아프가니스탄의 젠더 현황과 크로스커팅 이슈로서의 전략개발

The Status of Afghan Women and Gender Strategic Framework for Korean PRT

The Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team(PRT) has been working in Parwan province, one of the 34 provinces, in Afghanistan since 1 July of 2010 for the establishment of stability, the reduction of poverty, the rebuilding of peace, and the development of economy in Afghan society. An advisory group has been sent with the Korean PRT to aid with the reconstruction of the Parwan province by consulting the Parwan government regarding policies and projects. Gender is one of the areas in the advisory group, along with governance, economy, agriculture, public health, and vocational training. By analyzing the status of Afghan women in Parwan province, a need for a gender strategic framework within the 5 areas mentioned above has arisen. The utmost needed policies and projects for women and girls is to ‘increase access to education’ and public health, followed by a capacity building in the 5 areas. In the projects of the Korean PRT, an emphasis should be given to access to education and health for women by the construction of girls’ secondary schools, female dormitories at university, female teacher training centers, community learning centers, and maternal & child health centers. Meanwhile, in the capacity building, teachers’ training, leadership training and VAW workshop should be considered in the projects to enhance the quality of the teachers, to promote women’s participation in community councils, and to raise awareness of the elimination of VAW.