Canada Partners

Canadian Women for Women of Afghanistan

Manitoba Chapter:
Contact: Lois Edwards
(204) 488-5099
travelbg@mts.net

Alberta Chapter:
Contact: Carolyn Reicher
(403) 229-2721
cj.reicher@shaw.ca

Edmonton Chapter:
Contact: Shannon Zwicker
(780) 436-3087
shannon.zwicker@gmail.com

Vancouver Chapter:
Contact: Jan Cameron
(604) 323-6475
vancouver@cw4wafghan.ca

The Canadian Women for Women of Afghanistan sell Arghand soap to benefit our cooperative and their organization. For more information about CW4WA, please visit their website at www.cw4wafghan.ca.

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Kandahar Local Initiatives Program (KLIP)

In January 2009, Arghand completed a 15 month-long contract with KLIP/CIDA, which provided funds for technical assistance and the purchase of a 5.2 kw solar electric system to compensate for the dearth of available electricity from the Kandahar City grid

Arghand recently signed a follow-on contract for a Phase II Expansion Plan which will make funds available for ongoing Kandahar-based technical assistance, an alembic for distilling essential rose oil and the construciton of a permanent new production facility. For more information about Arghand's partnership with KLIP/CIDA, please visit our Updates page.