Over 100 Afghan businesswomen from different provinces of Afghanistan participated in an expo at Babur Gardens in Kabul to market their products

A businesswomen’s expo opened at Babur Gardens in the Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on 14 March 2018 with over 100 businesswomen from different provinces of Afghanistan participating. This Expo has been organized jointly by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) of Afghanistan and in the framework of rural industries program, providing a platform to the Afghan Businesswomen to market their products. Some of the partipating businesswomen say that the Afghan Government should outline new economic and business policies for women so that they can market and export their products. The Deputy Minister of Women Affairs (MoWA) of Afghanistan, Nabeela Musleh, has called on government to take more concrete steps towards empowering women. “Some programs have been implemented for women, these programs have proved effective. But we need to create an infrastructure for the women and this will bring major changes to the development of businesswomen,” said the Deputy Minister. Officials of MoWA also said that currently Afghan Businesswomen have the capacity to participate in the bidding process for public tenders, and that women could contribute substantially to the economic sector if the Government will be open to working with businesswomen on a national level.