The United Nations’ Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan has recently announced that it assists girls and women who are overcoming addiction to achieve economic empowerment.
The organization shared the story of a girl named Sahar, who turned to sewing after overcoming addiction and is now teaching others the skill.
The Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan emphasized that it has helped Sahar establish her own sewing workshop, and she is currently earning over $60 per month.
Sahar is now teaching sewing skills to 10 other girls.
She stated, “I want to help other girls.”
While the United Nations emphasizes the importance of creating businesses for women, the caretaker government has deprived women and girls of education and training since taking control of Afghanistan. In its latest restriction, it closed the doors of medical institutes to girls and women, despite the fact that the health sector across Afghanistan is facing a shortage of personnel.
This action by the current government has resulted in millions of schoolgirls being unable to access education.
Additionally, women have been banned from going to gyms, restaurants, public baths, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a male guardian, and working in both domestic and international NGOs, as well as in UN offices in Afghanistan.
According to reports, if this ban continues, nearly four million girls may be deprived of education by 2030.
