Manizha Wafeq

Manizha Wafeq
Nationality Afghan
Occupation entrepreneur, campaigner

Manizha Wafeq is an Afghan entrepreneur and campaigner for women's rights.

Career

With a degree in Economics she has been working since 2002 with development projects for women’s empowerment and gender equality. She has co-authored a Gender and the Legal Framework of Afghanistan training manual and training manual for Start-up Businesses. She has trained more than 500 government staff in Kabul and provinces on Gender Mainstreaming. She has worked 10 years with the Program "Peace Through Business"[1]” a program of the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW)[2] and has trained more than 250 business women from Kabul and provinces.

Wafeq worked as one of four women partners in a consulting firm in 2008 in Kabul.[3] Later, Wafeq and her sister, Sania Wafeq establishied a clothing production company in 2012 called “Wonderland Women” which sells both ready-made and custom clothing.[4] Though she has a busy schedule, her commitment for women’s empowerment and gender equality encouraged her to serve as an Executive Board member for Afghan Women’s Network (AWN)[5] for two years and be one of the founders for Leading Entrepreneurs for Afghanistan Development (LEAD)[6] to do advocacy for women’s economic rights and role in Afghanistan.

References

  1. ↑ "Peace Through Business Network's Profile Photo Peace Through Business Network". ptbn.org.af. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. ↑ "the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women - Empowering Women All Around the World - Economically | Socially | Politically". ieew.org. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ↑ Payne, Amy L. (1 August 2008). "Afghan women business owners learn economic smarts in Midland while teaching truths about their culture". M Live. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Afghan Sisters Take to the Business of Fashion". USAID. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kardan University". www.kardan.edu.af. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. ↑ "LEAD". lead.org.af. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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