My Nonprofit Reviews

I began working with WAW in the fall of 2010, as a development volunteer. I worked on social media and promotional materials. I got invovled after I saw a video on CNN about a young girl who was beaten for runnig away from her forced marriage. It was WAW's shelters that were helping the girl rehabilitate and also protecting her from the mobs of people who wanted to see her killed for running away. The girl was around 14, and for that shelter to take such a stand for her and take care of her was courageous. Then I learned about all of the programs they do for Afghan women in New York, and I had to get involved. Giving women the chance to be human beings and not property is an amazingly courageous missiona and one that WAW does with great conviction and foresight. They are always looking at a large vision and working extremely hard to help the entire community in Afghanistan work towards a progressive future. They don't sacrifice the national identity of Afghanistan, and are able to build community in which all persons are treated as human beings. I cannot express enough the great work WAW is doing and how much they are needed for the women and communities of Afghanistan as well as the global change in women's rights.

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