Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality

AFGHANISTAN REMAINS THE WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO BE A WOMAN, AND THE CONTINUATION OF WAR MAKES IT ADDITIONALLY DIFFICULT FOR AFGHAN WOMEN TO LIVE FULL, SECURE LIVES.  IN A PROVINCE UNDER TALIBAN THREAT, THE WOMEN’S CULTURAL CENTER WAS BUILT AFTER WOMEN ACTIVISTS WROTE A LETTER TO THE NORWEGIAN EMBASSY REQUESTING FUNDS TO CREATE THE FIRST DEDICATED SPACE FOR WOMEN EVER TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE REGION.