2014-2015 - Darakht-e Danesh Library Launched & Women’s Scholarships

Photo (left): A young girl reads a new book at an International Literacy Day celebration, Kabul Country Office, 2015

In 2014, after several years of conceptualization and development, CW4WAfghan launched Darakht-e Danesh Library (DDL): a free digital library of learning materials. Today, DDL has 7,000 resources offered in eight Afghan languages with tens of thousands of downloads each month.

CW4WAfghan funds scholarships for 175 women in Kandahar to attend training in English, communications, 

journalism and computing, implemented by the Kandahar Institute of Modern Studies (KIMS): one of many collaborations over the years with KIMS.

Presidential elections are held in Afghanistan. Insecurity intensifies as the Taliban aim to disrupt elections by aggressively attacking civilians in terrorist attacks throughout the country.

CW4WAfghan holds its annual symposium in Winnipeg, where members visit the newly opened Canadian Human Rights Museum, and hear from keynote speaker Melissa Fung.

Alberta Order of Excellence awarded to Janice Eisenhauer. Click here to see all CW4WAfghan awards and recognition.