Mobilization of Civil Society and Media to Address Community Needs

Project name Mobilization of Civil Society and Media to Address Community Needs
Project Code 13-05-06
Donor Counterpart International USAID
Email sayedi@wasa.org.af
Project Type Human Rights
Start Date May 1, 2013
End Date October 31, 2013
Project Manager Mariam Ahmady
Email Wise.organization@gmail.com
Contact Number 0795484746
Partnership WASSA
Project Goal To enhance the awareness of the local community on human rights and strengthen their fights on human rights through civil society and media campaigns in the center of the city and five districts of Herat
Project Impact The project conducted successfully in the five districts (Pashton Zarghon, Rabot Sangi, Shandand, Obe, and Gozara). In this project, 1800 women and men received Human Rights as per each district 15 women and 15 men. As well through this project-wise conducted 18 public event campaigns on human rights for 5,400 women and men in 6 districts for district communities, including school teachers, youth, and farmers for a duration of three days in each district. Meanwhile, 2000 publications like calendar and pocket notebook which visualize and reflect the message of human rights on women’s rights and gender equality. At the headline of the calendar small and brief messages regarding women’s rights on each page were printed and distributed in each public event of raising awareness to participants.