The Federation of Afghan Media Associations and Entities, comprised of fifteen Afghan journalists’ support groups and unions, is an influential mobiliser of the media community in Afghanistan. With the support of the USAID-funded Rasana Program implemented by Internews, three female journalists support groups, the Afghanistan Women Journalists Union, (AWJU) the Centre for the Protection of Afghan Women Journalists, (CPAWJ) and the Association for Women in Radio and TV, (AWRT) developed gender guidelines to create a positive environment for women in the media to actively participate in Federation matters.

A standard internal audit system and skilled auditors are crucial piece to ensuring continual improvements and transparency in government. It is particularly important when you are one of the largest entities within the Government of Afghanistan, like the Ministry of Education (MoE) with more than 270,000 employees.