Afghanistan Emergency Fund

Thank you for your generous donation to the Afghanistan Emergency Fund. Your donation to this GlobalGiving fund is making a difference by helping to ensure that Afghans have access to nutritious food, especially during the coldest winter months. It is giving women and girls education and livelihood opportunities, and providing Afghan refugees with critical support after they flee their homeland.

Since September, donations from the fund have supported nine grants to high-impact nonprofit organizations using their knowledge and community networks to meet the critical needs of Afghans, including those who are internally displaced and those seeking asylum. This is vital as Afghan families struggle through the coldest winter in more than 10 years and grapple with the de facto government’s recent bans on women and girls' education and on female aid workers. 

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported:

• AAFF is running computer courses for girls in two schools in Afghanistan, while simultaneously providing food distributions to more than 100 families that are food insecure in parts of northern Afghanistan. The nonprofit is also partnering with communities to build wells so they can access safe drinking water year round. 

• Barakat Inc. is offering scholarships and educational opportunities for Afghan girls now displaced to Pakistan, as well as evening classes for women and girls. The organization is also providing salaries to some Afghan female teachers who are allowed to continue working in schools in Afghanistan.

• Aid Afghanistan for Education is growing its online education classes by distributing tablets and using applications to support at-home learning for girls. The organization also supported 100 families with blankets and cash assistance for heating material in response to a difficult winter. Since Ramadan began in mid-March, the organization has been supplying food to 1,000 people daily.

• Internews is supporting journalists whose livelihoods have been affected, conducting digital safety trainings, and helping local agencies provide relevant news, in local languages, to communities that otherwise might not have access to critical information.

• Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM) is working with Afghan refugees in Turkiye by offering them counseling, legal aid, and in-kind assistance to support those staying in Turkiye and those continuing their journeys to seek safety in other countries.

And that is why we cannot thank you enough! Your support of the GlobalGiving Afghanistan Emergency Fund fuels community-level responses, and it means Afghans get the vital resources they need to remain safe and healthy as they continue to confront extremely difficult situations. You can find a full list of nonprofit partners receiving grants at the end of this report.

With gratitude, 

Kyra + the GlobalGiving Team

Nonprofit Partners Receiving Grants

AAFF

Action for Development

Aid Afghanistan for Education

Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM) 

Bamyan Foundation 

Barakat Inc.

Carry the Future

Internews

MADRE, An International Women's Human Rights Org.

Since our last update, Afghanistan has faced several disasters, with an ongoing economic crisis, an earthquake in June that killed nearly 1,000 people in the southeastern part of the country, and a flood in neighboring Pakistan deepening the struggles of Afghan refugees there. Amid these crises, your donation to the GlobalGiving Afghanistan Emergency Fund is making a difference in supporting changemakers addressing the challenges of Afghans locally and globally. 

This quarter, grants from the Afghanistan Emergency Fund have supported 10 high-impact and community-led nonprofit organizations helping Afghans. 

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• Carry the Future and Tahirih Justice Center are supporting Afghans arriving in the US as they integrate into their new home and also maintain their connection to their families in Afghanistan.
• Relief International is providing Afghan refugees living in Pakistan with emergency relief to recover from the recent floods there and supporting education programs to prevent gaps in early childhood learning. 
• Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) and Afghanistan-Pakistan Women’s Economic Empowerment are delivering food packages and helping communities prepare for the difficult winter season ahead.

Here is what one grant recipient wanted you to know about the impact of your donation: 

“Thanks to the … gift from GlobalGiving, our Afghan Asylum Project remains committed to providing necessary services and assistance to Afghan refugees. We’re busy getting hundreds of cases filed, responding to requests for information, and advocating for refugee safety and stability in the US. This work is only possible because of you and the generous support of GlobalGiving.” – Archi Pyati, Tahirih Justice Center

And that is why we are endlessly grateful for you! Your support of the Afghanistan Emergency Fund powers community-led responses, and it means organizations like the Tahirih Justice Center get the critical resources they need to support Afghan refugees or assist their communities with critical aid. You can find a list of recent nonprofit partners receiving grants from the Afghanistan Emergency Fund at the end of this report.

With gratitude, 

Kyra + the GlobalGiving Team

Nonprofit Partners Receiving Grants:

Relief International 

MADRE

Tahirih Justice Center

SOLA 

Carry the Future 

Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) 

Charmaghz Cultural Services Organization

Afghanistan-Pakistan Women’s Economic Empowerment 

Afghan Institute of Learning

*Name of last organization withheld for security reasons

It’s hard to believe how much the world has endured since our last update to you. Your support of the Afghanistan Emergency Fund is making a difference and ensuring that communities in need are not forgotten as time passes. 

