In addition to expanding programs and services to two more provinces in Afghanistan, WAW's other achievements in include:. Help us continue to expand and sustain our programs! We have over full-time staff, 32 facilities, and programs in 16 provinces throughout Afghanistan. Donate to WAW Today! Women for Afghan Women WAW is a grassroots civil society organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York.
In particular, WAW works to help Afghan women and girls exercise their rights to pursue their individual potential to self-determination, and to representation in all areas of lifeβpolitical, social, cultural, and economic. Women for Afghan Women is committed to working towards a world in which Afghan women and girls enjoy peace, justice, equality, and the freedoms to participate in all spheres of life and live without fear.
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In addition to expanding programs and services to two more provinces in Afghanistan, WAW's other achievements in include: WAW in the news. Towards a Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan: Najia Nasim cited extensively in Fox News article, Afghan women fear renewed chapter of Sharia law and regression of rights under Taliban's thumb.
