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Kyoto-based nongovernmental organization Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development (NICCO) is working to broaden career chances for Afghan women by promoting literacy and information technology skills.
Using ¥178,119 from The Japan Times Readers' Fund, the group offers women in Herat Province, western Afghanistan, a free course on basic writing in the Dari language, workshops on women's rights, and IT training classes.