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The Vocational Training Center is located in Kabul City and comprises of two sections: Literacy Education and Handicraft Training Courses. 2010/11 Annual Report now available
 2010/11 Annual Report
Download annual report at SAWA-Australia website
Project Report January 2011
"One year has passed since the Literacy Section moved from its initial location to a new place called Spin Kalay intersection, from where OPAWC received many requests from women. The move of the Literacy Course was successful and had excellent results. This report describes the major activities and outcomes." Read full report at SAWA-Australia website.
Project Report April 2010
"Following my visit to Hewad High School I travelled from Rawalpindi to Kabul to meet Latifa, the director of the Vocational Training Centre, and see how the Centre operates. In the two years since March 2008, when the Centre was established through SAWA's initiative, it has grown beyond all expectations. It is now housed in two buildings. The Literacy Program, which is funded by SAWA, had just moved into a new building three days before I arrived. The paint was still fresh, and some furniture was still missing. School principal Adila and teacher Fahima are still there. Three literacy classes were in session..." Read full report at SAWA-Australia website.
Progress Report December 2009
"Literacy Education has three female teachers; each teaching two shifts, and the total number of students comes to 300. All the students are female, women of 45 to 76 and young girls of 10 to 30; most of them are widows and orphans. The subjects taught in the Center are: Dari (Persian), Mathematics, Basic Information on Child Care and subjects on Health, Human Rights, Women's Rights, and Violence against Women. The Literacy Program was supposed to be for two years which comprised of 4 semesters, but according to the Ministry of Education in Afghanistan the time for literacy courses is nine months in one year, comprised of two semesters. Students have to pass the final exam to get permission to sit in the next class and after completing class three and having passed the final exam they receive the Merit Certificate of Literacy." Read full report at SAWA-Australia website.
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