Board Member
Karima Mirzazada
Chair Woman
Karima Mirzazada worked with USAID Promote: Women in Government as Recruitment and Placement Advisor since 2015, in this capacity she is working to build the capacity of fresh graduates with providing one-year long internship program which facilitate women entry to the public sector position. She also worked with the Asia Foundation for almost 5 years as Human Resource Director and she could achieve to establish the HR department and hire staff for the department. Karima Mirzazada was working with National Solidarity Program NSP which was World Bank Funded project in MRRD as head of Human Resource and Training and as Administrative with National Area Base Development program which was UNDP funded project in MRRD.
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She also worked with UNWFP for almost 6 years as program assistant and then human resource assistant which was beginning her professional career. Karima Mirzazada did her under graduate degree in English language from Kabul University and master’s degree on Human Resource Management from Thames Valley University of London. She did work with MTN telecom as Sr. Organization Development Manager for a short time.
Wida Yalaqi
Board Member
Wida Yalaqi is the Founder and Executive Director of Afghanistan Capacity Development Educational Organisation (ACDEO). She founded ACDEO to promote women’s rights and their access to justice and information in Afghanistan. Wida has extensive experience in performance management, business process improvement, capacity building, and transformation management in a wide variety of national and international organisations. She specialises in designing and establishing NGOs as well as small and medium size businesses with a strong emphasis on empowering women.
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Wida was born in Afghanistan and completed her higher education in the United Kingdom. She started her career as an audit officer with GlaxoSmithKline but moved back to Afghanistan in 2005 and successfully implemented numerous development programmes for international entities and the Government of Afghanistan.
Shogofa Sarabi
Board Member
Shogofa Sarabi worked with UN FAO based at the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock. She has received her master’s degree from Durham University of United Kingdom in International Business Management. She has studied her bachelor degree in Economy Faculty of Kabul University. During her studies, she has worked on market research and analysis, with a focus on some famous fashion businesses. Ms. Shogofa has worked for various national and international NGOs and specifically has assisted various women owned businesses in Kabul, Balkh, Badakhshan, and Takhar while working with the German organisation GIZ.
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She also supports Afghan girls in developing their business plans as co-founder of Inspiring Girls Organization.