and development across genders, ages, cultures, professions and abilities.”
OUR MISSION
The Women’s Forum on Afghanistan strives to mainstream a gender perspective and drive inclusive solutions to Afghan social and economic challenges. We are committed to ensuring access of Afghan masses to humanitarian assistance as an immediate priority, including sustaining the national education and health systems, We are committed to ensuring that humanitarian actors live up to their professed commitments to gender equality in all aspects of their efforts to deliver assistance to the people of Afghanistan, including women as decision-makers, negotiators, project managers and direct recipients.
Steering Committee
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Our VISION
We envision a just and inclusive Afghanistan where women are equal actors and decision-makers across all arenas – in education, politics, business and society. We strive to remove cultural, social and structural barriers to equality, ensuring that women of all generations, ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds can grow and contribute equally.
Events
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Steering committee
Margot Wallström (Chair)
Former Foreign Minister of Sweden
Shaharzad Akbar (On leave)
Former Chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Fawzia Koofi
Former Deputy Speaker of the Afghan Parliament
Habiba Sarabi
Former Afghan Minister for Women’s Affairs, former Governor of Bamyan Province
Fatima Gailani
Former President of the Afghan Red Crescent
Asila Wardak
Former Director General of UN Affairs in the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Founding Member of Afghan Women’s Network
SISTERHOOD IS GLOBAL INSTITUTE SUPPORT TEAM
- Jessica Neuwirth – Director
- Katrina Avilla – Deputy Director
- Jarai Sabally – Deputy Director
- Meghan Baxley – Operations Director
- Ruby Aiyo Gerber – Communications Officer
- Amanda Sullivan – Membership Outreach
Publications
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Advisors
Navi Pillay
Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Former President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Melanne Verveer
Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, Former US Ambassador for Global Women’s Issues
Kyung-Wha Kang
Former Foreign Minister, South Korea, Former UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Former UN Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator
Our Strategic
Priorities
Connect
To connect with policymakers and influencers globally to gain their support on the importance of women’s rights in Afghanistan.Initiate
To initiate projects and ideas that will empower solidarity for women of Afghanistan and amplify the voices of women from Afghanistan and to provide timely interventions to support health, education, political participation and fundamental rights protection.
Influence
The international and national stakeholders, launching calls to action and encouraging decision-makers in private and public sectors to commit to inclusion and equality.Impact
Creating an inclusive social, political and economic environment for the women of Afghanistan to learn, act and rise with due access to equal rights. We firmly believe that diversity nurtures a healthy environment for peace and development across genders, ages, cultures, professions and abilities, and that’s why we act.
