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Afghanistan
NGO CONTACTS
Acting in Solidarity With Afghan
People (ASAP)
P.O. Box 59174, San Francisco, CA 94159-1754
Ph#: 415-273-4681
Email: asap@npolists.org
Afghanistan Peace Association
The APA aims to play a tangible role in conflict resolutions in
current crises of the country as well as to prevent such internal
conflicts from happening among the people of the country in the
future. Also the organization aims to act as a sociopolitical watch
group for the rights of all Afghan citizens and establishment of
a legitimate ruling government.
P.O. Box 540926
Flushing, NY 11354-0926 or 41-36 College Point Blvd., Suite #2A
Ph#: (718) 461-6799
Fax#: (718) 866-8616
Email: info@afghanistanpeace.com
Web: www.afghanistanpeace.com
Afghan Women's Network
The Afghan Women’s Network is a non-partisan network of
women working to empower Afghan women and ensure their equal participation
in Afghan society. The Network seeks to enhance the effectiveness
of its members by fostering partnership and collaboration between
members, undertaking advocacy and lobbying, and building their individual
capacities.
PO Box 426, Islamabad, Pakistan
Or PO Box 855, Peshawar, Pakistan
Ph#: +92-51-859489
Fax#: +92-51-211450
Email: habibakbar@hotmail.com
Web: www.afghanwomensnetwork.org
Afghan Women's Council
The AWC is located in Peshawar, Pakistan, and runs the Ariana School,
the Mother and Child Health Clinic in Peshawar, which provides education
and medical care to refugee families, and the Nazo AnaClinic, a
20-bed hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, that kept its doors open
throughout all five years of the Taliban regime. AWC also manages
humanitarian relief efforts for newly-arrived refugees and publishes
the monthly journal, Zan-e-Afghan (Afghan Women) to mobilize women
to bring peace and stability to the country.
GPO Box 1215
Peshawar, Pakistan
Fax#: 928-832-3054
Email: afghanw@afghanistanwomencouncil.org
Web: www.afghanistanwomencouncil.org
Afghan Women's Mission
The AWM supports many programs run by Afghan women including Malalai
Hospital, schools, orphanages, agricultural programs, demonstrations
and functions in support of women's and human rights. The objectives
of the Afghan Women's mission fall into three categories: Health
Care, Education and Empowerment of Afghan women, Increasing public
awareness on women's and human rights and related issues in Afghanistan
and Afghan refugee camp
A Project of the Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE)
2460 North Lake Ave., PMB 207, Altadena, CA 91001, USA
Fax#: (509) 756-2236
E-mail: info@afghanwomensmission.org
Website:
www.afghanwomensmission.org
Afghan Women Welfare Department
(AWWD)
The Afghan Women's Welfare Department (AWWD) provides educational
and income-generating training to both rural and urban refugee women.
The AWWD has training programs such as literacy and tailoring, English
language, computer programming and software, basic health education,
soap and candle making and embroidery training. AWWD pays special
attention to disabled women and to women whose spouses are disabled.
G.P.O Box 545, 12 Defence Colony, Kafila Road, Tahkal Payan,
Pakistan
Ph#: 92-843-497
Fax#: 92-843-497
Email : awwd@brain.net.pk
Afghan Women's Educational Centre
(AWEC)
AWEC has expanded its services to include trauma counseling,
medical services and health education recently. The main purpose
was to organize the Afghan refugee-women scattered in and around
Islamabad to a well-knit organization and then to make the best
political female NGO that provides education and skill training
to Afghan women. It assists women to become aware of their rights
and privileges and strives to promote their emancipation.
House No. 195, Street No. 57, G-9/4, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ph # : 859489
Email : pal@awn.sdnpk.undp.org
Web: http://www.awec.info/
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
The goals of CW4WAfghan are 1) to support the empowerment efforts
of women in Afghanistan and the refugee camps in Pakistan, and 2)
to raise awareness in Canada of the need to secure and protect human
rights for Afghan women. Projects are funded in a variety of ways
including individual donations, 'in-kind' support, and through financial
partnerships with donors such as Rights and Democracy in Montreal.
National Office Bankview PO Box 32014, Calgary AB Canada
Ph#: (403) 244-5625
E-mail: w4wafghan@praxis.ca
Website: http://www.w4wafghan.ca/
Derechos Human Rights
Derechos Human Rights, together with the sister organization
Equipo Nizkor, is an international organization working for the
respect and promotion of human rights all over the world. The organization’s
work consists on educating the public about human rights and human
rights violations; on investigating human rights abuses; on contributing
to the development of international and national human rights law;
on fighting against the human rights violators. The Internet is
the primary communication and information tool.
