Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, there has been a significant erasure of women and girls from Afghan life. Labour, led by Shadow Minister for Asia Catherine West, is advocating for the restoration of women and girls' place in Afghan society. Female-led businesses in Afghanistan are crucial for women under Taliban restrictions, but they face challenges in accessing capital. The UNDP has supported women-owned and -led businesses, creating over 900,000 jobs for women in Afghanistan.
In Afghanistan, women-owned and -led businesses are courageously defying immense challenges. With @UNDP's support, over 900,000 jobs have been created, empowering women to provide for their families. https://t.co/AiXO1ZRCKP https://t.co/NOW4Rmq1F2
Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital https://t.co/HAg2Goumsb https://t.co/hOrbxBPrwz
⚠️ AFGHAN WOMEN TURN TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUT STRUGGLE TO ACCESS CAPITAL Full Story → https://t.co/Orv2MgGtdo Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions, but face a series of problems accessing capital and…
Since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban women and girls have been airbrushed from most aspects of Afghan life. Labour will never shy away from standing up for women and girls, and we will continue calling for their place to be restored to Afghan life 👇 https://t.co/gGxwNmu0Sb
This morning I delighted to join Shadow Minister for Asia @CatherineWest1, @ZalNishat of @InstituteGC and @ShairaKarimi to speak about gender apartheid in 🇦🇫 and the ongoing erasure of women and girls, and putting Afghanistan at the heart of Labour’s foreign Policy agenda.