KABUL (Pajhwok): The US secretary of state has launched the Alliance for Afghan Women’s Economic Resilience (AWER).
Antony Blinken launched the alliance on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, the US State Department said.
A new public-private partnership between the Department of State and Boston University, AWER seeks to catalyse business, philanthropic and civil society commitments to advance Afghan women’s entrepreneurship, employment and educational opportunities in Afghanistan and third countries.
Blinken highlighted AWER’s first initiative, the Million Women Mentors Initiative for Afghan Women and Girls (MWMA).
The initiative aims to . . .
