- May 25, 2026Eid al-Adha is a celebration rooted in faith, generosity, family, and togetherness — and Afghan women are often at the…
October 17, 2025By Hafsa Jawed | Caseworker Women for Afghan Women – Queens Family Justice Center A client of South Asian background…
September 11, 2025In Bamyan, Afghanistan, a powerful new initiative is helping women turn a cherished tradition into a pathway toward economic independence.…- August 1, 2025At Women for Afghan Women (WAW), we know that safety and stability are just the beginning. Afghan women, girls, and…
July 9, 2025Soraya arrived in New York from Afghanistan almost two years ago. Having spent over 50 years in Afghanistan, when she…
July 9, 2025For four years, Safia and Farida, a mother-daughter duo lived with relatives in Queens, New York. Then, without warning, Safia's…
June 3, 2025After a long and harrowing journey through multiple countries, the Q family of nine arrived in the United States in…
June 20, 2023Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is a grassroots, civil society organization dedicated to securing and protecting the rights of disenfranchised…- May 2, 2023Women for Afghan Women (WAW), a human rights organization headquartered in Queens, NY, is looking for an Intern to assist…
November 3, 2020Lal Bibi is only 17 years old. She was forced into marriage with someone from her village in an exchange…
May 13, 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hlGKjoYv0&t=1s The NYC Mayor's Office for Immigrant Affairs' made this poignant video about Immigrant WAW's New York Community Center (NYCC)…- May 13, 2019This powerful documentary featuring Women for Afghan Women (WAW) and our work offering support, protection, and shelter to women through…
- May 10, 2019Women for Afghan Women's Executive Director, Najia Nasim interviewed on Al Jazeera' The Stream about why more women need to…
- May 10, 2019In this video-taped message, WAW E.D. Najia Nasim gives a heartfelt welcome to our EXPO 2019 guests, board, staff, volunteers…
- November 13, 2018When the position of Kunduz Province Manager was re-instituted by Women for Afghan Women, Shamila—then living in Kabul with her…
October 12, 2018Each Oct. 11th the global community pauses to recognize and celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. However, girls…
October 2, 2018Published in The New York Times, 10/6/2017 By Rod Nordland Kabul, Afghanistan — Afghanistan is a place where all too…
October 1, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41GMzFlYoaI&t=26s Afghan Women Rising is a short video on Women for Afghan Women in the United States, and particularly our…
October 1, 2018https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlDYMT3b8pk&t=199s WAW’s #ByHerSide program in Afghanistan provides access to critically-needed health services including: treatment for survivors of rape or incest…- September 28, 2018For young women aged 16-20, providing them with support on college applications, including writing exercises, and leadership workshops, communications skills…
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