Global Women’s Trade Caravan is proud to publish this nationwide assessment of Afghan women entrepreneurs, capturing their resilience, challenges, and determination to remain economically active despite severe restrictions. Based on 3,236 interviews across all 34 provinces, the report provides critical insights and a practical roadmap to support women’s businesses more effectively. This report is a call to action. We welcome engagement from partners, donors, researchers, and diaspora actors...

Date: December 22, 2025 Format: Virtual Convening Organizer: Global Women’s Trade Caravan In Partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Afghanistan Office The 11th Annual Bibi Khadija Award was convened virtually on December 22, 2025, continuing a decade-long tradition of recognizing and supporting Afghan women entrepreneurs and economic actors. Named after Khadija, the wife of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH), a successful businesswoman who led trade caravans over 1400 years...

The founder, Manizha Wafeq, along with the sponsors, Global Women’s Trade Caravan, Afghanistan International Business Council (AIBC), Giving Joy, and Safe Path to Prosperity celebrated the 10th anniversary of an annual award named after Prophet Mohammad’s wife, Khadija tul Kobra, ‘Bibi Khadija’. Since the award’s launch in 2015, for the last 9 years, around 100 businesswomen from more than 20 provinces of Afghanistan have been recognized and received $1,000 cash prize to support their...