Women for Afghan Women
Flushing, NY
Project Location:  Logar Province, Afghanistan
$10,000 2009
www.womenforafghanwomen.org

Women for Afghan Women (WAW) is an NGO in the United States and Afghanistan that protects and advocates for the human rights of Afghan women.  They provide safety for women under threat of violence and death.  They advocate for women's rights and challenge the norms that underpin gender-based violence wherever opportunities arise to influence attitudes and bring about change. 

The inclusion of women in all decision-making processes is a requirement of a democratic society.  WAW advocates for the representation of women in all areas of life in Afghanistan:  political, social, cultural and economic.

Recognizing that the ability to earn their living is fundamental to the empowerment of women, WAW supports the development of vocational training programs for women in Afghanistan who have been denied access to education and professional training.  

ABSF is currently supporting WAW's Afghan Women's Fund (AWF).  The AWF supports the reconstruction of Afghanistan, particularly educational and health facilities for women and children, as well as village reconstruction projects such as wells that provide safe drinking water and irrigation. Funding from ABSF provided furniture (tables and benches) for students in two middle schools in Logar Province.