Programming for Women’s Dormitory at Kabul University
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Programming for Women’s Dormitory at Kabul University: Security issues continue to prevent women’s full participation in Afghan universities. Providing secure dormitory space for female students supports Afghanistan’s national development goals of educating women and preparing them to serve in leadership positions.
The Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) manages all public university dormitories in the country, including the women’s dormitory in Kabul. The dormitory hosts approximately 1,400 women whose homes are far from Kabul. They are students at Kabul University, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul Education University, and Kabul Medical University. The MoHE provides the operation and maintenance services for the dormitory, and the U.S. Embassy has funded extra-curricular programming for the residents through a cooperative agreement since 2012.
Many of the women housed in this dorm come from provinces where the quality of education is not as high as it is in Kabul, and they are likely to struggle academically and perform poorly in the examinations due to their limited educational opportunities and less developed computer skills. Cultural expectations compel these women to go to class but otherwise remain confined to the dormitory. Providing supplementary training within the dormitory setting encourages productive use of their leisure time, boosts their self-confidence, and improves academic performance. Skills learned through this cooperative agreement also make them better qualified to apply for professional positions in the workforce.
The Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) manages all public university dormitories in the country, including the women’s dormitory in Kabul. The dormitory hosts approximately 1,400 women whose homes are far from Kabul. They are students at Kabul University, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul Education University, and Kabul Medical University. The MoHE provides the operation and maintenance services for the dormitory, and the U.S. Embassy has funded extra-curricular programming for the residents through a cooperative agreement since 2012.
Many of the women housed in this dorm come from provinces where the quality of education is not as high as it is in Kabul, and they are likely to struggle academically and perform poorly in the examinations due to their limited educational opportunities and less developed computer skills. Cultural expectations compel these women to go to class but otherwise remain confined to the dormitory. Providing supplementary training within the dormitory setting encourages productive use of their leisure time, boosts their self-confidence, and improves academic performance. Skills learned through this cooperative agreement also make them better qualified to apply for professional positions in the workforce.
Federal Grant Title: | Programming for Women’s Dormitory at Kabul University |
Federal Agency Name: | US Mission to Afghanistan |
Grant Categories: | Other |
Type of Opportunity: | Discretionary |
Funding Opportunity Number: | SCAKAB-15-CA-001-SCA-12082015 |
Type of Funding: | Cooperative Agreement |
CFDA Numbers: | 19.501 |
CFDA Descriptions: | Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan |
Current Application Deadline: | Jan 25, 2016 |
Original Application Deadline: | Jan 25, 2016 |
Posted Date: | Dec 8, 2015 |
Creation Date: | Dec 8, 2015 |
Archive Date: | Feb 24, 2016 |
Total Program Funding: | $700,000 |
Maximum Federal Grant Award: | $700,000 |
Minimum Federal Grant Award: | $400,000 |
Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
Cost Sharing or Matching: | No |
- Category Explanation
- Public Diplomacy
- Applicants Eligible for this Grant
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
- Additional Information on Eligibility
- Eligibility is open to all non-profit, non-governmental organizations. Organizations may sub-contract with other entities, but only one, non-profit, non-governmental entity can be the prime recipient of the award. For profit entities are not eligible to be the prime recipient of an award under this NOFO.
- Grant Announcement Contact
- Jason Brenden, Grants Manager, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Inquiries
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