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Afghanistan's Women Self-Help Groups on the COVID-19 Front Lines (2021)

Created Nov 09 2023, 8:31 AM by Veronica Del Motto
  • Afghanistan
  • Self-help Groups

  • In Afghanistan, the Women Economic Empowerment Rural Development Project (WEE-RDP) is a national program that empowers rural Afghan women to mobilize into self-help groups.
  • These groups help their members access financial services and start small businesses. During the COVID-19 pandemic, self-help groups have also provided critical support for health and livelihoods.
  • The self-help groups help fight misinformation, train communities on how to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus, and provide loans for medical expenses and livelihood assistance.

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