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#RisingBeyondCrisis

You are providing hope and help. You are making a difference.

Your donations help immigrant families in the U.S. and women and their families trying to survive from one day to the next in Afghanistan.

Your support to WAW improved the lives of 340,000+ individuals in 2023.

In Afghanistan, we meet the immense humanitarian needs of the Afghan people, despite severe restrictions imposed on work by the Taliban.

In the United States, Your commitment expanded the scope of our work in the U.S. to help Afghans and their families resettle here after fleeing from Afghanistan.

In 2023, our U.S. community centers in New York and Virginia served 2,800+ Afghan and other immigrants, refugees, and evacuees.

Your donations give hope to hundreds of thousands of Afghan women, children, and their families so they can rise beyond crisis and rebuild their lives.

 

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WAW News: Afghan Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund in Herat

On October 7th, two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes devastated parts of the Herat Province in Afghanistan, killing over 2,000 people and injuring thousands. To support the people of Afghanistan, WAW mobilized resources and initiated the Afghan Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund.

Your donations to this fund will provide tents, blankets, food, hygiene packages, and cooking kits to over Afghan families in need of urgent humanitarian relief in Herat.

For more detail / information see WAW's Statement on Herat Earthquake Emergency Relief Effort

Check out stories from the ground on our blog!

A Matter of Moments

A Matter of Moments

On a sunny day, a young shepherd named Omar goes out to the field to tend to his flock. As he does, his mother tended to her young children in their home while his father began his daily chores. Without warning, the ground rose up and shook violently, turning the soil into a liquid mass. […]
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International Day of the Girl Child 2023

International Day of the Girl Child 2023

A society prospers when it invests in its citizens. This means it ensures that they are well educated, receive proper health care and nutrition, and most of all, recognized for their ability to accomplish whatever they set their minds to. However, this is not always the case. There are many challenges that Afghan girls, who […]
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The Welcome Circle

The Welcome Circle

A group of ladies gathers in a basement classroom. They gaze at each other a bit nervously, small smiles creeping on their faces. They are all new to this country, yet something about this gathering makes them feel more at home. For these are no ordinary ladies. These are former refugees and immigrants from Afghanistan. […]
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Let Afghan Girls Learn

Let Afghan Girls Learn

It’s that time of the year again, when children of all ages put away their summer memories and pack their school bags with new notebooks and pens. They’ll receive a Chromebook in homeroom and sit in clean, well-lit classrooms, at laminated desks or tables. For some, it’ll be a new experience, entering kindergarten. Others will […]
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Dismantled Rights

Dismantled Rights

During the US-led NATO military presence in Afghanistan (2001-2021), the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) advocated for the rights of women into law. While these rights were met with skepticism, if not outright hostility, with certain segments of Afghan society and the Afghan parliament, it was a promising way forward. The Law on the Elimination […]
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The Cost of an Education

The Cost of an Education

In Western society, education is often taken for granted. School is part of growing up. Kids look forward to socializing with friends, and taking advantage of a myriad of educational opportunities and extracurricular activities. Buildings are spacious, have running water, windows, heating, and safety features. Classrooms are equipped with the latest technology. Girls and boys […]
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Steps Refugees Can Take If They Are Experiencing Discrimination In The Workplace

Steps Refugees Can Take If They Are Experiencing Discrimination In The Workplace

Refugees that are working in the United States have the same rights that other workers do. Legal status doesn’t matter when it comes to workplace protections for workers. All workers have the right to work in an environment where they are safe and not subjected to discrimination or harassment. Title VII of the Federal Civil […]
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American Dream

American Dream

Many Afghans looked to the United States as a haven. After twenty years of serving alongside Americans, from the military to businesses, non-government organizations and educational institutions, expectations after Afghanistan’s regime change ran high. Surely the people with whom they worked would offer immigration opportunities in the land of the free. 88,500 Afghan citizens were […]
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For Daily Bread

For Daily Bread

After the Taliban takeover on August 15, 2021, Afghanistan has deteriorated into a state of humanitarian crisis. International donors have all but disappeared. The country’s economy and infrastructure has collapsed. Women and girls are barred from education, work, and most forms of participation in society. A massive exodus of educators, doctors, and professionals from the […]
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Women for Afghan Women Continues the Struggle for Afghan Women’s Rights

Women for Afghan Women Continues the Struggle for Afghan Women’s Rights

In April of 2001, a few women living in New York—appalled by the terrible state of Afghan women then living under Taliban rule—gathered together with the aim of responding to this travesty. This small network of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and, as a first step towards their goal, founded Women for Afghan Women (WAW) […]
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Mission

Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and the United States. In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of life—political, social, cultural, and economic. WAW relentlessly advocates for women’s rights and challenges the norms that underpin gender-based violence to influence attitudes and bring about change.

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Afghan refugee families arriving in the US.

This is the time of year when we all hold our loved ones close. With your help, WAW can give Afghan refugees a more joyous and peaceful holiday season. Your fully tax-deductible donations to WAW helps us respond to this devastating humanitarian crisis. Help us keep our people safe.

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Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
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Alexandria, VA 22312
Tel: +1 (703) 658-5209

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