2004 - First Staff in Kabul & Funding Fatema Tul Zahra School

A new Constitution is created for Afghanistan that includes non-discrimination on the basis of sex; the right to free, public education from primary through to tertiary levels; and a 25% quota for women’s representation in parliament.

The first democratic presidential elections are held in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban government. Women come out in record numbers to vote at the polls, lining up as far as the eye can see. 

CW4WAfghan hired its first staff member in Kabul.

CW4WAfghan begins funding the Nazo Annah Library in Kabul and a women’s capacity-building program by the Afghan Women’s Network to promote women’s leadership and building peace.

CW4WAfghan begins funding the Fatema Tul Zahra (FTZ) School in Kabul in a partnership that would last the following 16 years.  CW4WAfghan donors covered all salaries including a headmaster, teaching principal, 22 teachers and after-school program instructors, a cook, cleaner, and guard. Our support also covered all educational materials, rental of the building, fuel for heat and cooking, uniforms and hot lunches, clothing, shoes, personal hygiene items, school supplies for the students, and more. Over the years, CW4WAfghan’s support would result in robust teacher development, school management processes, and expansion of the school to offer grades 1-12.