This workshop has taken place at the Khalid Ebn Walid High School of Wardak Province.

with the efforts of the workshop team, a tow days' workshop entitled Process of Democracy in Afghanistan was conducted with the in the above-mentioned High School.

This workshop has taken place at the Rustum Khail High School of Maidan Province. Total of (56) persons of the School’s teachers and admin staff participated in the workshop. At the beginning, Qari Abdu Malik one of the teachers, recited a few verses of the Holley Quran. Then Safi, the Outreach Officer of ASC Formally inaugurated the workshop. He said: we are thankful to all those helped and paved the way to arrange the workshop here. We are working for Afghanistan Study Centre (ASC) a research and academic organization having no relation with any political party. The purpose of our workshop is to understand whether democracy does exist in Islam or it is opposite with Islam? At this gathering, we just exchange views to prove that Islam has not opposed democratic political system in Islamic word. Then Shamsulhaq Shams, the Master Trainer ASC explained the topic in details. He mentioned the background and activities of ASC and then he talked on the background of Democracy and its types:

1. Direct and Independent Democracy.

Afghan Peace and Democracy Act (APDA) celebrated the 8th of March, International Women’s solidarity day in Peshawar with the support of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) through Alternatives. Women Activists of APDA member NGOs, teachers of Afghan refugee’s female schools and Afghan scholars took participation in this event. Mr. Sarwar Mamound, Coordinator Afghan Desk, in his opening speech highlighted that space for the Afghan women have been guaranteed by the new Afghan constitution.

AWN with financial support of IIZ/DVV accomplished a 2 day conference on 28/29 of January from 9:00 to 3:00 in Setara Hotel Kabul city. The main purpose of conducting such conference was to strengthen Civic Education outreach programmed for women participation in civil society. Because AWN partner IIZ/DVV launched a civic education in 2003 in terms of civic education for illiterate women through AWN women committees and conducting several workshops for them.