Apartado de Correo 156037, Madrid, Spain
Ph#: (34) 91-526-7502
Fax#: +34. 91. 526. 7515
Email: hr@derechos.org
Web: www.derechos.org
Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is an organization dedicated
to women's equality, reproductive health, and nonviolence. The FMF
utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially,
and politically.
1600 Wilson Blvd., Suit 801, Arlington, VA 22209
Ph#: 703-522-2214
Fax#: 703-522-2219
or
433 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Ph#: 310-556-2500
Fax#: 310-556-2509
Website: www.feminist.org/afghan
FemAid
FemAid is a charity registered in France which primarily works for
women fighting for their rights, in particular in Afghanistan. FemAid
has been supporting several of RAWA’s projects, including underground
schools for women and girls in Taliban times. The organization's
main aim is humanitarian, rather than purely political.
115 rue Saint Dominique, 75007 Paris, France
Email: info@femaid.org
Website:www.femaid.org
Living Shadows : A Solidarity Campaign
for the Women of Afghanistan
Living Shadows is an on-going solidarity campaign for the women
of Afghanistan launched by WomenAid, which is aiming to provide
relief and assistance to women and children suffering distress caused
by war, disasters or poverty and to empower women through education
and training
3 Whitehall Court London SW1A, United Kingdom
Ph#: +44 (0) 20 7839 1790
Fax#: +44 (0) 20 7839 2929
Email: womenaid@womenaid.org
Website: http://www.womenaid.org/humanrights/shadows/campaign.htm
NEGAR - Association de Soutien aux
Femmes d'Afghanistan
B.P. 10 25770 Franois, France
Ph#/Fax#: (33) 1 48 35 07 56 ou (33) 3 81 59 04 39
Web: http://membres.lycos.fr/afghanainfo/negar1.html
Negar 89
5A, street the St. Lawrence, 89470 Sougeres/Sinotte
Ph#: 03 86 41 82 59
Web: www.femmes-afghanes.com
Physicians for Human Rights
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) promotes health by protecting
human rights. Using medical and scientific methods, PHR investigates
and exposes violations of human rights worldwide and PHR works
to stop them. The organization educates health professionals and
medical, public health and nursing students and organizes them
to become active in supporting a movement for human rights and
creating a culture of human rights in the medical and scientific
professions.
100 Boylston St., Suite 702, Boston, MA 02116
Ph#: 617-695-0041
Fax#: 617-695-0307
Web: www.phrusa.org
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
(RAWA)
RAWA is an organization fighting for human rights and for
social justice in Afghanistan. RAWA’s objective was to involve
an increasing number of Afghan women in social and political activities
aimed at acquiring women’s human rights and contributing
to the struggle for the establishment of a government based on
democratic and secular values in Afghanistan. RAWA issues a bilingual
(Persian/Pashtu) magazine, Payam-e-Zan (Woman's Message),which
is also provided in English.
P.O.Box 374, Quetta, Pakistan
Ph#: 92-300-8551638 (USA) or 44-870-1394051 (UK)
Fax#: 760-281-9855 (USA)
Email: rawa@rawa.org
Website: www.rawa.org
Shuhada
The Shuhada Organization is to implement projects that involve
the poor and the underprivileged directly. The activities of the
Shuhada Organization can be divided into sectors of health, education,
agriculture, literacy and training, income generation, construction
and relief distribution. Target provinces include Bamyan, Ghazni,
Kabul, Mazar, Wardak and Ghore.
C/a Shuhada Clinic, Alamdai Rd., Naseei Abad., Quetta, Pakistan
Fax#: 1630-214-3097
Email: shuhadaorganization@mailcity.com
Website: www.shuhada.org
Support Afghan Women
One of the project of Revolutionary Association of the Women of
Afghanistan (RAWA)
500 S. Azusa Avenue, PMB 330, Azusa, CA 91702, USA
E-mail: rawa@rawa.org
Website: www.rawa.org
Women's Alliance for Peace and
Human Rights in Afghanistan (WAPHA)
WAPHA is an organization founded by Zieba Shorish-Shamley.
Ph. D. WAPHA's mission is to achieve full restoration of Afghan
women and girls’ human rights, Afghan women’s full participation
in the peace processes and future government of Afghanistan, Afghan
women’s full participation in every aspect of Afghan socio-cultural
system and Afghan Women’s full participation in reconstruction
of Afghanistan.
