Some women who are the breadwinners of their families in Ghor province are in a poor economic situation and complain about the presence of poverty, unemployment, and the lack of humanitarian aid in their province. They say that they do not have enough to feed their households and are forced to make ends meet through […]
Some women who are the breadwinners of their families in Ghor province are in a poor economic situation and complain about the presence of poverty, unemployment, and the lack of humanitarian aid in their province. They say that they do not have enough to feed their households and are forced to make ends meet through manual labor, cleaning, or even sewing.
Amena, a woman heading a household in Ghor province, has lost her husband and now earns a living through street vending.
She says: “I lost my husband due to illness. Life has been very hard for me after my husband. I have one daughter and two sons. My children are very young and cannot work, and I am forced to sell goods on the street to bring home a loaf of bread. This winter, we have no means to warm our homes, and we do not have enough food to eat. Sometimes, I go to bed hungry out of necessity, but I cannot let my children go hungry.”
Some impoverished families in this province say that after the cessation of humanitarian aid, their economic situation has become even more difficult than before, and they are even worried about providing food for their children and the current winter.
Zarghuna is another woman who has taken on the responsibility of heading her household after her husband became paralyzed and now works as a cleaner in people’s homes to make ends meet.
She says: “I clean people’s clothes in their homes out of necessity. The money I earn is not enough; household expenses are high, and it is very difficult for me to meet all the expenses of the household alone. In the past, at least we had some work and were helped, but now even that help is not available.”
The lack of job opportunities for women, increased unemployment, poverty, and economic difficulties, as well as the lack of humanitarian aid, are among the major challenges faced by female heads of households in Ghor. Following the restrictions and banning of women’s work at the UN agencies in Afghanistan, the distribution of humanitarian aid in the country has decreased, leaving millions of families deprived of receiving humanitarian assistance.
