The Aspire Foundation and Women for Women International have launched a global campaign to find 1000 new sponsors of Afghan women by 8th March 2012, International Women’s Day. This will enable 1000 women to enrol in our program of life skills and vocational training in Afghanistan.
Did you know Afghanistan is the most dangerous country in the world for women right now?
Assassinations of women and children rose dramatically in 2011 making it the bloodiest year ever if you live in Afghanistan.
Yet despite all the headlines, and against all the odds, there are Afghan women who are not so very different to you: wanting to be happy, trying to work, seeking a better future for their family, standing up for change.
Brave women like this in Afghanistan get no encouragement for what they are doing. They think that women outside of their country have no interest and do not care about them at all.
You can change that right NOW.
Sponsor a woman in Afghanistan for £22 a month and change her life forever. Your sponsorship will give her access to the Women for Women program and financial assistance, and your messages of support will give her the courage to rebuild her life.
You can transform the life of a woman like Zarquona by sponsoring her for £22 ($30) a month.
Sponsorship with Women for Women International is a one-to-one connection between our supporters and the women participating in the programs where we work, as they move from victims to survivors to active citizens engaged in rebuilding their lives and communities.
Zarquona
“He wrapped me in a shawl and took me to his house. Taking a dagger from behind a pillow, he stabbed it, saying 'this will happen to you if you ever take a step outside'. I was six years old. He was very abusive to me; he never let me see anyone, even talk to my neighbours.
After 12 years of captivity Zarquona sought help and her journey of recovery took her to Women for Women International, where she enrolled on a one-year programme of vocational and technical skills training, rights awareness and leadership education. Zarquona chose to train in embroidery and now runs a successful business.
“I met some friends,” Zarquona says. “We all worked together and we have now for many years. At first I earned 1000 Afghani a month, slowly after everything I grew. I have bought a digital machine and now I earn 20,000 a day. Right now I have 120 women working for me. I encourage other women to get my stock and sell it in the market. I teach them how to make themselves a profit. Because I started off like them.”
For just 70p a day, you can help a woman like Zarquona rebuild her life. Sponsor a woman and help to change the world, one woman at a time.
