Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development

Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development

Women’s Scholarship Endowment (WSE)

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Project Facts

  • Country: Afghanistan
  • Date: 2018 - 2028
  • Value: $ 50,000,000.00
  • Donor: USAID
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About the Project

The Women’s Scholarship Endowment (WSE) Activity, a research project, aims to assist Afghan women to obtain a university or graduate education in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or other field of study. Following are the three main objectives for WSE:

    1. Develop and implement a scholarship program (the WSE Program) for Afghan women to pursue degrees and postgraduate degrees at a local or regional university of their choice;
    2. Strengthen the organizational capacity of local partner universities to improve women’s access to tertiary education; and
    3. Provide WSE beneficiaries with career development and leadership training to better prepare them to enter the workforce.

Although education, employment, and leadership opportunities for women in Afghanistan are currently limited under the Taliban administration, the Borlaug Institute believes in the WSE scholars, and will ensure they are prepared to take their places in leadership positions when the opportunity arises.

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