Manizha Wafeq

Manizha Wafeq is an Afghan entrepreneur and campaigner for women's rights.

Manizha Wafeq
NationalityAfghan
Occupationentrepreneur, campaigner

Career

With a degree in Economics she has been working since 2002 with development projects for women's empowerment and gender equality. She has co-authored a Gender and the Legal Framework of Afghanistan training manual and training manual for Start-up Businesses. She has trained more than 500 government staff in Kabul and provinces on Gender Mainstreaming. She has worked 10 years with the Program "Peace Through Business"[1]” a program of the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW)[2] and has trained more than 250 business women from Kabul and provinces.

Wafeq worked as one of four women partners in a consulting firm in 2008 in Kabul.[3] Later, Wafeq and her sister, Sania Wafeq established a clothing production company in 2012 called “Wonderland Women” which sells both ready-made and custom clothing.[4] Though she has a busy schedule, her commitment for women's empowerment and gender equality encouraged her to serve as an Executive Board member for Afghan Women's Network (AWN)[5] for two years and be one of the founders for Leading Entrepreneurs for Afghanistan Development (LEAD)[6] to do advocacy for women's economic rights and role in Afghanistan.

References
  1. "Peace Through Business Network's Profile Photo Peace Through Business Network". ptbn.org.af. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  2. "the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women - Empowering Women All Around the World - Economically | Socially | Politically". ieew.org. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. Payne, Amy L. (1 August 2008). "Afghan women business owners learn economic smarts in Midland while teaching truths about their culture". M Live. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. "Afghan Sisters Take to the Business of Fashion". USAID. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. "Kardan University". www.kardan.edu.af. Archived from the original on 2016-12-24. Retrieved 2016-12-23.
  6. "LEAD". lead.org.af. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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