Women for Afghan Women
Women For Afghan Women is a women’s human rights organization based in Kabul and New York. We were founded in April, 2001, six months before 9/11, and since then have advocated for the rights of Afghan women and built programming to secure, protect and advance Afghan women’s human rights in New York and across Afghanistan.
Women For Afghan Women is a member of Girls Not Brides a global partnership of more than 300 civil society organizations committed to end child marriage.
www.girlsnotbrides.org @GirlsNotBrides
Projects Funded On Catapult
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Home away from home for courageous girls & women
Support Afghan girls, previously in danger of being forced to marry, to pursue their dreams.
United States
Girl
Keeping most vulnerable Afghan families connected
In Afghanistan, incarcerated women are imprisoned along with their children,.
Mother
Giving Afghan women and girls a chance at justice
Women for Afghan Women works for justice and peace for all Afghan women and girls.
Woman
Learning that women are not less than men
“We learn something new every day and they are helping us in every part of our lives” -- shelter client.
Break the cycle: Keep Afghan girls in school
Afghan girls deserve the chance to create and pursue their own dreams.