USAID/Chemonics International launched a comprehensive program titled Promote: Women in Government (WIG). WIG was a five year program with a budger of $38 million and the activities were i. produce a year-long civil service internship program, ii. address deficiencies in the workplace legal framework to prepare a safe and secure work environment for women, and iii. raise awareness and shift public attitudes towards women’s work. More than 3,000 graduated the program and 1,016 were employed by the Afghanistan Civil Service.