The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is providing funding to The Asia Foundation (TAF), which is helping to increase the awareness of democratic processes in Afghanistan through community-based outreach programs, collectively titled Broadening Awareness of Democracy in Afghanistan.

The Broadening Awareness of Democracy project is:

• Improving women's participation in elections by piloting civic education initiatives, targeting house-bound women in rural areas.
• Working with local broadcasters to develop a culturally-appropriate radio drama series targeted to rural audiences that informs listeners about the principles and values of democracy in an accessible way.
• Partnering with local non-governmental organizations, including the Afghan Civil Society Forum, to create a mobile theatre to educate people in provinces in the south (Kandahar) and east (Jalalabad) on the importance of elections and the role of Afghans voters.
• Working with the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan to pilot mock elections in some targeted schools and universities in select cities (i.e. Kabul, Herat, Kandahar and Balkh).

The results of the Broadening Awareness of Democracy in Afghanistan project will be published as soon as possible.

• The Asia Foundation