Feed Afghan Families - Direct Action

As a board member of the recently closed Afghan Friends Network, I come to you with a rare opportunity to get flour and oil directly into the hands of families in the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan, a country facing multiple threats and among the top humanitarian crises on the planet.

Before the takeover by the Taliban, the Afghan Friends Network had been able to open and sponsor several schools, run under the direction of Fatima Mushtaq. Fatima, who also served as Director of Education of Ghazni province, received multiple death threats, and after several teachers were shot, AFN closed the schools. When the Taliban took over the entire country, AFN helped get Fatima and five of her six children out of the country. Her husband and one of her grown daughters were unable to escape Afghanistan, but have been able to distribute sacks of flour and gallons of oil that we fundraised for two weeks ago: with a single $2k donation, we were able to provide for 45 families facing malnutrition, severe cold and lack of opportunities in the tightening vise of Taliban rule.

The escalating atrocities against women and girls of Afghanistan shock the conscience of humanity. In the latest assault on women and children, the Taliban in Balkh province has barred women from seeing male doctors. The severe shortage of female physicians effectively prevents women from receiving medical care.

Just prior to their most recent decree, the Taliban banned women from serving as aid workers or interacting with male NGO workers. Since the December 24th ban, only 14% of aid organizations can operate in the country, and the ones that can still operate are increasingly unable to deliver aid to cold and hungry children and families. The opportunity we have through Fatima’s husband and daughter to deliver directly to Afghan families is a rare and precious lifeline.

Your donation will go a long way to directly serve the food and fuel needs for women and families desperate for support. 100% of your donation will be sent to our contacts in Afghanistan.

If your heart also breaks over the ongoing human rights abuses in Afghanistan, please pitch in to this grassroots effort with a donation of any size and a share to your community or social network.

Thank you.