Standing in Solidarity with Afghan Children

The Taliban's extremist regime has crushed the dreams of getting an education and a bright future for millions of Afghan girls ages 10 and older. ABAAD Afghan Women Forward is meeting the most urgent needs of these kids such as school supplies, toys, regular good meals, and medicine. Join us in solidarity with these amazing girls by donating today!

Our girls:

Krishma is 11 years old and would have been in the 7th grade had she not been kept from attending school since last year. Every day, when her second-grade brother comes home, he shares what he learned that day. They often work together to learn to spell tricky words in the hopes that Krishma can continue her education. Krishma wants to become a doctor and a teacher when she grows up, an impossible dream under the Taliban regime. Her message to the world is to educate yourself and to always help others.

Hasinat is 10 years old. She is another Afghan girl who can no longer go to school but for a different reason. Hasinat cannot go to school because of her family’s financial situation. Her parents could no longer afford to pay rent on their house and were forced to move to another province without a school. Now, the only way for Hasinat to continue her education is by moving back to the old province which is financially infeasible.

Aside from education, Hasinat’s life has been devastated in other ways due to her family’s extreme poverty. Hasinat hasn’t had her favorite food, Chablis Kabob, in over two years because her family cannot afford the ingredients. Her mother is sick, and cannot afford medicine, so Hasinat helps around the house to ease her burden. Hasinat hopes to become a Quran teacher when she grows up and share her love of the Quran with the world.

Sadaf is a 10 year old girl in the fourth grade. She has a large family, ten members in all, and when she is bored she often makes pillow forts with her younger sisters. She has dreams of being a doctor. Sadaf is one of many Afghan children facing extreme poverty right now. Her diet mainly consists of tea, bread, carrots and shola, a kind of cheap rice. Her mother is very sick, and her family doesn’t have enough money to take her to the hospital. They can’t afford medicine, and as a result, many people in her family are chronically ill. All ten members of her family are jobless and cannot find work, and her mother often worries she will not have enough money to feed her kids. Like Hasinat, Sadaf hasn’t been able to eat her favorite food, kabob, in almost three years.

About the Charity:

ABAAD: Afghan Women Forward (fiscally sponsored by Afghan-Relief) is a grassroots nonprofit organization in Kabul, Afghanistan. Its mission is to alleviate poverty and hunger by empowering and providing women with the resources and skills they need to stand on their own, support their families financially, and contribute to their communities betterment.

ABAAD: Afghan Women Forward envisions an Afghanistan where women are recognized as valuable members of their families and communities and have access to resources to contribute to their country’s economic, social, and political stability. To learn more about ABAAD: Afghan Women Forward- https://www.abaadafghanistan.org/

If you have any questions or want to get involved, please get in touch with Jazmine Shaw, one of the founders of ABAAD: Afghan Women Forward.