PO Box 77057 Washington, DC 20013-7057, USA
Ph #: (202) 882-1432
Fax #:(202) 882-8125
E-mail: zieba@aol.com
or info@wapha.org
Website: http://www.wapha.org
Women’s Commission for Refugee
Women and Children
The organization works to improve the lives and defend the rights
of refugee and internally displaced women, children and adolescents.
The organization advocates for their inclusion and participation
in programs of humanitarian assistance and protection. Also it
provides technical expertise and policy advice to donors and organizations
that work with refugees and the displaced. The Women’s Commission
makes recommendations to policy makers based on rigorous research
and information gathered on fact-finding missions.
122 East 42nd Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10168-1289, USA
Ph #: 212.551.3029
Fax #: 212.551.3180
Email: ramina@womenscommission.org
Website: http://www.womenscommission.org/
Women for Afghan Women
WAW is a collective of Afghan and non-Afghan women from the New
York area who are committed to ensuring the human rights of Afghan
women. WAW promotes the agency of local Afghan women through the
creation of safe forums where Afghan women can network, develop
programs to meet their specific needs, and participate in human
rights advocacy in the international sphere. WAW supports the
development of vocational training programs for women in Afghanistan.
C/o The Sister Fund
116 East 16th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Email: info@womenforafghanwomen.org
Website: www.womenforafghanwomen.org
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is a volunteer solidarity
group. Members are committed to raising awareness to the plight
of women and their families in Afghanistan. The overall goals
of W4WAfghan are 1) to support the empowerment efforts of Afghan
women in the areas of health, education and skills training, and
2) to raise awareness in Canada of the need to protect human rights
for Afghan women.
National Office Bankview PO Box 32014
Calgary, AB Canada T2T 5X6
(403) 244-5625
WebSite: www.w4wafghan.ca
ListServe: www.egroups.com/group/w4wafghan
Women Living Under Muslim Laws
The Network was created to break women’s isolation and
to provide linkages and support to all women whose lives may be
affected by Muslim laws. WLUML’s purpose is to facilitate
access to information and to each other.
Asia Coordination Office
Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Centre
PO Box 5192, Lahore, Pakistan, Email: sgah@lhr.comsats.net.pk
Africa & Middle East Coordination Office
BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights
PO Box 73630, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, Email:baobab@baobabwomen.org
International Coordination Office
PO Box 28445, London, N19 5NZ, UK, Email:
run@gn.apc.org
Website: www.wluml.org
Young Afghan - World Alliance (YAWA)
717 White Plains Road, Suite 224
Scarsdale, NY 10583
Ph#: 914-931-1788
Fax#: 914-931-1788
Email: info@YA-WA.org
Website: www.YA-WA.org
UNITED NATIONS
CONTACTS
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) South
Asia Regional Office
Umbrella Organisation: Countries include Afghanistan, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
55 Lodi Estate 11003, New Delhi, India
Contact: Chandni Joshi
Ph #: 91 11 469 8297
Fax #: 91 11 462 7612 (c/o UNDP)
E-mail: cjoshi@unifem.ernet.in
Website: www.unifem.undp.org/
The United Nations Refugee Agency
(UNHCR)
Top official for Afghanistan is Filippo Grandi
Afghanistan is covered by the Office of the
UNHCR Chargé de Mission in Kabul (Relocated in Islamabad,
Pakistan)
P.O. Box 1263, Islamabad, Pakistan
Website: www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/contact
Afghanistan
Information Management Service (AIMS)
The AIMS project of the United Nations Development Programme
is building information management capacity in government and
delivers information management services to organizations across
Afghanistan. AIMS seeks to build appropriate skills in government
to manage information management systems. AIMS seeks to
exit from information system activities once capability exists
within government to manage line activities with the specific
information systems concerned.
GOVERNMENT CONTACTS
Ministry of Women's Affairs
Habiba Sarabi
Deputy Minister, Women's Affairs
Tajwar Kakar
Ministry of Health
Dr. Sohaila Siddiq
Afghanistan Independent Human
Rights Commission, Chair
Dr. Sima Samara
New York Permanent
Mission
Permanent Representative of the
Islamic State of Afghanistan to the United Nations
360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10017, USA
Ph#: (212) 972-1212/1213
Fax#: (212) 972-1216
Email: AfgWatan@aol.com
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