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 fortunate to be airlifted out of the country, arriving in America with humanitarian parole benefits and a safe, secure chance to rebuild their lives. Others were not. Afghan refugees travel up to 16,000 miles, mostly by foot, to the United States because they are desperate. They have no choice. Fleeing one’s home is not a decision taken lightly. It means leaving behind everything familiar, everyone you once knew, often including your family. The route is perilous. According to the United Nations, 1,250 Afghan migrants have died trying to make the journey to freedom since 2021. Countries such as …
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WAW Launches New Program with the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
In 2020, WAW is proud to have launched the Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence in Internally-Displaced Persons and Returnees’ Communities Project in partnership with the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women. Despite the ongoing conflict and instability in Afghanistan, and the overwhelming challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Women for Afghan Women (WAW) has successfully expanded its programmatic reach in 2020 to serve yet another group of vulnerable and at-risk Afghan women and girls. In partnership with the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women, WAW launched a project entitled Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Returnees’ Communities (PARGIRC) specifically aimed at improving overall access to essential, safe, and adequate multi-sectoral services and to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the context of the forced displacement and refugee returnee crisis in Afghanistan. WAW has set-up mobile …
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