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Project funding comes mainly through individual Canadian donors. A full 100% of your donation will be applied towards our projects in Afghanistan. CW4WAfghan is operated by volunteers and there are no administration or overhead costs deducted from your donation (the only exception is the 3% credit card fee for on-line donations mentioned below which is charged by the service provider, CanadaHelps.org). Our goal is to raise a minimum of $300,000 per annum to meet our project objectives. As well, we welcome 'in-kind' support of volunteers and services (for example, discounts on printing, airfare, supplies, etc.). If you would like to volunteer your time or in-kind services, please contact us or a chapter/affiliate in your area.

All donations are to be directed to our National Office (address below) to fund our projects in Afghanistan These donations are accounted for within the Canada Revenue Agency guidelines and form part of our annual audited financial statements. If you have any questions, please email info@cw4wafghan.ca or call 403 244-5625.

CW4WAfghan is a federally registered charity, Canada Revenue Agency #887718203RR0001.

To Make a Donation

Please choose one of the following options:

CHEQUE     MONTHLY    CREDIT CARD    SECURITIES    E-GIFT CARD

CHEQUE: please make your cheque payable to Canadian Women for Women Afghanistan (or CW4WAfghan) and mail to the address below; do not mail cash. A tax receipt will be issued for donations of $30 and more (please advise if you do not require a tax receipt, which will reduce our adminstration expenses, or contact us if you would like a tax receipt for donations under $30). Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

If you wish to include a one-time $15 MEMBERSHIP Fee, please download, complete and mail the Membership / Donation Form (PDF - 227 KB). As mentioned, 100% of your donation goes to education initiatives supporting women and girls in Afghanistan.

MONTHLY DONATION: Consider becoming a regular monthly donor. CW4WAfghan is pleased to provide an opportunity for Canadians to show their ongoing support to the people of Afghanistan through regular monthly donations. Ongoing donations provide important stability to our programming and critical support to our projects. Please download the monthly donor form here.

Please mail to:

          Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan
          Marda Loop Box 86016
          Calgary, AB T2T 6B7

CREDIT CARD ON-LINE: donations may be made by credit card to CW4WAfghan through www.CanadaHelps.org. CanadaHelps provides a valuable service to you as a donor by helping you to manage your donations and receive instant tax receipts by email. While this method involves a processing fee of 3% being deducted from your donation by CanadaHelps, it is a reasonable cost. Donating via CanadaHelps does simplify the donating process, making it affordable, easy, quick and secure for both you, our donors, and for CW4WAfgan as a volunteer organization. At CanadaHelps you can also request a gift/In Memory Of card or make regular monthly payments. Try it: go to www.CanadaHelps.org enter our name under [Charity: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan] and follow the easy instructions.

SECURITIES: Thank you for choosing to make a gift of publicly listed securities to CW4WAfghan. A charitable tax receipt is issued for the closing price of the securities on the trading day when the securities are received.

Donate securities as follows:.

    1.    Complete and sign the Gifts of Securities Transfer Form (download here)
    2.    Send a copy to your broker
    3.    Send a copy to us via: Fax __TBC___; Mail the signed original to our address above; or scan and email to info@CW4WAfghan.ca)

We will contact you when your securities have been deposited in our trading account and the securities have been sold. A tax receipt will be issued by CW4WAfghan and mailed to the address provided. Our policy related to gifts of securities is on page two of the Securites Form. If you have any questions, please contact or Treasurer, Penny Christensen at 403 244-5625.

E-GIFT CARD DONATION:  CW4WAfghan invites you to donate a Gift of Education for special occasions including In Memory Of, In Honor Of, On Behalf Of, With Birthday Greetings to, As A Special Mother's Day Greeting To...

Make a donation on behalf of your friends, ­special teacher, family or co-workers (or ask they donate in your name). Our volunteers will send a ­special e-card on your behalf. When making a donation as instructed above, please mail or email (info@CW4WAfghan.ca) the name and email address of your gift recipient (this will not be shared) and we will send them a special email notice advising that you have made a gift of education on their behalf to help advance education for Afghan women and their families. Thank you.

Below are examples of what your donation can provide for our projects in Afghanistan?

• $10 towards a school kit for one student
• $30 for stationery and supplies for a school
• $50 purchases education resources for students
• $100 can cover the school rent for one month
• $250 will contribute to a school well for fresh water
• $500 can pay for a start up science lab or mini-library kit
• $750 covers all or a portion of a teacher's salary for one year
• $1000 will supply books for a library in a school or shelter.