Structure

AWN is a membership organization of Afghan women. Each month the General Assembly of members meets to discuss current issues and organization matters. The General Assembly is composed of three types of members: Regular, Associate and Ordinary. When someone joins the AWN, they start as an associate member for six months, then become an ordinary member for one year. After that time, they are considered regular members who can elect the executive committee and vote on AWN business that comes before the General Assembly. Currently there are 70 NGO members and over 3,000 individual members in Afghanistan and in Pakistan..

AWN Executive Committee, the principal decision-making body. The Exective Committee is elected by General Assembly meeting and serve for one year.

AWN annual election of the Executive Committee Members was held on August 1,2004 at AWN office based in Kabul. Among 11 candidates 5 candidates were elected by AWN NGO and individual members.

The New Executive Members for the year 2004 are:

1.Ms.Nafisa Khatibi, Director Afghan Women Cultural Association -AWCA

2.Ms.Jamila Afghani, Director Noor Educational Center -NEC

3.Ms.Semine Qasim,

4.Ms.Makay Seyawash

5.Ms.Saltanat Kohi

The profile of the new executive members is coming soon...

AWN 2003 Executive Committee Members were:

Afifa Azim, Coordinator/ Director, AWN
1 . Asila Wardak- Monitoring Evaluation Officer, Care International
2 . Dr. Malali, Professor of Medicine, Afghan University
3 . Dr. Zubida, Veterinarian, Dutch Committee
4 . Jamila Akbarzai, Director, AWWD
5 . Khurshid Noori, Field Education Officer, NAC
6 . Nafisa Khatibe, Director, AWCA
7 . Noorzia, Resource Technical Officer, IRC
8 . Saliha, Director of Health Education, IRC
9 .Aziza Ahmadyar, Program Manager AWRC

The AWN also has an advisory committee to assist with planning and strategy, exchanging information between International NGOs and the AWN, support fund raising and advise the Executive Committee in terms of external partners, advocacy, and capacity building.

The Current Advisory Committee:
Afifa Azim, AWN
Dr. Patricia, CHA
Carol LaDuc, UNHCR
Dr. Susanne Schmeidl, Swiss Peace
Sabrina, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Partawmina Hashimi, AWRC
Palwasha Hassan, ICHRDD and founder - AWEC
Anna Siri, UNHCR
Jamila Afghani, NEC
Khorshid Noori, NAC
Saima, UNHCR
Shahnaz, SWC(car)
Yasmin Bagum, Shirkat Gah
Najia Zewari, UNDP
Zaheen, AWEC
Asila Wardak, UNIFEM
Rakhshanda Naz, Aurat Foundation
Samina Nazer, International Human Rights Law Group
Reena Ameri