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Opportunities for Afghan women Entrepreneurs . Afghan Peace Through Business Graduates 2010 June 22, 2010 . Overview: . Women in Business make around 2% of all businesses in Afghanistan Businesses women are involved in are: Handicrafts Healthcare Education Business Development
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Opportunities for Afghan women Entrepreneurs Afghan Peace Through Business Graduates 2010 June 22, 2010
Overview: • Women in Business make around 2% of all businesses in Afghanistan • Businesses women are involved in are: • Handicrafts • Healthcare • Education • Business Development • Food processing • Construction (2 women)
What are the Obstacles ? • Business knowledge • Literacy definition: age 15 and over can read and write • total population: 28.1% • male: 43.1% • female: 12.6% (2000 est.) • Cultural barriers Knowledge is power and I want to be powerful
Continue… • Access to Financial Resources: • Women lack capital to invest • Women lack property ownership to use it as collateral accessing banks loan • High interest rate
Recommendations • Long-term empowerment opportunities for women. (Literacy, technical knowledge and leadership skills). • Government and International Aid organizations to allocate a percentage of their contracts to women businesses. • Promoting awareness on Gender Equality in Economic ground.