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On the eve of Eid al-Adha (August 22, 2018), intense fighting broke out between the Taliban and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces near a farmer named Asmatullah’s house in Greshk district, Helmand province.
With the long-standing ambition of becoming a journalist, Sanam has not let the challenges of a conservative society and cultural practices stand in the way of achieving her dream. Fortunately for Sanam, she was able to overcome her family’s initial resistance to her working in the media due to the presence of a local women-managed media outlet that provided her with a work opportunity.
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.
One of the main challenges the Ministry of Education (MoE) General Directorate of Human Resources faces is the complete disarray of paper-based employee records (SAWANEH). There is no proper filing system in place, and the records are not digitalized, which causes huge problems for the MoE in providing references for inquiries and locating staff records.
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.
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