Danner Afghanistan Women Empowerment Organization
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Values
Core Donors & Strategic Partners
Your generous support drives our mission to empower Afghan women. Together, we provide essential resources and opportunities, creating lasting change and fostering a brighter, more equitable future. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to equality and progress.
OUR APPROACHES
We believe in empowering Afghan women through a holistic approach that builds their skills, fosters connections, and amplifies their voices.
Through networking and coordination, we connect women with opportunities, support systems, and each other.
Capacity Building
Networking & Coordination
Health and PSS Services
Economic Empowerment
Advocacy & Lobbying
Education
Empowering Returnees & IDPs – Dialogue & Advocacy
Agriculture
DAWEO Structure
Our organization is dedicated to empowering Afghan women through a well-structured team focused on leadership, management, and program execution. At the top, a five-member DAWEO Board provides strategic direction, supported by an Executive Director who oversees day-to-day operations.
DAWEO Histroy
The DAWEO Activities History from 2013 to 2018 highlights a series of impactful training programs aimed at empowering Women Protection Centers (WPCs) staff, government institutions, and other stakeholders. The initiatives covered various themes, including legal training, shelter management, stress and case management, gender equality, women’s rights, and fundraising. Collaborations with international and local organizations, such as Medical Afghanistan, Save the Children, DQG, and NECDO, resulted in comprehensive workshops and seminars across Kabul, Herat, Mazar, and other regions. Over the years, these programs benefited hundreds of participants, fostering skills development, capacity building, and the promotion of women’s rights and welfare.
Training Year/Duration | Location | Training Partner | Training Themes | Beneficiary (From Kabul and Provinces) | Number of Beneficiaries |
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2013 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2013 | Kabul | De Qanoon Ghosthonki (DQG) | Legal Training (3 rounds) | WPCs | 22 |
Kabul | Danner Team from Denmark | Shelter Management (3 days) | WPCs | 36 | |
Kabul | PARSA & Save Life Consultancy Services Day and Night Shift | Stress and Case Management (2 rounds day shift & 2 rounds night shift and 2 follow-up sessions) | WPCs – Day and Night Shift staff | 52 | |
Kabul | DQG Legal Expert | Legal Training (2 rounds) | WPCs | 49 | |
Kabul | Save Life Consultancy Services | Coaching Session & Stress Management | WPCs | 12 | |
Kabul, Mazar, Herat | PARSA & Save Life Consultancy Services | Case and Stress Management (2 rounds day shift & 2 rounds night shift and 2 follow-up sessions) | WPCs | 56 | |
2014 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2014 | Kabul | Civil Society & Human Rights Organization (CSHRO) | Legal Training (1 round) | MoWA | 17 |
Kabul | Save the Children | Fundraising Training (1 round) | WPCs | 11 | |
Kabul, Mazar, Herat | PARSA & Save Life Consultancy Services | Case and Stress Management (2 rounds day shift & 2 rounds night shift and 2 follow-up sessions) | WPCs | 56 | |
2015 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2015 | Kabul | Naw Media | Media Training (1 round, 3 days) | WPCs | 24 |
Kabul | Representative from Denmark Embassy – Kabul | Gender | MoHaJ | 26 | |
2016 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2016 | Kabul, Herat, Mazar | Medical Afghanistan | Shelter Methodology, Self-Care, and Stress Management (2 rounds) | WPCs | 37 |
Kabul | ASN | External ASN Meeting | WPCs + Relevant Stakeholders | 41 | |
Kabul, Mazar, Herat | Medical Afghanistan | Shelter Methodology, Self-Care, and Stress Management (2 rounds, day and night shifts) | WPCs | 59 | |
Kabul | NECDO | Gender and Women’s Rights Training | MoHaJ | 23 | |
Kabul | Medical Afghanistan | Manager's Seminar | WPCs | 25 | |
2017 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2017 | Kabul, Herat, Mazar | Medical Afghanistan | Shelter Methodology, Self-Care, and Stress Management (2 rounds, day and night shifts) | WPCs | 58 |
Kabul | Kabk Consulting & Capacity Building Services | Workshop on Gender, Women’s Rights, and Role of WPCs | MoHaJ | 23 | |
Kabul | ASN External Meeting | DANNER | WPCs + Relevant Stakeholders | 23 | |
2018 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2018 | Kabul | Medical Afghanistan | Manager's Seminar | WPCs | 25 |
Kabul, Herat, Mazar | Sharafuddin Azimi Psychological Consultancy | Professional Behavior Skills & Counseling (2 rounds) | WPCs | 59 | |
Kabul | Medica Afghanistan | Awareness of Afghan Enforced Laws, Mediation Process, Trust-Building | MoWA | 20 | |
Kabul | DAWEO | ASN External Meetings | WPCs, MoWA, Relevant Stakeholders | 20 | |
2019 | |||||
Jan-Dec 2019 | Kabul | DAWEO trainers | Gender, GBV, awareness on the Women Protection Centers’ work, women right from the perspective of Islam, the enforced national and international laws on protection of women rights | MoHaj | 58 |
Kabul | DAWEO trainers | WPC regulation, EVAW law and client trust building/ interview skills, Mediation, the articles of Civil Code and confidentiality | MoWA | 58 | |
2022 | |||||
June-Dec 2022 | Bamyan-Family Resource Center (FRC) | Educational Section | FRC Education of Women in English, Literacy, and Mathematics | GBV cases | 680 |
2023-2024 | |||||
2023-2024 | Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Distributing hygiene kits to IDPs and returnees | People affected by disasters | 250 |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Distributing blankets | People affected by disasters | 250 | |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Distributing kitchen tools | People affected by disasters | 250 | |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Two days PSS workshop | Women and girls | 700 | |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Vocational training (garment and food processing) | Women and girls | 635 | |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Health services including medicine | Village women | 2467 | |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Home-based vocational training | Village women | 1648 | |
Bamiyan and Paktia | Various | Legal counselling on GBV | People affected by violence | 300 |