Who We Are

Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan is a volunteer not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 with twelve locations across Canada. CW4WAfghan is a non-religious, non-political, federally registered charity.

The goals are to advance education and educational opportunities for Afghan women and their families; and to educate and increase the understanding of Canadians about human rights in Afghanistan. Please download a copy of our CW4WAfghan pamphlet (2 pages) here.

Donor funded projects are implemented and managed in partnership with Afghan non-profit organizations. These projects include a number of community schools, village libraries, an orphanage, as well as teacher training, literacy, English and computer classes.

CW4WAfghan is volunteer-based and, with the exception of online credit card donations made through CanadaHelps.org, there are no overhead costs deducted from your donation. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $300,000 per annum to meet our project objectives.

Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan members were honoured with the YMCA Calgary Peace Award in the International category for their long-standing contribution to supporting peace and human rights for Afghan women and their families.

To download a copy of our pamphlet in FRENCH, please click here. (If you know of volunteers who would be able to assist with translation of our materials, or funding for printed materials in French, please email info@cw4wafghan.ca)