AFGHANISTAN
Funding Opportunities
Afghan Institute of Learning
The Afghan Institute of Learning provides health and educational opportunities and works to foster self-reliance and community participation among Afghans. AIL’s programs presently assist over 100,000 Afghan women and children.
The Afghan Women’s Mission
260 South Lake Avenue
PMB 165
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 396-1870
www.afghanwomensmission.org
The Afghan Women’s Mission raises funds and awareness on Afghanistan and Afghan refugees. Their main goal is to support programs run by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA). These programs include the Malalai Hospital, schools for women and girls, emergency refugee aid, orphanages, and awareness raising.
Doctors Without Borders
P.O. Box 2247
New York, NY 10116
(212) 679-6800
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Doctors Without Borders is providing essential medical aid to the population inside Afghanistan. Currently, teams are assessing local health facilities, assisting displaced populations, and addressing malnutrition.
The Feminist Majority Foundation
1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 801
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 522-2214
www.feminist.org
FMF's Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan educates and mobilizes the American public about the horrific treatment of Afghan women. A part of the project, the Help Afghan Women and Girls Campaign, works to increase awareness of the humanitarian crisis facing Afghan women and girls and includes an action component that allows people to help raise funds that directly benefit Afghan women and children.
The Global Fund for Children
1612 K Street NW, Ste. 706
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 331-9003
www.globalfundforshildren.org
The Global Fund for Children has provided funds for girls' education in Afghanistan and currently supports schools for boys in refugee camps who are vulnerable to becoming recruits in the current conflict.
The Global Fund For Women
1375 Sutter Street, Suite 400
San Francisco, California 94109
(415) 202-7640
www.globalfundforwomen.org
The Global Fund for Women has made grants to Afghanistan women’s groups the highest priority in their current funding. GFW makes grants to a number of women's groups in Afghanistan and to Afghan refugee women's groups in Pakistan, including the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), the Afghan Women’s Education Center, and the Afghan Women Welfare Department.
International Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10168
(212) 551 0964
www.intrescom.org
IRC has been working in the region since 1980 and currently runs a variety of programs for relief and rehabilitation.
MADRE
121 West 27th Street, Room 301
New York, NY 10001
(212) 627-0444
madre@igc.org
www.madre.org
MADRE’s "Justice, Not Vengeance Campaign" provides humanitarian relief to Afghan women and families and supports Afghan women’s effort to participate in the rebuilding of their country. Additionally, the Campaign raises funds for families of undocumented workers killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center, encourages the UN to assume a leadership role in this crisis, and provides information and analysis needed to think critically on the US response to 9/11.
Mercy Corps
3015 SW First
Portland, OR 97201
(800) 292-3355
www.mercycorps.org
Mercy Corps’ "Campaign for Afghan Children" seeks to save the lives of 50,000 children facing severe hunger and homelessness in northeastern Afghanistan. The Campaign will focus on four areas of relief assistance: emergency shelter, emergency food, heating and household supplies, and water and sanitation safety.
Oxfam America
26 West Street
Boston, MA 02111
(617) 482-1211
www.oxfamamerica.org
Through its affiliation with Oxfam International, Oxfam America is raising funds to provide support in a variety of areas. In Afghanistan, Oxfam is working on food distribution, de-mining, health care, education, and snow clearance to maintain the flow of aid during winter. In refugee camps in Pakistan, Oxfam is focusing on water and sanitation. Oxfam is also active on the advocacy front, calling for debt forgiveness of Afghanistan, active UN involvement in resolving the conflict, and other key actions.
Physicians for Human Rights
100 Boylston Street, Suite 702
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 695-0041
www.phrusa.org
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) mobilizes the health professions and enlists support from the public to protect and promote the human rights of all people. Using medical and scientific methods, PHR investigates and exposes violations of human rights worldwide and works to stop them. PHR supports institutions to hold perpetrators of human rights abuses, including health professionals, accountable for their actions. PHR’s report "
Women's Health and Human Rights in Afghanistan" is based on a groundbreaking survey of more than 1,000 Afghan men and women in Afghanistan and in refugee camps.
Refugees International
1705 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 828-0110
www.refintl.org
Refugees International is an advocacy organization serving refugees, displaced persons, and other dispossessed people around the world. On-site field assessment missions are the heart of RI's work, through which RI assesses the situation and recommends concrete actions to protect people and save lives. RI distributes timely reports to policy and opinion makers worldwide to mobilize help for victims.
Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights
1123 Spruce St.
Boulder, CO 80302
(303) 442-2388
www.urgentactionfund.org
The Urgent Action Fund provides rapid response grants to women's human rights organizations in areas of armed conflict. The Fund has worked with organizations in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the past and is currently providing support to women-led organizations responding to the needs of women and girls in the region.
Women’s EDGE
1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20009 USA
(202) 884-8396
www.womensedge.org
Women's EDGE organizes for economic, political and social change by mobilizing American women and men through educational activities that provide information on how women's lives in the developing world are being changed by US programs and policies. They work to promote equitable international aid and trade policies and to bring the voices of women from the developing world to US policy makers.
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
Afghan Women’s Fund
122 East 42nd Street, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10014
(212) 551-3029
www.womenscommission.org
The Commission’s Afghan Women’s Fund supports groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan as they respond to the critical humanitarian needs of Afghan refugee women. The Fund will offer technical assistance and financial support to Afghan women’s groups as they undertake projects related to health, education, income generation, trauma counseling and rights awareness.
Women for Women International
733 15th Street NW, Suite 340
Washington, DC 20005
(888) 504-3247
www.womenforwomen.org
Working in conjunction with the Afghan Women’s Resource Center in Peshawar, Pakistan, WWI is working to provide communities of Afghan women with basic necessities like nutritious food, school fees for their children, and emergency preparation for the harsh winter.