This spring, donations from the fund supported three grants to high-impact nonprofit organizations using their skills and missions to meet the varied needs of internally displaced Afghan children and families. 

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported: 

• Bamyan Foundation is working to protect and support the Hazara community, a minority ethnic group that has faced increased attacks since the Taliban’s takeover in August 2022. The organization is providing first aid to survivors of recent targeted bombings on a local school and mosque. It is also collecting funds for survivors, coordinating with hospitals treating survivors, and contributing to funeral costs for families who lost loved ones in the attacks. 

• Mobile Mini Circus for Children is organizing collective games and uplifting activities along with providing food for children. This gives communities vital psychosocial support and regular access to nutritious meals.

• Action for Development is leading feeding programs, health and midwifery trainings, and disaster response efforts following the recent flooding in northern Afghanistan. With operations across the country, the organization is making a big impact through its community-led approach in challenging environments. 

And that is why we must thank you again! Your support of the GlobalGiving Afghanistan Emergency Fund powers community-led responses, and it means life-saving aid and services for Afghans experiencing food insecurity, physical dangers, and a shortage of health services.

With gratitude, 

Kyra + the GlobalGiving Team

Your outpouring of support after the Taliban takeover and unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan has been a reminder of how communities around the world can join together to impact people facing immense hardships. Your donation to the Afghanistan Emergency Fund is making a difference by helping to protect Afghan journalists, evacuate people in danger, fund girls’ education, and provide medical support to communities across the country and refugee resettlement services.

Since August, donations from the fund supported 10 grants to high-impact nonprofit organizations using their strengths to meet the various needs of internally displaced Afghans and Afghan refugees. 

Here is a short description of some of the critical work you’ve supported:

Since the US Government expanded its permission to fund local Afghan nonprofit operations, we were able to make grants to Sahar Education; School of Leadership, Afghanistan; and the Afghan Institute of Learning. All three are community-led nonprofits working to ensure students, especially girls, are in school and dedicated teachers and staff receive their much-needed salaries. We were also able to support Proyecto Habesha, which is working with government stakeholders, universities, and Afghan university students to ensure young Afghan adults can continue their education safely in Mexico. 

Your donation also helped Afghans access vital legal and mental health support through the Tahirih Justice Center. The organization recently expanded its programs for Afghans, including asylum support hotlines and evacuation assistance for Afghan women in partnership with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. 

With Afghanistan's healthcare system on the brink of collapse, your donation helped power emergency and basic health services. That included the International Medical Corps, which is deploying five mobile health teams across the country, offering case management and protection services to internally displaced Afghans, and distributing COVID-19-prevention and control items to communities.

And that is why we can't thank you enough! Your support of the GlobalGiving Afghanistan Emergency Fund powers community-level responses, and it means Afghans get the critical resources they need to remain safer and healthier during this ongoing and increasingly serious humanitarian crisis worsened by freezing winter temperatures.

Your donations also allow us all to continue to see Afghanistan as Sakena Yacoobi of the Afghan Institute of Learning reminds us to:

“See us as something more than a nation at war. See us as a nation at peace, working for a world of peace.”

With gratitude, 

Kyra + the GlobalGiving Team 

We want to start by saying thank you. In just two weeks, hundreds of you gave to our Afghanistan Emergency Fund. This generosity made it possible to rapidly send emergency funds to four incredible nonprofits working to help Afghans. And we’re preparing to send more grants as I type this update.

Typically, we use this space to tell you about the impact of your donation. We provide detailed information about our nonprofit partners' inspiring projects, often including photos, quotes, or stories from specific individuals. To keep our partners and their communities safe, including girls, women, journalists, and activists at risk from the Taliban, we will be keeping this report much briefer. In the last few weeks alone, we’ve had to remove hundreds of photos of Afghans from our website because so many people are afraid and uncertain about what Taliban rule means for their future.

Here is a brief overview of our first round of grants, which are already making a difference in this perilous time:

• One organization is providing meals, medicine, and hygiene essentials to refugee families in and around Kabul. 
• Another is using the money to help Afghan families get resettled in the United States
• Another is working with grassroots organizations and community leaders to provide cash assistance to survivors and their families, including scholarships to the affected students, and funding to schools targeted by the Taliban to help them resume operations.
• Another is protecting journalists by helping them travel to a safer location and continue broadcasting essential information.

We thank you for your important gift during this dangerous and heartbreaking time, and we look forward to providing more detailed updates in the months to come as the circumstances permit. 

With gratitude, 

Kyra Zimmerman + the GlobalGiving Team