By Women for Afghan Women | Largest women's rights organization in Afghanistan
As of November 2018 and thanks to supporters like you, Women for Afghan Women (WAW) has served and stood #ByHerSide for over 31,000 women and girls in Afghanistan since our first center opened in Kabul in 2007.
We ask you to stand #ByHerSide with us for our over 5,000 clients every year who survive or are at-risk of violence and abuse, which are often life-threatening. Your donation will support our clients like:
Mina, who was only 9 years old when she was promised to a man by her father. A few months later and before they were to be married, her 29-year-old fiancé kidnapped her and brutally raped her for weeks. Mina got to the point where she could no longer sit or walk, was bleeding heavily, and contracted a severe infection. A local community leader took her to the nearest clinic, and her case was immediately referred to WAW.
WAW staff immediately transferred Mina from the clinic to hospitals that could provide her with proper treatment. After over six months of medical care and surgery, Mina recovered in one of our Women’s Protection Centers. Mina is much healthier and happier. But, unfortunately, she will still have to undergo further surgery when she is older. Until then, WAW will take care of her and give her all the care and support she needs for as long as required.
Gita, 30 years old, who survived extreme violence and abuse by her husband and her in-laws, was eight months pregnant when her husband and in-laws beat her to the point that she miscarried. Even after her full-term miscarriage, her family did not take her to the hospital. She lost over half of her blood before she was finally taken to a hospital. The local hospital felt that Gita’s case required medical attention beyond their capabilities and asked that she be transferred for treatment. WAW was contacted and immediately arranged for Gita to be transferred to a hospital in Kabul.
To survive the surgery, Gita required more blood than was available at the hospital in Kabul. WAW’s Kabul Family Guidance Center (FGC) staff donated their own blood to make up for the shortfall. She soon recovered to full health and WAW has helped her move back to her parents’ home. Gita is finally safe, thriving, and living in peace.
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