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How to Help Women in Afghanistan
Lisa Ellen Niver
People have been calling, emailing and asking me how can we help the women of Afghanistan. I am sharing what the organizations I trust are recommending.
The Female Quotient
The FQ Foundation by The Female Quotient supports women and girls across the world. Join the FQ Foundation in supporting @WAWHumanRights, ensuring no woman is left behind. Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is dedicated to securing, protecting and advancing the rights of Afghan women and girls. We are #AfghanWomenStrong
Together Rising is also working with Women for Afghan Women: “Thousands of women, children, and families in #Afghanistan are risking their lives in desperate attempts to evacuate.
FROM TOGETHER RISING: “We watched in horror with the rest of the world as the Taliban took Afghanistan, knowing the unimaginable terror and persecution their control guarantees, especially for Afghan women. Immediately, we knew that we would not allow for those women—or their children or their families—to be abandoned. That you would not allow it, either. As we shared on Tuesday, our team has been working diligently to vet the most effective ways for us to invest given the volatile and complex nature of this devastating crisis.
Together Rising made a $250,000 initial commitment—funds that are on the ground helping to bring thousands of women, children, and families to safety. We’ve entrusted this investment to the Afghan women-led team of advocates at Women at Afghan Women, who are working 24/7 in Kabul. They told us that Together Rising’s investment “means Women for Afghan Women (WAW) can continue this critical effort on the ground to provide emergency services as well as to continue essential programs . . . because we must. Afghan women, children, and their families are depending on us.”
The urgency of this crisis is undeniable—but we know that refugees and internally displaced people will need support far beyond the news cycle’s moving on. We will not allow them to be forgotten then, either. That’s why 100% of every penny we receive for Afghanistan will be directed to meet the most urgent needs now—and in the months to come.”
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